Suspension Bridges of Costa Rica

This is a list of all 27 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Costa Rica. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1925: Pandora

Pandora, Limón, Costa Rica - Estrella River
Bridgemeister ID:436 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Pandora
Also Known As:Southeast Passage
Location:Pandora, Limón, Costa Rica
Crossing:Estrella River
Coordinates:9.736861 N 82.962167 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PTS2, USS
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 73.2 meters (240 feet)

Notes:

Photo courtesy of Nora Ovares

1926: Oriente

Oriente, Jiménez, Cartago, Costa Rica - Pejibaye River
Bridgemeister ID:438 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Oriente
Location:Oriente, Jiménez, Cartago, Costa Rica
Crossing:Pejibaye River
Coordinates:9.834250 N 83.681556 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PTS2, USS
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, c. 2002-2015
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet)

Notes:

  • Built with a set of tram tracks designed for cars hauling fruit.
  • Older sources refer to the "Pejivalle" river.
  • Removed at some point in the 2002-2015 time frame.

2023: Zent

Corina, Limón, Costa Rica - Rio Zent
Bridgemeister ID:7609 (added 2023-05-19)
Year Completed:2023
Name:Zent
Location:Corina, Limón, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Zent
Coordinates:9.987827 N 83.297933 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 116 meters (380.6 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


(footbridge)

Bajo Laguna, San Luis, San José Province, Costa Rica - Rio Turrobares
Bridgemeister ID:7656 (added 2023-06-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Bajo Laguna, San Luis, San José Province, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Turrobares
Coordinates:9.855294 N 84.512401 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1 x 122 meters (400.3 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

Barrio Flaminia, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica - Río Puerto Viejo
Bridgemeister ID:7779 (added 2023-08-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Barrio Flaminia, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Crossing:Río Puerto Viejo
At or Near Feature:Estación Biológica La Selva
Coordinates:10.431271 N 84.005016 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Chilamate, Costa Rica - Rio Sarapiquí
Bridgemeister ID:7780 (added 2023-08-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Chilamate, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Sarapiquí
Coordinates:10.449370 N 84.068292 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Corina, Limón, Costa Rica - Rio Zent
Bridgemeister ID:7608 (added 2023-05-19)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Corina, Limón, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Zent
Coordinates:9.987867 N 83.298014 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

  • Facebook. Images of a group of bicyclists on and around the bridge. Posted July 7, 2021.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge. Posted July 19, 2020.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge with the replacement bridge above it. Posted November 1, 2022.
  • Facebook. Image of collapsed bridge. Posted January 1, 2022.
  • Facebook. Image of the scene of the collapse. Posted January 1, 2022. Translated: "Limón, Zent, indigenous area, hammock bridge that communicates Chumico. They indicate that the bridge collapsed and there are about 30 people who rushed into the river. Multiple patients on scene. Red Cross and Firefighters en route."
  • Twitter. Image of the new (2023) vehicular suspension bridge with the narrow footbridge visible in the foreground.
  • Twitter. Video of a group of people shaking the bridge, reportedly just before it collapsed. Posted January 2, 2022.

(footbridge)

La Virgen, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica - Rio Sarapiquí
Bridgemeister ID:7781 (added 2023-08-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:La Virgen, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Sarapiquí
At or Near Feature:Trimbina Rainforest National Wildlife Refuge
Coordinates:10.415863 N 84.121866 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Spans:2

(footbridge)

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Bridgemeister ID:7791 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.336564 N 84.810611 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Bridgemeister ID:7792 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.337318 N 84.810960 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Pandora, Limón, Costa Rica - Estrella River
Bridgemeister ID:8491 (added 2024-03-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pandora, Limón, Costa Rica
Crossing:Estrella River
Coordinates:9.736944 N 82.962222 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

Escobal, Alajuela and San Pablo, San José Province, Costa Rica - Rio Tárcoles
Bridgemeister ID:7768 (added 2023-08-17)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Escobal, Alajuela and San Pablo, San José Province, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Tárcoles
Coordinates:9.922923 N 84.430955 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1

(pipeline bridge)

