Centennial Bridge, Panama

It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway.

Since the bridge represented a major bottleneck in the Pan-American Highway, Panama's Ministry of Public Works requested tenders for a second canal crossing in October 2000.

The bridge was inaugurated on schedule on 15 August 2004, although it was opened for traffic on 2 September 2005, when the new highways leading to it were finished.

[2][3] Part of the access to the Centennial Bridge collapsed in December 2010, following heavy rain and flooding.

The West Tower was built about 50 m inland to allow space for the future widening of the Panama Canal.

The Centennial Bridge, under construction, dwarfs the sailboat passing beneath it, whose mast is approximately 17 metres (56 feet) high. The pylon under construction is to be 184 metres (604 ft).