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bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

'' in Spanish language, may refer to:

People

Puente (surname) Puente is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning "bridge". It is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: * Anahí Puente (born 1983), Mexican actress and singer *Audrey Puente (born 1970), American meteorologist *Br ...

Places

La Puente, California La Puente ( Spanish for "The Bridge") is a city in east Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. History The original inhabitan ...

, USA *

Puente Alto Puente Alto (Spanish: "Tall Bridge") is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and is located in the south-east corner of the Greater Santiago conurbation. Puente Alto has ...

, city and commune of Chile *

Puente de Ixtla Puente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 66,435 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. The town get ...

, city in Mexico *

Puente Genil Puente Genil () is a Spanish city in the province of Córdoba, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated about 45 miles (70 km) from the provincial capital, Córdoba. It has a population of around 30,000 people. Etymology The name o ...

, village in the Spanish province of Córdoba *

Puente La Reina Puente la Reina ( Spanish meaning "the Queen's bridge"; ) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route ...

, town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain *

Puente Nacional, Veracruz Puente Nacional is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Puente Nacional is bordered by Actopan, the port of Veracruz, and La Antigua. It stands on the railway and on Federal Highways 140 and 125. History Nearby the town of Puen ...

, municipality in Mexico *

Puente Piedra District Puente Piedra is one of the 43 districts in Lima Province, Peru. It is located in the north of the city. History In the era of the Inca Empire, in the government of Topa Inca Yupanqui, after conquering the coastal town of the Chillón River ...

, district in Peru * Puente, Camuy, Puerto Rico, a barrio *

Puentes de García Rodríguez Puentes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adonis Puentes (born 1974), Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter *Adrián Puentes (born 1988), Cuban archer *Germán Puentes (born 1972), Spanish tennis player See also *Fuentes (surname ...

, municipality in Ferrolterra, in northwestern Spain *

West Puente Valley, California West Puente Valley () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA, northwest of La Puente. The population was 22,636 at the 2010 census, up from 22,589 at the 2000 census. The community is ...

, USA

Bridges and transport

* Puente Aranda (TransMilenio), mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia *

Puente Centenario Panama's Centennial Bridge () is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. Upon its opening in 2004, it became the sec ...

, major bridge crossing the Panama Canal * Puente Colgante, transporter bridge in Spain * Puente Colgante, a suspension bridge in Manila, Philippines *

Puente de Boyacà Puente, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Spanish language, may refer to: People * Puente (surname) Places *La Puente, California, USA *Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile *Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico *Puente Genil, village in the Spanish provi ...

, bridge in Colombia *

Puente La Amistad de Taiwán Puente La Amistad de Taiwán ( English: "Taiwan Friendship Bridge") spans the Tempisque River, on National Route 18, in Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica. Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed ...

, Taiwan-Costa Rica's Friendship Bridge, in Costa Rica *

Puente de la Mujer The Puente de la Mujer ( Spanish for "Woman's Bridge") is a rotating footbridge for Dock 3 of the Puerto Madero commercial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, bu ...

, bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Puente del Alamillo The Alamillo Bridge () is a structure in Seville, Andalucia (Spain), which spans the Canal de Alfonso XIII, allowing access to La Cartuja, a peninsula located between the canal and the Guadalquivir River. The bridge was constructed as part of in ...

, bridge in Seville, Andalusia, Spain *

Puente de las Américas The Bridge of the Americas (; originally known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) is a road bridge in Panama which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Designed by American civil engineering company Sverdrup & Parcel, it was completed ...

, bridge in Panama *

Puente de la Unidad Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge designed by Óscar Bulnes that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuevo ...

, bridge in Mexico *

Puente de Piedra The Bridge of Stone () is a 17th-century bridge in Lima, Peru, that connects the districts of Lima and Rímac, both part of the city's historic centre. Built by architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construc ...

, bridge in Lima, Peru *

Puente de Vizcaya The Vizcaya Bridge (''Bizkaiko Zubia'' in Basque, ''Puente de Vizcaya'' in Spanish) is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas (part of Getxo) in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nerv ...

, bridge in Spain *

Puente Internacional Tancredo Neves The Tancredo Neves Bridge, better known as Fraternity Bridge ( Portuguese: Ponte da Fraternidade, Spanish: Puente de la Fraternidad) connects the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu with the Argentine Puerto Iguazú, crossing over the Iguassu River ...

, bridge in Brazil *

Puente Largo (TransMilenio) The simple station Puente Largo is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000. Location The station is located in northwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Suba with Transversal 44. It s ...

, mass transit system in Colombia *

Puente Nuevo The ''Puente Nuevo'' (, "New Bridge") is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda, in southern Spain. Completed in 1793, the architect was José Martin de Al ...

, bridge in southern Spain *

Puente Viejo ''Puente Viejo'' (, "Old Bridge") is the second oldest and second lowest of the three bridges that span the deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda in southern Spain. Despite its name ('Old bridge'), it is ...

, bridge in southern Spain

Other uses

Puente del Inca Puente, a word meaning ''bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providin ...

, natural arch that forms a bridge, located in Argentina *

Puente Hills The Puente Hills are a chain of hills, one of the lower Transverse Ranges, in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, in the United States. The western end of the range is often referred to ...

, chain of hills in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA *

Puente Hills Mall Puente Hills Mall, located in City of Industry, California, United States, is a major regional shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County. It is most notable for serving as the filming site for the Twin Pines/Lone Pin ...

, located in Industry, California, USA * Puente (holiday), the day between a holiday and the weekend * "Puente" (song), by Ricardo Arjona *"Puente", a song on the album Bocanada by Gustavo Cerati