Ojuela Bridge

Template:Short description The Ojuela Bridge or the Mapimi Bridge (Puente de Ojuela, Spanish name) is a suspension bridge located in Mapimí, in the Mexican state of Durango, at the site of the Ojuela Goldmine. The Ojuela Bridge was designed by Wilhelm Hildenbrand 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 Template:Convert, and the distance between the pylons is Template:Convert. 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

• The Ojuela Bridge in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
  The Ojuela Bridge in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
• The Ojuela Bridge
  The Ojuela Bridge
• The Ojuela Bridge
  The Ojuela Bridge
• The Ojuela Bridge Plaque
  The Ojuela Bridge Plaque
• The Ojuela Bridge Plaque
  The Ojuela Bridge Plaque
• Exterior seen from inside the mine
  Exterior seen from inside the mine
• People crossing the bridge
  People crossing the bridge

External links

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• Photographs of Ojuela Bridge ca. 1910

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