Structure 14591 · Caguas Municipio County, PR

Pr 183 over Turabo River

Carries Pr 183 over Turabo River, 0.5 Km East Of Caguas.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT274 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

274 ft end to end, longest span 91 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.

Built197353 years old
Length274.0 ft83.5 m
Daily traffic23,300counted 2017
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCaguas Municipio
Location0.5 Km East Of Caguas
CarriesPr 183
CrossesTurabo River
Coordinates18.22486, -66.02687

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.0 ft (83.5 m)
Max Span91.2 ft (27.8 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area1269.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,300 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number014591

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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