Puente No. 6

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]

Puente No. 6, Caguas, Puerto Rico
1899 lithograph of Puente No. 6
Nearest cityCaguas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°17′09″N 66°02′35″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
Architectural styleBrick Barrel Vault
MPSHistoric Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.09000361[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2009

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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  3. "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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