Structure 11691 · Catano Municipio County, PR

Pr 165 over La Malaria Channel

Carries Pr 165 over La Malaria Channel, 2 Km West Of Cata¥o.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT483 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

483 ft end to end, longest span 185 ft: about 7 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.

Built197254 years old
Length483.3 ft147.3 m
Daily traffic33,900counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCatano Municipio
Location2 Km West Of Cata¥o
CarriesPr 165
CrossesLa Malaria Channel
Coordinates18.44661, -66.13686

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length483.3 ft (147.3 m)
Max Span185.4 ft (56.5 m)
Deck Width118.4 ft (36.1 m)
Deck Area5317.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33,900 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number011691

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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