Pumarejo bridge — Attraction in Barranquilla

Good looking bridge! Fun fact - when it opened it had no lights at night because people from nearby poorer neighborhoods stole the electric cables. Also, the small bridge next to it should be brought down in order to allow for big boat river traffic to reach the interior of the country. But the small bridge remains, meaning most goods must make it to the main cities by truck, and a small amount by rail from Santa Marta. There must be some political vested interests to not bring down the small bridge and slash transportation costs immediately. Welcome...

My friend Juan drove me and my daughter Maryam over this bridge today and I was so amazed with its span and beauty! I saw the Golden Gate Bridge last summer and this bridge...

El puente Alberto Pumarejo es una obra de infraestructura civil pública colombiana sobre el río Magdalena a 20 km de su desembocadura en el mar Caribe, a la altura de Barranquilla y el municipio de Sitionuevo, en el departamento de Magdalena. Inaugurado en 2019, conecta a Barranquilla con la isla de Salamanca y con el resto del país vía hacia la ciudad de Ciénaga. Su nombre es homenaje al dirigente barranquillero Alberto Pumarejo, quien impulsó la construcción del puente que funcionó entre...