Puente de la Historia, San Juan del Rio, Mexico From colonial bridge to heritage park

A new framework for heritage-informed conservation of the Puente de la Historia, a 18th-century masonry bridge on Mexico's Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (CRTA), integrates archival research, condition surveys, material testing, hydrological risk assessment, and numerical structural modeling. This approach aims to ensure the bridge's safety, reliability, and authenticity while accommodating modern pedestrian use. The study highlights the critical need for technical documentation of such heritage structures, which is often lacking despite their cultural significance.

Torres-Acosta, A. A., Ramírez-García, L. A., Dzib-Rodríguez, M. A., & Cortez-Lara, P. M. (2026). Puente de la Historia, San Juan del Rio, Mexico From colonial bridge to heritage park. Moving toward Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Bridges, 2364–2372. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003778677-286