Suspension Bridges of Colombia (1-100 of 128)
This is a list of bridges 1 through 100 (of 128 total) from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Colombia . Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 7637 (added 2023-05-28)Year Completed: 1886 Name: Pescadero Ituango Location: Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 7.088510 N 75.694706 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: José María Villa Use: Footbridge and Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
1963: Replaced by Puente Juan de la Cruz Posada 2018: Former location of both bridges completely inundated behind the Pescadero-Ituango dam.
Bridgemeister ID: 934 (added 2003-10-25)Year Completed: 1894 Name: Occidente Also Known As: Western Location: Santa Fé de Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 6.577965 N 75.798177 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: José María Villa References: AAJ , HBE , PTS2 Use: Vehicular (one-lane), with walkway Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire Main Span: 1 x 286.5 meters (940 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 433 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1917 Name: Bolombolo Location: Bolombolo, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 5.967033 N 75.843217 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap References: USS Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 118.9 meters (390 feet) Deck width: 10 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 2019 (added 2006-01-14)Year Completed: 1919 Name: Boyacá Also Known As: Irra Location: Irra, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Status: Removed Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2017 (added 2006-01-14)Year Completed: 1922 Name: Arauca Location: Arauca, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Use: Vehicular Status: Replaced, 1957 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 102 meters (334.6 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2007 (added 2006-01-04)Year Completed: 1922 Name: Carlos Holguín Location: Juanchito, Cali vicinity and Candelaria vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Use: Vehicular Status: Dismantled, 1956 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2012 (added 2006-01-04)Year Completed: 1926 Name: Eustaquio Palacios Location: Roldanillo vicinity and Zarzal vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 4.405070 N 76.101374 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Derelict (last checked: 2007) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7648 (added 2023-06-03)Year Completed: 1926 Name: La Guasca Also Known As: Puerto Rico Location: El Peñol and Policarpa, Narino, Colombia Crossing: Patia River Coordinates: 1.594139 N 77.429486 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Julio Souza Alves Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Demolished, 2003 and 2020-2021 Main Cables: Wire (steel)
2003: Much of the bridge is dynamited. Stone towers remain. 2020 (or early 2021): The stone towers are demolished to make way for a replacement bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 439 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1926 Name: Yunguita Location: Colombia Crossing: Suaza River References: USS Use: Vehicular Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 103.3 meters (339 feet) Deck width: 10 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 2010 (added 2006-01-04)Year Completed: 1927 Name: Mediacanoa Location: Buga, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River References: PTS2 Use: Vehicular Status: Replaced Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2016 (added 2006-01-14)Year Completed: 1928 Name: Bernardo Arango Location: La Virginia vicinity and Cerritos vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 4.891980 N 75.882927 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 190 meters (623.4 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2015 (added 2006-01-14)Year Completed: 1929 Name: Roberto Delgado Also Known As: Anacaro Location: Anacaro, Ansermanuevo vicinity and Cartago vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 4.784574 N 75.968443 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Derelict (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 7086 (added 2022-05-29)Year Completed: 1933 Name: Colonial Location: Guamo, Tolima, Colombia Crossing: Rio Luisa Coordinates: 4.036234 N 74.969426 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 2011 (added 2006-01-04)Year Completed: 1940 Name: General Santander Location: Tuluá vicinity and Riofrio vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 4.123901 N 76.269404 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: American Bridge Co. Use: Vehicular Status: Replaced Main Cables: Wire (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 130.15 meters (427 feet)
Partially collapsed, 1955. Rehabilitated, 1956. Dismantled, 2000. Coordinates are for likely alignment. Pier and abutment visible in 2014.
