Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano
Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano | |
![]() ![]() Location of the bridge in Puerto Rico | |
Location |
Highway 6685, km 9.7 Ciales municipality, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°21′32″N 66°28′45″W / 18.359008°N 66.479162°WCoordinates: 18°21′32″N 66°28′45″W / 18.359008°N 66.479162°W |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | Ninlliat, Luis |
Architectural style | double intersection Pratt |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 95000847[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1995 |
Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano, also known as Puente Juan José Jiménez and listed as Bridge #321 in Puerto Rico's bridge inventory, was built in 1905 near Ciales, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
It was the first truss bridge built in Puerto Rico under the American administration (1898-1900) after the Spanish-American War.
The bridge has an 80 metres (260 ft) span crossing the Manati River. For Puerto Rico, the span is high, 44 feet (13 m) above the river, "above a spectacular curving canyon of vertical walls traversed by the Manati River". It is a rare type: a steel double intersection Pratt truss, above a concrete substructure, and is the only such highway bridge in Puerto Rico. Its roadway is 3.8 metres (12 ft) wide.[2]:
At least 10 railway bridges used the double intersection Pratt truss design, in the French-owned railway that was built during 1890-93 between San Juan and Ponce. Only one of those, across the Arecibo River, survived in 1994.[3]:16
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano" (PDF). National Park Service. July 31, 1994. Retrieved 2016-05-18. with 2 photos from 1989-93
- ↑ Luis F. Pumarada O'Neill (July 31, 1994). "Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico, c. 1840 - 1950" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
External links
- Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (Spanish)
- Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation