The Cayey Bridge, also known as Puente de Cayey, is an iron lateral
lattice girder
A lattice girder is a truss girder where the load is carried by a web of latticed metal.
Overview
The lattice girder was used prior to the development of larger rolled steel plates. It has been supplanted in modern construction with welded o ...
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.
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The bridge was fabricated by the Belgian firm Nicrisse & Decluve. The
girder bridge
A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. The two most common types of modern steel girder bridges are plate and box.
The term "girder" is often used interchangeably with "beam" in reference to bridge de ...
has two independent spans.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.][
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Gallery
Puente de Cayey west half - Guayama Puerto Rico.jpg, Cayey Bridge
See also
* Arenas Bridge, another Nicaise et Delcuve bridge in Puerto Rico.
References
External links
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Bridges completed in 1891
National Register of Historic Places in Guayama, Puerto Rico
1891 establishments in Puerto Rico
Girder bridges
Iron bridges
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