Cuscatlán Bridge (1942)

The Cuscatlán Bridge (Spanish: Puente Cuscatlán) was a suspension bridge which spanned across the Lempa River in El Salvador. The bridge connected the departments of San Vicente and Usulután from its opening on 6 June 1942 until it was destroyed in a bombing by militants of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front on 1 January 1984 during the Salvadoran Civil War.[1][2] The bridge used to be a part of the Pan-American Highway and was one of the major infrastructure projects ordered by President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.[1] After the bridge was destroyed, it was rebuilt in 1998 at the cost of 9 million dollars and it remains standing today.[3]

Cuscatlán Bridge Puente Cuscatlán
President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez at the inauguration of the bridge.
Coordinates	13°36′38″N 88°34′02″W
Crosses	Lempa River
Characteristics
Material	Cemented ash, stone
Total length	820 feet (250 m)
History
Opened	6 June 1942
Inaugurated	6 June 1942
Collapsed	1 January 1984
Closed	1 January 1984
Replaced by	Cuscatlán Bridge
Location