Bridge Name: | Verrugas Bridge |
Locale: | Peru |
Carries: | The Callao, Lima & Oroya Railway |
Crosses: | Verrugas Canyon |
Begin: | 1934 |
Complete: | 1936 |
Open: | 1936 |
Builder: | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
The Verugas Bridge is a bridge in Peru. It has a height of 253 feet and is 574 feet in length.[1]
The first bridge - a wrought iron viaduct - was designed by Leffert L. Buck and completed in January 1873.[2] In March 1889, after a heavy flood, the first bridge collapsed and a second bridge - a cantilever design - also designed by Leffert L. Buck was completed in January 1891.[2] The second bridge was destroyed by another flood in January 1934 and a third bridge was completed by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company two years later.[3] [4]