Structure 29261 · Utuado Municipio County, PR

Pr 10 38.7 Km over Pr123 50.1 Km & Rio

Carries Pr 10 38.7 Km over Pr123 50.1 Km & Rio, 3.66 Kms. Sw. Of Utuado.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,476 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,476 ft end to end, longest span 148 ft: about 4.1 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length1476.4 ft450 m
Daily traffic7,600counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyUtuado Municipio
Location3.66 Kms. Sw. Of Utuado
CarriesPr 10 38.7 Km
CrossesPr123 50.1 Km & Rio
Coordinates18.23809, -66.72049

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1476.4 ft (450 m)
Max Span148.3 ft (45.2 m)
Deck Width58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Area8,010 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,600 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number029261

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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