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

Historical and architectural interest bridges

		Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Department	Ref.
	1	Méndez Bridge		208 m (682 ft)	Suspension Wooden deck, masonry towers	Pilcomayo River	19th century	Sucre–Betanzos 19°21′19.3″S 65°10′38.7″W / 19.355361°S 65.177417°W / -19.355361; -65.177417 (Méndez Bridge)	Chuquisaca Department Potosí Department
	2	Horacio Guzmán International Bridge	Argentina–Bolivia border	31 m (102 ft)		La Quiaca River	1960	Villazón–La Quiaca 22°05′47.5″S 65°35′46.4″W / 22.096528°S 65.596222°W / -22.096528; -65.596222 (Horacio Guzmán International Bridge)	Potosí Department  Argentina
	3	Wilson Pinheiro Binational Bridge	Bolivia–Brazil border		Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, 1 concrete pylon 77+42	Road bridge Acre River	2004	Cobija–Brasiléia 11°00′58.0″S 68°45′05.5″W / 11.016111°S 68.751528°W / -11.016111; -68.751528 (Wilson Pinheiro Binational Bridge)	Pando Department  Brazil

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with the greater spans (non-exhaustive list).

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Department	Ref.
	1	Fisculco Bridge	140 m (460 ft)	322 m (1,056 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Route 6	2018	Sucre–Ravelo 18°55′00.5″S 65°25′29.4″W / 18.916806°S 65.424833°W / -18.916806; -65.424833 (Fisculco Bridge)	Potosí Department
	2	Santa Rosa Bridge	130 m (430 ft)		Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons	Route 38 Río Grande (Bolivia)	1994	Pucará 18°43′19.3″S 64°18′58.9″W / 18.722028°S 64.316361°W / -18.722028; -64.316361 (Santa Rosa Bridge)	Chuquisaca Department Santa Cruz Department
	3	The Triplets bridges Kantutani Bridge	113 m (371 ft)	233 m (764 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 53+113+67	Road bridge Avenida Kantutani	2010	La Paz 16°31′00.0″S 68°07′12.3″W / 16.516667°S 68.120083°W / -16.516667; -68.120083 (Kantutani Bridge)	La Paz Department
	4	Bridge of the Americas	110 m (360 ft)		Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons	Road bridge Avenida del Poeta	1993	La Paz 16°30′27.5″S 68°07′22.8″W / 16.507639°S 68.123000°W / -16.507639; -68.123000 (Bridge of the Americas (Bolivia))	La Paz Department
	5	The Triplets bridges Orkojahuira Bridge	103 m (338 ft)	219 m (719 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 50+103+65	Road bridge Avenida René Zavaleta	2010	La Paz 16°30′54.2″S 68°06′56.3″W / 16.515056°S 68.115639°W / -16.515056; -68.115639 (Orkojahuira Bridge)	La Paz Department
	6	The Triplets bridges Choqueyapu Bridge	92 m (302 ft)	191 m (627 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 52+95+46	Road bridge Choqueyapu River Avenida del Libertador	2010	La Paz 16°30′58.0″S 68°07′02.9″W / 16.516111°S 68.117472°W / -16.516111; -68.117472 (Choqueyapu Bridge)	La Paz Department
	7	Alto Beni River Bridge		616 m (2,021 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Route 3 Rio La Paz		Sapecho 15°33′31.2″S 67°22′29.0″W / 15.558667°S 67.374722°W / -15.558667; -67.374722 (Alto Beni River Bridge)	La Paz Department

See also

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• Transport in Bolivia
• List of National Roads in Bolivia
• Rail transport in Bolivia
• Geography of Bolivia
• List of rivers of Bolivia

Notes and references

• Notes

1. Also called Puente Arce, Puente colgante Antonio José de Sucre or Puente Sucre
2. Highest bridge in Bolivia (123 m (404 ft) high deck).

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

1. "Wilson Pinheiro Bridge".
2. "Puente Santa Rosa".
3. "Kantutani Bridge".
4. "Puente de las Americas".
5. "Orkojahuira Bridge".
6. "Choqueyapu Bridge".
7. "Alto Beni River Bridge".

• Others references

1. "Puente Sucre, ¿destino turístico?" [Sucre Bridge, tourist destination?]. Correodelsur.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
2. "Esperan que restauración del dañado puente patrimonial Sucre finalice este mes" [They hope that restoration of the damaged Sucre heritage bridge will end this month]. Opinion.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
3. ^ "Construcción de puente en Chuquisaca rompe records en Bolivia" [Construction of bridge in Chuquisaca breaks records in Bolivia]. La-epoca.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
4. ^ Bárbara, Miguel João da Silva (October 2011). Estudo de pontes com pré-esforço extradorsal [Study of bridges with extradorsal prestressed] (PDF). Fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Thesis) (in Portuguese). pp. 34, 39, 52, 53, 193.
5. ^ "Trillizos, "The Triplets" Extradosed Road Bridges". Pedelta.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

External links

• "Brücken in der Bolivien" [Bridges in Bolivia]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
• Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Bolivia". bridgemeister.com.

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