Puente Centenario, Cultural heritage bridge in Huancayo Province, Peru.
Puente Centenario carries Calle Real, Huancayo's main street, over the Shullcas River, linking the Huancayo district to the south with El Tambo to the north. On its El Tambo bank stands one of only two pedestrian footbridges in the city. The structure is in a state of deterioration.
The bridge carries Calle Real, Huancayo's main street, across the Shullcas River between the districts of Huancayo and El Tambo. On 12 March 2004 the Instituto Nacional de Cultura issued Resolución Directoral Nacional N° 202-INC, published on 11 April 2004, declaring the structure a Monumento Histórico Nacional. The bridge is now in a deteriorated state.
Locals call the bridge "Bajada del Tambo" when heading down toward the Shullcas and "Subida del Tambo" when climbing back up, names tied to the slope between Huancayo and El Tambo. On the El Tambo bank stands one of only two pedestrian footbridges in the whole city, so crossing on foot has its own marked route.
The bridge carries Calle Real over the Shullcas, linking Huancayo district to the south with El Tambo to the north. Its only pedestrian footbridge stands on the El Tambo bank. The structure is in a deteriorated state, so cross with care and watch for uneven surfaces.
The bridge carries one of only two pedestrian footbridges in the whole city, on the El Tambo bank. The structure is in a state of deterioration. It was declared a National Historic Monument by the Instituto Nacional de Cultura through Resolución Directoral Nacional N° 202-INC of 12 March 2004, published on 11 April 2004.
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