Juan Pablo II Bridge

Juan Pablo II Bridge
Juan Pablo II Bridge, view from Concepcion
Other name(s)	Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) (from 1974 to 1987)
Crosses	Bio-Bio River
Locale	Concepcion & Talcahuano, Greater Concepción and San Pedro de la Paz, Greater Concepción
Total length	2.310 m. (7.578 ft)
Width	21.9 m.
Opened	April, 1974
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The Juan Pablo II Bridge, also known as Puente Nuevo ("New Bridge"), is a bridge in Chile connecting Concepción and Talcahuano with San Pedro de la Paz, through the Biobío River. Since completion in 1974 it has remained the longest bridge in the country. It was significantly damaged in the February 27, 2010 earthquake.

Structure

The bridge was designed by E.W.H. Gifford & Partners from England. It is 2.310 m. (7.578 ft) in length. It is formed by 70 parts of 33 m. each one and with a width of 21.9 m. (including 2 passerby corridors of 1.6 m.)

Naming

When the bridge was finished in 1974, it had no official name,. People began calling it "Puente Nuevo" ("New Bridge"), as it was the second bridge across the Biobío River after "Puente Viejo" ("Old Bridge"), now closed. When Pope John Paul II visited Concepción the bridge was named after him as a tribute.

Pope Saint John Paul II

18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005
- Pope (1978–2005)
- Archbishop of Kraków (1963–1978)

Timeline	Emilia Wojtyła (mother) Karol Wojtyła (father) Early life Papal conclave Assassination attempt Funeral dignitaries Beatification and Canonisation

Acts as Pope	Apologies Cardinals created People beatified Saints canonized Papal mediation in the Beagle conflict Pastoral visits Ireland Nicaragua United Kingdom World Day of the Sick World Youth Day

Relations	Eastern Orthodox Church Judaism

Other topics	Abbà Pater Criticism Family home (historic house) Health John Paul II Foundation Monuments Tiara

Apostolic constitutions	Sacrae Disciplinae Leges Pastor Bonus Ex Corde Ecclesiae Fidei depositum Universi Dominici Gregis

Apostolic exhortations	Catechesi Tradendae Familiaris Consortio Reconciliatio et Paenitentia Christifideles Laici Redemptoris Custos Pastores Dabo Vobis Ecclesia in America Ecclesia in Asia

Ecclesiastical letters	Dominicae Cenae Ordinatio Sacerdotalis Letter to Women Ad Tuendam Fidem Novo Millennio Ineunte Misericordia Dei Rosarium Virginis Mariae

Encyclicals	Redemptor Hominis Dives in Misericordia Laborem Exercens Slavorum Apostoli Dominum et Vivificantem Redemptoris Mater Sollicitudo Rei Socialis Redemptoris Missio Centesimus Annus Veritatis Splendor Evangelium Vitae Ut Unum Sint Fides et Ratio Ecclesia de Eucharistia

Books	Love and Responsibility Crossing the Threshold of Hope Memory and Identity

Other writings	The Jeweler's Shop Theology of the Body "Roman Triptych" Testament

Documents endorsed	Catechism of the Catholic Church Quattuor Abhinc Annos We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah Dominus Iesus

Related	Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah Political views Scriptural Way of the Cross

High schools (United States)	East Boca Raton, FL Tallahassee, FL Jasper, IN Slidell, LA Hyannis, MA Royersford, PA Hendersonville, TN Corpus Christi, TX Plano, TX Schertz, TX Dumfries, VA Lacey, WA

Other high schools	London, Canada Toronto, Canada Greymouth, New Zealand Rotorua, New Zealand Tarnów, Poland

Colleges Universities	John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II Institute John Paul II Minor Seminary John Paul the Great Catholic University Pontifical University of John Paul II Pope John Paul II College of Education

Airports	Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport João Paulo II Airport John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice

Bridges	El Puente del Papa John Paul II Bridge, Puławy Juan Pablo II Bridge Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge

Other places	Saint John Paul II National Shrine Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula John Paul II Catholic School John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization John Paul II Foundation for Research and Treatment Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński Museum of John Paul II Collection Pope John Paul II Park Reservation

Films	Pope John Paul II The Papal Chase Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II The Pope's Toilet Nine Days that Changed the World

TV miniseries	Pope John Paul II Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Karol: The Pope, The Man In Search of the Pope's Children

Other media	The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live! Red Rabbit The Pope's Children Credo: John Paul II

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