Built 1892 NRHP Reference # 95000835 Body of water Canóvanas River | Architectural style Eiffel pony truss Opened 1892 Added to NRHP 19 July 1995 | |
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Location Highway 9953, km 3
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico Area 149.04 m (1,604.3 sq ft) 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, Acuario Nacional de Cuba | ||
The Villarán Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Villarán), also known as the Canóvanas Bridge, is a historic bridge over the Canóvanas River in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Built in 1892 on the 19th century highway between Río Piedras and Río Grande, its iron superstructure was imported from Europe and set on masonry abutments. It is the best preserved example of an Eiffel pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico or the United States. By 1994, the bridge had been replaced by an adjacent span for vehicular use, but it remained open for pedestrian use.
The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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