Puente Río Portugués
The Puente Río Portugués is a historic bridge over the former course of the Río Portugués in barrio Playa in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2015.Photo: Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Portugués River Bridge” and “Río Portugués Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza del Caribe and Hospital Damas.
Plaza del Caribe
Shopping center
Photo: Gars129, Public domain.
Plaza del Caribe is an enclosed shopping mall located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is owned by Empresas Fonalledas, and is the largest mall in southern Puerto Rico. Plaza del Caribe is situated 380 metres east of Puente Río Portugués.
Hospital Damas
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hospital Damas, formerly called Santo Asilo de Damas, is a 331-bed teaching hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Hospital Damas is situated 510 metres northwest of Puente Río Portugués.
Ponce Health Sciences University
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ponce Health Sciences University, formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is a private, for-profit university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce Health Sciences University is situated 490 metres west of Puente Río Portugués.
Puente Río Portugués
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Playa, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.99338° or 17° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-66.61531° or 66° 36′ 55″ westInception
1933Open location code
779MX9VM+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 793000334OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q23822932
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Puente Río Portugués” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Puente del Río Portugués”
- Spanish: “Puente Río Portugués”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Agüeybaná II ‘El Bravo’ and MMM Members Club.
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