It is significant as "the only extant large multi span truss bridge in Puerto Rico", according to its nomination document for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

It consists of two steel Parker trusses, each span of length 42 metres (138 ft), atop massive masonry supports, 40 feet (12 m) tall.

[5] At the time, the setting was relatively unchanged from its date of construction, although a modern bridge had been built adjacent to it.

And it was deemed to have "a high degree of integrity of design, workmanship, feeling, association, materials, and setting."

[2] Faster connection to the coast is now provided by Puerto Rico Highway 5, which crosses the Rio la Plata on the cable-stayed Jesús Izcoa Moure Bridge about 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream.