Notes:

• Crossed at the location of the present-day Puente San Rafael (Puente Benito Hernández). The suspension bridge was still standing in the 1930s.

External Links:

• CRONICAS DE CUCUTA: 96.- PUENTE CUCUTA O PUENTE SAN RAFAEL. History of the bridge.

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.
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• 1963: Replaced by Puente Juan de la Cruz Posada
• 2018: Former location of both bridges completely inundated behind the Pescadero-Ituango dam.

External Links:

• La Historia del Antiguo Puente Colgante de Pescadero Ituango Rio Cauca Construido en el año de 1886 por el Ingeniero Jose Maria Villa

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008135

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External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008015

Notes:

• Replaced by 1957 Aquilino Villegas (Arauca) - Arauca, Palestina, Caldas, Colombia.
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• Replaced by 1957 Carlos Holguín - Juanchito, Cali vicinity and Candelaria vicinity, Colombia.
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• Bypassed, 1978. Still standing, but partially dismantled.
• Next to (pipeline bridge) - Roldanillo vicinity and Zarzal vicinity, Colombia.
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• 2003: Much of the bridge is dynamited. Stone towers remain.
• 2020 (or early 2021): The stone towers are demolished to make way for a replacement bridge.

External Links:

• Alcalde de Policarpa, en Nariño, dinamitó una joya de la ingeniería portuguesa de 100 años de antigüedad. Article about the history of the bridge and its destruction.
• Facebook. Several images of Claudia Cabrera, former mayor of Policarpa, escorted across a pulley system installed between the bridge towers.
• Facebook. Older image of the bridge with deck intact.
• Facebook. Work progressing on the replacement bridge. November 1, 2022.
• Google Maps - Puente De La Guaca. Image with the remaining towers visible, September 2018.
• Google Maps - Puente De La Guaca. Image taken in front of one of the towers, September 2018.
• Google Maps - Puente De La Guaca. Image of remaining tower , September 2018.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008016

External Links:

• Google Maps. Photo of the bridge, November 2021.
• Puente colonial del Guamo, Tolima: un mito en la campaña de Simón Bolívar. States the bridge was built in 1933 and rebuilt after a 1942 collapse.
• YouTube - El Puente de Tabla en el Guamo, patrimonio histórico del Tolima | RTVC Noticias. Television news story about the bridge, posted November 2021.

Notes:

• Partially collapsed, 1955. Rehabilitated, 1956. Dismantled, 2000.
• Coordinates are for likely alignment. Pier and abutment visible in 2014.

Notes:

• Replaced 1884 Real (Royal) - Girardot, Colombia.
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External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20072431

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• Near (pipeline bridge) - La Victoria, Colombia.

Notes:

• Replaced 1922 Arauca - Arauca, Colombia.
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• Replaced 1922 Carlos Holguín - Juanchito, Cali vicinity and Candelaria vicinity, Colombia.
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Notes:

• 2015, April: The deck and one tower collapses under the weight of cattle.
• 2017, October 22: The rebuilt bridge is reopened.

External Links:

• A finales de abril se pondrá al servicio de la comunidad el Puente Eccehomo en Támara después de dos años de su colapso - Radio Noticias de Casanare. The repaired bridge is expected to reopen in 2017.
• Facebook. Images of the collapsed bridge, posted April 29, 2015.
• Inaugurado Puente El Progreso En Támara - Prensa Libre Casanare. Inauguration of the bridge, August 2013.
• Twitter. Images of the collapsed bridge, posted April 29, 2015.
• Twitter. Image of the collapsed bridge, posted April 27, 2015.
• Twitter. Image of the collapsed bridge, posted April 27, 2015.
• Twitter. Image of the base of a new tower under construction, posted April 29, 2016.
• Twitter. Images of reconstruction progress, posted July 25, 2017.
• Twitter. Image of reconstruction progress, posted June 14, 2017.
• Twitter. Images from the reopening of the bridge posted October 22, 2017.
• Twitter. Images from the reopening of the bridge posted October 22, 2017.
• Twitter. Images from the reopening of the bridge posted October 22, 2017.
• YouTube - Puente Eccehomo. Video of the reopening of the bridge, posted October 23, 2017.

