Suspension Bridges of Panama

This is a list of all 45 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Panama. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1917: Rio Chiriquí

Panama - Rio Chiriquí
Bridgemeister ID:1425 (added 2004-07-18)
Year Completed:1917
Name:Rio Chiriquí
Location:Panama
Crossing:Rio Chiriquí
Principals:A. S. Zinn
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 125 meters (410 feet)
Deck width:7.7 feet

1927: San Pablo

Soná, Veraguas, Panama - Rio San Pablo
Bridgemeister ID:7981 (added 2023-12-02)
Year Completed:1927
Name:San Pablo
Location:Soná, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio San Pablo
Coordinates:8.000111 N 81.296694 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Dismantled
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1937: Rio Chiriquí

David, Panama - Rio Chiriquí
Bridgemeister ID:451 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1937
Name:Rio Chiriquí
Location:David, Panama
Crossing:Rio Chiriquí
Principals:Conde B. McCullough
References:AAJ, CBM
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)
Deck width:20 feet

External Links:


2014: Ciricito

Ciricito, Capira District, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4187 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2014
Name:Ciricito
Location:Ciricito, Capira District, Panama
Coordinates:8.785356 N 80.084469 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 32 meters (105 feet)

2014: La Conga

La Florida, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4188 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2014
Name:La Conga
Location:La Florida, Panama
Coordinates:8.847319 N 79.996544 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 40 meters (131.2 feet)

2015: (suspension bridge)

San Lorenzo, Panama - Rio Fonseca
Bridgemeister ID:2942 (added 2019-09-29)
Year Completed:2015
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:San Lorenzo, Panama
Crossing:Rio Fonseca
Coordinates:8.312387 N 82.102036 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


2015: Los Cañones

Loma el Nispero, Capira District, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4184 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2015
Name:Los Cañones
Location:Loma el Nispero, Capira District, Panama
Coordinates:8.932058 N 80.065136 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50 meters (164 feet)

2016: Chiguirí Arriba

Chiguirí Arriba, Penonomé District, Coclé, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4179 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2016
Name:Chiguirí Arriba
Location:Chiguirí Arriba, Penonomé District, Coclé, Panama
Coordinates:8.678111 N 80.195306 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity, COWI, Traylor Bros.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 68 meters (223.1 feet)

2016: Dos Aguas

Los Aguas, Capira District, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4178 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2016
Name:Dos Aguas
Location:Los Aguas, Capira District, Panama
Coordinates:8.957097 N 80.098831 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity, Manhattan Construction Company
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 37.3 meters (122.4 feet)

2016: Lura

Tucué, Penonomé District, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4125 (added 2020-04-06)
Year Completed:2016
Name:Lura
Location:Tucué, Penonomé District, Panama
Coordinates:8.757278 N 80.360053 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 51 meters (167.3 feet)

2017: Bajo Cobre

Viguí vicinity, Cañazas District, Panama - Rio Cobre
Bridgemeister ID:4168 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Bajo Cobre
Location:Viguí vicinity, Cañazas District, Panama
Crossing:Rio Cobre
Coordinates:8.356306 N 81.481472 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 63 meters (206.7 feet)

2017: Guabal Saliente

Cañazas, Cañazas District, Panama - Rio Corita
Bridgemeister ID:4162 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Guabal Saliente
Location:Cañazas, Cañazas District, Panama
Crossing:Rio Corita
Coordinates:8.309083 N 81.163333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 55 meters (180.4 feet)

2017: Río Grande

Pinzón, Soná District, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4164 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Río Grande
Location:Pinzón, Soná District, Panama
Coordinates:7.714056 N 81.334556 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 47 meters (154.2 feet)

2017: Seguidules

Corozal, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4163 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Seguidules
Location:Corozal, Panama
Coordinates:8.078 N 81.390694 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 41 meters (134.5 feet)

2018: Banacito

Penonomé District, Coclé, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4150 (added 2020-04-06)
Year Completed:2018
Name:Banacito
Location:Penonomé District, Coclé, Panama
Coordinates:8.809012 N 80.338959 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 106 meters (347.8 feet)

2018: Caloveborita

Rio Luis, Santa Fe District, Panama - Rio Caloveborita
Bridgemeister ID:4156 (added 2020-04-07)
Year Completed:2018
Name:Caloveborita
Location:Rio Luis, Santa Fe District, Panama
Crossing:Rio Caloveborita
Coordinates:8.670431 N 81.184365 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 65 meters (213.3 feet)

2018: El Macho

El María, Panama - Rio Tuancle
Bridgemeister ID:4153 (added 2020-04-06)
Year Completed:2018
Name:El Macho
Location:El María, Panama
Crossing:Rio Tuancle
Coordinates:8.003004 N 81.438333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30 meters (98.4 feet)

2018: El Paredón

Los Valles, Cañazas District, Panama
Bridgemeister ID:4151 (added 2020-04-06)
Year Completed:2018
Name:El Paredón
Location:Los Valles, Cañazas District, Panama
Coordinates:8.448444 N 81.198556 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 35 meters (114.8 feet)

2018: Los Cruces - Palmarito

Aguacatal, San Francisco District, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:4154 (added 2020-04-06)
Year Completed:2018
Name:Los Cruces - Palmarito
Location:Aguacatal, San Francisco District, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.292049 N 81.102752 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bridges to Prosperity, Louis Berger, American Bridge
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 88 meters (288.7 feet)

(footbridge)

Calabacito, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:7950 (added 2023-11-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Calabacito, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.258306 N 81.082306 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 104 meters (341.2 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

