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Cuscatlán Bridge (1942)

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Cuscatlán Bridge (1942)

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The Cuscatlán Bridge (Puente Cuscatlán) was a suspension bridge that spanned the Lempa River in El Salvador. The connected the departments of San Vicente and Usulután. It opened in 1942 and it closed in 1984 when it was bombed and destroyed by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) during the Salvadoran Civil War.

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