Arenas Bridge

The Arenas Bridge is a truss bridge built in 1894 between the municipalities of Cayey and Cidra in Puerto Rico. Also known as Puente Rio La Plata, it was the longest bridge constructed in Puerto Rico during the Spanish colonial period.

Photo: Quazgaa, Public domain.

Type: Bridge
Description: historic bridge in Cayey and Cidra municipalities, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Bridge no. 466”, “Puente Arenas (Nº 466)”, and “Río La Plata bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Liendre Bridge and Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey.

La Liendre Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The La Liendre Bridge, spanning Beatriz Creek, a tributary to the Río de la Plata, between Cayey, Puerto Rico and Cidra, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1877 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. La Liendre Bridge is situated 680 metres east of Arenas Bridge.

Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey

Church

Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is a Roman Catholic parish church located at the Plaza Ramón Frade square of downtown Cayey in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey is situated 4 km southwest of Arenas Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cayey and Beatriz.

Cayey

Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cayey, officially Cayey de Muesas, is a college town and municipality of central Puerto Rico. With a population of 42,000, it is the second largest cities located in the mountainous regions in the island after Caguas.

Beatriz

Suburb

Beatriz is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,027. Beatriz is situated 4½ km east of Arenas Bridge.

Certenejas

Suburb

Certenejas is a barrio in the municipality of Cidra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,049. A newer barrio, it was formed from part of Bayamón barrio, also in Cidra. Certenejas is situated 7 km north of Arenas Bridge.

Arenas Bridge

Categories: road bridge, truss bridge, and transportation
Location: Cidra, La Montaña, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.13436° or 18° 8′ 4″ north

Longitude

-66.13812° or 66° 8′ 17″ west

Inception

1894

Open location code

77CM4VM6+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 530859063

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q641619

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Arenas Bridge” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Arenas Bridge”
French: “Arenas Bridge”
German: “Arenas Bridge”
Spanish: “Puente Arenas”
Spanish: “puente de Arenas”
Spanish: “Puente núm. 466”
Spanish: “Puente Río La Plata”

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Highlights include Nuevo Puente Arenas and Cementerio Municipal Torito.

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