Suspension Bridges Crossing Magdalena River

This is a list of all 14 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Magdalena River. 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. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1884: Real

Girardot, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3606 (added 2019-12-31)
Year Completed:1884
Name:Real
Also Known As:Royal
Location:Girardot, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:4.288316 N 74.808793 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Collapsed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1950: Ospina Perez

Girardot, Colombia - Magdalena River
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)

Notes:

External Links:


(pipeline bridge)

Fortalecillas, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3609 (added 2019-12-31)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Fortalecillas, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:3.028211 N 75.259552 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(pipeline bridge)

Fortalecillas, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3610 (added 2019-12-31)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Fortalecillas, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:3.028217 N 75.259089 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

(suspension bridge)

El Balseadero, Colombia - Magdalena River
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

Notes:

  • Location may have been inundated at some point between 2015 and 2019.

(suspension bridge)

Maito and Elias, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3615 (added 2019-12-31)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Maito and Elias, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:2.035072 N 75.914665 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Maito and Elias, Colombia - Magdalena River
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)

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Neiva, Colombia - Magdalena River
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

(suspension bridge)

Purificación, Colombia - Magdalena River
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

(suspension bridge)

Remolino Del Vicho, Colombia - Magdalena River
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

Notes:

  • 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.

(suspension bridge)

Remolino Del Vicho, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3613 (added 2019-12-31)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Remolino Del Vicho, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:2.463001 N 75.567199 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Suárez, Colombia - Magdalena River
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

Cambao

Cambao, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3605 (added 2019-12-31)
Name:Cambao
Location:Cambao, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:4.905163 N 74.739833 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

La Laguna

La Laguna, Colombia - Magdalena River
Bridgemeister ID:3617 (added 2019-12-31)
Name:La Laguna
Location:La Laguna, Colombia
Crossing:Magdalena River
Coordinates:1.950643 N 76.059030 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)


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