Río Hondo Bridge

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]

Río Hondo Bridge
Photograph of the Hondo River Bridge, a narrow, one-lane, single-span bridge set on masonry abutments, over a small river
The bridge in the later part of the 20th century
Locator map
Locator map
Río Hondo Bridge
Location of the bridge in Puerto Rico
LocationHighway 156, km 26.9
Barrio Río Hondo
Comerío, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°12′31″N 66°14′35″W
Area92.7 m2 (998 sq ft)[1]
Built1881 (original construction)
1908 (installed at final site)
EngineerRafael Nones
Architectural styleDouble Warren pony truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS[1]
NRHP reference No.95000842
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1995

The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[3]

See also

References
  1. Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Río Hondo Bridge (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. "Puente Río Hondo", Bridgehunter.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. 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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