List of bridges in Peru

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This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Peru, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

More information Name, Distinction ...
Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Department Ref.
1Inca BridgeOld secret entrance to Machu Picchu
World Heritage Site
Beam bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Aguas Calientes
13°09′50.7″S 72°32′56.7″W
Cuzco[1]
[2]
2QueshuachacaLast remaining Inca rope bridge45 m (148 ft)Simple suspension
Grass ropes
Footbridge
Apurímac River
Quehue District
14°22′52.8″S 71°29′02.5″W
Cuzco[3]
[4]
[5]
3Uchumayo BridgeDevil’s BridgeMasonry
1 semi-circular arch

Chili river
1604Uchumayo District
16°25′36.1″S 71°40′29.7″W
Arequipa[6]
4Puente de PiedraHistoric Centre of Lima
World Heritage Site
115 m (377 ft)Masonry
4 semi-circular arches (6 originally)
Road bridge
Rímac River
1610Lima
12°02′35.8″S 77°01′47.0″W
Department of Lima[S 1]
[7]
[8]
5Francisco Bolognesi Bridge [es]Masonry
5 semi-circular arches
Road bridge
Chili river
1608Arequipa
16°23′51.5″S 71°32′30.5″W
Arequipa[9]
6Pachachaca Bridge [es]36 m (118 ft)Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
Road bridge
Pachachaca River
1654Abancay
13°39′47.5″S 72°56′14.8″W
Apurímac[10]
7Bolívar Bridge [es]484 m (1,588 ft)Trestle bridge
Puddled iron, Fink truss
Road bridge
Former Ferrocarril del Sur
Chili river
1871Arequipa
16°24′37.7″S 71°32′52.2″W
Arequipa[I 1]
[11]
8First Verrugas Bridge
collapsed in 1889
Height : 77 m (253 ft)175 m (574 ft)Trestle bridge
Wrought iron, Fink truss
Lima–La Oroya railway
Verrugas Canyon
1873San Bartolome DistrictSantiago de Surco
11°53′21.5″S 76°29′13.8″W
Department of Lima[S 2]
[12]
9El Infiernillo Bridge63 m (207 ft)Truss
Steel
Lima–La Oroya railway
1908San Mateo District
11°44′21.7″S 76°16′52.6″W
Department of Lima[I 2]
[13]
10Chaupichaca Bridge123 m (404 ft)Truss
Steel
Lima–La Oroya railway
1909San Mateo District
11°47′12.4″S 76°19′02.6″W
Department of Lima[13]
11Verrugas BridgeHeight : 80 m (260 ft)218 m (715 ft)Truss
Steel
Lima–La Oroya railway
Verrugas Canyon
1937San Bartolome DistrictSantiago de Surco
11°53′20.8″S 76°29′13.9″W
Department of Lima[S 3]
[I 3]
[13]
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Major road and railway bridges

The modular suspension bridges have a great success in Peru, the type of bridge developed by the Austrian company Waagner-Biro has the advantage of being simple and quick to implement. These bridges can be made by locals or unskilled workers, the components are fixed and assembled on site, so no welding is required.[14] The company was in charge of building the longest suspension bridge in the country, the Continental Bridge (also known as the President Guillermo Billinghurst Bridge), the elements of which were delivered in 1981, but for political reasons the project did not resume until 2004 and the inauguration took place in 2011. This bridge is part of the Interoceanic Highway which provides a link between Brazil and Peru.[15][16]

The company SIMA (Shipyard Marine Industrial Services) specialized in shipbuilding, has an important activity in the construction of bridges in Peru, it has produced nearly 300 metal bridges across the country (2013).[17]

