Suspension Bridges Crossing Rio Grande

This is a list of all 12 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Rio Grande. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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Note: Completion year and longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below. Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.
Year Completed Bridge Location Crossing - Feature Coordinates Longest Suspended Span (meters) Images
Year Completed Bridge Location Crossing - Feature Coordinates Longest Suspended Span (meters) Images
1867(suspension bridge)Albuquerque, New Mexico, USARio Grande
1920ColganteRio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaRio Grande53.835799 S 67.792507 W
1924OtowiOtowi, New Mexico, USARio Grande35.874725 N 106.141861 W53.04Images
1926Hidalgo-Reynosa InternationalHidalgo, Texas, USA and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MexicoRio Grande137.16Images
1928(suspension bridge)Rio Rico, Mexico and Mercedes, Texas, USARio Grande79.25
1928Roma-Miguel Alemán International (Roma-San Pedro International)Roma, Texas, USA and Ciudad Miguel Alemán, MexicoRio Grande26.403821 N 99.018856 W192
1928ZapataZapata, Texas, USA and Ciudad Guerrero, MexicoRio Grande165Images
(footbridge)El Paso, Texas, USARio Grande
(suspension bridge)San Francisco del Valle and La Laguna, HondurasRio Grande14.443082 N 88.948194 W44.81
(suspension bridge)Timaukel, Tierra del Fuego, ChileRio Grande53.892564 S 68.881894 W51
(suspension bridge)Turbo, Apartadó, Antioquia, ColombiaRio Grande7.945077 N 76.598858 W
GlenwoodyPilar, New Mexico, USARio Grande - Rio Grande Gorge State Park vicinity36.2467 N 105.825 W50.29Images

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