Suspension Bridges of Panama
This is a list of all 46 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Panama . Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 1425 (added 2004-07-18)Year Completed: 1917 Name: Rio Chiriquí Location: Panama Crossing: Rio Chiriquí Principals: A. S. Zinn References: AAJ , PTS2 Use: Vehicular Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 125 meters (410 feet) Deck width: 7.7 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 7981 (added 2023-12-02)Year Completed: 1927 Name: San Pablo Location: Soná, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio San Pablo Coordinates: 8.000111 N 81.296694 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Dismantled Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 451 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1937 Name: Rio Chiriquí Location: David, Panama Crossing: Rio Chiriquí Principals: Conde B. McCullough References: AAJ , CBM Use: Vehicular Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) Deck width: 20 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 4187 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2014 Name: Ciricito Location: Ciricito, Capira District, Panama Coordinates: 8.785356 N 80.084469 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 32 meters (105 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4188 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2014 Name: La Conga Location: La Florida, Panama Coordinates: 8.847319 N 79.996544 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 40 meters (131.2 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2942 (added 2019-09-29)Year Completed: 2015 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: San Lorenzo, Panama Crossing: Rio Fonseca Coordinates: 8.312387 N 82.102036 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 4184 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2015 Name: Los Cañones Location: Loma el Nispero, Capira District, Panama Coordinates: 8.932058 N 80.065136 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 50 meters (164 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4179 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2016 Name: Chiguirí Arriba Location: Chiguirí Arriba, Penonomé District, Coclé, Panama Coordinates: 8.678111 N 80.195306 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity, COWI, Traylor Bros. Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2016) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 68 meters (223.1 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4178 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2016 Name: Dos Aguas Location: Los Aguas, Capira District, Panama Coordinates: 8.957097 N 80.098831 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity, Manhattan Construction Company Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2016) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 37.3 meters (122.4 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4125 (added 2020-04-06)Year Completed: 2016 Name: Lura Location: Tucué, Penonomé District, Panama Coordinates: 8.757278 N 80.360053 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2016) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 51 meters (167.3 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4168 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2017 Name: Bajo Cobre Location: Viguí vicinity, Cañazas District, Panama Crossing: Rio Cobre Coordinates: 8.356306 N 81.481472 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 63 meters (206.7 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4162 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2017 Name: Guabal Saliente Location: Cañazas, Cañazas District, Panama Crossing: Rio Corita Coordinates: 8.309083 N 81.163333 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 55 meters (180.4 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4164 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2017 Name: Río Grande Location: Pinzón, Soná District, Panama Coordinates: 7.714056 N 81.334556 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 47 meters (154.2 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4163 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2017 Name: Seguidules Location: Corozal, Panama Coordinates: 8.078 N 81.390694 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 41 meters (134.5 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4150 (added 2020-04-06)Year Completed: 2018 Name: Banacito Location: Penonomé District, Coclé, Panama Coordinates: 8.809012 N 80.338959 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 106 meters (347.8 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4156 (added 2020-04-07)Year Completed: 2018 Name: Caloveborita Location: Rio Luis, Santa Fe District, Panama Crossing: Rio Caloveborita Coordinates: 8.670431 N 81.184365 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 65 meters (213.3 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4153 (added 2020-04-06)Year Completed: 2018 Name: El Macho Location: El María, Panama Crossing: Rio Tuancle Coordinates: 8.003004 N 81.438333 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30 meters (98.4 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4151 (added 2020-04-06)Year Completed: 2018 Name: El Paredón Location: Los Valles, Cañazas District, Panama Coordinates: 8.448444 N 81.198556 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 35 meters (114.8 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 4154 (added 2020-04-06)Year Completed: 2018 Name: Los Cruces - Palmarito Location: Aguacatal, San Francisco District, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.292049 N 81.102752 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Principals: Bridges to Prosperity, Louis Berger, American Bridge Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2018) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 88 meters (288.7 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 7950 (added 2023-11-18)Name: (footbridge) Location: Calabacito, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.258306 N 81.082306 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 104 meters (341.2 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 3220 (added 2019-11-11)Name: (footbridge) Location: Caldera vicinity, Chiriqui, Panama Crossing: Rio Chiriqui Nuevo At or Near Feature: Caldera Hot Springs Coordinates: 8.667561 N 82.349550 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2004) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8284 (added 2024-02-08)Name: (footbridge) Location: Kuerima, Hato Pilón and Susama, Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama Crossing: Rio San Felix Coordinates: 8.345500 N 81.831861 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Extant (last checked: 2024) Main Span: 1
As of January 2024, a large bridge appears to be under construction immediately adjacent to the suspension bridge. There is also a simple suspension bridge near this location, about 60 meters west, on perpendicular alignment.
