List of bridges in Bolivia

This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Bolivia, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Historical and architectural interest bridges[edit]

	Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Department	Ref.
1	Méndez Bridge		208 m (682 ft)	Suspension Wooden deck, masonry towers	Pilcomayo River	19th century	Sucre–Betanzos 19°21′19.3″S 65°10′38.7″W / 19.355361°S 65.177417°W / -19.355361; -65.177417 (Méndez Bridge)	Chuquisaca Department Potosí Department	^{[Note 1]} ^[1] ^[2]
2	Horacio Guzmán International Bridge	Argentina–Bolivia border	31 m (102 ft)		La Quiaca River	1960	Villazón–La Quiaca 22°05′47.5″S 65°35′46.4″W / 22.096528°S 65.596222°W / -22.096528; -65.596222	Potosí Department Argentina
3	Wilson Pinheiro Binational Bridge	Bolivia–Brazil border		Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, 1 concrete pylon 77+42	Road bridge Acre River	2004	Cobija–Brasiléia 11°00′58.0″S 68°45′05.5″W / 11.016111°S 68.751528°W / -11.016111; -68.751528 (Wilson Pinheiro Binational Bridge)	Pando Department Brazil	^{[S 1]}

Major road and railway bridges[edit]

This table presents the structures with the greater spans (non-exhaustive list).

	Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Department	Ref.
1	Fisculco Bridge	140 m (460 ft)	322 m (1,056 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Route 6	2018	Sucre–Ravelo 18°55′00.5″S 65°25′29.4″W / 18.916806°S 65.424833°W / -18.916806; -65.424833 (Fisculco Bridge)	Potosí Department	^{[Note 2]} ^[3]
2	Santa Rosa Bridge	130 m (430 ft)		Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons	Route 38 Río Grande (Bolivia)	1994	Pucará 18°43′19.3″S 64°18′58.9″W / 18.722028°S 64.316361°W / -18.722028; -64.316361 (Santa Rosa Bridge)	Chuquisaca Department Santa Cruz Department	^{[S 2]}
3	The Triplets bridges Kantutani Bridge	113 m (371 ft)	233 m (764 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 53+113+67	Road bridge Avenida Kantutani	2010	La Paz 16°31′00.0″S 68°07′12.3″W / 16.516667°S 68.120083°W / -16.516667; -68.120083 (Kantutani Bridge)	La Paz Department	^{[S 3]} ^[4] ^[5]
4	Bridge of the Americas	110 m (360 ft)		Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons	Road bridge Avenida del Poeta	1993	La Paz 16°30′27.5″S 68°07′22.8″W / 16.507639°S 68.123000°W / -16.507639; -68.123000 (Bridge of the Americas (Bolivia))	La Paz Department	^{[S 4]}
5	The Triplets bridges Orkojahuira Bridge	103 m (338 ft)	219 m (719 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 50+103+65	Road bridge Avenida René Zavaleta	2010	La Paz 16°30′54.2″S 68°06′56.3″W / 16.515056°S 68.115639°W / -16.515056; -68.115639 (Orkojahuira Bridge)	La Paz Department	^{[S 5]} ^[4] ^[5]
6	The Triplets bridges Choqueyapu Bridge	92 m (302 ft)	191 m (627 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 52+95+46	Road bridge Choqueyapu River Avenida del Libertador	2010	La Paz 16°30′58.0″S 68°07′02.9″W / 16.516111°S 68.117472°W / -16.516111; -68.117472 (Choqueyapu Bridge)	La Paz Department	^{[S 6]} ^[4] ^[5]
7	Alto Beni River Bridge		616 m (2,021 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Route 3 Rio La Paz		Sapecho 15°33′31.2″S 67°22′29.0″W / 15.558667°S 67.374722°W / -15.558667; -67.374722 (Alto Beni River Bridge)	La Paz Department	^{[S 7]}

Notes and references[edit]

Notes

^ Also called Puente Arce, Puente colgante Antonio José de Sucre or Puente Sucre
^ Highest bridge in Bolivia (123 m (404 ft) high deck).^[3]

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

Others references

^ "Puente Sucre, ¿destino turístico?" [Sucre Bridge, tourist destination?]. Correodelsur.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ "Esperan que restauración del dañado puente patrimonial Sucre finalice este mes" [They hope that restoration of the damaged Sucre heritage bridge will end this month]. Opinion.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Construcción de puente en Chuquisaca rompe records en Bolivia" [Construction of bridge in Chuquisaca breaks records in Bolivia]. La-epoca.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bárbara, Miguel João da Silva (October 2011). Estudo de pontes com pré-esforço extradorsal [Study of bridges with extradorsal prestressed] (PDF). Fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Thesis) (in Portuguese). pp. 34, 39, 52, 53, 193.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Trillizos, "The Triplets" Extradosed Road Bridges". Pedelta.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

External links[edit]

"Brücken in der Bolivien" [Bridges in Bolivia]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Bolivia". bridgemeister.com.

[1] Also called Puente Arce, Puente colgante Antonio José de Sucre or Puente Sucre

[6] Highest bridge in Bolivia (123 m (404 ft) high deck).^[3]

[4] "Wilson Pinheiro Bridge".

[7] "Puente Santa Rosa".

[8] "Kantutani Bridge".

[11] "Puente de las Americas".

[12] "Orkojahuira Bridge".

[13] "Choqueyapu Bridge".

[14] "Alto Beni River Bridge".

[2] "Puente Sucre, ¿destino turístico?" [Sucre Bridge, tourist destination?]. Correodelsur.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[3] "Esperan que restauración del dañado puente patrimonial Sucre finalice este mes" [They hope that restoration of the damaged Sucre heritage bridge will end this month]. Opinion.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[Chuquisaca-5] "Construcción de puente en Chuquisaca rompe records en Bolivia" [Construction of bridge in Chuquisaca breaks records in Bolivia]. La-epoca.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[Bárbara-9] Bárbara, Miguel João da Silva (October 2011). Estudo de pontes com pré-esforço extradorsal [Study of bridges with extradorsal prestressed] (PDF). Fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Thesis) (in Portuguese). pp. 34, 39, 52, 53, 193.

[Pedelta-10] "Trillizos, "The Triplets" Extradosed Road Bridges". Pedelta.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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Historical and architectural interest bridges[edit]

Major road and railway bridges[edit]

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Notes and references[edit]

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