Cuscatlán Bridge (1942)

Cuscatlán Bridge

Puente Cuscatlán
President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez at the inauguration of the bridge.
Coordinates13°36′38″N 88°34′02″W / 13.61056°N 88.56722°W / 13.61056; -88.56722
CrossedLempa River
Characteristics
MaterialCemented ash, stone
Total length820 feet (250 m)
History
Opened6 June 1942
Inaugurated6 June 1942
Collapsed1 January 1984
Closed1 January 1984
Replaced byCuscatlán Bridge
Location
Map

The Cuscatlán Bridge (Spanish: Puente Cuscatlán) was a suspension bridge which spanned across the Lempa River in El Salvador. The bridge connected the departments of San Vicente and Usulután from its opening on 6 June 1942 until it was destroyed in a bombing by militants of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front on 1 January 1984 during the Salvadoran Civil War.[1][2] The bridge used to be a part of the Pan-American Highway and was one of the major infrastructure projects ordered by President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.[1] After the bridge was destroyed, it was rebuilt in 1998 at the cost of 9 million dollars and it remains standing today.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Cuscatlan Bridge in El Salvador". Nature. 152 (3857): 381–382. 2 October 1943. Bibcode:1943Natur.152S.381.. doi:10.1038/152381c0. S2CID 4073974.
  2. ^ "El Puente Cuscatlán fue derribado un día como hoy en 1984". El Salvador.com. 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Puente Cuscatlán de nuevo en pie". 28 May 1998.


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