List of bridges in Panama

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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Panamá Province

References
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. "Atlantic Bridge".
  2. "Puente Centenario".
  3. "Bridge of the Americas".
  4. "Rio Chiriquí Suspension Bridge".
  5. "Corredor Sur Viaduct".
  6. "Viaducto Marino".
  • 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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