Río Piedras Bridge

United States historic place
Rio Piedras Bridge
Rio Piedras Bridge in 2017.
18°23′40″N 66°03′21″W / 18.3944444°N 66.0558333°W / 18.3944444; -66.0558333
Built1853
MPSHistoric Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.95000832
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1995

The Río Piedras Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Río Piedras) or Piedras River Bridge (Puente del Río Piedras), also designated as Bridge #3, is a historic 19th-century barrel vault bridge located in the former town of Río Piedras, today part of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, that spans across the Piedras River.[1] The bridge was built in 1853 as part of the development of the Carretera Central that linked San Juan to Ponce, making it the oldest still-existing bridge of said route. Today the bridge is still stable and usable, and it can be found near the entrance of the University of Puerto Rico Botanical Garden. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and it is considered to be the best-preserved example of a Spanish masonry arch bridge anywhere in Puerto Rico and the United States.[2]

Gallery

  • The bridge in 2017.
    The bridge in 2017.
  • Bridge rededication plaque.
    Bridge rededication plaque.
  • The bridge in 1911.
    The bridge in 1911.

See also

References

  1. ^ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS (1995). "Rio Piedras Bridge". npgallery.nps.gov.
  2. ^ Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994). "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM". npgallery.nps.gov.
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