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.
1Aguarico River BridgeDesigned by Toni Rüttimann264 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]
2San Francisco Bridge (Baños)Bungee jumping spotBeam 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.
1Río Napo Bridge312 m (1,024 ft)740 m (2,430 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
Ecuador Highway 45A
Napo River
2012Puerto 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]
2Río Aguarico Bridge270 m (890 ft)440 m (1,440 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
85+270+85
Ecuador Highway 45A
Aguarico River
2012Nueva 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]
3Chiche 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
2014Quito
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]
4Río Esmeraldas Bridge200 m (660 ft)200 m (660 ft)Suspension
Concrete pylons
1978Esmeraldas
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]
5Río Pastaza Bridge180 m (590 ft)303 m (994 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons (steel upper part)
Ecuador Highway 45
Pastaza River
2006Chuwitayo
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]
6Guayllabamba Bridge105 m (344 ft)150 m (490 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
V-shaped legs
Twin bridges
2014Quito
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]
7Salsipuedes Bridge104 m (341 ft)186 m (610 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
Ecuador Highway 487
Sal-si-puedes River
1960Pallatanga
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]
8Río 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
9Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo BridgeSuspension
Steel pylons
Ecuador Highway 48
Daule River
1958Daule, 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
10Río 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
11Río Coca BridgeArch
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
12Río Catarama BridgeArch
Concrete through arch
2014Babahoyo
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]
13Río Gualo Bridge200 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

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.
  • 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. 1 2 "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.
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