Puente Río Portugués
Historic bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Puente Río Portugués is a historic bridge over the former course of the Río Portugués in barrio Playa in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[2] The bridge is prominent as "the oldest longitudinal steel beams / reinforced concrete bridge built within the historic Carretera Central".[3] It is located on Avenida Hostos, just south of its intersection with Ponce By Pass.
Quick Facts Location, Area ...
Puente Río Portugués | |
Location | Ave. Hostos, km 3.9 Bo. Playa, Ponce, PR |
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Area | 1,140 m2 (12,300 sq ft) |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 14001134 |
Added to NRHP | 6 January 2015 |
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Quick Facts Coordinates, Crosses ...
Puente Río Portugués | |
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Coordinates | 17°59′36″N 66°36′55″W |
Crosses | Río Portugués |
Locale | Bo. Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Other name(s) | Bridge 0145 |
Maintained by | Ponce Dept of Public Works |
Preceded by | Puente Alfonso XII(1876-1899) Ponce Electric Co.(1899-1933) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Art Deco |
Total length | 249 feet (76 m) |
Width | 49 feet (15 m) |
No. of lanes | 2 lanes |
History | |
Designer | Rafael Nones |
Engineering design by | René Esteves |
Constructed by | Victor A. Auffant |
Construction cost | $48,484 ($1.14 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Opened | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) |
Replaces | Puente Ponce Electric Co. |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 8,000 |
Toll | No |
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