Structure 1521 · Utuado Municipio County, PR

Pr 123 48.2 Km over Pellejas River

Carries Pr 123 48.2 Km over Pellejas River, 7 Km South Of Utuado.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

67 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 deck arch.

Built1924102 years old
Length67.3 ft20.5 m
Daily traffic3,400counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyUtuado Municipio
Location7 Km South Of Utuado
CarriesPr 123 48.2 Km
CrossesPellejas River
Coordinates18.23167, -66.72000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Max Span67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area131.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,400 (2017)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number001521

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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