List of bridges in Peru

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

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Department	Ref.
1	Inca Bridge	Old secret entrance to Machu Picchu World Heritage Site		Beam bridge Wood	Footbridge		Aguas Calientes 13°09′50.7″S 72°32′56.7″W / 13.164083°S 72.549083°W / -13.164083; -72.549083 (Inca Bridge)	Cuzco	^[1] ^[2]
2	Queshuachaca	Last remaining Inca rope bridge	45 m (148 ft)	Simple suspension Grass ropes	Footbridge Apurímac River		Quehue District 14°22′52.8″S 71°29′02.5″W / 14.381333°S 71.484028°W / -14.381333; -71.484028 (Queshuachaca)	Cuzco	^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
3	Uchumayo Bridge	Devil’s Bridge		Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Chili river	1604	Uchumayo District 16°25′36.1″S 71°40′29.7″W / 16.426694°S 71.674917°W / -16.426694; -71.674917 (Uchumayo Bridge)	Arequipa	^[6]
4	Puente de Piedra	Historic Centre of Lima World Heritage Site	115 m (377 ft)	Masonry 4 semi-circular arches (6 originally)	Road bridge Rímac River	1610	Lima 12°02′35.8″S 77°01′47.0″W / 12.043278°S 77.029722°W / -12.043278; -77.029722 (Puente de Piedra)	Department of Lima	^{[S 1]} ^[7] ^[8]
5	Francisco Bolognesi Bridge [es]			Masonry 5 semi-circular arches	Road bridge Chili river	1608	Arequipa 16°23′51.5″S 71°32′30.5″W / 16.397639°S 71.541806°W / -16.397639; -71.541806 (Francisco Bolognesi Bridge)	Arequipa	^[9]
6	Pachachaca Bridge [es]		36 m (118 ft)	Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Road bridge Pachachaca River	1654	Abancay 13°39′47.5″S 72°56′14.8″W / 13.663194°S 72.937444°W / -13.663194; -72.937444 (Pachachaca Bridge)	Apurímac	^[10]
7	Bolívar Bridge [es]		484 m (1,588 ft)	Trestle bridge Puddled iron, Fink truss	Road bridge Former Ferrocarril del Sur Chili river	1871	Arequipa 16°24′37.7″S 71°32′52.2″W / 16.410472°S 71.547833°W / -16.410472; -71.547833 (Bolívar Bridge)	Arequipa	^{[I 1]} ^[11]
8	First Verrugas Bridge collapsed in 1889	Height : 77 m (253 ft)	175 m (574 ft)	Trestle bridge Wrought iron, Fink truss	Lima–La Oroya railway Verrugas Canyon	1873	San Bartolome District–Santiago de Surco 11°53′21.5″S 76°29′13.8″W / 11.889306°S 76.487167°W / -11.889306; -76.487167 (First Verrugas Bridge)	Department of Lima	^{[S 2]} ^[12]
9	El Infiernillo Bridge		63 m (207 ft)	Truss Steel	Lima–La Oroya railway	1908	San Mateo District 11°44′21.7″S 76°16′52.6″W / 11.739361°S 76.281278°W / -11.739361; -76.281278 (El Infiernillo Bridge)	Department of Lima	^{[I 2]} ^[13]
10	Chaupichaca Bridge		123 m (404 ft)	Truss Steel	Lima–La Oroya railway	1909	San Mateo District 11°47′12.4″S 76°19′02.6″W / 11.786778°S 76.317389°W / -11.786778; -76.317389 (Chaupichaca Bridge)	Department of Lima	^[13]
11	Verrugas Bridge	Height : 80 m (260 ft)	218 m (715 ft)	Truss Steel	Lima–La Oroya railway Verrugas Canyon	1937	San Bartolome District–Santiago de Surco 11°53′20.8″S 76°29′13.9″W / 11.889111°S 76.487194°W / -11.889111; -76.487194 (Verrugas Bridge)	Department of Lima	^{[S 3]} ^{[I 3]} ^[13]

Major road and railway bridges

The modular suspension bridges have a great success in Peru, the type of bridge developed by the Austrian company Waagner-Biro has the advantage of being simple and quick to implement. These bridges can be made by locals or unskilled workers, the components are fixed and assembled on site, so no welding is required.^[14] The company was in charge of building the longest suspension bridge in the country, the Continental Bridge (also known as the President Guillermo Billinghurst Bridge), the elements of which were delivered in 1981, but for political reasons the project did not resume until 2004 and the inauguration took place in 2011. This bridge is part of the Interoceanic Highway which provides a link between Brazil and Peru.^[15]^[16]

