Villarán Bridge
The Villarán Bridge, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic bridge in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Canóvanas Bridge” and “Puente Villarán (Nº 99)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Outlet 66 Mall and Hipódromo Camarero.
The Outlet 66 Mall
Commercial area
The Outlet 66 Mall, originally known as the Belz Factory Outlet World and subsequently as The Outlet at Route 66, is an enclosed shopping mall in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. The Outlet 66 Mall is situated 1 km southeast of Villarán Bridge.
Hipódromo Camarero
Sports venue
Hipódromo Camarero is a horse racing building located in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, to the east of San Juan and Carolina. It is about a fifteen-minute drive from Carolina's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and 25 minutes east from the Isla Verde hotel area. Hipódromo Camarero is situated 2 km southwest of Villarán Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loíza and Río Grande.
Loíza
Photo: David Sanchez, CC BY 2.0.
Loíza is a municipality of 30,000 people in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico. There are 19 beaches in Loíza.
Río Grande
Photo: Luboš Holič, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Río Grande is a city in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico founded in July 25, 1840 by Deriderio Brothers and Quilimaco Escobar.
Buena Vista
Neighborhood
Buena Vista is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 29,303. Buena Vista is situated 7 km west of Villarán Bridge.
Villarán Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Canóvanas, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.37924° or 18° 22′ 45″ northLongitude
-65.89209° or 65° 53′ 32″ westInception
1892Open location code
77CP94H5+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1442057145OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7930954
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Villarán Bridge” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Puente de Canóvanas”
- Spanish: “Puente Villarán”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Pasivo Villarán and Funeraria y Cementerio del Pilar.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Villarán Bridge”. Photo: WSnell8, CC BY-SA 3.0.