Suspension Bridges of Bhutan

This is a list of all 20 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Bhutan. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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(footbridge)

Kamganka, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Bridgemeister ID:4361 (added 2020-04-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kamganka, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Coordinates:27.285240 N 90.001476 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Paro, Bhutan - Paro Chu
Bridgemeister ID:4378 (added 2020-04-12)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Paro, Bhutan
Crossing:Paro Chu
Coordinates:27.384565 N 89.437706 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Paro, Bhutan - Paro Chu
Bridgemeister ID:4884 (added 2020-07-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Paro, Bhutan
Crossing:Paro Chu
Coordinates:27.450781 N 89.366296 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Punakha, Bhutan
Bridgemeister ID:4366 (added 2020-04-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Punakha, Bhutan
Coordinates:27.631990 N 89.815987 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Not the famous huge simple suspension bridge in Punakha.

(footbridge)

Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan - Darranga Nadi
Bridgemeister ID:7421 (added 2022-12-09)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan
Crossing:Darranga Nadi
At or Near Feature:Samdrup Jongkhar Primary School
Coordinates:26.803383 N 91.501170 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, c. August 2015
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 42 meters (137.8 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • 2015, August: Deck wrecked by flood.

(footbridge)

Sigyel, Bhutan - Thimphu Chu
Bridgemeister ID:6480 (added 2021-08-14)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Sigyel, Bhutan
Crossing:Thimphu Chu
Coordinates:27.404672 N 89.609766 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan - Puna Tsang Chu
Bridgemeister ID:4365 (added 2020-04-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Crossing:Puna Tsang Chu
Coordinates:27.456866 N 89.906665 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(pipeline bridge)

Thimphu Chu, Bhutan - Thimphu Chu
Bridgemeister ID:4379 (added 2020-04-12)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Thimphu Chu, Bhutan
Crossing:Thimphu Chu
Coordinates:27.452146 N 89.653199 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Alla, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Bridgemeister ID:4362 (added 2020-04-11)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Alla, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Coordinates:27.329870 N 89.933070 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 114 meters (374 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Alla, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Bridgemeister ID:4363 (added 2020-04-11)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Alla, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Coordinates:27.359617 N 89.912982 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 104 meters (341.2 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Alla, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Bridgemeister ID:4364 (added 2020-04-11)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Alla, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Coordinates:27.403315 N 89.903955 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 105 meters (344.5 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Autsho, Bhutan - Kuri Chhu River
Bridgemeister ID:4375 (added 2020-04-12)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Autsho, Bhutan
Crossing:Kuri Chhu River
Coordinates:27.437221 N 91.173022 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Lamti, Trongsa, Bhutan - Mangde Chhu
Bridgemeister ID:4883 (added 2020-07-18)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Lamti, Trongsa, Bhutan
Crossing:Mangde Chhu
Coordinates:27.219810 N 90.619018 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)

(suspension bridge)

Mongar, Bhutan - Manas River
Bridgemeister ID:4376 (added 2020-04-12)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Mongar, Bhutan
Crossing:Manas River
Coordinates:26.992311 N 91.202226 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 128 meters (419.9 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Naspe vicinity, Bumthang, Bhutan - Bumthang Chhu River
Bridgemeister ID:6524 (added 2021-08-28)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Naspe vicinity, Bumthang, Bhutan
Crossing:Bumthang Chhu River
Coordinates:27.669504 N 90.743533 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Rollong, Bhutan - Dangme Chu
Bridgemeister ID:6489 (added 2021-08-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Rollong, Bhutan
Crossing:Dangme Chu
Coordinates:27.286150 N 91.459066 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)

Notes:

  • Completed at some point in 2018-2020 time frame.

(suspension bridge)

Tang Valley, Bhutan - Tang Chhu
Bridgemeister ID:5565 (added 2020-12-19)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Tang Valley, Bhutan
Crossing:Tang Chhu
Coordinates:27.602955 N 90.884775 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

(suspension bridge)

Thimphu vicinity, Bhutan - Thimphu Chu
Bridgemeister ID:6492 (added 2021-08-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Thimphu vicinity, Bhutan
Crossing:Thimphu Chu
Coordinates:27.558675 N 89.649594 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Span:1

Samste

Samste, Bhutan
Bridgemeister ID:4377 (added 2020-04-12)
Name:Samste
Location:Samste, Bhutan
Coordinates:26.926933 N 89.042624 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:1 x 124.5 meters (408.5 feet) estimated,
1 x 115.5 meters (378.9 feet) estimated

Tachog Llahkang

Tachog Llahkang, Bhutan - Paro Chu
Bridgemeister ID:4023 (added 2020-03-28)
Name:Tachog Llahkang
Location:Tachog Llahkang, Bhutan
Crossing:Paro Chu
Coordinates:27.329496 N 89.504805 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Two suspension bridges at this location. This entry represents the modern level-decked bridge. The older ("old") bridge here is a drooping simple suspension bridge.

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