Kauai Sites

Address Opaekaa Road over Opaekaa Stream, Kapaa, Kauai 96746 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number 30-08-9377 National Register of Historic Places #83000253 Abstract The Opaekaa Road Bridge is a single-lane, wrought-iron, Warren truss bridge that terminates with vertical end posts. The bridge is 73 feet long and its trusses consist of 7 panels, each approximately 10 feet in length and 9 feet 8 inches tall. The Opaekaa Road Bridge is significant as the only known British-made iron bridge in the United States, and one of the few surviving iron bridges in the State of Hawaii. The bridge is also significant because of its associations with the development of the Wailua Homesteads. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Puuopae Road over Kalama Stream, Kapaa, Kauai 96746 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number 30-08-9397 National Register of Historic Places #05000536 Puuopae Bridge Nomination Form (PDF) Abstract The Puuopae Bridge is a one-lane, 48-foot long, single-span bridge that carries Puuopae Road over Kalama Stream. Constructed in 1915, Puuopae Bridge provided an important transportation conduit that contributed to the successful development of the homesteading lands on the east side of Kauai. The bridge is significant both for its links to the development of the Kapaa Homesteads as well as the direct involvement of that community in pressuring the government to provide adequate stream crossings and roads in the area. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address 200 yards from Puhi Road, Lihue, Kauai 96766 TMK (4) 3-3-002:015 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-11-9381 National Register of Historic Places #79000761 Abstract Grove Farm Company has four locomotives – Paulo, Wainiha, Wahiawa, and Kaipu – each have many unique features and were originally used to transport sugar and are currently being stored in a Grove Farm Company warehouse. They have achieved varying levels of restoration with Kaipu and Paulo being operational. These four locomotives chronicle the development of steam-powered sugar trains in Hawaii and are the only four locomotives left on Kauai. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.