Structure 14722 · Arecibo Municipio County, PR

Pr 22 Eastbound over Local Road

Carries Pr 22 Eastbound over Local Road, 8 Km Southeast Of Arecibo.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built197254 years old
Length22.6 ft6.9 m
Daily traffic23,000counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyArecibo Municipio
Location8 Km Southeast Of Arecibo
CarriesPr 22 Eastbound
CrossesLocal Road
Coordinates18.43750, -66.66111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area113.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,000 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number014722

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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