The Cayey Bridge, also known as Puente de Cayey, is an iron lateral lattice girder bridge in Puerto Rico that was built in 1891. It brings Puerto Rico Highway 15 over the Guamaní River. Despite its name, its actually closer to the city of Guayama and not Cayey.
Cayey Bridge | |
 Bridge in 2017 | |
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| Nearest city | Guayama, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°0′9″N 66°6′55″W / 18.00250°N 66.11528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Built by | Nicrisse & Decluve |
| Architectural style | iron lateral lattice girder |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000845[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1995 |
It is an extremely rare example of such a bridge in the United States or its territories. Puerto Rico has the only bridges in the United States or its territories built with this technology.[2]
The bridge was fabricated by the Belgian firm Nicrisse & Decluve. The girder bridge has two independent spans.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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Cayey Bridge
See also edit
- Arenas Bridge, another Nicaise et Delcuve bridge in Puerto Rico.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Luis Pumarada O'Neill (July 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cayey Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 8, 2016. with four photos from 1989 and 1993
External links edit
Media related to Puente de Cayey at Wikimedia Commons
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