Puente Río Portugués
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Puente Río Portugués | |
| Location |
Avenida Eugenio Maria de Hostos, (PR-123) km 3.9 Barrio Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 17°59′36″N 66°36′55″W / 17.993399°N 66.615293°WCoordinates: 17°59′36″N 66°36′55″W / 17.993399°N 66.615293°W |
| Area | 1,140 m2 (12,300 sq ft) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Victor A. Auffant |
| Architect |
Rafael Nones (designer); René Esteves (engineer) |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 14001134 |
| Added to NRHP | 2015-01-06 |
The Puente Río Portugués is a historic bridge over the Río Portugués in barrio Playa in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 6 January 2015.[1] The bridge is prominent as "the oldest longitudinal steel beams / reinforced concrete bridge built within the historic Carretera Central.[2]
The bridge is architecturally Art Deco style and structurally it is built as a longitudinal beam with the exterior made up of reinforced concrete, steel, and cast iron.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/05/15 Through 1/09/15. National Register of Historic Places Listings. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Diana Lopez Sotomayor. Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Diana Lopez Sotomayor. Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
Further reading
- Abbad y Lasierra, Inigo. Historia geografica, civil y natural de la Issla de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico. Anotada en la parte historica y continuada en la estadistica y economica por Jose Julian Acosta y Calbo. Ediciones Doce Calles. 2002.
- Archivo General de Puerto Rico. Fondo: Obras Publicas. Serie: Carreteras y Puentes. Caja 2154, Legajo 53N; Caja 2155, Legajo 53"O"; Caja 2156, Legajo 53P; Caja 2157. Legajo 53Q (Construccion Puente Rio Portugues).
- Archivo General de Puerto Rico. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Estadistica general del comercio exterior o balancas mercantiles, 1895.
- Archivo General de Puerto Rico. Postales de la Coleccion Jungham.
- Franchises Granted by the extinct Executive Council and the Public Service Commission of Porto Rico. Franchise Ordinance No. 3. Volume 1I. 26 November 1901 to 21 May 1915. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bureau of Supplies, Printing, and Transportation. 1924.
- Marin, Ramon. La Villa de Ponce considerada en tres distintas epocas. Estudio historico, descriptivo y estadistico hasta finales del año 1876. Editoriales publicados en el periodico "La Cronica. Establecimiento Tipografico "El Vapor". Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1877. See, Ramon Marin, Obras Completas. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1989.
- National Register of Historic Places. Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico, c. 1840-1950. Multiple Property Submission. 1995.
- Pumarada, O'Neill, Luis and Maria de los Angeles Castro. La Carretera Central. Un viaje escenico a la historia de Puerto Rico. Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo. Universidad de Puero Rico, Reciento de Mayaguez. Oficina Estatal de Preservacion Historica. September 1977.
- Revista de Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico. Year XI. Number 6. June 1934.
- Tomas de Cordova, Pedro. Memorias geograficas, historicas y estadisticas de la isla de Puerto Rico. Tomo II. Year: 1831. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1968.
- Ubeda y Delgado, Manuel. Isla de Purto Rico. Estudio historico, geografico y estadistico de la misma. Puerto Rico. Establecimiento Tip. Del Boletin. 1878.
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