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General Information

Name in local language: Puente La Amistad de Taiwán
Beginning of works: 25 July 2000
Completion: 10 April 2003
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Address: Ruta 18
Crosses:
  • Tempisque
Coordinates: 10° 14' 50.56" N    85° 14' 45" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 780 m
number of cables 4 x 2
span lengths of main bridge 170 m - 90 m
deck deck width 14.70 m

Materials

pylon reinforced concrete
deck composite steel-reinforced concrete
abutments reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (English: "Taiwan Friendship Bridge") spans the Tempisque River, in Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica. Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed of a cable-stayed span and a pillar-supported bridge. The cable-stayed section has two spans of 170 and 90 metres, supported by an 80-metre-high pylon. The total length of the bridge is 780 metres with eight supporting pillars and the pylon. The bridge was completed in 2003.

The bridge was financed and designed by Taiwan and built primarily by the Taiwanese company MAA, with participation of Costa Rican engineers and workers. It has a particular importance for the province of Guanacaste for it facilitates transit from the capital city of San José. Prior to the construction of the bridge, this route required the use of ferries to cross the Tempisque River, or long alternate land routes.

Recent Costa Rican studies have found some problems in the structure that have required increased maintenance.

The bridge has been known colloquially as Puente de la Apuñalada (Back stab Bridge) since former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias cut off relations with Taiwan in favour of China.

Puente La Amistad was damaged on 5 September 2012 by the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Puente La Amistad de Taiwán" and modified on August 2, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20009988
  • Published on:
    11/08/2003
  • Last updated on:
    31/07/2020
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