Bridgemeister ID: 2901 (added 2019-09-13)Year Completed: 1950 Name: Ospina Perez Location: Girardot, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Coordinates: 4.288280 N 74.809032 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles) Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 2013 (added 2006-01-04)Year Completed: 1954 Name: Mariano Ospina Perez Also Known As: 13 de Junio Location: La Victoria vicinity and La Unión, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 4.525439 N 76.043608 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 164 meters (538.1 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2018 (added 2006-01-14)Year Completed: 1957 Name: Aquilino Villegas Also Known As: Arauca Location: Arauca, Palestina, Caldas, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 5.112300 N 75.704100 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 2008 (added 2006-01-04)Year Completed: 1957 Name: Carlos Holguín Location: Juanchito, Cali vicinity and Candelaria vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 3.450412 N 76.475798 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 6874 (added 2022-01-09)Year Completed: 1960 Name: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Location: Montería, Córdoba, Colombia Crossing: Rio Sinu Coordinates: 8.751342 N 75.892026 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 139 meters (456 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7427 (added 2022-12-09)Year Completed: 2013 Name: El Progreso Also Known As: Eccehomo Location: Támara, Casanare, Colombia Crossing: Río Pauto Coordinates: 5.78860 N 72.20746 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 5 Main Spans: 5
2015, April: The deck and one tower collapses under the weight of cattle. 2017, October 22: The rebuilt bridge is reopened. A finales de abril se pondrá al servicio de la comunidad el Puente Eccehomo en Támara después de dos años de su colapso - Radio Noticias de Casanare . The repaired bridge is expected to reopen in 2017.Facebook . Images of the collapsed bridge, posted April 29, 2015.Inaugurado Puente El Progreso En Támara - Prensa Libre Casanare . Inauguration of the bridge, August 2013.Twitter . Images of the collapsed bridge, posted April 29, 2015.Twitter . Image of the collapsed bridge, posted April 27, 2015.Twitter . Image of the collapsed bridge, posted April 27, 2015.Twitter . Image of the base of a new tower under construction, posted April 29, 2016.Twitter . Images of reconstruction progress, posted July 25, 2017.Twitter . Image of reconstruction progress, posted June 14, 2017.Twitter . Images from the reopening of the bridge posted October 22, 2017.Twitter . Images from the reopening of the bridge posted October 22, 2017.Twitter . Images from the reopening of the bridge posted October 22, 2017.YouTube - Puente Eccehomo . Video of the reopening of the bridge, posted October 23, 2017.
Bridgemeister ID: 7671 (added 2023-06-11)Year Completed: 2015 Name: Guambuyaco Location: Taminango vicinity and El Peñol vicinity, Narino, Colombia Crossing: Rio Juanambu Coordinates: 1.541880 N 77.396349 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 x 100 meters (328.1 feet) estimated Side Spans: 2
Facebook . Image of the bridge towers during construction. Posted June 3, 2014.Facebook . Image taken during construction of the bridge. Posted June 3, 2014.Facebook . Image taken during construction of the bridge. Posted November 5, 2014.Facebook . Image taken during construction of the bridge. Posted January 14, 2015.Facebook . Post with several images of the completed bridge. Posted November 23, 2015.Google Maps - Puente Guambuyaco y Rio Juanambu . Image of the bridge. May 2022.
Bridgemeister ID: 7494 (added 2022-12-30)Year Completed: 2015 Name: San Ignacio Location: Guapotá and Chima, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio Suarez Coordinates: 6.310700 N 73.374841 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7439 (added 2022-12-17)Year Completed: 2016 Name: (footbridge) Location: Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia Crossing: Rio Charte Coordinates: 5.256656 N 72.485903 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Replaced, September 2020 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7438 (added 2022-12-17)Year Completed: 2016 Name: Chárte Location: Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia Crossing: Rio Charte Coordinates: 5.256633 N 72.485867 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Replaced, September 2020 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Facebook . Images of the temporary structures, posted October 15, 2016.Facebook . Image of the permanent replacement bridge under construction alongside the suspension bridges, posted July 14, 2020.Facebook . Image of the permanent replacement bridge with the two temporary adjacent suspension bridges and another temporary suspension bridge for truck traffic in the background, posted September 18, 2020.Facebook - Así Quedó El Puente Sobre El Rio, Charte. La Vía #Yopal-#Aguazul, Se Encuentra Incomunicada . Image of the collapsed bridge that necessitated the temporary suspension bridges, posted August 23, 2016.Twitter . Image showing the bridge and the adjacent footbridge, posted November 15, 2016.Twitter . Images from the opening of the permanent replacement bridge, posted September 19, 2020.
