Suspension Bridges Crossing Rio Lempa

This is a list of all 19 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Rio Lempa. 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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1942: Cuscatlán

San Vicente and Usulután, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:948 (added 2003-10-30)
Year Completed:1942
Name:Cuscatlán
Also Known As:Rio Lempa
Location:San Vicente and Usulután, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:13.616536 N 88.563753 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:American Bridge Co.
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:Destroyed, January 1, 1984
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Bombed and destroyed by militants, January 1, 1984. Piers and abutments remain (as of 2021).

External Links:

Photo by Arturo Castro Butter Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle Photo courtesy of Amy Bastian

2013: Los Estanquillos

Santa Lucia and Antigua Ocotepeque, Honduras - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7508 (added 2023-01-07)
Year Completed:2013
Name:Los Estanquillos
Location:Santa Lucia and Antigua Ocotepeque, Honduras
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.410378 N 89.2 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 132 meters (433.1 feet)

External Links:


(footbridge)

Canton La Ruda vicinity, Masahuat, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7492 (added 2022-12-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Canton La Ruda vicinity, Masahuat, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.154030 N 89.407071 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 91.4 meters (300 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

El Ahogado, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7481 (added 2022-12-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:El Ahogado, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.220889 N 89.378592 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 90.2 meters (296 feet) estimated

External Links:

  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted January 19, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted January 19, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted January 19, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted January 19, 2016.

(footbridge)

El Cañalon, Santa Rita Cimarrón and Santa Rosa Guachipilín, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7482 (added 2022-12-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:El Cañalon, Santa Rita Cimarrón and Santa Rosa Guachipilín, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.242597 N 89.317543 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 81.7 meters (268 feet) estimated

External Links:


(footbridge)

La Isla, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7480 (added 2022-12-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:La Isla, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.228094 N 89.385206 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

External Links:


(footbridge)

La Junta, La Isla vicinity, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7479 (added 2022-12-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:La Junta, La Isla vicinity, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.225861 N 89.395172 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

External Links:


(footbridge)

Los Jobos, Cantón El Jute and Cantón Las Tablas, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7469 (added 2022-12-25)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Los Jobos, Cantón El Jute and Cantón Las Tablas, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.085278 N 89.415617 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

  • Facebook. Images of the bridge being repaired. Posted January 29, 2019.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted February 23, 2013.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted January 14, 2022.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted February 21, 2021.

(footbridge)

Masahuat, Cantón Honduritas and Texistepeque, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7459 (added 2022-12-24)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Masahuat, Cantón Honduritas and Texistepeque, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.136603 N 89.410925 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

Masahuat, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7457 (added 2022-12-24)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Masahuat, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.184206 N 89.429636 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 140 meters (459.3 feet) estimated

External Links:

  • Facebook. Images of the bridge, posted August 8, 2016.
  • Facebook. Images of the bridge, posted May 28, 2017.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted August 4, 2016.

(footbridge)

San Isidro Lempa, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:3143 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:San Isidro Lempa, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.044687 N 89.363449 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

San Miguel Ocotepeque and Antigua Ocotepeque, Honduras - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7505 (added 2023-01-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:San Miguel Ocotepeque and Antigua Ocotepeque, Honduras
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.405619 N 89.204375 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Collapsed, c. June 2022
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 62.2 meters (204 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • 2022, June: Destroyed by flood.

External Links:

  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted November 1, 2017.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted December 31, 2017.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted May 13, 2012.
  • Facebook. Image of the collapsed bridge, posted June 21, 2022.
  • Facebook. Image of the collapsed bridge, posted June 21, 2022.

(footbridge)

Tepeagua, Chalatenango and Col Atiocoyo Manuel Jose Arce, La Libertad, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7364 (added 2022-10-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Tepeagua, Chalatenango and Col Atiocoyo Manuel Jose Arce, La Libertad, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.046955 N 89.286918 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 114.9 meters (377 feet) estimated

External Links:

  • Flickr - Rio Lempa, Atiocoyo. Image of the bridge taken January, 2009: "Este puente hamaca une la comunidad de Atiocoyo (La libertad) con Tepeagua (Chalatenango)."
  • Google Maps. Image of the bridge, November 2019.

(suspension bridge)

El Gavilán, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:3144 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:El Gavilán, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.033322 N 89.420086 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)

(suspension bridge)

Masahuat, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7485 (added 2022-12-30)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Masahuat, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.191225 N 89.433169 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed, c. 2004-2012
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Removed or destroyed at some point in the 2004-2012 time frame.

(suspension bridge)

Santa Fe vicinity and Concepción vicinity, Ocotepeque, Honduras - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7517 (added 2023-01-13)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Santa Fe vicinity and Concepción vicinity, Ocotepeque, Honduras
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.526064 N 89.240145 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 59.1 meters (194 feet) estimated
Side Span:1 x 11.9 meters (39 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • There may have been another adjacent suspension bridge at this location in the early 2000s.

External Links:

  • Facebook. Three images of the bridge. Posted February 15, 2022.
  • Twitter. Video of the bridge. Posted July 16, 2019.

Colima

Colima, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:3142 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:Colima
Location:Colima, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.065922 N 89.135671 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

El Vado

El Vado, Cantón Potrero Sula vicinity, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7458 (added 2022-12-24)
Name:El Vado
Location:El Vado, Cantón Potrero Sula vicinity, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.113753 N 89.408081 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) estimated

External Links:

  • Facebook. Image of the bridge posted October 7, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge nearing completion of comprehensive rehabilitation project. Posted September 12, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge nearing completion of comprehensive rehabilitation project. Posted September 12, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge nearing completion of comprehensive rehabilitation project. Posted September 12, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge nearing completion of comprehensive rehabilitation project. Posted September 12, 2016.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge prior to rehabilitation. Posted September 25, 2015.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge prior to rehabilitation. Posted September 25, 2015.
  • Facebook. Image of the bridge prior to rehabilitation. Posted September 25, 2015.

Hacienda

Hacienda Vieja, Cantón El Gavilán and Los Apoyos, El Salvador - Rio Lempa
Bridgemeister ID:7493 (added 2022-12-30)
Name:Hacienda
Also Known As:Asienda
Location:Hacienda Vieja, Cantón El Gavilán and Los Apoyos, El Salvador
Crossing:Rio Lempa
Coordinates:14.052492 N 89.433883 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 118.6 meters (389 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Built at some point in the 2002-2010 time frame.

External Links:



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