Suspension Bridges Crossing Rio Grande
This is a list of all 12 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Rio Grande. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1867: (suspension bridge)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 5559 (added 2020-12-18) |
| Year Completed: | 1867 |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
- Likely completed 1867.
External Links:
1920: Colgante
Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 3366 (added 2019-12-21) |
| Year Completed: | 1920 |
| Name: | Colgante |
| Location: | Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Coordinates: | 53.835799 S 67.792507 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Derelict, since December 13, 2010 (last checked: 2014) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- 2010, December 13: Wrecked by wind.
External Links:
- Hoy se cumplen 11 años de la caída del histórico puente colgante - Río Grande | Minuto Fueguino - Noticias de Tierra del Fuego AIAS. Detailed history of the bridge with many photos.
1924: Otowi
Otowi, New Mexico, USA - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 143 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1924 |
| Name: | Otowi |
| Location: | Otowi, New Mexico, USA |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Coordinates: | 35.874725 N 106.141861 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | James A. French |
| References: | GBD |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Extant (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 53 meters (174 feet) |
| Deck width: | 10 feet |
Notes:
- Bypassed, 1948.
External Links:
1926: Hidalgo-Reynosa International
Hidalgo, Texas, USA and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico - Rio Grande
| 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) |
Notes:
- Damaged by flood, 1933. Rebuilt, 1934. Cables failed, 1939. Rebuilt.
1928: (suspension bridge)
Rio Rico, Mexico and Mercedes, Texas, USA - Rio Grande
1928: Roma-Miguel Alemán International
Roma, Texas, USA and Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Mexico - Rio Grande
| 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 |
Notes:
- Closed. Scheduled to be restored as pedestrian crossing.
External Links:
1928: Zapata
Zapata, Texas, USA and Ciudad Guerrero, Mexico - Rio Grande
| 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 |
Notes:
- Inundated during creation of Falcon Reservoir.
(footbridge)
El Paso, Texas, USA - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1562 (added 2004-11-27) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Narrow long footbridge circa early 1900s.
External Links:
- Swing Bridge over Rio Grande River, El Paso, Texas, 1912. Northern Arizona University, Cline Library, Colorado Plateau Digital Collections
(suspension bridge)
San Francisco del Valle and La Laguna, Honduras - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7496 (added 2022-12-30) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | San Francisco del Valle and La Laguna, Honduras |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Coordinates: | 14.443082 N 88.948194 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2020) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 44.8 meters (147 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- Built at some point in the 2001-2011 time frame.
External Links:
- Facebook. Several images of repairs to the bridge. Posted June 29, 2020.
- Facebook - Puente Hamaca, San Francisco del Valle. News report video regarding flood damage to the bridge. Posted June 4, 2020.
(suspension bridge)
Timaukel, Tierra del Fuego, Chile - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6918 (added 2022-01-21) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Timaukel, Tierra del Fuego, Chile |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Coordinates: | 53.892564 S 68.881894 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Extant (last checked: 2017) |
| Main Span: | 1 x 51 meters (167.3 feet) estimated |
(suspension bridge)
Turbo, Apartadó, Antioquia, Colombia - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7396 (added 2022-11-25) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Turbo, Apartadó, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| Coordinates: | 7.945077 N 76.598858 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | In use |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
External Links:
- Wikiloc | Mynd af Puente Aguas Frías. Image of the bridge.
- Wikiloc | Picture of Puente hacía Aguas Frías. Image of the bridge.
Glenwoody
Pilar, New Mexico, USA - Rio Grande
| Bridgemeister ID: | 300 (added before 2003) |
| Name: | Glenwoody |
| Location: | Pilar, New Mexico, USA |
| Crossing: | Rio Grande |
| At or Near Feature: | Rio Grande Gorge State Park vicinity |
| Coordinates: | 36.2467 N 105.825 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2003) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 50.3 meters (165 feet) |
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