Architect Rafael Nones Body of water Santiago River Added to NRHP 19 July 1995 | NRHP Reference # 95000836 Built by Félix Benítez Rexach | |
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Location Highway 3, km 9
Barrios Río and Húcares
Naguabo municipality
Puerto Rico MPS Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS Similar Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena, Paseo Tablado La Guancha, Las Cascadas Water Park, Dr Juan A Rivero Zoo | ||
Bridge No. 122, spanning the Santiago River near Naguabo, Puerto Rico, 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 dollars.
The bridge was modified in 1967 but remains the best-preserved example of its type in Puerto Rico.
The bridge has a 7.1 metres (23 ft) span, a total length of 64 metres (210 ft), and a roadway width of 8.5 metres (28 ft).
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 in 1995.