The company SIMA (Shipyard Marine Industrial Services) specialized in shipbuilding, has an important activity in the construction of bridges in Peru, it has produced nearly 300 metal bridges across the country (2013).^[17]

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

	Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Department	Ref.
1	Continental Bridge [es]	320 m (1,050 ft)	723 m (2,372 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons, concrete piers 104+320+104	Road PE-30C Interoceánica Sur Madre de Dios River	2011	Puerto Maldonado 12°35′26.3″S 69°10′25.4″W / 12.590639°S 69.173722°W / -12.590639; -69.173722 (Continental Bridge)	Madre de Dios	^{[S 4]} ^{[I 4]}
2	Nanay Bridge [es]	241 m (791 ft)	1,941 m (6,368 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 91+241+91	Road PE-5N I Nanay River	2021	Iquitos 3°41′43.2″S 73°15′17.4″W / 3.695333°S 73.254833°W / -3.695333; -73.254833 (Nanay Bridge)	Loreto	^{[I 5]} ^[18]
3	Punta Arenas Bridge	220 m (720 ft)	271 m (889 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Road PE-5N Huallaga River	1975	Campanilla District 7°31′45.4″S 76°40′17.4″W / 7.529278°S 76.671500°W / -7.529278; -76.671500 (Punta Arenas Bridge)	San Martín	^{[S 5]} ^{[I 6]}
4	Tocache Bridge	220 m (720 ft)	220 m (720 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Road PE-5N Huallaga River	1975	Tocache 8°11′12.6″S 76°30′26.4″W / 8.186833°S 76.507333°W / -8.186833; -76.507333 (Tocache Bridge)	San Martín	^{[S 6]} ^{[I 7]}
5	Picota Bridge	220 m (720 ft)		Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road bridge Huallaga River	1984	Picota 6°55′34.5″S 76°19′44.0″W / 6.926250°S 76.328889°W / -6.926250; -76.328889 (Picota Bridge)	San Martín	^[19]
6	Huallaga Bridge under construction	220 m (720 ft)	408 m (1,339 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 87+220+87	Road bridge Huallaga River	2023	Saint Lucia 8°20′44.5″S 76°22′59.0″W / 8.345694°S 76.383056°W / -8.345694; -76.383056 (Huallaga Bridge)	San Martín	^[20] ^[21]
7	New Aguaytía Bridge	200 m (660 ft)	576 m (1,890 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Road PE-5N Aguaytía River	2000	Aguaytía 9°02′14.2″S 75°30′18.0″W / 9.037278°S 75.505000°W / -9.037278; -75.505000 (New Aguaytía Bridge)	Ucayali	^{[S 7]} ^{[I 8]} ^[22] ^[23]
8	Bellavista Bridge	190 m (620 ft)	320 m (1,050 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons	Road bridge Huallaga River	2010	Bellavista 7°04′09.1″S 76°34′53.8″W / 7.069194°S 76.581611°W / -7.069194; -76.581611 (Bellavista Bridge)	San Martín	^{[S 8]} ^{[I 9]}
9	Palcazú Bridge	180 m (590 ft)	260 m (850 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Road PE-5N Palcazu River		Ciudad Constitución 9°51′02.6″S 75°00′57.9″W / 9.850722°S 75.016083°W / -9.850722; -75.016083 (Palcazú Bridge)	Pasco	^{[I 10]}
10	Pachitea Bridge	180 m (590 ft)	356 m (1,168 ft)	Extradosed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons and cable-stays 88+180+88	Road PE-5NH Pachitea River	2016	Puerto Inca 9°23′15.9″S 74°58′03.7″W / 9.387750°S 74.967694°W / -9.387750; -74.967694 (Pachitea Bridge)	Huánuco	^[24] ^[25]
11	Inambari Bridge	160 m (520 ft)	173 m (568 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	Road PE-30C Interoceánica Sur Inambari River	1966	Puerto Leguía 13°11′07.9″S 70°23′03.2″W / 13.185528°S 70.384222°W / -13.185528; -70.384222 (Inambari Bridge)	Puno Madre de Dios	^{[I 11]}
12	Comuneros Bridge	160 m (520 ft)	524 m (1,719 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 70+160+70	Road bridge Mantaro River	2019	Huancayo 12°05′31.9″S 75°13′56.1″W / 12.092194°S 75.232250°W / -12.092194; -75.232250 (Comuneros Bridge)	Junín	^{[I 12]} ^[26]
13	Chamorro Bridge	160 m (520 ft)	160 m (520 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Matagente River	2022	El Carmen District–Chincha Baja District 13°30′09.8″S 76°06′41.6″W / 13.502722°S 76.111556°W / -13.502722; -76.111556 (Chamorro Bridge)	Ica	^[27]
14	Chilina Bridge [es]	157 m (515 ft)	562 m (1,844 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 100+157+142+102	Road bridge Quilca River	2014	Arequipa 16°22′54.4″S 71°32′04.7″W / 16.381778°S 71.534639°W / -16.381778; -71.534639 (Chilina Bridge)	Arequipa	^{[S 9]} ^{[I 13]} ^[28]
15	Santa Martha Bridge	150 m (490 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road PE-5N Huayllabamba River	1983	Lopuna 7°16′05.8″S 76°44′14.1″W / 7.268278°S 76.737250°W / -7.268278; -76.737250 (Santa Martha Bridge)	San Martín	^{[I 14]}
16	Yanango Bridge (1998) collapsed in 2005	150 m (490 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel girder deck, 1 steel pylon	Road PE-22B Yanango River	1998	San Ramón 11°12′30.8″S 75°29′12.1″W / 11.208556°S 75.486694°W / -11.208556; -75.486694 (Yanango Bridge (1998))	Junín	^{[S 10]} ^[29] ^[30]
