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Atlantic Bridge, Panama

Field	Value
bridge_name	Atlantic Bridge
native_name_lang	es
image	Puente_del_Atlántico_del_Canal_de_Panamá_.jpg
image_size	300px
caption	The bridge in August 2019
official_name	Puente Atlántico
carries	Four lanes of traffic, pedestrians and bicycles
crosses	Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal
locale	Colón, Panama
owner	Panama Canal Authority
designer	HPDI and Louis Berger Group
design	double-pylon, double-plane cable-stayed bridge
material	Prestressed concrete
length	2877 m
height	204.5 m
mainspan	530 m
spans	79+181+530+181+79 m
pierswater	1
below	75 m
builder	Vinci Construction Grands Projets
begin	January 2013
complete	August 2019
coordinates

The Atlantic Bridge () is a road bridge in Colón, Panama spanning the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 2019, it is the third bridge over the canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge, both on the Pacific side of the canal.

The bridge is a double-pylon, double-plane, concrete girder, cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 530 m and two side spans of 230 m. The east and west approaches are 1074 m and 756 m long, respectively. The bridge was designed by the China Communication Construction Company and built by Vinci Construction.

Route

The bridge is part of a local connection road (as yet unnamed) between Bolivar Highway in the east and the undeveloped western area. It will replace the nearby Panama Canal Ferry. It is the only bridge north of the Culebra Cut (Puente Centenario).

Construction

Three consortiums were approved to bid for the bridge construction: Acciona Infraestructuras -Tradeco (Spain and Mexico), Odebrecht–Hyundai Joint Venture (Brazil and Korea), and Vinci Construction Grands Projets (France). Tenders were received in August 2012.

In October 2012, the Panama Canal Authority awarded a contract to the French company Vinci Construction to build a third (permanent) bridge, near the Atlantic side, for an offer price of . At that time the bridge had no name, but Third bridge and Atlantic side bridge were used, as well as Atlantic Bridge.

Construction of the bridge and access viaducts, which commenced in January 2013, was planned to take three and a half years and was expected to be completed in 2016. The main span of the bridge was keyed (joined into a single span) on 6 September 2018. The bridge was unveiled by Panama President Laurentino Cortizo and Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano on Friday 2 August 2019.

File:Atlantic Bridge Panama West 19 March 2018.jpg|Western side of Atlantic Bridge during construction (19 March 2018) File:Atlantic Bridge.jpg|Construction workers on Atlantic Bridge (1 February 2018) File:Atlantic Bridge at Panama Canal.jpg|Atlantic Bridge during construction (1 February 2018) File:Atlantic Bridge Panama 19 March 2018.jpg|Atlantic Bridge during construction (19 March 2018)

References

(10 March 2015). "La Construcción del Puente Sobre el Canal en el Lado Atlántico".
(4 June 2011). "Chinese firm to design new bridge over Panama Canal". China Daily.
(30 March 2012). "Three Qualified To Bid On Third Bridge Over Panama Canal Project".
(30 October 2012). "Panama Canal Awards Contract to Build Bridge on the Atlantic Side". Panama Canal Authority.
(27 March 2012). "Construction Of Third Bridge Over Panama Canal in Colon Will Start in October 2012".
(28 March 2012). "Third Bridge Over Canal to be Tendered in August".
(8 April 2013). "Atlantic Bridge, Panama". Vinci SA.
(6 September 2018). "Atlantic Bridge in Panama successfully keyed". Vinci SA.
(6 August 2019). "VINCI completes construction of Atlantic Bridge in Panama". roadtraffic-technology.

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