Rafael Mendoza Bridge
2824 meter long bridge composed of two main sections, with twelve spans and eleven piers crossing the Daule River and twenty-seven spans and twenty-five piers crossing the Babahoyo River
Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date built: 1964
Date of test: March 2001
Purpose of Test: The purpose of this study was to determine key dynamic characteristics of the bridge, which is being upgraded to accommodate two lanes of traffic, and will also undergo a seismic retrofit.
