Arenas Bridge

The Arenas Bridge is a truss bridge built in 1894 between the municipalities of and in . Also known as Puente Rio La Plata, it was the longest bridge constructed in Puerto Rico during the Spanish colonial period.
Wikipedia
Photo: Quazgaa, Public domain.
  • Bridge
  • …dates from 1894
  • Description: historic bridge in Cayey and Cidra municipalities, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as
    “Bridge no. 466”
    “Puente Arenas (Nº 466)”
    “Río La Plata bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Bridge
Photo: Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , spanning Beatriz Creek… is situated 680 metres east of Arenas Bridge.

Church
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción… is situated 4 km southwest of Arenas Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cayey and Beatriz.

Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially de Muesas, is a college town and municipality of central .

Suburb
is a barrio in the municipality of . is situated 4½ km east of Arenas Bridge.

Suburb
is a barrio in the municipality of . is situated 7 km north of Arenas Bridge.

Arenas Bridge

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Latitude
18.13436° or 18° 8′ 4″ north
Longitude
-66.13812° or 66° 8′ 17″ west
Open location code
77CM4VM6+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 530859063
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q641619

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In Other Languages

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

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nuevo Puente Arenas and Cementerio Municipal Torito.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rio de la Plata at Cayey and Escuela Virginia Vázquez Mendoza.

La Montaña: Highlights

Notable places include Caguas and Aibonito.

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