Structure 6831 · San Juan Municipio County, PR

Pr 176 over Piedras River

Carries Pr 176 over Piedras River, 0.9 Km South Of Int Pr 1.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

72 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1953rebuilt 1986
Length72.2 ft22 m
Daily traffic27,100counted 2017
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 6 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountySan Juan Municipio
Location0.9 Km South Of Int Pr 1
CarriesPr 176
CrossesPiedras River
Coordinates18.38392, -66.05881

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length72.2 ft (22 m)
Max Span72.2 ft (22 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area396 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,100 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number006831

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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