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The first of just two bridges was Centennial, carrying the Pan American Highway. I think this was the deepest cut required for the entire canal, and made very difficult because of unstable hillsides.

I3_ApproachingBridge.JPG (282 Kb) (under photos/11/1201-17_CarnivalCruise/1208_PanamaCanal/)

By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Tue Mar 10 18:16:39 MDT 2026)