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[ Puente sobre el río Maravilla-Corozal 1925 ]**

"The Mavilla bridge was built in 1903 to substitute a wooden structure from 1853 servicing an old 19th century Toa Alta-Bayamón unpaved road. Eighty men worked under Roque Paniagua on the construction of the bridge which cost $3,000.00. In 1909,…

Tags: Arch bridge, Arch bridges Arch bridge Brick bridges, Arco, Brick bridges, Concrete arch bridge, Corosal, Puente, Puente de arco, Puerto Rico, Río Maravilla

[ Marqués de la Serna Bridge ]

"The Marques de la Serna bridge is named after the marquis of Serna, Felix Maria de Messina, who was governor of Puerto Rico from 1862 to 1865. It is the first metal bridge to have been built in the Island, and the only metal arch bridge that exists…

Tags: Arch bridge, Arch bridges, Bayamón, Bridge (built work), Bridges (built works), Puente, Puente acero, Puente archo, Puerto Rico, Tren

[ Puente contiguo al de los Reyes Católicos ]

"Many events beneficial to land transportation between San Juan and the Western part of the island took place in 1881:"the paving of the Cataño-Bayamón highway, the opening of the original Reyes Católicos bridge over the Plata River between Dorado…

Tags: Arch bridge, Arco, Brick bridges, Concrete arch bridge, Puente, Puente de arco, Puerto Rico, Río Maravilla, Toa Alta