The Ojuela Bridge or the Mapimi Bridge (Puente de Ojuela, Spanish name) is a
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
located in
Mapimí, in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Durango
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
, at the site of the
Ojuela Goldmine. The Ojuela Bridge was designed by Wilhelm Hildenbrand
[McCullough, David "Brave Companions - Portraits in History", p.122] and built by the firm of
John A. Roebling's Sons Company from New York. Completed in 1898, the bridge was restored as a tourist attraction in 1991. It has a main span of , and the distance between the pylons is . Currently, this bridge is only used for pedestrians.
Two plaques were posted on the bridge to commemorate 100 years since its construction. The Ojuela Bridge Plaque reads:
Gallery
Image:Recuerdo_del_Puente_de_Ojuela_-_Gold_Mine_-_1892_-_near_Torreon,_Mexico_005-800X600.jpg, The Ojuela Bridge in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Image:Recuerdo_del_Puente_de_Ojuela_-_Gold_Mine_-_1892_-_near_Torreon,_Mexico_008-800X600.jpg, The Ojuela Bridge
Image:Recuerdo_del_Puente_de_Ojuela_-_Gold_Mine_-_1892_-_near_Torreon,_Mexico_009-800X600.jpg, The Ojuela Bridge
Image:Recuerdo_del_Puente_de_Ojuela_-_Gold_Mine_-_1892_-_near_Torreon,_Mexico_006-800X600.jpg, The Ojuela Bridge Plaque
Image:Recuerdo_del_Puente_de_Ojuela_-_Gold_Mine_-_1892_-_near_Torreon,_Mexico_007-800X600.jpg, The Ojuela Bridge Plaque
Image:Ojuela 20.jpg, Exterior seen from inside the mine
Image:Ojuela 47.jpg, People crossing the bridge
References
External links
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Photographs of Ojuela Bridge ca. 1910
Suspension bridges in Mexico
Bridges completed in 1898
Buildings and structures in Durango
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