Puente Cayey

Photo

Photo From National Register Nomination

BH Photo #193220

Overview: Lattice pony truss bridge over Río Guamaní on PR 15
Location: Olimpo, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1891
Builder: - Nicaise & Delcuve of La Louvière, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium (Fabricator, Belgium)
Design: Riveted lattice pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 142.7 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995
Also called: Puente Río Guamaní
Puente de Metal (Google Earth Name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +17.99971, -66.11281 (decimal degrees)
17°59'59" N, 66°06'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/805751/1992535 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Patillas
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 11,207
Inventory numbers: NRHP 95000845 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PR 181 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 47944 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

November 3, 2022: Updated by Hector Ruiz: Updated the Builder to correct typos as it has been mispelled in the source literature
October 25, 2022: Updated by Hector Ruiz: Updated GPS coordinates
March 23, 2022: New Street View added by Dave King
February 3, 2011: New photo from Nathan Holth
February 2, 2011: Added by James Baughn