Teodoro Moscoso Bridge
Teodoro Moscoso Bridge | |
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East view of Teodoro Moscoso Bridge towards Isla Verde district in Carolina, 2006 | |
| Coordinates | 18°25′28″N 66°01′29″W / 18.42444°N 66.02472°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of PR-17 (Jesus T. Piñero Expressway) |
| Crosses | San José Lagoon |
| Locale | San Juan, P.R. and Carolina, P.R. |
| Official name | Puente Teodoro Moscoso |
| Maintained by | Autopistas de Puerto Rico |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Low-level trestle girder bridge |
| Total length | 2.25 kilometers (1.40 mi) |
| History | |
| Opened | February 28, 1994 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Teodoro Moscoso Bridge | |
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.