Structure 16951 · Utuado Municipio County, PR

Pr 123 55.6 Km over Grande De Arecibo River

Carries Pr 123 55.6 Km over Grande De Arecibo River, At Utuado Town.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · 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 FT356 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

356 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 5 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length355.6 ft108.4 m
Daily traffic30,800counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyUtuado Municipio
LocationAt Utuado Town
CarriesPr 123 55.6 Km
CrossesGrande De Arecibo River
Coordinates18.26666, -66.70875

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length355.6 ft (108.4 m)
Max Span59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1474.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,800 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number016951

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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