List of bridges in Chile
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Historical and architectural interest bridges
| Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Cal y Canto Bridge demolished in 1888 | Historic Monument (remains of the bridge) | 202 m (663 ft) | Masonry 9 semi-circular arches | Road bridge Mapocho River | 1782 | Santiago 33°25′57.7″S 70°39′05.8″W | Santiago Metropolitan Region | [1] [2] |
 | 2 | Conchi viaduct | Second highest railway viaduct in the world when inaugurated Height : 102 m (335 ft) Historic Monument | 244 m (801 ft) | Trestle bridge Steel | 1888 | Calama 22°01′55.5″S 68°37′15.5″W | Antofagasta Region | [S 1] [3] [4] [5] | |
.jpg) | 3 | Biobío Railway Bridge (Concepción) | 1,886 m (6,188 ft) | Truss Steel | Concepción-Curanilahue railway Biobío River | 1889 | Concepción–San Pedro de la Paz 36°49′40.0″S 73°04′40.5″W | Biobío Region | [6] | |
.jpg) | 4 | Malleco Viaduct | Height : 96 m (315 ft) Historic Monument | 347 m (1,138 ft) | Truss Steel 4x69 | Longitudinal Sur Malleco River | 1890 | Collipulli 37°57′46.8″S 72°26′18.6″W | Araucanía Region | [S 2] [7] [8] |
.jpg) | 5 | Maipo Bridge | Truss Steel | Railway bridge Maipo River | San Bernardo–Buin 33°41′24.3″S 70°43′21.6″W | Santiago Metropolitan Region | ||||
 | 6 | Pedro de Valdivia Bridge | Withstood the 1960 Valdivia earthquake (9.5 magnitude, the strongest ever recorded) | 239 m (784 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 49+69+49 | 1954 | Valdivia 39°48′41.4″S 73°14′56.5″W | Los Ríos Region | [9] [10] [11] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).
| Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chacao Channel bridge under construction | 1,155 m (3,789 ft) | 2,634 m (8,642 ft) | Suspension Steel box girder deck, 3 concrete pylons 284+1155+1055+43 | 2025 | Chacao (Chiloé Island)–Pargua 41°47′43.5″S 73°31′22.4″W | Los Lagos Region | [S 3] [12] [13] [14] | ||
 | 2 | Presidente Ibáñez Bridge | 210 m (690 ft) | 210 m (690 ft) | Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons | Chile Route 40 Aysén River | 1966 | Puerto Aysén 45°24′16.5″S 72°41′04.4″W | Aysén Region | [Note 1] [S 4] [15] [16] |
.jpg) | 3 | Yelcho Bridge | 150 m (490 ft) | 250 m (820 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete girder deck, concrete pylons 50+150+50 | 1989 | Chaitén 43°10′31.5″S 72°26′21.0″W | Los Lagos Region | [S 5] [17] | |
.jpg) | 4 | Treng Treng Kay Kay Bridge | 140 m (460 ft) | 240 m (790 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, 1 inclined concrete pylons 140+27+23 | Road bridge Cautín River | 2021 | Temuco–Padre Las Casas 38°44′59.2″S 72°35′22.3″W | Araucanía Region | [S 6] [18] |
 | 5 | President Eduardo Frei Montalva Bridge | 135 m (443 ft) | 155 m (509 ft) | Suspension Steel truss deck, concrete pylons | Chile Route S-40 Imperial River | 1949 | Carahue 38°43′07.0″S 73°10′30.9″W | Araucanía Region | [19] |
| 6 | Augusto Grosse Bridge | Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons | Villa O'Higgins 48°28′57.7″S 72°35′18.8″W | Aysén Region | ||||||
 | 7 | General Carrera Lake Bridge | Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons | 1989 | Puerto Guadal 46°50′42.7″S 72°48′10.0″W | Aysén Region | ||||
 | 8 | Sergio Sepúlveda Bridge | Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons | La Junta 43°57′41.3″S 72°23′48.2″W | Aysén Region |
See also
- Transport in Chile
- List of highways in Chile
- Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
- History of rail transport in Chile
- Geography of Chile
- List of rivers of Chile
- es:Anexo:Puentes sobre el río Mapocho en Santiago de Chile (in Spanish) - Bridges over the Mapocho river in Santiago de Chile
