(The Coloso Bridge) also known as Bridge Number 1142 is located in Aguada on PR-418 at the marking, between the Guanábano and Espinar barrios in Aguada.
It is a metal bridge, long which crosses over the
Culebrinas River
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. The bridge rails are built in a
warren truss
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style with steel posts.
Because the bridge was used for the transport of sugarcane, it was built large enough for truck access. It was built by the
Central Coloso, a sugarcane mill for its
railway transport system of sugarcane harvest. The bridge allowed access to nearby
Guanábano and Espinar barrios in Aguada, and
Pueblo
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in Moca.
Gallery
Puente de Coloso, Aguada, Puerto Rico.jpg, Puente de Coloso
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico
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References
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Bridges completed in 1928
Aguada, Puerto Rico
Warren truss bridges
1928 establishments in Puerto Rico
Sugar industry
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