Puente de las Calabazas
National Register of Historic Places

Puente de las Calabazas

Coamo, Coamo County, Puerto Rico
Listed
February 17, 2009
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000042

About this property

Puente de las Calabazas is a single-span lattice girder bridge over the Cuyón River near Coamo, Puerto Rico on the Carreterra Central that dates from 1882. It was designed by Ricardo (or Raimundo?) Camprubi and was fabricated by Eugen Rollin and Co., a Belgian firm that exported via Spain from Braine le Comte, Belgium. Prolific engineer Camprubí designed several single span lattice bridges in Puerto Rico. He also designed the first two-span lattice girder bridge in Puerto Rico, the Padre Inigo Bridge (in Coamo, No. 174), which is also NRHP-listed. All of these were part of the Carretera Central. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

Coamo, Coamo County, Puerto Rico
18.08984, -66.31286

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERING
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Casa Blanca
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2.6 mi
Padre Inigo Bridge
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2.8 mi
Pomar, Pico, Residence
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Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo
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Hermitage Church of Nuestra Senora de Valvanera of Coamo
Colonial
3.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Coamo
1898Modern
3.1 mi
Battle of Coamo — Puerto Rico
1898Modern
3.2 mi
Battle of Asomante (Aibonito Pass)
1898Frontier
4.6 mi
Battle of Aibonito
1898Frontier
4.6 mi
Battle of Asomante (Puerto Rico 1898)
1898Frontier
7.1 mi

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When was Puente de las Calabazas listed on the National Register?

Puente de las Calabazas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Puente de las Calabazas?

Puente de las Calabazas is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Puente de las Calabazas?

The period of significance for Puente de las Calabazas is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1882.

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