Puente de Trujillo Alto
National Register of Historic Places

Puente de Trujillo Alto

Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Alto County, Puerto Rico
Listed
January 28, 2010
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
09001289

About this property

The Puente de Trujillo Alto is a Pennsylvania through truss bridge built during 1939–1941 in Puerto Rico in the Trujillo Alto municipality of Puerto Rico. At was the longest single-span bridge in Puerto Rico. The bridge construction was funded as part of the New Deal. The supporting structures and bridge were built by Robert Prann, an engineer who established private practice in Puerto Rico, with steel components manufactured by U.S. Steel. Crossing 70 feet (21 m) above, it spans the Río Grande de Loíza, the largest river by volume in Puerto Rico. The height was intended to keep this bridge above flooding that had destroyed a previous bridge in 1936. However, in 1945 even this bridge was flooded over and almost carried away. A four-lane concrete bridge was built adjacently during 1983-85 as a replacement, with the historic bridge being slated for demolition, but local protests led to its being kept.

Location

Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Alto County, Puerto Rico
18.35924, -66.00319

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was Puente de Trujillo Alto listed on the National Register?

Puente de Trujillo Alto was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Puente de Trujillo Alto?

Puente de Trujillo Alto is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Puente de Trujillo Alto is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1939.

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