Bridgemeister ID: 4173 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2016 Name: La Guaya Location: Tenza vicinity, Boyaca, Colombia Coordinates: 5.073583 N 73.396222 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2016) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 58 meters (190.3 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 8680 (added 2024-06-23)Year Completed: 2017 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Páez Coordinates: 2.5233941 N 75.9616497 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 185 meters (607 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 7440 (added 2022-12-17)Year Completed: 2017 Name: Chárte Location: Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia Crossing: Rio Charte Coordinates: 5.258722 N 72.486978 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Demolished, 2021 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Facebook . Images of the bridge, posted January 14, 2017.Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted January 15, 2017.Facebook . Image of the bridge opening ceremony, posted January 15, 2017.Facebook . Image of the bridge opening ceremony, posted January 16, 2017.
Bridgemeister ID: 7425 (added 2022-12-09)Year Completed: 2018 Name: Agua Blanca Location: San Luis de Chucarima, Chitagá, North Santander, Colombia Coordinates: 7.114830 N 72.498570 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge and Pack Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Facebook . Several images of the bridge, posted May 21, 2018.
Bridgemeister ID: 7410 (added 2022-12-04)Year Completed: 2021 Name: Bolivia Location: San Luis de Chucarima, Chitagá, North Santander, Colombia Crossing: Río Valegra Coordinates: 7.11991 N 72.49790 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 70 meters (229.7 feet)
Construcción del puente Bolivia, en el municipio de Chitagá, avanza en un 70% - Noticias Gobernación Norte de Santander . Article and photos regarding construction progress, August 5, 2019.Facebook . Image of the bridge under construction, posted August 5, 2019.Facebook . Images of the bridge under construction, posted August 4, 2019.Facebook . Images of the bridge under construction, posted August 5, 2019.Facebook . Image of the bridge under construction, posted April 25, 2020.Facebook . Images of the bridge under construction, posted March 3, 2019.Facebook . Images of the bridge under construction, posted April 12, 2019.Facebook . Image of the bridge under construction, posted June 29, 2020.Facebook . Images of the bridge under construction, posted July 11, 2020.Facebook . Images of the bridge under construction, posted July 22, 2020.Facebook . Image of the bridge, nearly completed, posted November 1, 2020.Facebook . Image of the bridge, nearly completed, posted November 1, 2020.Facebook . Image of the bridge, undergoing load testing, posted December 10, 2020.Facebook . Images of the open bridge, posted February 28, 2021.Facebook . Image of a schematic of the bridge, posted May 21, 2018.Twitter . Images of the bridge under construction, posted November 18, 2020.
Bridgemeister ID: 8857 (added 2024-09-30)Year Completed: 2023 Name: La Victoria Location: La Victoria, Cantagallo, Bolívar, Colombia Coordinates: 7.343306 N 73.983000 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
The coordinates appear to be the location of the bridge mentioned in the linked article.
Bridgemeister ID: 7404 (added 2022-12-04)Name: (footbridge) Location: Apartadó, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Rio Apartadó Coordinates: 7.881961 N 76.627881 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Removed, c. 2017-2018 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 56.4 meters (185 feet) estimated
Twitter . March 19, 2015: Photos of the inauguration of a nearby replacement bridge and one image of the suspension bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 8183 (added 2024-02-05)Name: (footbridge) Location: Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio de Oro Coordinates: 7.148028 N 73.151333 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8184 (added 2024-02-05)Name: (footbridge) Location: Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio de Oro Coordinates: 7.125361 N 73.160917 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2023) Main Span: 1 x 74 meters (242.8 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 6016 (added 2021-07-02)Name: (footbridge) Location: Cali and Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 3.446939 N 76.474629 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7408 (added 2022-12-04)Name: (footbridge) Location: Condoto, Choco, Colombia Crossing: Rio Condoto Coordinates: 5.096590 N 76.694830 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Facebook . 2021, August 11: Image of the bridge.Facebook . 2021, November 3: Aerial image of the bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 7426 (added 2022-12-09)Name: (footbridge) Location: Elle Valle, Bahía Solano, Choco, Colombia Crossing: Río Valle Coordinates: 6.10064 N 77.42355 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Spans: 3
Bridgemeister ID: 8186 (added 2024-02-05)Name: (footbridge) Location: Girón, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio de Oro Coordinates: 7.065000 N 73.169889 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Derelict (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 60 meters (196.9 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8563 (added 2024-04-06)Name: (footbridge) Location: Guayabetal, Cundinamarca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Negro Coordinates: 4.216028 N 73.815750 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8567 (added 2024-04-06)Name: (footbridge) Location: Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia Crossing: Rio Mocoa Coordinates: 1.213583 N 76.657750 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8568 (added 2024-04-06)Name: (footbridge) Location: Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia Crossing: Rio Mocoa Coordinates: 1.125194 N 76.631972 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 6849 (added 2022-01-01)Name: (footbridge) Location: Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia At or Near Feature: Parque del Café - National Coffee Park Coordinates: 4.539473 N 75.768394 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1
Within the grounds of a theme park devoted to coffee.
