Structure 10862 · Ponce Municipio County, PR

Pr 163 Eabd Km 1.1 over Portugues River

Carries Pr 163 Eabd Km 1.1 over Portugues River, In Ponce East Int Pr 10.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

300 ft end to end, longest span 114 ft: about 4 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.

Built196957 years old
Length299.5 ft91.3 m
Daily traffic10,200counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 12 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyPonce Municipio
LocationIn Ponce East Int Pr 10
CarriesPr 163 Eabd Km 1.1
CrossesPortugues River
Coordinates18.00283, -66.60778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.5 ft (91.3 m)
Max Span114.2 ft (34.8 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area1506.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,200 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number010862

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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