Puente Río Portugués

Puente Río Portugués
Location Avenida Eugenio Maria de Hostos, (PR-123) km 3.9
Barrio Playa
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 17°59′36″N 66°36′55″W / 17.993399°N 66.615293°W / 17.993399; -66.615293Coordinates: 17°59′36″N 66°36′55″W / 17.993399°N 66.615293°W / 17.993399; -66.615293
Area 1,140 m2 (12,300 sq ft)
Built 1933
Built by Victor A. Auffant
Architect Rafael Nones (designer);
René Esteves (engineer)
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP Reference # 14001134
Added to NRHP 2015-01-06

The Puente Río Portugués is a historic bridge over 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 on 6 January 2015.[1] The bridge is prominent as "the oldest longitudinal steel beams / reinforced concrete bridge built within the historic Carretera Central.[2]

The bridge is architecturally Art Deco style and structurally it is built as a longitudinal beam with the exterior made up of reinforced concrete, steel, and cast iron.[3]

See also

References

  1. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/05/15 Through 1/09/15. National Register of Historic Places Listings. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Diana Lopez Sotomayor. Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Diana Lopez Sotomayor. Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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