Bridgemeister ID: 7638 (added 2023-05-28)Name: (footbridge) Location: Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 7.338668 N 75.346602 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8185 (added 2024-02-05)Name: (pipeline bridge) Location: Girón, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio Frio Coordinates: 7.066056 N 73.166333 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Pipeline Status: Extant (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 6887 (added 2022-01-15)Name: (pipeline bridge) Location: Jenesano, Boyaca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Jenesano Coordinates: 5.384360 N 73.361741 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Pipeline Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8565 (added 2024-04-06)Name: (pipeline bridge) Location: Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia Crossing: Rio Sangoyaco Coordinates: 1.148944 N 76.648167 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Pipeline Status: Extant (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 3593 (added 2019-12-30)Name: (pipeline bridge) Location: Roldanillo vicinity and Zarzal vicinity, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 4.405403 N 76.101366 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Pipeline Status: Extant (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 7437 (added 2022-12-16)Name: (pipeline bridge) Location: Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia Crossing: Rio Charte Coordinates: 5.255028 N 72.484250 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Pipeline Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 178.3 meters (585 feet) estimated
Facebook . Image with bridge visible in the background, posted August 25, 2016.
Bridgemeister ID: 6816 (added 2021-12-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Barbosa, Antioquia, Colombia Coordinates: 6.465925 N 75.334513 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8677 (added 2024-06-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Belalcazar, Cauca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Páez Coordinates: 2.643222 N 75.974056 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7240 (added 2022-07-16)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Capitanejo, Santander and Covarachía, Boyaca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Chimomocha Coordinates: 6.554170 N 72.720850 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 119 meters (390.4 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7238 (added 2022-07-16)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Cepitá, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio Umpala Coordinates: 6.752016 N 72.981233 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 76 meters (249.3 feet) estimated
Remains of another bridge are visible at the site, possibly a similar-sized suspension bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 7087 (added 2022-05-29)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Condoto, Choco, Colombia Crossing: Rio Condoto Coordinates: 5.095250 N 76.654194 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1
Suspension system replaced or significantly strengthened at some point between 2013 and 2021.
Bridgemeister ID: 7393 (added 2022-11-25)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Dabeiba, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Rio Sucio Coordinates: 7.000303 N 76.263908 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
2018: Major rehabilitation completed. Patrick S. O'Donnell observes: "It received an entirely new deck. The towers appear they were at least reinforced with another layer of concrete around the original legs. The walkway / ramp and stairway down to the bridge were totally redone. The anchorage block at the other end was reinforced." Facebook . Photos of the inauguration of the recently refurbished bridge, posted October 2, 2018.Facebook . Photos of the bridge, posted October 2, 2018.Facebook . Photo of the bridge prior to the rehabilitation project, posted March 3, 2018.Twitter . Photos of the refurbished bridge, posted July 12, 2018.
Bridgemeister ID: 3614 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: El Balseadero, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Coordinates: 2.232436 N 75.647969 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Location may have been inundated at some point between 2015 and 2019.
