Suspension Bridges of Mexico
This is a list of all 37 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Mexico . Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 2492 (added 2008-12-23)Year Completed: 1894 Name: Arcediano Location: Guadalajara vicinity, Mexico Crossing: Grande de Santiago River At or Near Feature: Barranca de Portillo Coordinates: 20.741396 N 103.294783 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 71 meters (232.9 feet) estimated
2005: Dismantled and reassembled 700 meters downstream from original location to make way for construction of the Arcediano dam. Coordinates provided here are for the newer location.
Bridgemeister ID: 1043 (added 2003-12-06)Year Completed: 1900 Name: Ojuela Also Known As: Mapimi, Mampimi, Miampimi Location: Mapimí, Torreon vicinity, Durango, Mexico Coordinates: 25.791768 N 103.790706 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Santiago Minguín, William Hildenbrand?, Henry G. Tyrell References: AAJ , HBE , PTS2 Use: Vehicular Status: Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 271.5 meters (890.7 feet) estimated
Misspelled on every long span bridge list I've ever seen, this long narrow footbridge is located at Mapimí, Mexico. AAJ notes this bridge as having a 10-foot wide roadway and having been built by William Hildenbrand. The present-day bridge's deck measures only 1.8 meters and is restricted to foot traffic. In HBE, Tyrell takes credit for the design of the bridge and also notes the 10-foot roadway (though, HBE was probably a source for AAJ).
Bridgemeister ID: 3219 (added 2019-11-11)Year Completed: 1908 Name: Belisario Domínguez Also Known As: Porfirio Díaz Location: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Crossing: Rio Grijalva Coordinates: 16.742344 N 93.034593 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (two-lane) Status: Only towers remain (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
1955: Failed due to a truck colliding with part of the bridge. Adjacent replacement was already under construction. 2021: Towers are still present and one set of suspension cables is carrying a small pipeline. Unclear how long the bridge has been in this state.
Bridgemeister ID: 6930 (added 2022-01-22)Year Completed: 1922 Name: Cortazar Also Known As: Arquitecto Ernesto Brunel Location: Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico Crossing: Laja River Coordinates: 20.491846 N 100.962915 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
1922: During inauguration event, one end of the bridge dipped 1-2 feet, possibly due to the weight of the crowd. The bridge was repaired and entered into service. 2020-2021: Disassembled, rehabilitated, reassembled and reopened
Bridgemeister ID: 146 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1926 Name: Hidalgo-Reynosa International Location: Hidalgo, Texas , USA and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico Crossing: Rio Grande Coordinates: 26.095389 N 98.272000 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Austin Bridge Co. References: AAJ , AUB , HAERTX98 , PTS2 Use: Vehicular Status: Demolished, 1960's Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 137.2 meters (450 feet)
Damaged by flood, 1933. Rebuilt, 1934. Cables failed, 1939. Rebuilt.
Bridgemeister ID: 1077 (added 2003-12-27)Year Completed: 1928 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Rio Rico, Mexico and Mercedes, Texas , USA Crossing: Rio Grande References: HAERTX98 , PTS2 Status: Destroyed, 1941 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 79.2 meters (260 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 157 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1928 Name: Roma-Miguel Alemán International Also Known As: Roma-San Pedro International Location: Roma, Texas , USA and Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Mexico Crossing: Rio Grande Coordinates: 26.403821 N 99.018856 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: George Cole, Starr County Bridge Co., Compañía del Puente de San Pedro de Roma References: HAERTX98 , PTS2 Use: Vehicular Status: Closed, 1979 (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 192 meters (629.9 feet) Deck width: 6.9 meters
Closed. Scheduled to be restored as pedestrian crossing.
Bridgemeister ID: 1445 (added 2004-07-31)Year Completed: 1928 Name: Zapata Location: Zapata, Texas , USA and Ciudad Guerrero, Mexico Crossing: Rio Grande Coordinates: 26.878472 N 99.326563 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap References: HAERTX98 , PTS2 Use: Vehicular Status: Inundated, 1953 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 x 165 meters (541.3 feet) Side Spans: 2
Inundated during creation of Falcon Reservoir.
Bridgemeister ID: 7504 (added 2023-01-02)Year Completed: 1962 Name: El Remolino Location: El Remolino, Veracruz, Mexico Crossing: Rio Tecolutla Coordinates: 20.397481 N 97.239187 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular and Pipeline Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 x 172 meters (564.3 feet) estimated Side Spans: 2
Bridgemeister ID: 7085 (added 2022-05-29)Year Completed: 1980 Name: Cadereyta Location: Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Crossing: Rio Santa Catarina Coordinates: 25.596181 N 99.992324 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Destroyed, September, 1988 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 x 81.4 meters (267 feet) estimated Side Spans: 2
Destroyed during Hurricane Gilbert, September 1988.
Bridgemeister ID: 7366 (added 2022-11-04)Year Completed: 2022 Name: (footbridge) Location: Emiliano Zapata, Tamaulipas, Mexico Crossing: Guayalejo River Coordinates: 23.021991 N 98.888132 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 x 140 meters (459.3 feet) estimated Side Spans: 2
Bridgemeister ID: 7454 (added 2022-12-24)Year Completed: 2022 Name: (footbridge) Location: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Crossing: Rio Cuale Coordinates: 20.605843 N 105.235450 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 3356 (added 2019-12-15)Name: (footbridge) Location: Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico Coordinates: 27.026366 N 107.738538 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 7207 (added 2022-07-08)Name: (footbridge) Location: Cazones de Herrera, Veracruz, Mexico Crossing: Cazones River Coordinates: 20.706484 N 97.313810 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Closed, 2021 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Spans: 2
2021: Damaged by Hurricane Grace. Closed awaiting repairs or replacement.