17	Bolognesi Bridge [es]	150 m (490 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Avenida Bolognesi Piura River	2002	Piura 5°12′03.0″S 80°37′31.6″W / 5.200833°S 80.625444°W / -5.200833; -80.625444 (Bolognesi Bridge)	Piura	^{[S 11]} ^{[I 15]}
18	Pizana Bridge	150 m (490 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road PE-5N Huallaga River		Pizana 8°00′31.2″S 76°38′58.6″W / 8.008667°S 76.649611°W / -8.008667; -76.649611 (Pizana Bridge)	San Martín	^{[I 16]}
19	Antonio Raimondi Bridge	150 m (490 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road PE-12B Marañón River	2018	Quiches District–Taurija District 8°20′31.4″S 77°27′30.5″W / 8.342056°S 77.458472°W / -8.342056; -77.458472 (Antonio Raimondi Bridge)	Ancash La Libertad	^{[I 17]} ^[31] ^[32]
20	Santa María de Nieva Bridge	150 m (490 ft)	242 m (794 ft)	Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road bridge Nieva River		Santa María de Nieva 4°36′15.7″S 77°52′05.4″W / 4.604361°S 77.868167°W / -4.604361; -77.868167 (Santa María de Nieva Bridge)	Amazonas	^{[I 18]} ^[33]
21	Maranura Bridge	145 m (476 ft)	202 m (663 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road PE-28B Urubamba River	2021	Maranura District 12°57′50.7″S 72°39′59.3″W / 12.964083°S 72.666472°W / -12.964083; -72.666472 (Maranura Bridge)	Cuzco	^{[I 19]} ^[34] ^[35]
22	Puerto Ocopa Bridge	140 m (460 ft)	163 m (535 ft)	Arch Steel through arch	Road PE-5S Perené River	2016	Puerto Ocopa 11°08′01.3″S 74°18′56.9″W / 11.133694°S 74.315806°W / -11.133694; -74.315806 (Puerto Ocopa Bridge)	Junín	^{[I 20]} ^[36] ^[37]
23	Otorongo Bridge	130 m (430 ft)		Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road PE-34B Inambari River		Puerto Leguía 13°11′39.0″S 70°23′09.2″W / 13.194167°S 70.385889°W / -13.194167; -70.385889 (Otorongo Bridge)	Puno Madre de Dios	^{[I 21]}
24	Ubiriki Bridge	125 m (410 ft)	125 m (410 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Perené River	2014	Bajo Aldea 10°51′46.9″S 74°59′17.8″W / 10.863028°S 74.988278°W / -10.863028; -74.988278 (Ubiriki Bridge)	Junín	^{[I 22]}
25	Calemar Bridge	120 m (390 ft)	120 m (390 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road PE-10B Marañón River	2018	Calemar 7°31′19.4″S 77°43′44.6″W / 7.522056°S 77.729056°W / -7.522056; -77.729056 (Calemar Bridge)	La Libertad	^[38]
26	Chinchipe Bridge	120 m (390 ft)	120 m (390 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Chinchipe River	2019	San José de Lourdes District 5°06′38.9″S 78°56′27.2″W / 5.110806°S 78.940889°W / -5.110806; -78.940889 (Chinchipe Bridge)	Cajamarca	^{[I 23]} ^[39]
27	Paranapura Bridge	110 m (360 ft)	110 m (360 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Paranapura River	2013	Yurimaguas 5°52′16.5″S 76°07′55.5″W / 5.871250°S 76.132083°W / -5.871250; -76.132083 (Paranapura Bridge)	Loreto	^{[I 24]} ^[40] ^[41]
28	Brazil–Peru Integration Bridge	110 m (360 ft)	240 m (790 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 65+110+65	Road PE-30C Acre River	2005	Iñapari–Assis Brasil 10°56′29.1″S 69°34′37.4″W / 10.941417°S 69.577056°W / -10.941417; -69.577056 (Brazil–Peru Integration Bridge)	Madre de Dios Brazil	^{[S 12]} ^{[I 25]}
29	Cunyac Bridge	108 m (354 ft)	108 m (354 ft)	Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road PE-3S Apurímac River	1987	Curahuasi District–Mollepata District 13°33′45.6″S 72°34′30.6″W / 13.562667°S 72.575167°W / -13.562667; -72.575167 (Cunyac Bridge)	Apurímac Cuzco	^{[I 26]}
30	Yanango Bridge	107 m (351 ft)	107 m (351 ft)	Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road PE-22B Yanango River		San Ramón 11°12′33.3″S 75°29′09.6″W / 11.209250°S 75.486000°W / -11.209250; -75.486000 (Yanango Bridge)	Junín	^[30]
31	Perené Bridge	102 m (335 ft)	102 m (335 ft)	Suspension Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons	Road bridge Perené River	2018	Pichanaki 10°59′47.2″S 74°45′30.7″W / 10.996444°S 74.758528°W / -10.996444; -74.758528 (Perené Bridge)	Junín	^[42] ^[43]
32	Army Bridge	105 m (344 ft)	105 m (344 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge Twin bridges	Road bridge Avenida Alfonso Ugarte Rímac River	2010	Lima 12°02′19.6″S 77°02′36.5″W / 12.038778°S 77.043472°W / -12.038778; -77.043472 (Ejército Bridge)	Department of Lima	^[44]
33	Chacanto Bridge	100 m (330 ft)	108 m (354 ft)	Arch Concrete through arch	Road PE-8B Marañón River	2020	Utco District–Balsas District 6°50′58.9″S 78°01′46.3″W / 6.849694°S 78.029528°W / -6.849694; -78.029528 (Chacanto Bridge)	Lima Amazonas	^[45]

