Río Matón Bridge
Río Matón Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Cayey, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°08′23″N 66°12′39″W / 18.13972°N 66.21083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1886 |
| Engineer | Manuel Lopez-Bayo |
| Architectural style | lateral solid web girder |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000841[1] |
| RNSZH No. | 2000-(RCE)-21-JP-SH |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1995 |
| Designated RNSZH | December 21, 2000 |
The Río Matón Bridge, in Matón Abajo, a barrio of Cayey, Puerto Rico, was built in 1886. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[2][1]
It is a lateral solid web girder bridge spanning Río Matón. It was built as part of the Carretera Central. Its iron span was designed by Spanish engineer Manuel Lopez-Bayo and was brought from Europe. Its purchase cost was 11,105 francs.[3]
It carries Highway 14, at km 63.2.
It has also been known as Bridge #1.[1] Its designer was engineer, Manuel Lopez-Bayo. The bridge entered the NRHP because of its architecture and engineering and because it demonstrates an important time in the history of Puerto Rico.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.
- ^ a b Luis Pumarada O'Neill; PRSHPO staff (July 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rio Maton Bridge / Bridge #177". National Park Service. Retrieved May 17, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1989 and 1993
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| Footnotes | ‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent municipality. | |
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