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Published on
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Regular
traffic resumed Monday for all types of
vehicles and pedestrians 24/7 on the
Tárcoles River Bridge,
widely known as the “Crocodile-Watching
Bridge,” along Route 34 in Puntarenas
Province following urgent structural
repairs, the Ministry of Public Works and
Transportation (MOPT) announced.
Crocodile
Bridge is a well-known tourist attraction
where visitors gather to watch dozens of
crocodiles sunbathing along the riverbanks
below. The bridge has become a regional
landmark and a key driver of
crocodile-watching tours in the area.
Work on the bridge began in August 2025 after officials warned that the structure posed a serious safety risk and could fail during a major earthquake if repairs were not completed promptly. Engineers determined that immediate reinforcement was necessary to prevent permanent damage.
The
$6.7 million rehabilitation project was
financed through a loan from the Central
American Bank for Economic Integration
(CABEI).
The
Crocodile Bridge improvement is part of a
broader national infrastructure initiative
currently underway in Costa Rica. Authorities
are also working
on the reconstruction of a
section of Route 1, part of the
Inter-American Highway, near the canton
of Cambronero in Alajuela Province.
The work in that area became necessary after a portable prefabricated truss bridge, commonly known as a Bailey bridge, was damaged when a container transport truck struck the structure.
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