Structure 25591 · Ponce Municipio County, PR

Pr 10 over Portugues River

Carries Pr 10 over Portugues River, 0.1 Km Int. Pr-503.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT411 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

411 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199927 years old
Length410.8 ft125.2 m
Daily traffic10,410counted 2006
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyPonce Municipio
Location0.1 Km Int. Pr-503
CarriesPr 10
CrossesPortugues River
Coordinates18.08868, -66.64031

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length410.8 ft (125.2 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area2115.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,410 (2006)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number025591

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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