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Overview: Eiffel through truss bridge over Rio de la Plata on PR 735
Location: Cayey, Puerto Rico
Status: Looks to be open to traffic via cars approaching and heading away from bridge on each side.
History: Built 1893; bypassed by new bridge in 2004
Builders: - José Roque-Paniagua (Substructure)
- Julio Larrinaga (Superstructure)
- Mariano Sichar (Design)
- Nicrisse & Decluve (Fabrication in Belgium)
Design: Eiffel through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 197.2 ft.
Total length: 204.7 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995
Also called: Puente Rio La Plata
Approximate latitude, longitude: +18.13420, -66.13795 (decimal degrees)
18°08'03" N, 66°08'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/802856/2007388 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers: NRHP 95000843 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PR 466 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 47939 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/1999): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 18,800