Torréns Bridge

This article is about the bridge in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. For the former railway station near Adelaide, South Australia, see Torrens Bridge railway station.
Torrens Bridge[lower-alpha 1]
Locator map
Location of the Torréns Bridge in Puerto Rico
Location Highway 319, km 1.5
Barrios Hormigueros and Benavente
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°07′36″N 67°07′24″W / 18.126711°N 67.123249°W / 18.126711; -67.123249Coordinates: 18°07′36″N 67°07′24″W / 18.126711°N 67.123249°W / 18.126711; -67.123249
Area 100.58 m2 (1,082.6 sq ft)[1]
Built 1878
Built by José Madera[1]
Architect José de Echevarría[1]
Architectural style Beam, lattice girder, transverse joist
MPS Spanish–American War in Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP Reference # 00000423
Added to NRHP May 11, 2000

The Torréns Bridge (Spanish: Puente Torréns) is a historic bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1878 in a beam bridge structure with lattice girders and transverse joists, a design unique in the later territory of the United States. It is named for Modesto Torréns Morales, mayor of Hormigueros from 1875 to 1879, during a period when the municipality advocated for improved transportation linkages from the settlement of Hormigueros to the rest of the island. Improvement of the difficult Rosario River crossing (Paso de las Nieves) on the road from the town to the main highway south of the river was seen as critical to economic development, especially after Hormigueros municipality separated from San Germán in 1874. In 1898 during the Spanish–American War, the Torréns Bridge was captured by the U.S. Army to aid its advance during the Battle of Hormigueros and subsequent march on Mayagüez.[1]

The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The bridge's name is presented here without the accent on "Torréns" in conformance with the usage in the bridge's National Register nomination form[1] and Weekly List announcement of listing.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Albino Plugues, Edwin; Marull, José E.; Tosteson, Hugh (January 31, 2000), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Torrens Bridge (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (February 19, 2000), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/08/00 through 5/12/00, archived from the original on April 3, 2015, retrieved November 17, 2015.
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