Atlantic Bridge, Panama

<h2 id="route">Route</h2>
<p>The bridge is part of a local connection road (as yet unnamed) between Bolivar Highway in the east and the undeveloped western area. It will replace the nearby Panama Canal Ferry. It is the only bridge north of the <a href="/facts/Culebra_Cut/wIwbbEd2">Culebra Cut</a> (<a href="/facts/Puente_Centenario/XevnxScf">Puente Centenario</a>).
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<h2 id="construction">Construction</h2>
<p>Three consortiums were approved to bid for the bridge construction: <a href="/facts/Acciona/jHUJ9ve9">Acciona Infraestructuras</a> -Tradeco (Spain and Mexico), <a href="/facts/Odebrecht/GUzcowJw">Odebrecht</a>–<a href="/facts/Hyundai_Group/IDrrKxtz">Hyundai</a> Joint Venture (Brazil and Korea), and <a href="/facts/Vinci_SA/RzvCTupy">Vinci Construction Grands Projets</a> (France). Tenders were received in August 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>In October 2012, the Panama Canal Authority awarded a contract to the French company Vinci Construction to build a third (permanent) bridge, near the Atlantic side, for an offer price of US$366 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> At that time the bridge had no name, but <i>Third bridge</i> and <i>Atlantic side bridge</i> were used, as well as <i>Atlantic Bridge</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
</p><p>Construction of the bridge and access viaducts, which commenced in January 2013, was planned to take three and a half years and was expected to be completed in 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>  The main span of the bridge was keyed (joined into a single span) on 6 September 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The bridge was unveiled by Panama President <a href="/facts/Laurentino_Cortizo/2vAdb5dE">Laurentino Cortizo</a> and Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano on Friday 2 August 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_bridges_in_Panama/007owCzb">List of bridges in Panama</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<ul><li><a href="https://www.vinci-construction.com/en/expertises/atlantic-bridge-colon-panama/241/">Atlantic Bridge website</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171431/https://www.vinci-construction.com/en/expertises/atlantic-bridge-colon-panama/241/">Archived</a> 2018-04-09 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> by <a href="/facts/Vinci_SA/RzvCTupy">Vinci SA</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.ccccltd.cn/newscentre/businessupdate/201106/t20110620_5100.html">Atlantic Bridge article</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131027164420/http://en.ccccltd.cn/newscentre/businessupdate/201106/t20110620_5100.html">Archived</a> 2013-10-27 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> by <a href="/facts/China_Communications_Construction/zVLNfGIP">China Communications Construction</a></li>
<li><a href="https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20064458">Atlantic Bridge</a> at <i><a href="/facts/Structurae/V5sks6EK">Structurae</a></i></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Chinese firm to design new bridge over Panama Canal". China Daily. Xinhua. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012. <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-06/04/content_12642130.htm" target="_blank">http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-06/04/content_12642130.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Three Qualified To Bid On Third Bridge Over Panama Canal Project". Panama-Guide.com. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211523/http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20120330122026296" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211523/http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20120330122026296</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Panama Canal Awards Contract to Build Bridge on the Atlantic Side" (Press release). Panama Canal Authority. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. <a href="http://www.pancanal.com/eng/pr/press-releases/2012/10/30/pr455.html" target="_blank">http://www.pancanal.com/eng/pr/press-releases/2012/10/30/pr455.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Construction Of Third Bridge Over Panama Canal in Colon Will Start in October 2012". Panama-Guide.com. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210621/http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20120327134916877" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210621/http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20120327134916877</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Third Bridge Over Canal to be Tendered in August". CentralAmericaData.com. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. <a href="https://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Third_Bridge_Over_Canal_to_be_Tendered_in_August" target="_blank">https://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Third_Bridge_Over_Canal_to_be_Tendered_in_August</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Atlantic Bridge, Panama". Vinci SA. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171431/https://www.vinci-construction.com/en/expertises/atlantic-bridge-colon-panama/241/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171431/https://www.vinci-construction.com/en/expertises/atlantic-bridge-colon-panama/241/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Atlantic Bridge in Panama successfully keyed". Vinci SA. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018. <a href="https://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/en/news-update/pages/atlantic_bridge_in_panama_successfully_keyed_panama_092018.htm" target="_blank">https://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/en/news-update/pages/atlantic_bridge_in_panama_successfully_keyed_panama_092018.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"VINCI completes construction of Atlantic Bridge in Panama". roadtraffic-technology. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2018. <a href="https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/news/vinci-atlantic-bridge-panama/" target="_blank">https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/news/vinci-atlantic-bridge-panama/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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