Villarán Bridge

The Villarán Bridge (Spanish: Puente Villarán), also known as the Canóvanas Bridge, is a historic bridge over the Canóvanas River in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Built in 1892 on the highway between Río Piedras and Río Grande, its iron superstructure was imported from Europe and set on masonry abutments. It is the best-preserved example of an Eiffel pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico or the United States. By 1994, the bridge had been replaced by an adjacent span for vehicular use, but it remained open for pedestrian use.^[1]

Villarán Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
The Villarán Bridge in 2012
Location of Canóvanas and the Villarán Bridge in Puerto Rico
Location	Highway 9959, km 3 Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°22′45″N 65°53′32″W
Area	149.04 m2 (1,604.3 sq ft)[1]
Built	1892
Architectural style	Eiffel pony truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS[1]
NRHP reference No.	95000835
RNSZH No.	2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1995
Designated RNSZH	February 3, 2000

The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.^[2][3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico