Chiapas bridge
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The Chiapas Bridge was inaugurated in December 2003, and crosses the Nezahualcoyotl Lake part of the Malpaso Dam
, in southern Mexico. It is located in Tecpatán
Municipality in the State of Chiapas
.
It has a length of 1,208 metres and is 10 metres wide, has two driving lanes, is part of the connection between Las Choapas
(Veracruz
) and Raudales-Ocozocoautla (Chiapas
), and is now an important milestone of the federal highway Cosoleacaque
-Tuxtla Gutiérrez
.
The bridge shortens approximately 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) or 3.5 hours the travel time between Mexico City
and Chiapas
.
Malpaso Dam
The Malpaso Dam is an embankment dam on the Grijalva River near Tecpatán in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam supports a hydroelectric power station containing 6 x 180 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 1,080 MW. The dam is tall and in length...
, in southern Mexico. It is located in Tecpatán
Tecpatán
Tecpatán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 38,383. It covers an area of 770.1 km²....
Municipality in the State of Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
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It has a length of 1,208 metres and is 10 metres wide, has two driving lanes, is part of the connection between Las Choapas
Las Choapas
Las Choapas is a city and its surrounding municipality in the southeastern extremes of the state of Veracruz in Mexico. It is bordered by the municipalities of Uxpanapa, Minatitlán, Moloacán, and Agua Dulce in Veracruz, Huimanguillo in Tabasco, Cintalapa and Tecpatán in Chiapas, and Santa María...
(Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
) and Raudales-Ocozocoautla (Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
), and is now an important milestone of the federal highway Cosoleacaque
Cosoleacaque
Cosoleacaque in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 300 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 234.42 km2...
-Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is considered to be the state’s most modern city, with most of its public buildings dating from the 20th century. One exception to this is the San Marcos Cathedral which began as a Dominican parish church built in...
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The bridge shortens approximately 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) or 3.5 hours the travel time between Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
.