briansue
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We recently read an article that the Baluarte Bridge was completed and dedicated. I finally remembered to go to the website to take another look. There are new pictures. Check it out . . . http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Baluarte_Bridge . . .http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Baluarte_Bridge
http://www.briansue2.blogspot.com
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drtee
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Wow! Thanks a lot. I saw the pix a couple of months back and this is much more dramatic. I hope to be able to make that crossing. Add one to the bucket list!
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keelhauler1
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Yea the scary part is it's probably Chinese steel and mexican concrete.
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MazatlanLee
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Yah, John, the Swiss Engineers probably used the same steel and concrete that's been used through the centuries on buildings that are still standing in Mexico. One of the oldest buildings in Mazatlan was built over 250 years ago.... of Mexican steel and concrete. When our albanil built the front wall on our cochera (see photo: http://www.leejacobs.org/MI-CASA/La-Cochera/cochera000/6366572_U8b2x-M.jpg ), some of our neighbors thought he was 'overkilling' on the amount of steel and cement he was using. His answer: "When I look in the mirror in 100 years, I want to know that I did good work, and that your wall will still be standing. I'm sure it will be, too, thanks to all the Mexican steel and concrete he used!
ON EDIT: Tom, could you please make my URL a link? Gracias!
I displayed the picture, instead. Tom
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drtee
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I think you would find that Mexican cement is certainly of fine quality. The concrete is a result of the mix components and the mixers. Mexico is a major producer of cement. Quality is in the hands of the builder.
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playaboy
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Check out these pictures
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/825054.html
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mexbungalows
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I do beg your freaking pardon but the steel for that bridge, every last kilogram of it originates from the Mittal works at Monclova and Lazaro Cardenas. That bridge will contain a lot of scrap automobiles that came to Mexico from the far east.
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keelhauler1
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I guess that is the last joke I'll post here. Sorry to rile everybody up.
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pulsar
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keelhauler1 wrote:I guess that is the last joke I'll post here. Sorry to rile everybody up.
When there are no facial expression nor body language, it is very easy for posts to be taken different than one intends. Put downs are seldom taken to be funny.
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bigdog2
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We traveled the road from Durango to Mazatlan in 1999. It was the most beautiful scenery we had ever seen. Where is the new bridge in relation to the marker of the devils backbone?
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