Puente de los Suspiros, Wooden footbridge in Barranco, Peru

Puente de los Suspiros is a wooden footbridge in Barranco, Lima, linking Ayacucho Street with the path up to the Hermitage of Barranco. It spans a ravine 8.5 metres deep, beneath which passes the Bajada de los Baños. The deck is bordered by crisscrossing reddish-brown railings, and black vertical and diagonal beams support the span from below.

The bridge opened on 14 February 1876 under Mayor Francisco García Monterroso. Chilean troops destroyed it on 14 January 1881, after the Battle of Chorrillos, and it was rebuilt at 33 metres instead of the original 44. In 1960 Chabuca Granda dedicated her waltz "El puente de los suspiros" to it, and a monument to her stands beside the span.

The name comes from the bridge's reputation as a meeting point for lovers, whose sighs gave it the nickname "de los Suspiros". In 1960 the criolla composer Chabuca Granda dedicated her Peruvian waltz "El puente de los suspiros" to it, and the district later placed a monument to her beside the bridge.

The bridge links Ayacucho Street with the Paseo Chabuca Granda, the access to the Barranco hermitage, and the Bajada de los Baños path to the district's beaches passes 8.5 metres below it. The deck is 3 metres wide, so walkers give way when groups meet. A wall next to the bridge partially collapsed in June 2023, closing the area.

The bridge's name comes from its reputation as a meeting place for lovers, not from any legend about holding one's breath. In 1960 Chabuca Granda wrote the Peruvian waltz "El puente de los suspiros" for it, and a monument to the singer stands beside the span.