Caldera vicinity, Chiriqui, Panama - Rio Chiriqui Nuevo
Bridgemeister ID:3220 (added 2019-11-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Caldera vicinity, Chiriqui, Panama
Crossing:Rio Chiriqui Nuevo
At or Near Feature:Caldera Hot Springs
Coordinates:8.667561 N 82.349550 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(footbridge)

Kuerima, Hato Pilón and Susama, Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama - Rio San Felix
Bridgemeister ID:8283 (added 2024-02-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kuerima, Hato Pilón and Susama, Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama
Crossing:Rio San Felix
Coordinates:8.354917 N 81.818833 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2024)
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Kuerima, Hato Pilón and Susama, Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama - Rio San Felix
Bridgemeister ID:8284 (added 2024-02-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kuerima, Hato Pilón and Susama, Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama
Crossing:Rio San Felix
Coordinates:8.345500 N 81.831861 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2024)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • As of January 2024, a large bridge appears to be under construction immediately adjacent to the suspension bridge. There is also a simple suspension bridge near this location, about 60 meters west, on perpendicular alignment.

(footbridge)

Los Naranjos, Panama - Caldera River
Bridgemeister ID:7761 (added 2023-07-23)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Los Naranjos, Panama
Crossing:Caldera River
At or Near Feature:The Lost Waterfalls (Las Tres Cascadas)
Coordinates:8.842539 N 82.481016 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

San Fransisco, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8064 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:San Fransisco, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.378889 N 81.063806 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 85 meters (278.9 feet) estimated

Notes:


(footbridge)

San Fransisco, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8065 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:San Fransisco, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.378833 N 81.063750 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Span:1 x 74 meters (242.8 feet) estimated

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Calabacito and Boca de Corita, Panama - Rio Corita
Bridgemeister ID:7951 (added 2023-11-18)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Calabacito and Boca de Corita, Panama
Crossing:Rio Corita
Coordinates:8.261615 N 81.103289 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Span:1 x 43 meters (141.1 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Caldera vicinity, Chiriqui, Panama - Rio Chiriqui Nuevo
Bridgemeister ID:3221 (added 2019-11-11)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Caldera vicinity, Chiriqui, Panama
Crossing:Rio Chiriqui Nuevo
Coordinates:8.659299 N 82.348728 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

El Ciruelar Arriba, San José, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8067 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:El Ciruelar Arriba, San José, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.359389 N 81.086722 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1 x 85 meters (278.9 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

El Cortezo and Baja Viejo, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:7949 (added 2023-11-18)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:El Cortezo and Baja Viejo, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.239605 N 81.034309 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Span:1 x 85 meters (278.9 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

La Bodega, Remance, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8066 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:La Bodega, Remance, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.335500 N 81.099528 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

La Peña de Los Hernández, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:7952 (added 2023-11-18)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:La Peña de Los Hernández, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.322861 N 81.111500 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant
Main Span:1 x 101 meters (331.4 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Paja Peluda, El Cuay, Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8068 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Paja Peluda, El Cuay, Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.410444 N 81.063306 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)

Notes:

  • Adjacent road bridge built at some point in the 2019-2021 time frame.

(suspension bridge)

San José, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Chico
Bridgemeister ID:7243 (added 2022-07-16)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:San José, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Chico
Coordinates:8.493070 N 80.779337 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2016)
Main Span:1 x 49 meters (160.8 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

San Lorenzo, Panama - Rio Fonseca
Bridgemeister ID:2943 (added 2019-09-29)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:San Lorenzo, Panama
Crossing:Rio Fonseca
Coordinates:8.312725 N 82.102346 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Santa Fé and El Inglés, El Cuay, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8071 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fé and El Inglés, El Cuay, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.421944 N 81.052639 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1 x 84 meters (275.6 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8069 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.514750 N 81.067389 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2016)
Main Span:1 x 79 meters (259.2 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Appears to be an adjacent older derelict suspension bridge at this location, but unclear what kind of suspension bridge it is (or was).

(suspension bridge)

Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8070 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.527472 N 81.066583 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2026)
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8073 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.500250 N 81.068611 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2016)
Main Span:1 x 67 meters (219.8 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Bermejo
Bridgemeister ID:8074 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Bermejo
Coordinates:8.529556 N 81.084444 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8075 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.543778 N 81.051222 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2016)
Main Span:1 x 76 meters (249.3 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Soná vicinity, Panama - Rio Tribique
Bridgemeister ID:7898 (added 2023-10-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Soná vicinity, Panama
Crossing:Rio Tribique
Coordinates:7.985643 N 81.366600 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Only towers remain, since 2023 (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 39 meters (128 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • 2023: Deck removed. Recently bypassed by a concrete girder bridge.

(suspension bridge)

Tierra Hueca and El Higo, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:7948 (added 2023-11-18)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Tierra Hueca and El Higo, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.193691 N 80.863959 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 94 meters (308.4 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Vueltas Largas, El Cuay, Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Santa Maria
Bridgemeister ID:8072 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Vueltas Largas, El Cuay, Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Santa Maria
Coordinates:8.448528 N 81.065056 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2022)
Main Span:1 x 77 meters (252.6 feet) estimated

Rio Cobre

Los Bajos del Cobre, Soná District, Veraguas, Panama - Rio Cobre
Bridgemeister ID:7982 (added 2023-12-02)
Name:Rio Cobre
Location:Los Bajos del Cobre, Soná District, Veraguas, Panama
Crossing:Rio Cobre
Coordinates:8.047694 N 81.322722 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed, c. 2008-2013
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 114 meters (374 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Moved from 1927 San Pablo - Soná, Veraguas, Panama. The bridge had been dismantled, likely in the late 1900s and reassembled across the Rio Cobre where it survived until some point in the 2008-2013 timeframe.


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