Bridgemeister ID: 7761 (added 2023-07-23)Name: (footbridge) Location: Los Naranjos, Panama Crossing: Caldera River At or Near Feature: The Lost Waterfalls (Las Tres Cascadas) Coordinates: 8.842539 N 82.481016 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 8064 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (footbridge) Location: San Fransisco, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.378889 N 81.063806 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 85 meters (278.9 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8065 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (footbridge) Location: San Fransisco, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.378833 N 81.063750 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Extant (last checked: 2023) Main Span: 1 x 74 meters (242.8 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7951 (added 2023-11-18)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Calabacito and Boca de Corita, Panama Crossing: Rio Corita Coordinates: 8.261615 N 81.103289 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2023) Main Span: 1 x 43 meters (141.1 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 3221 (added 2019-11-11)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Caldera vicinity, Chiriqui, Panama Crossing: Rio Chiriqui Nuevo Coordinates: 8.659299 N 82.348728 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 8838 (added 2024-09-28)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Calobre, Panama Crossing: Rio San Juan Coordinates: 8.322917 N 80.850722 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 37 meters (121.4 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8067 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: El Ciruelar Arriba, San José, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.359389 N 81.086722 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Span: 1 x 85 meters (278.9 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7949 (added 2023-11-18)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: El Cortezo and Baja Viejo, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.239605 N 81.034309 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2023) Main Span: 1 x 85 meters (278.9 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8066 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: La Bodega, Remance, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.335500 N 81.099528 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Span: 1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet) estimated
Adjacent road bridge built at some point in the 2019-2021 time frame.
Bridgemeister ID: 7243 (added 2022-07-16)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: San José, San Francisco, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Chico Coordinates: 8.493070 N 80.779337 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2016) Main Span: 1 x 49 meters (160.8 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8071 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Santa Fé and El Inglés, El Cuay, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.421944 N 81.052639 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Span: 1 x 84 meters (275.6 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8069 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.514750 N 81.067389 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2016) Main Span: 1 x 79 meters (259.2 feet) estimated
Appears to be an adjacent older derelict suspension bridge at this location, but unclear what kind of suspension bridge it is (or was).
Bridgemeister ID: 8073 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.500250 N 81.068611 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2016) Main Span: 1 x 67 meters (219.8 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8075 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.543778 N 81.051222 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2016) Main Span: 1 x 76 meters (249.3 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7898 (added 2023-10-15)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Soná vicinity, Panama Crossing: Rio Tribique Coordinates: 7.985643 N 81.366600 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Only towers remain, since 2023 (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 39 meters (128 feet) estimated
2023: Deck removed. Recently bypassed by a concrete girder bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 7948 (added 2023-11-18)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Tierra Hueca and El Higo, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.193691 N 80.863959 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2023) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 94 meters (308.4 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 8072 (added 2023-12-24)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Vueltas Largas, El Cuay, Santa Fé, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Santa Maria Coordinates: 8.448528 N 81.065056 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2022) Main Span: 1 x 77 meters (252.6 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7982 (added 2023-12-02)Name: Rio Cobre Location: Los Bajos del Cobre, Soná District, Veraguas, Panama Crossing: Rio Cobre Coordinates: 8.047694 N 81.322722 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Removed, c. 2008-2013 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 114 meters (374 feet) estimated
Moved from 1927 San Pablo - Soná, Veraguas, Panama . The bridge had been dismantled, likely in the late 1900s and reassembled across the Rio Cobre where it survived until some point in the 2008-2013 timeframe.
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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