Notes:

• Unusually tall towers.

External Links:

• Facebook. Image of the bridge towers during construction. Posted June 3, 2014.
• Facebook. Image taken during construction of the bridge. Posted June 3, 2014.
• Facebook. Image taken during construction of the bridge. Posted November 5, 2014.
• Facebook. Image taken during construction of the bridge. Posted January 14, 2015.
• Facebook. Post with several images of the completed bridge. Posted November 23, 2015.
• Google Maps - Puente Guambuyaco y Rio Juanambu. Image of the bridge. May 2022.

External Links:

• Twitter. Images from the inauguration ceremony. Posted June 19, 2015.
• Vanguardia.com - El Puente de San Ignacio que unirá a Guapotá con Chima, hoy es inaugurado. Article posted June 19, 2015: "With the presence of the Governor of Santander, Richard Aguilar Villa, the inauguration of the San Ignacio Bridge will take place, which will link the towns of Guapotá with Chima."

Notes:

• One of three suspension bridges constructed in 2016 and 2017 as temporary replacements for a collapsed truss bridge.
• Next to 2016 Chárte - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia. Follow this link for several links to images of the two temporary suspension bridges
• Near 2017 Chárte - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near (pipeline bridge) - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
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Notes:

• One of three suspension bridges constructed in 2016 and 2017 as temporary replacements for a collapsed truss bridge.
• Next to 2016 (footbridge) - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near 2017 Chárte - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near (pipeline bridge) - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
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External Links:

• Facebook. Images of the temporary structures, posted October 15, 2016.
• Facebook. Image of the permanent replacement bridge under construction alongside the suspension bridges, posted July 14, 2020.
• Facebook. Image of the permanent replacement bridge with the two temporary adjacent suspension bridges and another temporary suspension bridge for truck traffic in the background, posted September 18, 2020.
• Facebook - Así Quedó El Puente Sobre El Rio, Charte. La Vía #Yopal-#Aguazul, Se Encuentra Incomunicada. Image of the collapsed bridge that necessitated the temporary suspension bridges, posted August 23, 2016.
• Twitter. Image showing the bridge and the adjacent footbridge, posted November 15, 2016.
• Twitter. Images from the opening of the permanent replacement bridge, posted September 19, 2020.

Notes:

• Next to (suspension bridge) - Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia.
• Next to (suspension bridge) - Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

Notes:

• One of three suspension bridges constructed in 2016 and 2017 as temporary replacements for a collapsed truss bridge. This bridge carried the heavier truck traffic with a 52-ton weight limit.
• Near 2016 (footbridge) - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near 2016 Chárte - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near (pipeline bridge) - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.

External Links:

• Facebook. Images of the bridge, posted January 14, 2017.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge, posted January 15, 2017.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge opening ceremony, posted January 15, 2017.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge opening ceremony, posted January 16, 2017.

External Links:

• Facebook. Several images of the bridge, posted May 21, 2018.

Notes:

• Next to Chucarima - San Luis de Chucarima, Chitagá, North Santander, Colombia.
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External Links:

• Construcción del puente Bolivia, en el municipio de Chitagá, avanza en un 70% - Noticias Gobernación Norte de Santander. Article and photos regarding construction progress, August 5, 2019.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge under construction, posted August 5, 2019.
• Facebook. Images of the bridge under construction, posted August 4, 2019.
• Facebook. Images of the bridge under construction, posted August 5, 2019.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge under construction, posted April 25, 2020.
• Facebook. Images of the bridge under construction, posted March 3, 2019.
• Facebook. Images of the bridge under construction, posted April 12, 2019.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge under construction, posted June 29, 2020.
• Facebook. Images of the bridge under construction, posted July 11, 2020.
• Facebook. Images of the bridge under construction, posted July 22, 2020.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge, nearly completed, posted November 1, 2020.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge, nearly completed, posted November 1, 2020.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge, undergoing load testing, posted December 10, 2020.
• Facebook. Images of the open bridge, posted February 28, 2021.
• Facebook. Image of a schematic of the bridge, posted May 21, 2018.
• Twitter. Images of the bridge under construction, posted November 18, 2020.

