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:
- Coordinates provided are for the 1950 replacement bridge which is assumed to be the approximate location of the earlier bridge.
- Replaced by 1950 Ospina Perez - Girardot, Colombia.
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:
- Replaced 1884 Real (Royal) - Girardot, Colombia.
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(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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