Tampico Bridge, Cable-stayed bridge in Tampico Municipality, Mexico.

Tampico Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Pánuco River and connecting two Mexican states. The structure carries four traffic lanes and two pedestrian paths, supported by tall towers that dominate the local skyline.

Designed by Professor Modesto Armijo Mejía of the Mexican firm COMEC, the bridge was inaugurated on 17 October 1988, linking Tampico in Tamaulipas with Pueblo Viejo in Veracruz. Its design was engineered to withstand the severe Atlantic hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico. In 1988 it won the International Puente de Alcántara Prize, chosen over 36 similar works built in Spain and Portugal.

The bridge won the 1988 International Puente de Alcántara Prize, awarded in Spain, beating 36 similar works built in Spain and Portugal. The jury recognised the Mexican engineering of the 1,543-metre crossing, whose 360-metre main span and 110-metre towers carry four lanes and two pedestrian walkways between Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

The crossing allows large ships to pass underneath and connects communities on both riverbanks. The structure is accessible for daily traffic and serves as a vital transportation artery for the region.

The main span mixes an orthotropic steel deck girder in its central 360 metres with prestressed concrete girders elsewhere, both given the same outer shape. This principle was later reused for the 756-metre main span of the Pont de Normandie in France. Professor Modesto Armijo Mejía of the Mexican firm COMEC designed the bridge to resist Gulf of Mexico hurricanes.