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The Las Cabañas Bridge ( es, Puente de Las Cabañas) is a historic highway
bridge in
Adjuntas municipality,
Puerto Rico. Built in 1919 to provide access to a key
coffee-producing region, it was financed by nearby
plantations through
public subscription. Designer Rafael Nones and builder
Félix Benítez Rexach, two of the most prominent figures in Puerto Rican bridge construction in the early 20th century, used a unique combination of
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
and
concrete technologies to produce a
girder design unlike any other on the island and possibly beyond.
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The bridge was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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See also
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Notes
References
External links
Summary sheetfrom the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office
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* , National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Bridges completed in 1919
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Girder bridges in the United States
Steel bridges in the United States
Concrete bridges in the United States
1919 establishments in Puerto Rico
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