The Zacatal Bridge () is located southwest of
Ciudad del Carmen, in the state of
Campeche
Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the sta ...
in
Mexico
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. It connects the Atasta peninsula and the Isla del Carmen.
This is the longest bridge in the state and at the time of opening the longest in Mexico with a length of and a width of .
It is a two-lane road bridge for the
Federal Highway 180.
It is one of the busiest in the country since it is the gateway to the
Yucatán Peninsula
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.
The superstructure is composed entirely of prefabricated elements to base being: 121 heads of precast concrete, 496 Type IV girders Aastha amended and 8 box girders well as 124 post-tensioned concrete slabs. It was completed in October 1994.
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{{Commons category, position=left, Puente El Zacatal
Bridges in Mexico
Buildings and structures in Campeche
Gulf Coast of Mexico