Bridge No. 122, spanning the
Santiago River near
Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Naguabo (, ) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island bordered by the Vieques Passage, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 barrios and N ...
, is significant as "one of the earliest and most elegant examples of
concrete beam bridges in Puerto Rico". Built in 1918, it was "futuristic" for its time and has noteworthy architectural detail relative to others.
[ It was designed by Rafael Nones and built by Felix Benitez-Rexach, both engineers, both regarded as masters in their work.][ Its construction was financed by Puerto Rico's second public bond issue for public works, in 1916, which raised $2 million.][ with ]
The bridge has a span, a total length of , and a roadway width of .
It was identified as historically important in a review of Puerto Rico's 640 pre-1945 bridges in 1994,[ and was listed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
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in 1995 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones
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in 2003.
See also
* Las Cabanas Bridge, another joint work of Nones and Benitez-Rexach
References
External links
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* , National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
Bridges completed in 1918
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Concrete bridges in the United States
1918 establishments in Puerto Rico
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