| Baluarte River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
| Mouth Location: | Pacific Ocean |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Durango, Sinaloa |
| Mouth Elevation: | Sea level |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 22.8408°N -106.0325°W |
The Baluarte River, (Rio del Baluarte) is a river of Mexico in the states of Durango and Sinaloa, traversing 142 km, part of which forms the border between these two states.
The river drains to the Pacific Ocean with a basin of .[1] The portion of the river, near Concordia in Sinaloa, is spanned by the Durango–Mazatlán highway via the Baluarte Bridge - the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world.