Bridges to Prosperity Llapallapani Suspension Pedestrian Bridge, Llapallapani, Bolivia

Abstract

<p>This paper discusses the conceptualization, design and locally-appropriate construction, and development of the Llapallapani Pedestrian Bridge. At 128-meters, the suspension footbridge is located in the Andes Mountains, in the central Bolivian municipality of Llapallapani. The bridge was completed in 2015 and provides safe access for children up and down the valley to go to school without having to wade through the Anquioma River, which flows very high during the snow melt runoff season. It also provides safe, year-round access for residents to transport produce and other goods across the river, to and from markets in nearby communities.</p>