Structure 1731 · Coamo Municipio County, PR

Pr 14 3 Km over La Mina River

Carries Pr 14 3 Km over La Mina River, 3 Km South West Of Coamo.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

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

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1862rebuilt 1898
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic10,300counted 2017
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCoamo Municipio
Location3 Km South West Of Coamo
CarriesPr 14 3 Km
CrossesLa Mina River
Coordinates18.06397, -66.37446

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area57.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1862 (reconstructed 1898)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,300 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number001731

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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