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

More information Name, Span ...
Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Department Ref.
1Continental Bridge [es]320 m (1,050 ft)723 m (2,372 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons, concrete piers
104+320+104
Road PE-30C
Interoceánica Sur
Madre de Dios River
2011Puerto Maldonado
12°35′26.3″S 69°10′25.4″W
Madre de Dios[S 4]
[I 4]
2Nanay Bridge [es]241 m (791 ft)1,941 m (6,368 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
91+241+91
Road PE-5N I
Nanay River
2021Iquitos
3°41′43.2″S 73°15′17.4″W
Loreto[I 5]
[18]
3Punta Arenas Bridge220 m (720 ft)271 m (889 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road PE-5N
Huallaga River
1975Campanilla District
7°31′45.4″S 76°40′17.4″W
San Martín[S 5]
[I 6]
4Tocache Bridge220 m (720 ft)220 m (720 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road PE-5N
Huallaga River
1975Tocache
8°11′12.6″S 76°30′26.4″W
San Martín[S 6]
[I 7]
5Picota Bridge220 m (720 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Huallaga River
1984Picota
6°55′34.5″S 76°19′44.0″W
San Martín[19]
6Huallaga Bridge
under construction
220 m (720 ft)408 m (1,339 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
87+220+87
Road bridge
Huallaga River
2023Saint Lucia
8°20′44.5″S 76°22′59.0″W
San Martín[20]
[21]
7New Aguaytía Bridge200 m (660 ft)576 m (1,890 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road PE-5N
Aguaytía River
2000Aguaytía
9°02′14.2″S 75°30′18.0″W
Ucayali[S 7]
[I 8]
[22]
[23]
8Bellavista Bridge190 m (620 ft)320 m (1,050 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
Road bridge
Huallaga River
2010Bellavista
7°04′09.1″S 76°34′53.8″W
San Martín[S 8]
[I 9]
9Palcazú Bridge180 m (590 ft)260 m (850 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road PE-5N
Palcazu River
Ciudad Constitución
9°51′02.6″S 75°00′57.9″W
Pasco[I 10]
10Pachitea Bridge180 m (590 ft)356 m (1,168 ft)Extradosed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons and cable-stays
88+180+88
Road PE-5NH
Pachitea River
2016Puerto Inca
9°23′15.9″S 74°58′03.7″W
Huánuco[24]
[25]
11Inambari Bridge160 m (520 ft)173 m (568 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Road PE-30C
Interoceánica Sur
Inambari River
1966Puerto Leguía
13°11′07.9″S 70°23′03.2″W
Puno
Madre de Dios
[I 11]
12Comuneros Bridge160 m (520 ft)524 m (1,719 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
70+160+70
Road bridge
Mantaro River
2019Huancayo
12°05′31.9″S 75°13′56.1″W
Junín[I 12]
[26]
13Chamorro Bridge160 m (520 ft)160 m (520 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Matagente River
2022El Carmen DistrictChincha Baja District
13°30′09.8″S 76°06′41.6″W
Ica[27]
14Chilina Bridge [es]157 m (515 ft)562 m (1,844 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
100+157+142+102
Road bridge
Quilca River
2014Arequipa
16°22′54.4″S 71°32′04.7″W
Arequipa[S 9]
[I 13]
[28]
15Santa Martha Bridge150 m (490 ft)150 m (490 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road PE-5N
Huayllabamba River
1983Lopuna
7°16′05.8″S 76°44′14.1″W
San Martín[I 14]
16Yanango Bridge (1998)
collapsed in 2005
150 m (490 ft)150 m (490 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel girder deck, 1 steel pylon
Road PE-22B
Yanango River
1998San Ramón
11°12′30.8″S 75°29′12.1″W
Junín[S 10]
[29]
[30]
17Bolognesi Bridge [es]150 m (490 ft)150 m (490 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Avenida Bolognesi
Piura River
2002Piura
5°12′03.0″S 80°37′31.6″W
Piura[S 11]
[I 15]
18Pizana Bridge150 m (490 ft)150 m (490 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road PE-5N
Huallaga River
Pizana
8°00′31.2″S 76°38′58.6″W
San Martín[I 16]
19Antonio Raimondi Bridge150 m (490 ft)150 m (490 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road PE-12B
Marañón River
2018Quiches DistrictTaurija District
8°20′31.4″S 77°27′30.5″W
Ancash
La Libertad
[I 17]
[31]
[32]
20Santa María de Nieva Bridge150 m (490 ft)242 m (794 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Nieva River
Santa María de Nieva
4°36′15.7″S 77°52′05.4″W
Amazonas[I 18]
[33]
21Maranura Bridge145 m (476 ft)202 m (663 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road PE-28B
Urubamba River
2021Maranura District
12°57′50.7″S 72°39′59.3″W
Cuzco[I 19]
[34]
[35]
22Puerto Ocopa Bridge140 m (460 ft)163 m (535 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Road PE-5S
Perené River
2016Puerto Ocopa
11°08′01.3″S 74°18′56.9″W
Junín[I 20]
[36]
[37]
23Otorongo Bridge130 m (430 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road PE-34B
Inambari River
Puerto Leguía
13°11′39.0″S 70°23′09.2″W
Puno
Madre de Dios
[I 21]
24Ubiriki Bridge125 m (410 ft)125 m (410 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Perené River
2014Bajo Aldea
10°51′46.9″S 74°59′17.8″W
Junín[I 22]
25Calemar Bridge120 m (390 ft)120 m (390 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road PE-10B
Marañón River
2018Calemar
7°31′19.4″S 77°43′44.6″W
La Libertad[38]
26Chinchipe Bridge120 m (390 ft)120 m (390 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Chinchipe River
2019San José de Lourdes District
5°06′38.9″S 78°56′27.2″W
Cajamarca[I 23]
[39]
27Paranapura Bridge110 m (360 ft)110 m (360 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Paranapura River
2013Yurimaguas
5°52′16.5″S 76°07′55.5″W
Loreto[I 24]
[40]
[41]
28Brazil–Peru Integration Bridge110 m (360 ft)240 m (790 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
65+110+65
Road PE-30C
Acre River
2005IñapariAssis Brasil
10°56′29.1″S 69°34′37.4″W
Madre de Dios
 Brazil
[S 12]
[I 25]
29Cunyac Bridge108 m (354 ft)108 m (354 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road PE-3S
Apurímac River
1987Curahuasi DistrictMollepata District
13°33′45.6″S 72°34′30.6″W
Apurímac
Cuzco
[I 26]
30Yanango Bridge107 m (351 ft)107 m (351 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road PE-22B
Yanango River
San Ramón
11°12′33.3″S 75°29′09.6″W
Junín[30]
31Perené Bridge102 m (335 ft)102 m (335 ft)Suspension
Steel truss girder deck, steel pylons
Road bridge
Perené River
2018Pichanaki
10°59′47.2″S 74°45′30.7″W
Junín[42]
[43]
32Army Bridge105 m (344 ft)105 m (344 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Twin bridges
2010Lima
12°02′19.6″S 77°02′36.5″W
Department of Lima[44]
33Chacanto Bridge100 m (330 ft)108 m (354 ft)Arch
Concrete through arch
Road PE-8B
Marañón River
2020Utco DistrictBalsas District
6°50′58.9″S 78°01′46.3″W
Lima
Amazonas
[45]
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