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Asunciσn Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala — Central America
 

Tamasulapa River Bridge

 
 
Tamasulapa River Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 11, 2015
1. Tamasulapa River Bridge Marker
Inscription.  
Rio Tamasulapa
1937
Erigido
Cooperativamente
por la
Republica de Guatemala
y los
Estados Unidos de America

English translation:
Tamasulapa River
1937
Erected cooperatively by the Republic of Guatemala and the United States of America

 
Erected 1937.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
 
Location. 14° 18.216′ N, 89° 43.048′ W. Marker is in Asunciσn Mita, Jutiapa. It is on Panamerican Highway, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asunciσn Mita, Jutiapa 22005, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amatal River Bridge (approx. 12.9 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  1946 Pan-American Highway to El Salvador - Guatemala.
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Excerpt from Thayer Soule's travelogue, "The Road to Panama", archived in the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution. The clip shows about 11 seconds worth of the bridge (1:05-1:16), and includes a shot of the marker. (Submitted on July 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
Tamasulapa River Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 11, 2015
2. Tamasulapa River Bridge Marker
The marker can be seen on the right (north) side of the bridge.
Tamasulapa River Bridge additional marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 11, 2015
3. Tamasulapa River Bridge additional marker
This additional marker indicates that the bridge was constructed during the administration of Guatemalan President Ubico.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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