QCOSTARICA — YThe Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (Taiwan Friendship Bridge) that spans the Tempisque River on Ruta 18, between the cantons of Cañas and Nicoya, in Guanacaste, is like new and ready to reopen in two days after months of repair and maintenance work.
Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed of a cable-stayed span and a pillar-supported bridge. The cable-stayed section has two spans of 170 and 90 metres, supported by an 80-metre-high pylon. The total length of the bridge is 780 metres with eight supporting pillars and the pylon.
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The bridge opened on April 10, 2003.
The passage of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians was closed on April 1, 2024, in order to carry out maintenance works.
After 3 months and 23 days, drivers will be able to circulate again starting on Wednesday, July 24, in time for the celebrations of the Annexation of Nicoya or Guanacaste Day, on July 25, which if you didn’t already know, is a public holiday.
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