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Puente Río Hondo

Comerio, Puerto Rico

Photos 

West Side.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #193146

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Eiffel pony truss bridge over Río Hondo on PR 156
Location
Comerio, Puerto Rico
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1908, Replaced 2001
Builder
- Rafael Nones of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Design
Eiffel pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 64.6 ft.
Total length: 67.6 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995
Also called
PR156 Puente Río Hondo
Approximate latitude, longitude
+18.20884, -66.24320   (decimal degrees)
18°12'32" N, 66°14'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/791587/2015484 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Comerio NW
Inventory numbers
NRHP 95000842 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PR 339 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 47940 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (786)
Built during 1900s (7,632)
Comerio, Puerto Rico (2)
Eiffel pony truss (1)
HAER documented (1,122)
Lost (28,430)
Lost 2001 (467)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
NR-listed (3,013)
 Owned by state (16,554)
Pony truss (17,008)
Puerto Rico (177)
Rafael Nones (7)
Replaced by new bridge (19,335)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Structurally deficient (12,886)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,568)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • September 4, 2015: Updated by Luke: Replaced 2001
  • February 2, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PR-44 - Puente Rio Hondo, Spanning Hondo River on PR Road 156, Barrio Rio Hondo, Comerio, Comerio, PR
  • Luke

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