The Puente de Occidente (Bridge of the West), so named because it is located in western Antioquia, Colombia, is a suspension bridge that connects the municipalities of Olaya and Santa Fe de Antioquia, east and west of the Cauca River, respectively.

Construction started in 1887, under the direction of engineer José María Villa, after authorization by Marcelino Vélez, governor of Antioquia.

[2] The Puente de Occidente was initially open only to pedestrian traffic; later, vehicles were allowed.

While today there are other, much longer suspension bridges in South America, originally the Puente de Occidente was the longest of its kind in the continent.

The structural system of the Puente de Occidente is similar to the suspension/cable-stayed hybrid used in the Brooklyn Bridge.