List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Puerto Rico


This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Puerto Rico.[1]

Bridges edit

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Status Type[2] Built Documented Carries Crosses Location Municipality Coordinates
PR-29 Puente de los Frailes Extant Brick arch 1855 1977   PR-873 Frailes Creek Chalet de la Colina San Juan 18°21′07″N 66°05′29″W / 18.35194°N 66.09139°W / 18.35194; -66.09139 (Puente de los Frailes)
PR-33 Batey Columbia Railroad Bridge Demolished Warren truss 1935 1993 Central Columbia sugar mill railroad Maunabo River Calzada Maunabo 18°00′17″N 65°54′18″W / 18.00472°N 65.90500°W / 18.00472; -65.90500 (Batey Columbia Railroad Bridge)
PR-34 Puente Blanco Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete cast-in-place slab 1943 1997   PR-5 Canal de Malaria Las Palmas Cataño 18°25′49″N 66°08′13″W / 18.43028°N 66.13694°W / 18.43028; -66.13694 (Puente Blanco Bridge)
PR-35 Puente San Antonio Replaced Steel girder 1925 1998   PR-1 (Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue) Caño San Antonio Puerta de Tierra and Miramar San Juan 18°27′33″N 66°05′14″W / 18.45917°N 66.08722°W / 18.45917; -66.08722 (Puente San Antonio)
PR-36 Puente Guillermo Esteves Extant Steel girder 1927 1998   PR-25 (Juan Ponce de León Avenue) Caño San Antonio Puerta de Tierra and Miramar San Juan 18°27′34″N 66°05′11″W / 18.45944°N 66.08639°W / 18.45944; -66.08639 (Puente Guillermo Esteves)
PR-37 Puente Ferroviario San Antonio Extant Reinforced concrete closed spandrel arch 1932 1998 American Railroad Caño San Antonio Puerta de Tierra and Miramar San Juan 18°27′34″N 66°05′13″W / 18.45944°N 66.08694°W / 18.45944; -66.08694 (Puente Ferroviario San Antonio)
PR-38 Puente de la Marina Bypassed Reinforced concrete cast-in-place slab 1918 2000 Río Grande de Loíza Florida and Cerro Gordo San Lorenzo 18°11′23″N 65°57′31″W / 18.18972°N 65.95861°W / 18.18972; -65.95861 (Puente de la Marina)
PR-39 Puente del Caño Perdomo Replaced Steel girder 1927 2001   PR-2 Caño Perdomo Tanamá Arecibo 18°28′00″N 66°43′04″W / 18.46667°N 66.71778°W / 18.46667; -66.71778 (Puente del Caño Perdomo)
PR-40 Puente del Caño Carate Bypassed Steel girder 1927 2001   PR-2 Caño Carate Tanamá Arecibo 18°27′57″N 66°42′59″W / 18.46583°N 66.71639°W / 18.46583; -66.71639 (Puente del Caño Carate)
PR-41 Puente del Caño San Francisco Bypassed Steel girder 1927 2001   PR-2 Caño San Francisco Tanamá and Cambalache Arecibo 18°27′59″N 66°42′50″W / 18.46639°N 66.71389°W / 18.46639; -66.71389 (Puente del Caño San Francisco)
PR-42 Puente del Río Grande de Arecibo Demolished Steel girder 1927 2001   PR-2 Río Grande de Arecibo Cambalache Arecibo 18°28′01″N 66°42′43″W / 18.46694°N 66.71194°W / 18.46694; -66.71194 (Puente del Rio Grande de Arecibo)
PR-44 Puente del Río Hondo Extant Double-intersection Warren truss 1876 2002   PR-156 Río Hondo Río Hondo Comerío 18°12′32″N 66°14′35″W / 18.20889°N 66.24306°W / 18.20889; -66.24306 (Puente del Río Hondo)

References edit

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Parsons Brinckerhoff; Engineering and Industrial Heritage (October 2005). "NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 15: A Context For Common Historic Bridge Types" (PDF). National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Council, National Research Council. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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