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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Puente de Occidente canonical 2

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