Puente de los Leones
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The Puente de los Leones is a historic bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico, joining Barrio Tercero to Barrio San Antón and Barrio Machuelo Abajo. It is also the city's best known bridge. The bridge is at the western terminus of Bulevar Miguel Pou, the main gateway to the Ponce Historic Zone. The Art Deco bridge carries four lanes of vehicular traffic from the two-way Miguel Pou Boulevard. It crosses Río Portugués connecting Barrio Tercero to the west with Barrios Machuelo Abajo and San Anton to the east. It is located 0.5 km east of Plaza Las Delicias.
Puente de los Leones, looking west from Barrio San Antón towards Barrio Tercero
View of the channelized Río Portugués, looking north from Puente de Los Leones.
The Young Lion at Puente de los Leones sits on the north side of the bridge (the photo is looking east)
The Wise Lion at Puente de los Leones sits on the south side of the bridge (the photo is looking east)
Puente La Milagrosa
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Puente La Milagrosa is a historic bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Art Deco bridge carries two lanes of vehicular traffic for the two-way Calle Guadalupe (PR-14R). It runs west to east and crosses Río Portugués connecting Barrio Quinto in the west to Barrio Machuelo Abajo in the east. It is located 0.7 km northeast of Plaza Las Delicias. It is part of the historic Carretera Central.
Puente La Milagrosa, looking west from Barrio Machuelo Abajo towards Barrio Quinto
The bridge looking east
A view from the bridge of Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador, looking south
A sign next to the bridge