Puente Los Carros, Pedestrian bridge in Santiago, Chile.

Puente Los Carros is a riveted wrought-iron footbridge over the Mapocho River at the southern edge of Recoleta, facing 21 de Mayo street. It links the Vega Central and Tirso de Molina market halls with the Mercado Central. Its continuous lattice girder rests on the canal walls without intermediate piers, and four riveted plates at the entrances recall its builders.

The current metal bridge was built in 1889 by the Chilean firm Lever, Murphy & Co. to replace a wooden tram bridge. It was assembled from English iron profiles riveted on site and known during construction as Puente Veintiuno de Mayo. It became pedestrian-only in the 20th century and was declared a national monument in 1997.

The bridge connects two major market districts and serves as a central hub where merchants and shoppers naturally move between them throughout the day. It reflects how the city's commerce has depended on these pedestrian routes for generations.

The bridge is gated at night for security and to keep it from becoming a shelter for vagrants; the gates open early in the morning and close two hours before midnight. Plan crossings between the Vega Central and the Mercado Central within that window. It faces Calle 21 de Mayo at the southern edge of Recoleta.

Four plaques riveted to the pillars at both entrances commemorate the builders. The iron profiles were cut and drilled at Lever, Murphy & Co.'s workshops in Caleta Abarca, Viña del Mar, then shipped by train to the Mapocho and riveted in place on scaffolding in the riverbed during 1889.