Villarán Bridge

The Villarán Bridge (Spanish: Puente Villarán), also known as the Canóvanas Bridge, is a historic bridge over the Canóvanas River in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Built in 1892 on the highway between Río Piedras and Río Grande, its iron superstructure was imported from Europe and set on masonry abutments. It is the best-preserved example of an Eiffel pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico or the United States. By 1994, the bridge had been replaced by an adjacent span for vehicular use, but it remained open for pedestrian use.[1]

Villarán Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Villarán Bridge in 2012
Location	Highway 9959, km 3 Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°22′45″N 65°53′32″W
Area	149.04 m^2 (1,604.3 sq ft)[1]
Built	1892
Architectural style	Eiffel pony truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS[1]
NRHP reference No.	95000835
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1995

The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

References

1. Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Villarán Bridge (PDF), retrieved January 3, 2016.
2. National Park Service (July 28, 1995), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/17/95 through 7/21/95 (PDF), retrieved January 3, 2016.

External links

• Media related to Villarán Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
• Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)
• National Register of Historic Places photographic file
• Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation