Ricardo Palma Bridge (Spanish: Puente Ricardo Palma) is a reinforced concrete beam bridge that crosses the Rímac river, connecting Abancay Avenue with Jirón Hualgayoc and thus connecting the districts of Lima and Rímac, both part of the historic centre of Lima, the capital city of Peru.

[2] It was officially inaugurated on January 18, 1962—the 427th anniversary of the foundation of the city—by Héctor García Ribeyro, then Mayor of Lima (1956–62),[3] during an opening ceremony involving major figures of the city's municipal government and the general public.

Archbishop of Lima Juan Landázuri Ricketts blessed the bridge and the mayor of Rímac District thanked García Ribeyro, who later cut a red-white-red ribbon in front of a large crowd.

[7] During said protests, tear gas was deployed after the police perimeter in Abancay Avenue was breached, with the crowd using the bridge to leave the area.

The bridge is made up of two nine-metre lanes separated by a curb and is prepared to withstand a load of up to 36 tons on each traffic line.