The Hondo River Bridge (Spanish: Puente del Río Hondo) was a historic bridge over the Hondo River in Comerío municipality, Puerto Rico. As of 1995, it was the oldest bridge truss in Puerto Rico, employing a double Warren pony truss design and unique open web transverse joists. It was originally installed in 1881 as one of three spans of the Reyes Católicos Bridge over the Plata River on the San Juan–Mayagüez road, using metal parts fabricated in Belgium. After a hurricane destroyed one of the other spans of the Reyes Católicos Bridge in 1899, this surviving span was moved and re-installed on new abutments under the supervision of engineer Rafael Nones in 1908, as part of the Comerío–Barranquitas road.[1] It was finally removed and replaced in 2001.[2]
^ abcPumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Río Hondo Bridge(PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
^, Bridgehunter.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 21, 2015.
^National Park Service (July 28, 1995), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/17/95 through 7/21/95(PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
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Media related to Puente Río Hondo at Wikimedia Commons
Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)
National Register of Historic Places photographic file
Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PR-44, "Puente Rio Hondo, Spanning Hondo River on PR Road 156", 21 photos, 4 measured drawings, 31 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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