Cayey Bridge

The Cayey Bridge, also known as Puente de Cayey, is an iron lateral lattice girder bridge in Puerto Rico that was built in 1891. It brings Puerto Rico Highway 15 over the Guamaní River.

Cayey Bridge
Bridge in 2017
Cayey Bridge is located in Puerto Rico
Cayey Bridge
Nearest cityGuayama, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°0′9″N 66°6′55″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
Built byNicrisse & Decluve
Architectural styleiron lateral lattice girder
MPSHistoric Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.95000845[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1995

It is an extremely rare example of such a bridge in the United States or its territories. Puerto Rico has the only bridges in the United States or its territories built with this technology.[2]

The bridge was fabricated by the Belgian firm Nicrisse & Decluve. The girder bridge has two independent spans.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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