Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 18.208842,-66.243200
Carries PR 156 over Río Hondo
Design: truss/pony/eiffel
Design Details: Eiffel pony truss
Total Length: 67.6 Feet
Span Length: 64.6 Feet
Overview: Eiffel pony truss bridge over Río Hondo on PR 156
History: Built 1908, Replaced 2001
Built: 1908
Location: Comerio
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193146
West Side.
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193147
East Side.
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193148
South Approach.
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193149
North Approach.
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193150
General View Of The Bridge And The River From The East.
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193151
General Oblique View Of The Bridge, The Channel And Its Southern Bank From The Northwest (From The New Bridge).
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193152
General Oblique View Of The Bridge From The Southeast.
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193153
Front Of The North Abutment And The Bottom Of The Deck From Under The Bridge.
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193154
Oblique View Of The North Abutment From The Southeast.
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193155
Oblique View Of The South Abutment From The Northwest.
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193156
Partial Oblique View Of The Western Side Of The Southern End From The New Bridge.
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193157
Detail Of The Center Of The Top Chord Of The Western Truss.
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193158
Oblique Detail Of The Inside Of The Eastern Truss, Its Bottom Diagonals And The Domed Sheet Metal Deck.
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193159
Detail Of The Northern End Panel Of The Western Truss.
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193160
Detail Of A Typical, Unaltered And Undamaged Panel Of The Western Truss.
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193161
Oblique Detail Of The Bottom Part, Just Above The Support, Of The Southern End Of The Western Truss.
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193162
Partial Bottom View, Showing The Joists And The Domed Deck.
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 18.235405,-66.214831
Carries Old PR 156 over Quebrada Higüera
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Quebrada Higüera on Old PR 156
History: 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Comerio
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From the book "Los Puentes Historicos de Puerto Rico" by Luis F. Pumarada O'Neill"; Used under Fair Use as an educational resource
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
