Suspension Bridges Crossing Mantaro River

This is a list of all 27 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Mantaro 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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1975: Mayoc

Mayoc, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:7764 (added 2023-08-05)
Year Completed:1975
Name:Mayoc
Location:Mayoc, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.813461 S 74.385250 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • At former location of Mayoc - Mayoc, Peru. The 1975 bridge replaced the concrete arch bridge destroyed by the same 1974 flood that destroyed the older suspension bridge.

External Links:


2023: Interregional Unión Mantaro

Unión Mantaro, Ayacucho and José Olaya, Junin, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:7766 (added 2023-08-15)
Year Completed:2023
Name:Interregional Unión Mantaro
Also Known As:Mapirunto
Location:Unión Mantaro, Ayacucho and José Olaya, Junin, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.282444 S 74.092333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 155.5 meters (510.2 feet)

External Links:

  • Facebook. Images of plans for the bridge. Posted May 6, 2019.
  • Facebook. Images of early construction progress. Posted May 28, 2022.
  • Facebook. Images of construction progress. Posted December 19, 2022.
  • Facebook. Images of construction progress. Posted December 25, 2022.
  • Facebook. Aerial view of construction progress. Posted December 31, 2022.
  • Facebook. Images of construction progress. Posted January 4, 2023.
  • Facebook. Post announcing construction is 99% complete. Posted January 7, 2023.

(footbridge)

Cuena, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6221 (added 2021-07-17)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Cuena, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.409226 S 75.041351 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Parco, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5959 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Parco, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.815734 S 75.619887 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Parco, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5960 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Parco, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.807273 S 75.597316 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Parco, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5961 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Parco, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.798739 S 75.593508 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:


(footbridge)

Parco, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5962 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Parco, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.798440 S 75.593111 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

Jauja, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5964 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Jauja, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.819608 S 75.506841 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • The structure(s) at this location may be two separate but adjacent suspended pipelines.

(pipeline bridge)

La Oroya, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5954 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:La Oroya, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.516175 S 75.921634 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

La Oroya, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5963 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:La Oroya, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.522438 S 75.897436 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Chacapalpa, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5957 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Chacapalpa, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.724032 S 75.752205 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 49 meters (160.8 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Cobriza, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6012 (added 2021-07-02)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Cobriza, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.594884 S 74.363424 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Cobriza, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6195 (added 2021-07-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Cobriza, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.593524 S 74.364851 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Izcuchaca District, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6017 (added 2021-07-02)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Izcuchaca District, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.491460 S 75.007512 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 62 meters (203.4 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

La Oroya, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5955 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:La Oroya, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.516177 S 75.919780 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 35 meters (114.8 feet) estimated
Side Span:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

La Oroya, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5956 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:La Oroya, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.516305 S 75.918775 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Mayoc, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6223 (added 2021-07-17)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Mayoc, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.809245 S 74.391061 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)

Notes:

  • Images from 2013 show towers present with no cables or deck. A deck is visible in current (late 2010s or early 2020s, likely) satellite images.

(suspension bridge)

Parco, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5958 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Parco, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.815826 S 75.629538 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

San Jerónimo de Tunán, Huancayo, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5929 (added 2021-06-27)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:San Jerónimo de Tunán, Huancayo, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Exact location of this bridge is unclear, but it appears likely it was at or near the same location of the Puente Centenario (Centennial) which is the current (2020s) river crossing closest to San Jerónimo de Tunán.
  • See Centenario (Centennial) - San Jerónimo de Tunán, Huancayo, Peru. The Centenario bridge may have replaced this older bridge.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Santa Rosa de Mallma, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6015 (added 2021-07-02)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Rosa de Mallma, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.518604 S 74.708054 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Toccarayoc, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6014 (added 2021-07-02)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Toccarayoc, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.748924 S 74.537822 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2013)

Notes:

  • Coordinates are the location of a suspension bridge tower observed in 2013.

Centenario

San Jerónimo de Tunán, Huancayo, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5930 (added 2021-06-27)
Name:Centenario
Also Known As:Centennial
Location:San Jerónimo de Tunán, Huancayo, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.955931 S 75.296669 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:


Chongos

Chongos Bajo District and Viques District, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6394 (added 2021-07-27)
Name:Chongos
Location:Chongos Bajo District and Viques District, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.154210 S 75.244333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2014: Towers remain with no deck or cables. Demolished by 2020.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Mayoc

Mayoc, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:7763 (added 2023-08-05)
Name:Mayoc
Location:Mayoc, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.813517 S 74.385397 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain, since April 25, 1974 (last checked: 2022)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 83 meters (272.3 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • 1974, April 25: Destroyed by floodwaters. At this point the suspension bridge had already been bypassed by a concrete arch bridge.
  • Later at same location 1975 Mayoc - Mayoc, Peru.

External Links:


Mejorada

Huamancaca vicinity and Huancayo, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:7765 (added 2023-08-15)
Name:Mejorada
Location:Huamancaca vicinity and Huancayo, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:12.052207 S 75.240174 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

  • Facebook. 1970s image of Puente Breña (a truss bridge) with the suspension bridge visible in the background.
  • Facebook. Translated: "Beautiful photograph of the old suspension bridge La Mejorada (c. 1920), seen from east to west, you can see an entrance door and the person in charge of charging for the use of this. Currently this space is occupied by the La Breña bridge, which allows access to the city of Huancayo from the right bank."
  • Facebook. Another old photo of the bridge.
  • Facebook. More old photos of the bridge.

Miraflores

Jauja, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5965 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:Miraflores
Location:Jauja, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.823230 S 75.501242 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire

San Miguel

Jauja, Peru - Mantaro River
Bridgemeister ID:5966 (added 2021-06-30)
Name:San Miguel
Location:Jauja, Peru
Crossing:Mantaro River
Coordinates:11.800599 S 75.483507 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1


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