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.
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.
Arenas Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, truss bridge, and transportation
- Location: Cidra, La Montaña, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.13436° or 18° 8′ 4″ northLongitude
-66.13812° or 66° 8′ 17″ westInception
1894Open location code
77CM4VM6+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 530859063OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q641619
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nuevo Puente Arenas and Cementerio Municipal Torito.
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