Silva Bridge
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic bridge in Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo municipalities, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Bridge no. 71” and “Puente Silva (#71)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torréns Bridge and Mayagüez Mall.
Torréns Bridge
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. Torréns Bridge is situated 3 km southeast of Silva 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 2 km north of Silva Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hormigueros and Mayagüez.
Hormigueros
Photo: Jcarrillovii, Public domain.
Hormigueros is a town and one of the smallest municipalities of Puerto Rico, located on the island's southwestern coast in the Porta del Sol tourism region.
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.
Silva Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Guanajibo, Cabo Rojo, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.13934° or 18° 8′ 22″ northLongitude
-67.1457° or 67° 8′ 45″ westOpen location code
77CJ4VQ3+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 793034907OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q54933352
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Silva Bridge” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Puente de Silva”
- Spanish: “Puente núm. 71”
- Spanish: “Puente Silva”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cuartel de la Policía Estatal de Hormigueros and Cementerio Municipal de Hormigueros 2.
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