Bridgemeister ID: 7039 (added 2022-05-21)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: El Cairo, Montebello, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Rio Buey Coordinates: 5.860724 N 75.533574 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 3602 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: El Doce, Tarazá, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 7.448611 N 75.306621 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 4746 (added 2020-06-27)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: El Peñol, Antioquia, Colombia Coordinates: 6.205313 N 75.188482 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2020) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 8678 (added 2024-06-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Guadualejo, Cauca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Páez Coordinates: 2.572639 N 75.968028 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2024) Main Span: 1 x 93 meters (305.1 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 6335 (added 2021-07-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Itaibe, Páez, Cauca and Paicol, Huila, Colombia Crossing: Páez River Coordinates: 2.476990 N 75.829033 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7775 (added 2023-08-18)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Ituango and Briceño, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 7.125049 N 75.664629 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Inundated, c. 2018 Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 135 meters (442.9 feet) estimated
c. 2018: Location of the bridge inundated behind the Ituango dam. Unclear if the bridge was removed beforehand.
Bridgemeister ID: 6886 (added 2022-01-15)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Jenesano, Boyaca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Jenesano Coordinates: 5.384310 N 73.361692 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 8683 (added 2024-06-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: La Plata, Huila and Cauca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Páez Coordinates: 2.455528 N 75.914583 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 72 meters (236.2 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 3616 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Maito and Elias, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Status: Only towers remain (last checked: 2019)
Bridgemeister ID: 8564 (added 2024-04-06)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia Crossing: Rio Mocoa Coordinates: 1.145806 N 76.642056 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2024) Main Span: 1 x 65 meters (213.3 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8566 (added 2024-04-06)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia Crossing: Rio Mocoa Coordinates: 1.194389 N 76.644917 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 92 meters (301.8 feet) estimated
Completed at some point in the mid-1970s. Facebook . Image of the bridge under construction in 1974.
Bridgemeister ID: 3611 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Neiva, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Coordinates: 2.942510 N 75.308717 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (iron) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7343 (added 2022-09-30)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Nemizaque, Charala, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio Pienta Coordinates: 6.229461 N 73.171758 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8676 (added 2024-06-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Páez, Cauca, Colombia Crossing: Rio Simbola Coordinates: 2.671500 N 75.973417 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7237 (added 2022-07-16)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Puente Sogamoso, Santander, Colombia Crossing: Rio Sogamoso Coordinates: 7.243182 N 73.788582 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7406 (added 2022-12-04)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Puerto Berrío, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Río Nus Coordinates: 6.343169 N 74.681127 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 43.3 meters (142 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 3607 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Purificación, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Coordinates: 3.851737 N 74.931029 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2013) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 208 meters (682.4 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 3596 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Rafael Uribe Uribe and Bocas, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 5.734029 N 75.599689 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 3597 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Rafael Uribe Uribe and La Pintada, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 5.744707 N 75.604588 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2013) Main Cables: Wire (iron)
Bridgemeister ID: 3601 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Remolino and Puerto Valdivia, Valdivia, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Cauca River Coordinates: 7.287532 N 75.396959 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Removed, c. 2018 Main Cables: Wire
Removed, or possibly destroyed, at some point between late 2017 and early 2019. Replacement appears to be under construction as of mid-2022.
Bridgemeister ID: 3612 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Remolino Del Vicho, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Coordinates: 2.463053 N 75.567119 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bypassed by a large arch bridge at some point between 2015-2019. There may have been a third suspension bridge at this location (in addition to the adjacent suspension bridge present in 2014) as older cable anchor points can be seen (in 2014) on the same alignment as this bridge. Next to (suspension bridge) - Remolino Del Vicho, Colombia .
Bridgemeister ID: 3599 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: San Nicolás, Colombia Coordinates: 6.480035 N 75.819757 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 3608 (added 2019-12-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Suárez, Colombia Crossing: Magdalena River Coordinates: 4.042801 N 74.834412 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 151 meters (495.4 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8672 (added 2024-06-22)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Villagarzón, Putumayo, Colombia Crossing: Rio Mocoa Coordinates: 1.039778 N 76.610972 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Removed, c. 2018-2022 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 6845 (added 2022-01-01)Name: Asunción-Villanueva Location: Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia Crossing: Medellin River Coordinates: 6.348237 N 75.512312 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
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