This is a list of all 8 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Guatemala. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 1481 (added 2004-09-04) |
| Year Completed: | 1927 |
| Name: | Orellana |
| Location: | El Rancho, El Progresso, Guatemala |
| Crossing: | Rio Motagua |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 453 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1937 |
| Name: | Rio Tamasalupa |
| Location: | Asuncíon Mita, Guatemala |
| Crossing: | Rio Tamasalupa |
| Coordinates: | 14.304190 N 89.717344 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Conde B. McCullough, R. Archibald |
| References: | AAJ, CBM |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 73.2 meters (240 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) |
| Deck width: | 20 feet |
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 4606 (added 2020-06-07) |
| Year Completed: | 1950 |
| Name: | El Jobo |
| Location: | Las Chinamas, Ahuachapán, El Salvador and Las Pilas, Guatemala |
| Crossing: | Rio Paz |
| Coordinates: | 14.017589 N 89.906447 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 64 meters (210 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 4198 (added 2020-04-07) |
| Year Completed: | 2010 |
| Name: | Cuatro Cayos |
| Location: | Cuatro Cayos, Guatemala |
| Coordinates: | 15.727373 N 88.987758 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Bridges to Prosperity |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2010) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 53 meters (173.9 feet) |
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4197 (added 2020-04-07) |
| Year Completed: | 2010 |
| Name: | La Taña |
| Location: | La Taña and Tesoro Chiquito, San Miguel Uspantán, Guatemala |
| Coordinates: | 15.580552 N 90.824211 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Bridges to Prosperity |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2010) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 40 meters (131.2 feet) |
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4189 (added 2020-04-07) |
| Year Completed: | 2013 |
| Name: | Santa Elena |
| Location: | Pachalum, Joyabaj, Guatemala |
| Crossing: | Motagua River |
| Coordinates: | 14.908795 N 90.703885 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Bridges to Prosperity |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2013) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet) |
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4623 (added 2020-06-07) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | San Lorenzo, El Salvador and Jerez, Guatemala |
| Crossing: | Rio Chalchuapa |
| Coordinates: | 14.033805 N 89.775243 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2020) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2701 (added 2019-06-15) |
| Name: | Semuc Champey |
| Location: | Lanquín vicinity, Guatemala |
| Crossing: | Rio Cahabon |
| Coordinates: | 15.538168 N 89.954009 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2018) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.
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