Historical bridges

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Puente del Matadero, PanamaHistoric monument
ID 08-097-DCMHN		Masonry

Quebrada Santa Elena
1607Panama City
9°00′12.6″N 79°29′40.6″W / 9.003500°N 79.494611°W / 9.003500; -79.494611 (Puente del Matadero, Panama)		Panamá Province[1]
2Puente del Rey, PanamaHistoric monument
ID 08-098-DCMHN		Masonry
1 arch

Abajo River
1634Panama City
9°00′47.9″N 79°29′09.0″W / 9.013306°N 79.485833°W / 9.013306; -79.485833 (Puente del Rey, Panama)		Panamá Province[2]
3Portobello Colonial BridgeHistoric monument
ID 03-054-DCMH		Masonry
1 arch		17th centuryPortobeloColón Province[3]

Major bridges

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Atlantic Bridge530 m (1,740 ft)2,820 m (9,250 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
230+530+230

Panama Canal
Limon Bay
2019Colón
9°18′27.4″N 79°55′06.9″W / 9.307611°N 79.918583°W / 9.307611; -79.918583 (Atlantic Bridge)		Colón Province[S 1]
2Fourth Panama Canal Bridge
project		510 m (1,670 ft)2,100 m (6,900 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete pylons
Line 3 (Panama Metro)
Panama Canal
Balboa, Panama City
8°56′49.4″N 79°34′10.3″W / 8.947056°N 79.569528°W / 8.947056; -79.569528 (Fourth Panama Canal Bridge)		Panamá
Panamá Oeste		[4]
3Centennial Bridge420 m (1,380 ft)1,052 m (3,451 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
200+420+200
Pan-American Highway
Panama Canal
2004Paraíso - Burunga
9°18′27.4″N 79°55′06.9″W / 9.307611°N 79.918583°W / 9.307611; -79.918583 (Centennial Bridge)		Panamá
Panamá Oeste		[S 2]
4Bridge of the Americas344 m (1,129 ft)1,655 m (5,430 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Carretera Panama-Arraijan
Panama Canal
1962Balboa, Panama City
8°56′35.6″N 79°33′53.1″W / 8.943222°N 79.564750°W / 8.943222; -79.564750 (Bridge of the Americas)		Panamá
Panamá Oeste		[S 3]
5Rio Chiriquí Suspension Bridge 122 m (400 ft)200 m (660 ft)Suspension
Steel pylons

Chiriquí River
1937DavidChiriquí Province[S 4]
6Corredor Sur Viaduct2,700 m (8,900 ft)Beam
Prestressed concrete
Pan-American Highway
Corredor Sur
Gulf of Panama
(Pacific Ocean)
Panama City
8°59′57.6″N 79°29′21.7″W / 8.999333°N 79.489361°W / 8.999333; -79.489361 (Corredor Sur Viaduct)		Panamá Province[S 5]
7Viaducto Marino2,400 m (7,900 ft)Beam
Prestressed concrete
Cinta Costera
Gulf of Panama
(Pacific Ocean)
1998Panama City
8°56′58.0″N 79°31′39.0″W / 8.949444°N 79.527500°W / 8.949444; -79.527500 (Viaducto Marino)		Panamá Province[S 6]
8Bayano BridgeCantilever
Steel
Pan-American Highway
Bayano Lake
Babita de Perro
9°10′15.5″N 78°47′45.0″W / 9.170972°N 78.795833°W / 9.170972; -78.795833 (Bayano Bridge)		Panamá Province

References

  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  • Others references
  1. ↑ "Puente del Matadero". patronatopanamaviejo.org (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "Puente del Rey". patronatopanamaviejo.org (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Monumentos Históricos de Portobelo y sus fortificaciones - Puentes Coloniales". panamatour.it (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ "Chinese consortium to begin work on fourth bridge across Panama Canal". worldconstructionnetwork.com. December 2018.

See also

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