Blanco Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Utuado, Puerto Rico listed on the US National Register of Historic Places}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Blanco Bridge | nrhp_type = | image = Puente Blanco 1 - Utuado Puerto Rico.jpg | caption = Blanco Bridge | coordinates = {{coord|18.23|-66.717222}} | nearest_city = Utuado, Puerto Rico | locmapin = Puerto Rico | built = {{Start date|1924}} | architect = Raphael Nevares | architecture = elliptical concrete arch | added = July 19, 1995 | area = less than one acre | mpsub = | refnum = 95000837<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> | designated_other1_name = Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones | designated_other1_color = #fa7070 | designated_other1_num_position = bottom | designated_other1_number = 2000-(RC)-22-JP-SH | designated_other1_abbr = RNSZH | designated_other1_date = March 15, 2001 }}

'''Blanco Bridge''' or '''Bridge 152''' ({{lang|es|Puente Blanco}} in Spanish) was built in 1924, on Puerto Rico Highway 10 at km 48.1 in Arenas, a barrio of Utuado in Puerto Rico. PR-10 at this location connects the towns / municipalities of Utuado and Adjuntas. It's named '''Puente Blanco''' (white bridge) because it was painted white for decades. The concrete bridge rises 33 feet over the Pellejas River between Adjuntas and Utuado. The total length of the bridge is 20.5 meters and its width is 4.9 meters. The bridge designer was Rafael Nevares and Martín Aparicio was the builder. The bridge which cost $23,796 was important for these inland coffee municipalities. The bridge was added to the US National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1995. The bridge met the requirements for its design and craftsmanship as well as for its significance to the historical period between 1924 - 1944 in Puerto Rico when coffee production was an important part of its economy. The bridge helped improve exchange and communication between nearby communities working in coffee production.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95000837}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blanco Bridge |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |access-date=April 10, 2021}} With {{NRHP url|id=95000837|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed caption="Views of Blanco Bridge" heights=140px> Puente Blanco 2 - Utuado Puerto Rico.jpg Puente Blanco 3 - Utuado Puerto Rico.jpg </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}}

Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Category:Bridges completed in 1924 Category:1924 establishments in Puerto Rico Category:Utuado, Puerto Rico