Puente de Occidente, Suspension bridge in Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia.
The Puente de Occidente spans 291 meters across the Cauca River, supported by four pyramidal towers with steel cables anchored to brick structures.
Engineer Jose Maria Villa, who participated in building the Brooklyn Bridge, completed this suspension bridge construction between 1887 and 1895 for 171,300 pesos.
The bridge development resulted from Colombia's coffee trade expansion, which required new transportation infrastructure to connect agricultural regions with export routes.
Visitors can reach the bridge from Medellin by taking a one-hour bus to Santa Fe de Antioquia, then using local transportation for the final segment.
This structure held the position of South America's longest suspension bridge and ranked third globally at the time of its construction.
Location: Olaya
Location: Santa Fe de Antioquia
Length: 291 m
Longest Span: 287 m
GPS coordinates: 6.57781,-75.79830
Latest update: May 10, 2025 18:12
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