| La Liendre Bridge | |
| Nearest City: | Cayey, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates: | 18.1364°N -66.1311°W |
| Built: | 1877 |
| Architect: | Manuel Lopez-Bayo |
| Builder: | Eugene Rollin and Co. |
| Architecture: | iron lattice lateral girder |
| Added: | July 19, 1995 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS |
| Refnum: | 95000844 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 2000-(RCE)-21-JP-SH |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | RNSZH |
| Designated Other1 Date: | December 21, 2000 |
The La Liendre Bridge, spanning Beatriz Creek, a tributary to the Río de la Plata, between Cayey, Puerto Rico and Cidra, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1877 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[1]
It is a rare type of bridge in the U.S. or its territories, one of a handful of lattice girder bridges imported from France and Belgium to Puerto Rico between 1877 and 1892. It has lattice girders with transverse joists. It was on the Carretera Central highway of Puerto Rico, between Cayey and Caguas.
It is Bridge No. 467 mentioned in a review of historic bridges in Puerto Rico.[2]
It is a single-span 17.9m (58.7feet) long bridge.
In 1994 it was still in use on Puerto Rico Highway 735, bringing it about fifty feet over the bed ofBeatriz Creek.[3]