Río Piedras Bridge
The Río Piedras Bridge or Piedras River Bridge, also designated as Bridge #3, is a historic 19th-century barrel vault bridge located in the former town of Río Piedras, today part of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, that spans across the Piedras River.Photo: Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic bridge in San Juan municipality, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Bridge no. 3” and “Puente Río Piedras (Nº 3)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loverbar and Río Piedras station.
Loverbar
Restaurant
Loverbar was a queer bar, restaurant and nightclub located in Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. As a queer club it was the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, with Refinery29 calling it "the queer destination for everything exciting, progressive, and radical about the Puerto Rican queer scene." It opened in 2020 and announced its closure at the end of 2021. Loverbar is situated 680 metres northeast of Río Piedras Bridge.
Río Piedras station
Metro station
Río Piedras is a rapid transit station in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico. It is located between Cupey and Universidad stations on the only line of the Tren Urbano system, in the downtown area of Río Piedras, in the city of San Juan. Río Piedras station is situated 650 metres northeast of Río Piedras Bridge.
Cupey station
Metro station
Photo: Moebiusuibeom-en, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cupey is a rapid transit station in San Juan agglomeration, Puerto Rico. It is located between Centro Médico and Río Piedras stations on the only line of the Tren Urbano system, in the El Cinco district of the city of San Juan. Cupey station is situated 1 km southwest of Río Piedras Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Rita and Quintana.
Santa Rita
Neighborhood
Santa Rita is one of the 4 subbarrios of Hato Rey Sur, itself one of 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The office of Amnesty International in Puerto Rico is located in Santa Rita.
Quintana
Neighborhood
Quintana is a subbarrio, a legal subdivision of Hato Rey Central, a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Quintana is situated 3 km north of Río Piedras Bridge.
Las Monjas
Neighborhood
Photo: Moebiusuibeom-en, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las Monjas is a subbarrio, a legal subdivision of Hato Rey Central, a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Las Monjas is situated 4 km north of Río Piedras Bridge.
Río Piedras Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, historic site, and transportation
- Location: El Cinco, San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.39437° or 18° 23′ 40″ northLongitude
-66.056° or 66° 3′ 22″ westInception
1853Open location code
77CM9WVV+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 751454686OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q63677631
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In Other Languages
“Río Piedras Bridge” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Puente de Río Piedras”
- Spanish: “Puente del Río Piedras”
- Spanish: “Puente histórico de Río Piedras”
- Spanish: “Puente histórico del Río Piedras”
- Spanish: “Puente núm. 3”
- Spanish: “Puente Río Piedras”
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