Centennial Bridge, Panama

Centennial Bridge
Coordinates	9°1′48.19″N 79°38′8.47″W / 9.0300528°N 79.6356861°W / 9.0300528; -79.6356861
Carries	6 lanes of the Pan-American Highway
Crosses	Culebra Cut of the Panama Canal
Locale	Panama
Official name	Puente Centenario
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	1,052 m (3,451 ft)
Longest span	420 metres (1,380 ft)
Clearance below	80 m (260 ft)
History
Construction cost	$120 million USD[1]
Opened	15 August 2004
Location

Panama's Centennial Bridge (Spanish: Puente Centenario) is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. Upon its opening in 2004, it became the second permanent crossing of the canal.