Structure 16891 · Hatillo Municipio County, PR

Pr 493 over Pr 22

Carries Pr 493 over Pr 22, 2.9 Km W Int Pr22 & P.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT222 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

222 ft end to end, longest span 107 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.

Built198046 years old
Length222.4 ft67.8 m
Daily traffic10,900counted 2017
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyHatillo Municipio
Location2.9 Km W Int Pr22 & P
CarriesPr 493
CrossesPr 22
Coordinates18.45903, -66.77179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length222.4 ft (67.8 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area698.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,900 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number016891

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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