Orotina vicinity, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica - Rio Tárcoles
Bridgemeister ID:6222 (added 2021-07-17)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Orotina vicinity, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Tárcoles
Coordinates:9.912271 N 84.479721 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 82.9 meters (272 feet) estimated

(pipeline bridge)

Paso Agres, Orotina vicinity, Costa Rica - Rio Tárcoles
Bridgemeister ID:5928 (added 2021-06-27)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Paso Agres, Orotina vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Tárcoles
Coordinates:9.879692 N 84.527795 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Londres, Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Rio Naranjo
Bridgemeister ID:4008 (added 2020-03-28)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Londres, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Naranjo
Coordinates:9.462677 N 84.069754 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica - Rio Peñas Blancas
Bridgemeister ID:2418 (added 2008-02-03)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Peñas Blancas
Coordinates:10.36555 N 84.59393 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Completed circa 1966-1970.

External Links:

Photo by Richard Ehrenberg

(suspension bridge)

Sierpe, Costa Rica
Bridgemeister ID:1135 (added 2004-01-17)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Sierpe, Costa Rica
Coordinates:8.879056 N 83.469944 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2009)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Coordinates indicate the suspected location of this bridge, in which case it would have been replaced in the early 2010s. However, this is not confirmed.
  • Very narrow light vehicular bridge.

External Links:


Bajo Pacuare

Bajo Pacuare, Cartago Province, Turrialba, Costa Rica - Rio Pacuare
Bridgemeister ID:2490 (added 2008-12-23)
Name:Bajo Pacuare
Location:Bajo Pacuare, Cartago Province, Turrialba, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Pacuare
Coordinates:9.827773 N 83.509871 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Bajo Pacuare

Bajo Pacuare. Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica - Rio Pacuare
Bridgemeister ID:7776 (added 2023-08-18)
Name:Bajo Pacuare
Location:Bajo Pacuare. Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Pacuare
Coordinates:9.887321 N 83.527088 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Orotina

Paso Agres, Orotina vicinity and Turrubares vicinity, Costa Rica - Rio Tárcoles
Bridgemeister ID:2489 (added 2008-12-23)
Name:Orotina
Also Known As:Hamaca, Paso Agres
Location:Paso Agres, Orotina vicinity and Turrubares vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Rio Tárcoles
Coordinates:9.87953 N 84.52746 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane) and Pipeline
Status:Collapsed, October 22, 2009
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Sky Walk 1

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica - Monteverde Cloud Forest
Bridgemeister ID:1118 (added 2004-01-06)
Name:Sky Walk 1
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Monteverde Cloud Forest
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.336227 N 84.808606 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

Sky Walk 2

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica - Monteverde Cloud Forest
Bridgemeister ID:7786 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:Sky Walk 2
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Monteverde Cloud Forest
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.336986 N 84.805990 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

Sky Walk 3

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica - Monteverde Cloud Forest
Bridgemeister ID:7787 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:Sky Walk 3
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Monteverde Cloud Forest
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.339592 N 84.807801 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

Sky Walk 4

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica - Monteverde Cloud Forest
Bridgemeister ID:7788 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:Sky Walk 4
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Monteverde Cloud Forest
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.339206 N 84.808631 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

Sky Walk 5

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica - Monteverde Cloud Forest
Bridgemeister ID:7789 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:Sky Walk 5
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Monteverde Cloud Forest
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.338204 N 84.808238 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

Sky Walk 6

Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica - Monteverde Cloud Forest
Bridgemeister ID:7790 (added 2023-08-21)
Name:Sky Walk 6
Location:Monteverde, Santa Elena vicinity, Costa Rica
Crossing:Monteverde Cloud Forest
At or Near Feature:Sky Adventures Monteverde Park
Coordinates:10.338119 N 84.808717 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by David Denenberg

Tree Top Walkways

Santa Elena, Costa Rica
Bridgemeister ID:1563 (added 2004-11-27)
Name:Tree Top Walkways
Location:Santa Elena, Costa Rica
At or Near Feature:Selvatura
Coordinates:10.336117 N 84.798483 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap

Notes:

  • At least eight separate suspension spans at this site, all very tall, narrow, long footbridges along which you can walk to tour the tropical canopy.


Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.


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