The world's longest pier in the Mexican city of Progreso

Website learned that the world's longest pier in the small town of Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico. This is more like a bridge pier to some island as it goes deep into the Gulf of Mexico on 6, 5 km.Iznachalno length of the pier, which was built between 1937 and 1941 years, is 2100 meters, but in 1988 it We decided to extend to the port of large ships can enter.





The coast of the entire state of Yucatan are very small, and sufficient for the passage of large ships depth is at a considerable distance from the coast, which is why the pier and had to do so long.





It is noteworthy that the pier is the world's first reinforced concrete structures, which used fittings of stainless steel with the addition of nickel, which is why he is not afraid of almost harsh aquatic environment.































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