Puente de Occidente

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Puente de Occidente is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge in Antioquia, Colombia, renowned as an engineering landmark that spans the Cauca River near Santa Fe de Antioquia.

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Label Occurrences
Puente de Occidente canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ
approximateLength about 291 meters ⓘ
approximateMainSpan about 220 meters ⓘ
architecturalStyle industrial-era engineering ⓘ
constructionMethod riveted steel elements ⓘ
constructionStart 1887 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
crosses Cauca River ⓘ
deckType single-lane roadway ⓘ
designedBy José María Villa ⓘ
engineeringLandmark yes ⓘ
era late 19th century ⓘ
function carries road traffic ⓘ
hasComponent suspension cables ⓘ
towers ⓘ
wooden deck ⓘ
hasViewOf Andean landscape ⓘ
Cauca River ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monumento Nacional de Colombia ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1978 ⓘ
heritageStatus national monument of Colombia ⓘ
locatedIn Antioquia Department ⓘ
Western Antioquia ⓘ
locatedNear Santa Fe de Antioquia ⓘ
locatedOn Cauca River valley ⓘ
linked to: Cauca River Valley
maintenanceAuthority Antioquia Department government ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
wood ⓘ
nearbyCity Medellín ⓘ
notableFor 19th-century engineering ⓘ
historic suspension design ⓘ
openingDate 1895 ⓘ
regionServed Olaya ⓘ
Santa Fe de Antioquia ⓘ
safetyFeature sidewalks for pedestrians ⓘ
significance symbol of Antioquia’s coffee-era development ⓘ
spansBetween Olaya bank of Cauca River ⓘ
Santa Fe de Antioquia bank of Cauca River ⓘ
status in use ⓘ
structureType suspension ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
transportNetworkRole connects western Antioquia with central Antioquia ⓘ
usedFor pedestrian traffic ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santa Fe de Antioquia → crossedBy → Puente de Occidente ⓘ
Santa Fe de Antioquia → nearbyLandmark → Puente de Occidente ⓘ