(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

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. The bridge rails are built in a

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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

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in Moca.

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