Puente No. 6
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Historic bridge in Caguas, Puerto Rico
United States historic place
Puente No. 6, Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| 1899 lithograph of Puente No. 6 | |
Puente No. 6 is located in Puerto Rico Puente No. 6 | |
| Nearest city | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°17′09′′N 66°02′35′′W / 18.28583°N 66.04306°W / 18.28583; -66.04306 (Puente No. 6) |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Brick Barrel Vault |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000361 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 2009 |
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Puente No. 6, in Caguas, Puerto Rico is a historic bridge which was built in 1856. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 and is located at Puerto Rico Highway 798, Km. 1.0 in Río Cañas barrio.[1]
It has also been known as Bridge #6, as Ponton La Concepcion, and as (La) Concepcion Bridge.[1] [2] It spans the Cañas River.[2] It is a brick barrel vault bridge.[1] It was built as part of the Río Piedras-Caguas highway program.[3] [2]
The image at right is from Our Islands and their People by Jose de Olivares, published in 1899 after the Spanish-American War.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012年10月14日. Retrieved 2019年05月17日.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Puente No. 6 / Bridge #6; Ponton La Concepcion; La Concepcion Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved May 17, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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