John James Audubon Bridge (Mississippi River)The John James Audubon Bridge, completed and opened in May 2011, is a Lower Mississippi River crossing between Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes in south central Louisiana.Mexican Federal Highway 40Mexican Federal Highway 40 (Spanish: Carretera Federal 40), also called the Carretera Interoceánica (Interoceanic Highway) and colloquially known as the "Fed 40", is a major east–west highway that spans more than 1,140 kilometres (700 mi) through northern Mexico, beginning at Reynosa, Tamaulipas (just west of the Port of Brownsville, Texas), and ending at its intersection with Mexican Federal Highway 15 in Villa Unión, Sinaloa, near Mazatlán and the Pacific coast.
Millau ViaductThe Millau Viaduct (French: Viaduc de Millau) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorgevalley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France. The design team was led by engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster. It was the tallest bridge in the world for over two decades (until late 2025), with a structural height of 343 metres (1,125 ft).
Pueblo Nuevo, DurangoPueblo Nuevo is a village in Pueblo Nuevo Municipality, Durango state, Mexico. It is located on a high plateau more than 8,000 ft (2,500 m) above sea level in the Sierra Madre Occidental. Before the 1920s, it was the seat of government of the municipality, which subsequently was moved to El Salto due to its more readily accessible location.
Cable-stayed bridgeA cable-stayed bridge is a type of bridge that has one or more towers (or pylons), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature is the presence of cables or , which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern or a series of parallel lines.
Sierra Madre OccidentalThe Sierra Madre Occidental ('Western Mother/Grand Mountain Range') is a major mountain range system which runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountain ranges that forms the western "backbone" of the Americas.
St. Francisville, LouisianaSt. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Baton Rougemetropolitan statistical area. HistoryThe current town of St. Francisville was established on May 11, 1807, by John H. Johnson, and was originally known as the Villa of St. Francis. A number of historic structures from that period still exist.
SinaloaSinaloa (Spanish pronunciation:), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (English: Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 20 municipalities, and its capital and largest city is Culiacán Rosales. Other large cities include Mazatlán, Los Mochis, Guamúchil, and Guasave.
DurangoDurango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the states which make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650, the eighth lowest of Mexico's states, Durango has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The capital city, Victoria de Durango, is named after the first President of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.
Spanish languageSpanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain. Today, it is a global language with 519 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 636 million speakers total, including second-language speakers.
Concordia, SinaloaConcordia is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The town is noted for manufacture of artisanal wooden furniture, symbolized by the giant chair in the town plaza. According to 2010 census, it had a population of 8,328 inhabitants. Founded as Villa de San Sebastián in 1565 by Francisco de Ibarra, Concordia was originally a center of gold, silver and copper mining.
List of highest bridgesThis list of highest bridges includes bridges with a deck height of at least 250 metres (820 ft). The deck height of a bridge is the maximum vertical drop distance between the bridge deck (the road, rail or other transport bed of a bridge) and the ground or water surface beneath the bridge span.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.