Torréns Bridge
The Torréns Bridge is a historic bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1878 in a beam bridge structure with lattice girders and transverse joists, a design unique in the later territory of the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic bridge in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Puente Alcalde Modesto Torréns (#208)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silva Bridge and Mayagüez Mall.
Silva Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Silva Bridge is a Pratt pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico which was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. Silva Bridge is situated 3 km northwest of Torréns Bridge.
Mayagüez Mall
Commercial area
Photo: Madrican, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mayagüez Mall is a shopping mall located in the municipalities of Mayagüez and Hormigueros. It is the third largest shopping center in Puerto Rico with a total of 1,050,000 square feet of retail space, and it is the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico. Mayagüez Mall is situated 4 km northwest of Torréns Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo Rojo and Mayagüez.
Cabo Rojo
Photo: Jerjes Medina Albino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cabo Rojo, named after the red-colored limestone cliffs on its coast, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Porta del Sol tourism region. The city is famous for its pirate legends, its beaches, its nature and its lighthouse.
Mayagüez
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Mayagüez is the largest city on the Western side of the island of Puerto Rico, in the Porta del Sol region. It has roughly 90,000 inhabitants, plus a floating population of about 15,000, on weekdays, particularly when the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is not in recess.
Torréns Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Benavente, Hormigueros, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.12678° or 18° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
-67.12328° or 67° 7′ 24″ westOpen location code
77CJ4VGG+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 793034906OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q22091743
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In Other Languages
“Torréns Bridge” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Puente de Torréns”
- Spanish: “Puente Torréns”
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Highlights include Puente Nuevo Alcalde Modesto Torréns and Antigua Central Eureka.
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