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bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

'' in Spanish language, may refer to:

People

Puente (surname) Adrian Puente is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning "bridge". It is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: *Anahí Puente (born 1983), Mexican actress and singer * Audrey Puente (born 1970), American meteorolo ...

Places

La Puente, California La Puente (Spanish for "The Bridge") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. History The original inhabitants of the ...

, USA * Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile *

Puente de Ixtla Puente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 66,435 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. The town gets ...

, city in Mexico *

Puente Genil Puente Genil () is a Jonian city in the province of Jonia, autonomous community of Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonom ...

, village in the Spanish province of Córdoba *

Puente La Reina Puente la Reina (Spanish meaning literally the "bridge of the Queen"; eu, Gares) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. ...

, town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain * Puente Nacional, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico *

Puente Piedra District The Peruvian district of Puente Piedra is one of the 43 districts in the Lima Province. History The district was founded on February 14, 1927 by Law Nº 5675. Geography It has an area of 71.18 square kilometers and a population of more than 2 ...

, district in Peru * Puente, Camuy, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Puentes de García Rodríguez, municipality in Ferrolterra, in northwestern Spain * West Puente Valley, California, USA

Bridges and transport

* Puente Aranda (TransMilenio), mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia * Puente Centenario, major bridge crossing the Panama Canal * Puente Colgante, transporter bridge in Spain * Puente Colgante, a suspension bridge in Manila, Philippines * Puente de Boyacà, bridge in Colombia *

Puente La Amistad de Taiwán Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (English: "Taiwan Friendship Bridge") spans the Tempisque River, on National Route 18, in Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica. Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed o ...

, Taiwan-Costa Rica's Friendship Bridge, in Costa Rica *

Puente de la Mujer The Puente de la Mujer (Spanish for "Woman's Bridge") is a rotating footbridge for Dock 3 of the Puerto Madero commercial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, but som ...

, bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Puente del Alamillo The Alamillo Bridge ( es, Puente del Alamillo) is a structure in Seville, Andalucia (Spain), which spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII, allowing access to La Cartuja, a peninsula located between the canal and the Guadalquivir River. The bridge was ...

, bridge in Seville, Andalusia, Spain * Puente de las Américas, bridge in Panama *

Puente de la Unidad Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge designed by Óscar Bulnes that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuev ...

, bridge in Mexico *

Puente de Piedra Puente de Piedra (The Bridge of Stone), is a bridge in Lima, Peru in South America. It was built in 1608 by the architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means t ...

, bridge in Lima, Peru *

Puente de Vizcaya The Vizcaya Bridge (''Bizkaiko Zubia'' in Basque, ''Puente de Vizcaya'' in Spanish) is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas (part of Getxo) in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion ...

, bridge in Spain *

Puente Internacional Tancredo Neves The Tancredo Neves Bridge, better known as Fraternity Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte da Fraternidade, Spanish: Puente de la Fraternidad) connects the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu with the Argentine Puerto Iguazú, crossing over the Iguassu River. ...

, bridge in Brazil *

Puente Largo (TransMilenio) The simple station Puente Largo is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000. Location The station is located in northwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Suba with Transversal 44. It ...

, mass transit system in Colombia *

Puente Nuevo The ''Puente Nuevo'' (, "New Bridge") is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda, in southern Spain. Completed in 1793, the architect was José Martin de Aldeh ...

, bridge in southern Spain *

Puente Viejo ''Puente Viejo'' (, "Old Bridge") is the second oldest and second lowest of the three bridges that span the deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda in southern Spain. Despite its name ('Old bridge'), it is new ...

, bridge in southern Spain

Other uses

Puente del Inca Puente del Inca ( English "Bridge of the Inca"), is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Las Cuevas River, a tributary of the Mendoza River. It is located near the small village of , in Las Heras Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. ...

, natural arch that forms a bridge, located in Argentina *

Puente Hills The Puente Hills are a chain of hills, one of the lower Transverse Ranges, in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California, in the United States. The western end of the range is often referred to locally as the Whittier Hills. ...

, chain of hills in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA *

Puente Hills Mall Puente Hills Mall, located in City of Industry, California, United States, is a major regional shopping center A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, ...

, located in Industry, California, USA * Puente (holiday), the day between a holiday and the weekend * "Puente" (song), by Ricardo Arjona

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