Official name Puente Mauricio Báez Opened 19 January 2007 Longest span 390 m Body of water Iguamo River | Maintained by SEOPC Total length 606 m Location San Pedro de Macorís | |
Carries Main Road #4 (Bypass of San Pedro de Macorís) Crosses Higuamo River, Dominican Republic Locale near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic Other name(s) Puente Higuamo or Puente Báez Address Puente Mauricio Baez, San Pedro 21000, Dominican Republic Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge, Suspension bridge Similar Estadio Tetelo Vargas, Punta Espada Golf Cour, Pico Duarte, Damajaqua Cascades, National Palace | ||
The Mauricio Báez Bridge is a Cable-stayed bridge near San Pedro de Macorís, located in the east of the Dominican Republic, around 40 km east of the capital city of Santo Domingo. It is one of the most modern bridges in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean. It replaces an old suspension bridge. (seen on the image)
The cost of the bridge was around RD$1 billion, and paid for by the SEOPC (Secretary of State for Public Works and Communications) after the approval of President Leonel Fernández. It was opened on January 19, 2007. It is cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in the Caribbean.
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