The Las Cabañas Bridge (Spanish: Puente de Las Cabañas) is a historic highway bridge in Adjuntas municipality, Puerto Rico. Built in 1919 to provide access to a key coffee-producing region, it was financed by nearby plantations through public subscription. Designer Rafael Nones and builder Félix Benítez Rexach, two of the most prominent figures in Puerto Rican bridge construction in the early 20th century, used a unique combination of steel and concrete technologies to produce a girder design unlike any other on the island and possibly beyond.[1]
Las Cabañas Bridge | |
 The Las Cabañas Bridge in 2017 | |
  Las Cabañas Bridge  Las Cabañas Bridge | |
| Location | Spanning the Río de las Vacas on Highway 135, km 82.4 Barrios Capáez and Juan González,[a] Adjuntas municipality Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°10′47″N 66°44′11″W / 18.179664°N 66.736422°W |
| Area | 235.2 m2 (2,532 sq ft)[1] |
| Built | 1919 |
| Built by | Félix Benítez Rexach |
| Engineer | Rafael Nones |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000838 |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1995 |
The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[6]
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References
External links
- Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)
- National Register of Historic Places photographic file
- Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
