List of bridges in Ecuador

This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Ecuador, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Aguarico River Bridge Designed by Toni Rüttimann 264 m (866 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Aguarico River
 El Dorado de Cascales
0°04′15.9″N 77°15′03.4″W / 0.071083°N 77.250944°W / 0.071083; -77.250944 (Aguarico River Bridge)		 Sucumbíos Province [S 1]
[1]
2 San Francisco Bridge (Baños) Bungee jumping spot Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete deck
V-shaped legs
Road bridge
Pastaza River
 Baños de Agua Santa
1°23′39.1″S 78°25′28.4″W / 1.394194°S 78.424556°W / -1.394194; -78.424556 (San Francisco Bridge (Baños))		 Tungurahua Province

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Río Napo Bridge 312 m (1,024 ft) 740 m (2,430 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
Ecuador Highway 45A
Napo River
 2012 Puerto Francisco de Orellana
0°28′22.9″S 76°58′44.7″W / 0.473028°S 76.979083°W / -0.473028; -76.979083 (Río Napo Bridge)		 Orellana Province [S 2]
[2]
[3]
2 Río Aguarico Bridge 270 m (890 ft) 440 m (1,440 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
85+270+85
Ecuador Highway 45A
Aguarico River
 2012 Nueva Loja
0°03′36.2″N 76°52′52.2″W / 0.060056°N 76.881167°W / 0.060056; -76.881167 (Río Aguarico Bridge)		 Sucumbíos Province [S 3]
[4]
[5]
3 Chiche Bridge (2014) 210 m (690 ft) 314 m (1,030 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
V-shaped legs
Twin bridges
70+174+70
Road bridge
Chiche River
 2014 Quito
0°12′39.4″S 78°22′09.4″W / 0.210944°S 78.369278°W / -0.210944; -78.369278 (Chiche Bridge (2014))		 Pichincha Province [Note 1]
[7]
[6]
4 Río Esmeraldas Bridge 200 m (660 ft) 200 m (660 ft) Suspension
Concrete pylons
Ecuador Highway 15
Esmeraldas River
 1978 Esmeraldas
0°53′41.8″N 79°38′14.6″W / 0.894944°N 79.637389°W / 0.894944; -79.637389 (Río Esmeraldas Bridge)		 Esmeraldas Province [S 4]
5 Río Pastaza Bridge 180 m (590 ft) 303 m (994 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons (steel upper part)
Ecuador Highway 45
Pastaza River
 2006 Chuwitayo
1°55′15.7″S 77°49′26.5″W / 1.921028°S 77.824028°W / -1.921028; -77.824028 (Río Pastaza Bridge)		 Pastaza Province
Morona-Santiago Province		 [8]
6 Guayllabamba Bridge 105 m (344 ft) 150 m (490 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
V-shaped legs
Twin bridges
Road bridge
Guayllabamba River
 2014 Quito
0°06′20.0″S 78°22′56.7″W / 0.105556°S 78.382417°W / -0.105556; -78.382417 (Guayllabamba Bridge)		 Pichincha Province [9]
7 Salsipuedes Bridge 104 m (341 ft) 186 m (610 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Ecuador Highway 487
Sal-si-puedes River
 1960 Pallatanga
2°03′23.0″S 78°59′05.3″W / 2.056389°S 78.984806°W / -2.056389; -78.984806 (Salsipuedes Bridge)		 Chimborazo Province [S 5]
[10]
8 Río Pastaza Bridge (Palora) Suspension
Concrete pylons
Road bridge
Pastaza River
 Palora
1°44′15.6″S 77°52′55.9″W / 1.737667°S 77.882194°W / -1.737667; -77.882194 (Río Pastaza Bridge (Palora))		 Morona-Santiago Province
Pastaza Province
9 Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo Bridge Suspension
Steel pylons
Ecuador Highway 48
Daule River
 1958 Daule, Guayas
1°52′51.3″S 80°00′06.0″W / 1.880917°S 80.001667°W / -1.880917; -80.001667 (Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo Bridge)		 Guayas Province
10 Río Daule Bridge (Balzar) Arch
Steel through arch
Road bridge
Avenida Francisco Olivares
Daule River
 Balzar
1°21′27.6″S 79°54′30.7″W / 1.357667°S 79.908528°W / -1.357667; -79.908528 (Río Gualo Bridge)		 Guayas Province
11 Río Coca Bridge Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Ecuador Highway 45A
Coca River
 San Sebastián del Coca
0°20′33.3″S 77°00′26.4″W / 0.342583°S 77.007333°W / -0.342583; -77.007333 (Río Coca Bridge)		 Orellana Province
12 Río Catarama Bridge Arch
Concrete through arch
Road bridge
Catarama River (Ecuador)
 2014 Babahoyo
1°47′37.5″S 79°31′52.0″W / 1.793750°S 79.531111°W / -1.793750; -79.531111 (Río Catarama Bridge)		 Los Ríos Province [11]
13 Río Gualo Bridge 200 m (660 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
V-shaped legs
Twin bridges
Road bridge
Avenida Simón Bolívar
Gualo River
 Quito
0°08′34.6″S 78°26′37.0″W / 0.142944°S 78.443611°W / -0.142944; -78.443611 (Río Gualo Bridge)		 Pichincha Province [12]

See also

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Notes and references

  • Notes
  1. ^ The Chiche Bridge is the highest bridge in Ecuador with a deck 137 m (449 ft) over the Chiche River.[6]
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. ^ "Rio Aguarico Suspension Bridge".
  2. ^ "Rio Napo Bridge".
  3. ^ "Río Aguarico Bridge".
  4. ^ "Río Esmeraldas Bridge".
  5. ^ "Salsipuedes Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ Brühwiler, Eugen (January 2000). "Bridges making a Difference; interview of Mr. Toni Ruttimann". Structural Engineering International. Vol. 10 – via Researchgate.net.
  2. ^ "Reconocimiento y verificatión del estado de los elementos del puente" [Recognition and verification of the state of the bridge elements] (PDF). Obraspublicas.gob.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Inaugurado puente más alto de Ecuador" [Inaugurated the highest bridge in Ecuador]. Construccionlatinoamericana.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Construcción del Puente Aguarico" [Construction of the Aguarico Bridge]. Puenteaguarico.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 1, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Puente sobre el río Aguarico integra a las poblaciones de la Amazonía" [Bridge over the Aguarico River integrates the populations of the Amazon]. Obraspublicas.gob.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Chiche Bridge". Highestbridges.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Calvo Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Arroyo Márquez, Joaquín; Fernández-Pacheco López-Amor, Alfonso; Romo, Fernando (June 2017). Puente sobre el río Chiche en Quito, Ecuador [Bridge over Chiche river in Quito, Ecuador] (PDF) (in Spanish). Coruña: VII Congreso de ACHE - Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Romo Proaño, Marcelo. "Transferencia tecnológica en grandes proyectos de ingeniería – el caso del puente atirantado sobre el río aguarico" [Technology transfer in large engineering projects – the case of the cable-stayed bridge over the Aguarico river]. Puenteaguarico.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Guayllabamba Bridge, Quito, Ecuador". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Prade, 1990, p.181
  11. ^ "Viaducto de Babahoyo fue aperturado" [Babahoyo Viaduct was opened]. Contenido.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Federación Ecuatoriana de Industrias del Metal, p.16

Further reading

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). "L'Équateur". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe [The Great Bridges of the World: Remarkable Bridges Outside Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 181. ISBN 2-902170-68-8. LCCN 92149877.