| Cuscatlán Bridge | |
| Native Name: | Puente Cuscatlán |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Coordinates: | 13.6106°N -88.5672°W |
| Crosses: | Lempa River |
| Material: | Cemented ash, stone |
| Length: | 820feet |
| Open: | 6 June 1942 |
| Opening: | --> |
| Inaugurated: | 6 June 1942 |
| Collapsed: | 1 January 1984 |
| Closed: | 1 January 1984 |
| Replaced By: | Cuscatlán Bridge |
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. After the bridge was destroyed, it was rebuilt in 1998 at the cost of 9 million dollars and it remains standing today.[3]