The Mauricio Báez Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge on the Higuamo River near San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. With a total length of and a main span of , it was the cable-stayed bridge in the Caribbean, when it opened in 2007. It was designed by Studio De Miranda of Italy, and constructed by the Mera group. It is named after Dominican labor leader Mauricio Báez.
Planning and construction The Mauricio Báez Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge on the Higuamo River near San Pedro de Macorís. The construction of the bridge commenced in 1999, and the bridge was inaugurated on 19 January 2007 by president Leonel Fernández. It was designed by the Italian firm Studio de Miranda Associati and the construction was carried out by the Mera group. It was built at a cost of RD$1 billion (around US$30 million). The bridge is named in honour of Mauricio Báez (1910–1950), a prominent Dominican labour leader. The bridge was temporarily closed in September 2021, for carrying out maintenance work and for relaying of the asphalt surface.
Technical characteristics The bridge has a total length of . It is a cable stayed bridge on a semi-fan arrangement. It was the largest cable-stayed bridge in the Caribbean at the time of its opening. The main span is a steel-concrete composite while the approach viaducts are made of reinforced concrete. There are five spans, with the central span measuring , and other spans measuring each. It carries six lanes of road traffic.
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