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Rio Piedras Bridge

San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Brick arch bridge over Piedras River on PR 8839
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1853
Design
Brick barrel vault
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 70.5 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995
Approximate latitude, longitude
+18.39439, -66.05601   (decimal degrees)
18°23'40" N, 66°03'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/811068/2036343 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
NRHP 95000832 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PR 3 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 47947 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1999)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997)
2,600

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Arch (9,419)
Brick arch (34)
Built 1853 (19)
Built during 1850s (205)
Deck arch (8,700)
NR-listed (2,353)
 Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,808)
Puerto Rico (29)
San Juan, Puerto Rico (2)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,053)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2011: Added by James Baughn

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