The Hondo River Bridge ( es, Puente del Río Hondo) was a historic bridge over the Hondo River in Comerío municipality,

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. As of 1995, it was the oldest

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in Puerto Rico, employing a double Warren pony truss design and unique open web transverse joists. It was originally installed in 1881 as one of three spans of the Reyes Católicos Bridge over the

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on the

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– Mayagüez road, using metal parts fabricated in

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. After a hurricane destroyed one of the other spans of the Reyes Católicos Bridge in 1899, this surviving span was moved and re-installed on new abutments under the supervision of

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Rafael Nones in 1908, as part of the Comerío–

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road.. It was finally removed and replaced in 2001.. The bridge was added to the U.S.

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in 1995..

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Summary sheet
from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office * *, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation * Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Comerío, Puerto Rico Bridges completed in 1908 1908 establishments in Puerto Rico Historic American Engineering Record in Puerto Rico Metal bridges Warren truss bridges Relocated buildings and structures 2001 disestablishments in Puerto Rico Former bridges Demolished but still listed on the National Register of Historic Places Former buildings and structures in the United States Bridges completed in 1881 1880s establishments in Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-NRHP-stub

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