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The Mezcala Bridge (also known as the Mezcala-Solidaridad Bridge), is a cable-stayed bridge located in the state of Guerrero on Highway 95 in Mexico. It spans the Balsas River (known locally as the Mezcala River) close to the western Pacific coast of the country. This bridge, with a total length of and six uneven spans completed in 1993, has been in service since 1994 as a toll bridge. When built, it was considered to be the highest bridge in Mexico and the second highest multiple cable-stayed bridge to be built in the world. The Mezcala Bridge was built as part of the 1989–1994 highway restructuring program in Mexico, which reduced the distance of Highway 95 between Cuernavaca and Acapulco by 49 km. The bridge suffered a fire in one of its cable systems in March 2007 when there was an accident on the main deck. The fire resulted when a coconut-carrying truck collided with two school buses. The bridge was only partially closed until the damaged cable was replaced. ==History== A new national highway program was initiated in Mexico between 1989 and 1994. Under this program, the federal highway "Cuernavaca - Acapulco", also called the "Route of the Sun", was proposed to be re-routed to reduce the distance, as well as travel time. A new planned route of length was drawn which reduced the distance by between Cuernavaca and Acapulco, and also reduced the travel time between México City and the port of Acapulco to about 3.5 hours.〔 However, this rerouting of the highway required crossing of the Balsas River (also known as the Mezcala River) at a location ( from Cuernavaca where the river width from bank to bank varied from . The hill slopes on the banks were also found to be steep. Consequently, the Mezcala bridge was planned and designed to cross the river. This bridge is also known by the name "Mezcala-Solidaridad" bridge.〔 In 2010, as part of Mexico's celebrations for its bicentennial, a series of roads were deemed to be part of "Ruta 2010", that commemorated various paths taken during military campaigns. Highway 95 was a part of the path called "The Sentiments of the Nation Route", which included the connection between Mexico City and Acapulco. The route commemorated a military campaign led by José María Morelos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Route 2010 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mezcala Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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