La Liendre Bridge

The La Liendre Bridge, spanning Beatriz Creek between Cayey, Puerto Rico and Cidra, Puerto Rico, was built in 1877 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

La Liendre Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Cayey, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°08′11″N 66°07′52″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1877
Built by	Eugene Rollin and Co.
Architect	Manuel Lopez-Bayo
Architectural style	iron lattice lateral girder
MPS	Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000844[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1995

It is a rare type of bridge in the U.S., one of a handful of lattice girder bridges imported from France and Belgium to Puerto Rico between 1877 and 1892. It has lattice girders with transverse joists.[2] It was on the Carretera Central highway of Puerto Rico, between Cayey and Caguas.[3]

It is Bridge No. 467 mentioned in a review of historic bridges in Puerto Rico.[2]

It is a single-span 17.9 metres (59 ft) long bridge.[3]

In 1994 it was still in use on Puerto Rico Highway 735, bringing it about fifty feet over the bed of Beatriz Creek.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Luis F. Pumarada O'Neill (July 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico, c. 1840 - 1950" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
3. Luis Pumarada O'Neill (July 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: La Liendre Bridge / Bridge #467". National Park Service. Retrieved June 8, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1989 and 1993