Jardin Rancho Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
Project # 101

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Location: San Bentio, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Bridge Sponsor: Rotary Club of White Sands, New Mexico; Rio Rancho Rotary Club, New Mexico; Ruidoso Rotary Club, New Mexico; Tularosa Rotary Club, New Mexico; Rotary Club of Alamagordo, New Mexico; Boulder Valley Rotary Club, Colorado; Roswell Rotary Club, New Mexico; Roswell-Pecos Valley Rotary Club, New Mexico; Roswell-Sunrise Rotary Club, New Mexico; Rotary Club of La Paz Sur, Bolivia
Bridge Designers & Construction Coordination:
Partners: B2P Chapter - Colorado School of Mines
Trainees - Volunteers:

Community Name: Jardin Rancho
River Name: Rumi Rumi
Bridge Name: Jardin Rancho
Bridge Span: 35 meters
Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspended
Population Served by Bridge: 3000+ people
Expected Traffic: 400+ people per day

Bridge Story: The school, health center, and market are on the left side of the river in Rumi Rumi. All 600 families from Jardin Rancho need to cross here for the market and health center, as well as 80 kids. During the rainy season from November/December till March, the water arrives suddenly and with force, so the people can’t cross. On market day in Punata all the communities from the mountain range come down with their products and Animals, thousands of people. For a lot of them this is the main crossing and when the river is high they need to go 5 KM farther to cross on the main road and then 5KM back.

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Project # 101 - Jardin Rancho Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge

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