Chiapas Bridge

The bridge and the highway it is part of cuts driving time from Mexico City to the state capital by 3.5 hours and makes the rural area in northern Chiapas more accessible and open to ecotourism.

The bridge was built by the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes as part of an upgrade in the highway system designed to integrate the state of Chiapas more into the rest of the country.

[3] The decision to build the bridge was made in 2002 and the project lasted fourteen months with inauguration occurring in December 2003.

The bridge is ten meters wide, with eight supports, seven pillars or “jackets” and one strip of concrete fastened onto solid land.

It offers boat tours, hiking, horseback riding and camping, along with a number of restaurants for passers-by featuring fish from the area.