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PR127 Puente de Hierro Yauco

Yauco, Puerto Rico

Photo 

Cortesía de Materiales de los proyectos de Luis Pumarada en la coleccion Puertorriqueña, Biblioteca del Recinto Universaitario de Mayaguez

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BH Photo #514607

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Río Yauco on PR 127
Location
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Status
Replaced by a new bridge, but relocated to a local park
History
Built ca. 1886 (imported from France) over the Río Portugués in Ponce; Washed away by flooding from the 1899 San Ciriaco Hurricane; Relocated here 1915
Builders
- Rafael Nones of San Juan, Puerto Rico (Project Designer)
- Ricardo Skerret of San Juan, Puerto Rico (Transport & Erection)
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+18.03336, -66.84720   (decimal degrees)
18°02'00" N, 66°50'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/727902/1995202 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95796 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (1,257)
Built during 1910s (9,966)
Girder (11,159)
Lattice Girder (8)
Lattice Through/Plate Girder (14)
Lost (28,364)
Plate girder (8,714)
 Puerto Rico (177)
Rafael Nones (7)
Relocated (1,034)
Replaced by new bridge (19,289)
Ricardo Skerret (2)
Through girder (4,181)
Yauco, Puerto Rico (4)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2022: New photo from Luke

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