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[ Puente del Sobaco 1896 ]

"This bridge was designed by Raimundo Camprubí, who in 1879 supervised its installation on the Cuyón River. It was built in Belgium by Eugene Rollin & Cia. And its name derives from the sector where it is located. In this region, which marks…

Tags: 1879, 1896, AGPR, Bailey bridge, Bailey bridges, Bridge (built work), Bridges (built works), Carretera Central, Carretera Militar, Coamo, Cuyón River, Eugene Rollin & Cia, Puente acero, Puente de Las Calabazas, Puerto Rico, Raimundo Camprubí, Río Cuyón

[ Puente 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: Bailey bridge, Bailey bridges, Bridge, Bridge (built work), Bridge failure, Bridge failures, Bridges (built works), Dorado, La Plata River, Puente, Puerto Rico, Río La Plata, Toa Alta

PUENTE SALIDA AÑASCO

Damages caused by the 1918 earthquake in Mayagüez.

Tags: Añasco, Bailey bridge, Bailey bridges, Bridge (built work), Bridge failure, Bridge failures, Bridges (built works), Earthquake, Earthquakes, Mayaguez, Puente, Puerto Rico, Temblor, Temblores 1918, Terremoto Mayaguez 1918

Represa de Comerio P.R.

"Comerío is located in the central-eastern region of the island and is bordered by Naranjito and Bayamón to the north; Cidra and Barranquitas to the south; Aguas Buenas and Cidra to the east, and Barranquitas to the west. The elevation is 656…

Tags: Antigua Hidroeléctrica, Comerío, Dam (hydraulic structure), Dams (hydraulic structures), Dams by construction, Guaba, Guabaleros, La Plata, Puerto Rico, Represa de Comerío, Río, Sluice, Sluices