Notes:

• The coordinates appear to be the location of the bridge mentioned in the linked article.

External Links:

• Embassy of Japan in Colombia - Japón coopera para la construcción de un puente colgante en Cantagallo | Embajada del Japón en Colombia. Article covering the inauguration of a new suspension bridge near the village of La Victoria in Cantagallo. Posted March 22, 2023.

External Links:

• Twitter. March 19, 2015: Photos of the inauguration of a nearby replacement bridge and one image of the suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Facebook. 2021, August 11: Image of the bridge.
• Facebook. 2021, November 3: Aerial image of the bridge.

External Links:

• Google Maps. Aerial image showing the bridge, December 2016.
• Google Maps. Image of the bridge, May 2019.

Notes:

• Closed since before 2012.
• At former location of (footbridge) - Girón, Santander, Colombia.
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• Later at same location (footbridge) - Girón, Santander, Colombia.
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Notes:

• Within the grounds of a theme park devoted to coffee.

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• Next to (suspension bridge) - Jenesano, Boyaca, Colombia.
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• Near 1954 Mariano Ospina Perez (13 de Junio) - La Victoria vicinity and La Unión, Colombia.

Notes:

• Next to 1926 Eustaquio Palacios - Roldanillo vicinity and Zarzal vicinity, Colombia.
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Notes:

• Next to (suspension bridge) - Villagarzón, Putumayo, Colombia.
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Notes:

• Near 2016 (footbridge) - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near 2016 Chárte - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.
• Near 2017 Chárte - Yopal and Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.

External Links:

• Facebook. Image with bridge visible in the background, posted August 25, 2016.

Notes:

• Remains of another bridge are visible at the site, possibly a similar-sized suspension bridge.

Notes:

• Suspension system replaced or significantly strengthened at some point between 2013 and 2021.

Notes:

• 2018: Major rehabilitation completed. Patrick S. O'Donnell observes: "It received an entirely new deck. The towers appear they were at least reinforced with another layer of concrete around the original legs. The walkway / ramp and stairway down to the bridge were totally redone. The anchorage block at the other end was reinforced."

External Links:

• Facebook. Photos of the inauguration of the recently refurbished bridge, posted October 2, 2018.
• Facebook. Photos of the bridge, posted October 2, 2018.
• Facebook. Photo of the bridge prior to the rehabilitation project, posted March 3, 2018.
• Twitter. Photos of the refurbished bridge, posted July 12, 2018.

Notes:

• Location may have been inundated at some point between 2015 and 2019.

Notes:

• c. 2018: Location of the bridge inundated behind the Ituango dam. Unclear if the bridge was removed beforehand.

Notes:

• Completed at some point in the 2014-2018 time frame.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20089706

Notes:

• Next to (pipeline bridge) - Jenesano, Boyaca, Colombia.
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Notes:

• Next to (suspension bridge) - Maito and Elias, Colombia.
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Notes:

• Next to (suspension bridge) - Maito and Elias, Colombia.
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Notes:

• Completed at some point in the mid-1970s.

External Links:

• Facebook. Image of the bridge under construction in 1974.

External Links:

• Facebook - Puente vereda la cortada. 2019, December 3: Image of the bridge.

Notes:

• Removed, or possibly destroyed, at some point between late 2017 and early 2019. Replacement appears to be under construction as of mid-2022.

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.
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Notes:

• Next to (suspension bridge) - Remolino Del Vicho, Colombia.
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Notes:

• One of two derelict (as observed in the 2020s) old suspension bridges at this location. The two derelict suspension bridges are extremely close together. A much larger suspension bridge was built nearby in 2017.
• Next to 2017 (suspension bridge) - Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia.
• Next to (suspension bridge) - Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

Notes:

• One of two derelict (as observed in the 2020s) old suspension bridges at this location. The two derelict suspension bridges are extremely close together. A much larger suspension bridge was built nearby in 2017.
• Next to 2017 (suspension bridge) - Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia.
• Next to (suspension bridge) - Ricaurte, Cauca, Colombia.
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