Cayey Bridge
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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°WCoordinates: 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 # | 95000845[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1995 |
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.
It is an extremely rare example of such a bridge in the United States. Puerto Rico has the only bridges in the United States 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]
See also
- Arenas Bridge, another Nicaise et Delcuve bridge in Puerto Rico.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Luis Pumarada O'Neill (July 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cayey Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 8, 2016. with four photos from 1989 and 1993
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