Structure 9592 · San Juan Municipio County, PR

Pr 18 Southbound over Pr 21

Carries Pr 18 Southbound over Pr 21, 5.8 Km N E Of Guaynabo.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT252 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

252 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 3 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1999
Length251.6 ft76.7 m
Daily traffic84,550counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountySan Juan Municipio
Location5.8 Km N E Of Guaynabo
CarriesPr 18 Southbound
CrossesPr 21
Coordinates18.38955, -66.07213

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.6 ft (76.7 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width93.2 ft (28.4 m)
Deck Area2178.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic84,550 (2017)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number009592

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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