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Cayey Bridge

1891 establishments in Puerto RicoBridges completed in 1891Girder bridgesIron bridgesNational Register of Historic Places in Guayama, Puerto Rico
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Puente de Cayey 1 Guayama Puerto Rico
Puente de Cayey 1 Guayama Puerto Rico

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. 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.The bridge was fabricated by the Belgian firm Nicrisse & Decluve. The girder bridge has two independent spans.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Cayey Bridge
Carretera Histórica Guayama - Cayey,

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Carretera Histórica Guayama - Cayey

Carretera Histórica Guayama - Cayey
00784 , Palmas (Palmas)
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Puente de Cayey 1 Guayama Puerto Rico
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