Cuscatlán Bridge (1942)
Cuscatlán Bridge Puente Cuscatlán | |
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President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez at the inauguration of the Cuscatlán Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 13°37′02″N 88°33′54″W / 13.61722°N 88.56500°W |
| Carried | Pan-American Highway |
| Crossed | Lempa River |
| Locale | |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Volcanic ash, stone |
| Total length | 1,350 feet (410 m) |
| Longest span | 820 feet (250 m) |
| History | |
| Inaugurated | 6 June 1942 |
| Collapsed | 1 January 1984 |
| Replaced by | Cuscatlán Bridge |
| Location | |
The Cuscatlán Bridge (Spanish: Puente Cuscatlán) was a suspension bridge that spanned the Lempa River in El Salvador. The connected the departments of San Vicente and Usulután. It opened in 1942 and it closed in 1984 when it was bombed and destroyed by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) during the Salvadoran Civil War.