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Plata Bridge

Plata Bridge Plata Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Plata Bridge (), listed in Puerto Rico's bridge inventory as Bridge #374 and now also known as Antiguo Puente Plata, was built in 1908. It is significant as "the only extant large multi span truss bridge in Puerto Rico", according to its nomination document for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes two Parker truss spans and was built in 1908. It brought what is now Puerto Rico Highway 167Per Google and Bing maps, including their satellite views, accessed May 16, 2016. across the Rio La Plata, spanning from Bayamon municipality into and Naranjito, and connected several mountain towns to the coastal road along Puerto Rico's north coast. Read more on Wikipedia

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