Teodoro Moscoso Bridge

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Teodoro Moscoso Bridge
East view of Teodoro Moscoso Bridge towards Isla Verde district in Carolina, 2006
West view of Bridge towards Hato Rey and Río Piedras districts in San Juan, 2017
Coordinates18°25′28″N 66°01′29″W / 18.42444°N 66.02472°W / 18.42444; -66.02472
Carries4 lanes of PR-17 (Jesus T. Piñero Expressway)
CrossesSan José Lagoon
LocaleSan Juan, P.R. and Carolina, P.R.
Official namePuente Teodoro Moscoso
Maintained byAutopistas de Puerto Rico
Characteristics
DesignLow-level trestle girder bridge
Total length2.25 kilometers (1.40 mi)[1]
History
OpenedFebruary 28, 1994; 31 years ago (February 28, 1994)
Location
Map

The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge (Spanish: Puente Teodoro Moscoso) is a 2.25 kilometers (1.40 mi) long, four-lane toll bridge in northeastern coastal Puerto Rico, crossing over the San José Lagoon and connecting the municipalities of San Juan and Carolina in the main metropolitan area of the archipelago and island since its opening in 1994. Serving as a west-east extension of the Jesus T. Piñero Expressway (PR-17), it links this thoroughfare in the Hato Rey and Río Piedras business and commercial centers in San Juan with the Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway (PR-26) in the Isla Verde resort area in Carolina, becoming a direct passageway from and to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The bridge, the longest in Puerto Rico, recognizably has flagpoles on both sides with alternating American and Puerto Rican flags.

Satellite view from Condado district (upper left) in the San Juan capital municipality to Isla Verde area in the Carolina municipality with the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge visible (center), 2016

Overview

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As the longest bridge in Puerto Rico, the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge measures 1.40 miles (2.25 km) in length. It is located in the main metropolitan area of Puerto Rico in the northeastern coastal plain of the main island. Extending west-east from the Hato Rey and Rio Piedras business and commercial districts in the capital municipality of San Juan, it serves as a direct passageway from and to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in the Isla Verde resort area in the municipality of Carolina. It crosses over San José Lagoon, which forms part of the same estuary system of the nearby San Juan Bay.[2]

The bridge was built with an investment of $126.8 million.[3] It opened under the administration of Governor Pedro Rosselló as the first construction to be held under a public-private partnership in Puerto Rico and the United States.[4]

The bridge holds one of the largest 10K races in the world, the World's Best 10K, which attracts thousands of local and international competitors each year.

Etymology

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The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge is named after businessman and politician Teodoro Moscoso, who led the economic development and insdustralization of Puerto Rico under Operation Bootstrap in the 1940s and 1950s.

Toll Plaza

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Today, the bridge consists of electronic signs and a toll plaza with a fee of $3.85 in each direction.[5][3] The bridge accepts AutoExpreso, Puerto Rico's toll transponder system.[6]

Location Toll[5] Direction AutoExpreso
acceptance 		AutoExpreso
replenishment (R)
lane
San Juan-Carolina $3.85 Two-way

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  2. ^ Figueroa Cancel, Alex (May 2, 2021). "La Policía tiene un sospechoso relacionado a la muerte de Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Método de pago y tarifas | Autopistas de Puerto Rico". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Center for Innovative Finance Support - Project Profiles". FHWA. February 28, 1994. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Mapas y Tarifas". Metropistas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Autopistas de Puerto Rico - Arbertis - AUTOEXPRESSO". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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  • Media related to Puente Teodoro Moscoso at Wikimedia Commons