Editing Inca rope bridge (section)

{{Short description|Traditional Peruvian suspension bridge}}
{{Infobox bridge type
| type_name        = Inca rope bridges
| image            = IRBSideViewClip.jpg
| image_title      = The annually reconstructed [[Queshuachaca]] ("rope bridge") in the [[Quehue District]] is the last of its kind.
| sibling_names    = None
| descendent_names = [[Simple suspension bridge]]
| ancestor_names   = [[Rope bridge]]
| carries          = [[Pedestrian]]s, [[livestock]]
| span_range       = Short
| material         = Grass or other [[fiber rope]], appropriate decking material
| movable          = No
| design           = Advanced for its time
| falsework        = No
}}
'''Inca rope bridges''' are [[simple suspension bridge]]s over  canyons, gorges and rivers (''[[pongo (geography)|pongo]]s'') constructed by the [[Inca Empire]].  The bridges were an integral part of the [[Inca road system]] and exemplify [[Incan engineers|Inca innovation in engineering]]. Bridges of this type were useful since the Inca people did not use wheeled transport – traffic was limited to pedestrians and livestock – and they were frequently used by ''[[chasqui]]'' runners delivering messages throughout the Inca Empire.