Structure 26521 · Gurabo Municipio County, PR

Pr-181 over Gurabo River

Carries Pr-181 over Gurabo River, 1 Km NE From Gurabo.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT498 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

498 ft end to end, longest span 125 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.

Built200521 years old
Length498.0 ft151.8 m
Daily traffic20,500counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyGurabo Municipio
Location1 Km NE From Gurabo
CarriesPr-181
CrossesGurabo River
Coordinates18.25662, -65.96783

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length498.0 ft (151.8 m)
Max Span125.3 ft (38.2 m)
Deck Width71.2 ft (21.7 m)
Deck Area3294.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,500 (2017)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number026521

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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