Structure 5841 · Ponce Municipio County, PR

Pr 2 227.8 Km over Portugues River

Carries Pr 2 227.8 Km over Portugues River, In Ponce City At Int Pr10.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT135 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

135 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1959
Length134.5 ft41 m
Daily traffic27,400counted 2017
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyPonce Municipio
LocationIn Ponce City At Int Pr10
CarriesPr 2 227.8 Km
CrossesPortugues River
Coordinates17.99600, -66.61402

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length134.5 ft (41 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width88.3 ft (26.9 m)
Deck Area1102.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1959)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,400 (2017)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005841

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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