Notes and references

Notes

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

"Infraestructura Peruana". Infraestructuraperuana.blogspot.com (in Spanish).

Others references

External links

"SIMA Ficha Técnica - Metal mecánica" [SIMA Technical Sheet - Metal mechanics] (PDF). Sima.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
Centenario de la Inauguración de la Estación de Desamparados (1912–2012) [Centenary of the Inauguration of the Desamparados Station (1912–2012)] (PDF) (in Spanish). {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
"Design of five Network Arch Bridges in Cuzco, Perú, 2020". Cfcsl.com - Carlos Fernández Casado S.L. Engineering.
"Brücken in der Peru" [Bridges in Peru]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Peru". bridgemeister.com.
Sakowski, Eric. "Category: Bridges in Peru". Highestbridges.com.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[S 1]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[I 1]

[11]

[S 2]

[12]

[I 2]

[13]

[S 3]

[I 3]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[S 4]

[I 4]

[I 5]

[18]

[S 5]

[I 6]

[S 6]

[I 7]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[S 7]

[I 8]

[22]

[23]

[S 8]

[I 9]

[I 10]

[24]

[25]

[I 11]

[I 12]

[26]

[27]

[S 9]

[I 13]

[28]

[I 14]

[S 10]

[29]

[30]

[S 11]

[I 15]

[I 16]

[I 17]

[31]

[32]

[I 18]

[33]

[I 19]

[34]

[35]

[I 20]

[36]

[37]

[I 21]

[I 22]

[38]

[I 23]

[39]

[I 24]

[40]

[41]

[S 12]

[I 25]

[I 26]

[42]

[43]

[44]

[45]

Search

List of bridges in Peru

Contents

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Major road and railway bridges

See also

Notes and references

Further reading

External links