Bridgemeister ID: 8844 (added 2024-09-29)Name: (footbridge) Location: Chacaltianguis, Veracruz, Mexico Crossing: Rio Papaloapan Coordinates: 18.310917 N 95.844194 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 149 meters (488.8 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7342 (added 2022-09-30)Name: (footbridge) Location: General Terán, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Crossing: Rio Pilón Coordinates: 25.254674 N 99.684713 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 2 Main Span: 1 Side Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8856 (added 2024-09-30)Name: (footbridge) Location: Jalcomulco, Veracruz, Mexico Crossing: Rio La Antiqua Coordinates: 19.330658 N 96.763536 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 71 meters (232.9 feet) estimated
2023: Deck and cables replaced in extensive renovation project.
Bridgemeister ID: 6953 (added 2022-02-13)Name: (footbridge) Location: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Crossing: Rio Cuale Coordinates: 20.605882 N 105.235449 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Destroyed, 2021 Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8790 (added 2024-09-02)Name: (footbridge) Location: San Felipe Tejalapam, Oaxaca, Mexico Coordinates: 17.108417 N 96.852833 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2013) Main Cables: Wire (iron) Main Span: 1 x 94 meters (308.4 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7784 (added 2023-08-18)Name: (footbridge) Location: Tolantongo, Hidalgo, Mexico Coordinates: 20.649343 N 99.006801 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7686 (added 2023-07-04)Name: (footbridge) Location: Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico Crossing: Rio Tula Coordinates: 20.060476 N 99.341784 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Derelict, since September 2021 (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
2021, September: Deck wrecked by flood.
Bridgemeister ID: 7572 (added 2023-04-16)Name: (footbridge) Location: Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas, Mexico Crossing: Guayalejo River Coordinates: 23.037937 N 98.846354 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 107 meters (351 feet) estimated Side Spans: 2
Completed at some point in late 2020 or 2021. May be some kind of industrial bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 1443 (added 2004-07-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Chiapa de Corzo vicinity, Chiapas, Mexico Crossing: Sumidero Canyon Coordinates: 16.742310 N 93.034537 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Extant (last checked: 2019, as pipeline bridge only) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
This bridge is adjacent to the large deck arch bridge that carries the Pan-American Highway across Sumidero Canyon. It appears to have originally been a vehicular suspension bridge, but now only has one cable carrying a small pipeline. No road or pedestrian deck remains.
Bridgemeister ID: 2742 (added 2019-06-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Crossing: Ameca River At or Near Feature: Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta Golf Course Coordinates: 20.682861 N 105.276049 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Golf cart Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Constructed mid-2010s. Heralded as "longest golf cart suspension bridge in the world."
Bridgemeister ID: 7733 (added 2023-07-07)Name: Carlos Castillo Peraza Location: Playa Vicente, Veracruz, Mexico Crossing: Rio Tesechoacan Coordinates: 17.833802 N 95.812130 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Spans: 3
Bridgemeister ID: 8791 (added 2024-09-02)Name: Cuajimoloyas Location: Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca, Mexico Coordinates: 17.114417 N 96.459056 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 135 meters (442.9 feet) estimated
Completed at some point in the 2016-2021 time frame.
Bridgemeister ID: 291 (added before 2003)Name: Huapoca Location: Madera vicinity, Chihuahua, Mexico Crossing: Sirupa River At or Near Feature: Huapoca Canyon Coordinates: 29.184149 N 108.326139 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Extant (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7610 (added 2023-05-19)Name: Jicaltepec Location: Jicaltepec, Veracruz, Mexico Crossing: Rio Filobobos Coordinates: 20.169449 N 96.850697 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 128 meters (419.9 feet) estimated
Built at some point in the 2010s.
Bridgemeister ID: 8788 (added 2024-09-02)Name: Plan Martín Chino Location: Plan Martín Chino and San José Mano Marqués, Oaxaca, Mexico Crossing: Rio Tesechoacan Coordinates: 17.789167 N 96.009528 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 125 meters (410.1 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8789 (added 2024-09-02)Name: Playa Limón Location: Playa Limón and San Agustín, Oaxaca, Mexico Crossing: Rio Tesechoacan Coordinates: 17.779306 N 96.038194 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8787 (added 2024-09-02)Name: Rancho Palmar Location: Rancho Palmar, Oaxaca, Mexico Crossing: Rio Tesechoacan Coordinates: 17.730861 N 96.107333 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 112 meters (367.5 feet) estimated Side Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8792 (added 2024-09-02)Name: San Jacinto Amilpas Location: San Jacinto Amilpas, Oaxaca, Mexico Crossing: Rio Atoyac Coordinates: 17.101972 N 96.760806 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2024) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7633 (added 2023-05-27)Name: Tolantongo Location: Tolantongo, Hidalgo, Mexico Coordinates: 20.644276 N 98.991543 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8821 (added 2024-09-28)Name: Tuxtepec-San Bartolo Location: San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec and San Bartolo, Oaxaca, Mexico Crossing: Rio Papaloapan Coordinates: 18.0922748 N 96.1109586 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 172 meters (564.3 feet) estimated
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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