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Puente General Norzagaray

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #193061

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Brick arch bridge over Los Frailes on PR 873
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1855; rehabilitated 1930
Design
Brick arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 32.2 ft.
Total length: 396.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995
Also called
Puente de Los Frailes
PR873 Puente de Los Frailes
General Norzagaray Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+18.35193, -66.09140   (decimal degrees)
18°21'07" N, 66°05'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/807402/2031580 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Aguas Buenas NW
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
6,100
Inventory numbers
NRHP 95000833 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PR 4 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 47908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 48.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,073)
Arch (12,528)
Brick arch (95)
Built 1855 (36)
Built during 1850s (455)
Deck arch (11,768)
HAER documented (1,112)
NR-listed (3,005)
 Open (40,430)
Owned by state (16,316)
Puerto Rico (176)
San Juan, Puerto Rico (30)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,003)
Structurally deficient (13,259)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,411)

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
  • February 1, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PR-29 - Puente de los Frailes, Spanning Frailes Creek, PR Route 873, KM 18.85, Tortugo, San Juan, PR

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