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Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge

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Carries
  
4 lanes for PR-5

Locale
  
Naranjito, PR

Location
  
Naranjito

Body of water
  
Rio de la Plata

Crosses
  
Rio La Plata

Opened
  
17 September 2008

Bridge type
  
Cable-stayed bridge

Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge photoswikimapiaorgp0000973610bigjpg

Official name
  
Puente Atirantado Jesús Izcoa Moure

Other name(s)
  
Puente Colgante, Puente La Plata

Maintained by
  
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works

Similar
  
La Plata Lake, Puente Dos Hermanos, Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, Puente de la Unidad

The Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge (Officially: Puente Atirantado de Naranjito, Jesús Izcoa Moure) is a Cable-stayed bridge that connects the cities of Toa Alta and Naranjito, in Puerto Rico by the Puerto Rico Highway 5.

It was called by the name of Jesus Izcoa Moure, as he was the first state legislator, native of Naranjito, also his signature is stamped on the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The bridge crosses the Rio La Plata between the two municipalities. According to data collected more than 80,000 residents of Puerto Rico benefit bridge; this is the very first Cable-stayed bridge in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila led the opening ceremony of the project, which cost $ 31 million. The bridge is 703 meters long and is supported by two diamond-shaped towers and 96 fan-shaped cables. Few days after inaugurated the bridge, took out the marathon "Carrera 10K del Chango sobre el Puente Atirantado" where all proceeds would go to help families of the people of Naranjito.

References

Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge Wikipedia