Héroes del Chaco Bridge Puente Héroes del Chaco | |
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 Héroes del Chaco Bridge in September 2023 | |
| Coordinates | 25°14′34.1″S 57°35′30.2″W / 25.242806°S 57.591722°W |
| Crosses | Paraguay River |
| Locale | Asunción and Nueva Asunción |
| Preceded by | Remanso Bridge |
| Followed by | General Belgrano Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 7,409 metres (24,308 ft) |
| Longest span | 2,609 metres (8,560 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | To Be Announced |
| Location | |
The Héroes del Chaco Bridge (Spanish: Puente Héroes del Chaco) is a cable-stayed bridge in Paraguay that connects the city of Asunción and Nueva Asunción.[1] It crossess the Paraguay River in order to unify the Paraguayan eastern and western regions. Its construction is planned to help decongest the Remanso Bridge, located eight km upstream. It will be the only large-span bridge in the capital, and the first to link it with the Western Region.
Etymology
Its name is a tribute to the combatants of the Chaco War and was selected through a citizen participation process. The symbolic act of laying the foundation stone took place on 12 June 2020, a date that commemorated the 85th anniversary of the Peace of Chaco, a protocol that ended this war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
History
In December 2019, construction for the Héroes del Chaco Bridge was awarded to the Unión Consortium, made up of the companies CDD Construcciones S.A. and Constructora Heisecke S.A.[2] The groundbreaking ceremony for the work took place on 12 June 2020, on the 85th anniversary of the signing of the Peace of Chaco.
The bridge will have a total extension of 7,409 meters, starting from the Costanera de Asunción roundabout to the Nueva Asunción zone, which in turn will connect with Route PY09. It includes the road section of 4,800 meters and the structure section of 2,609 meters (600 meters of cable stays and 2,009 meters of viaduct). The estimated execution period is 36 months.[3] It is expected to open in December 2023.[4]
Along with the Nanawa Bridge in Concepción and the Remanso Bridge in Mariano Roque Alonso, they are the only bridges that connect the two regions of Paraguay.
References
- ↑ "Puente Héroes del Chaco ya se encuentra en fase de construcción". La Nación (in Spanish). 13 June 2020.
- ↑ "MOPC adjudicó la construcción del Puente Asunción-Chaco'i". Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones (in Spanish). 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Adjudican a Consorcio Unión la obra del puente a Chaco'i". Última Hora (in Spanish). 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Puente Héroes del Chaco dará prioridad a vehículos livianos, señala MOPC". Última Hora (in Spanish). 9 August 2023.