Structure 20382 · Salinas Municipio County, PR

Pr 52 N Km 49.5 over Pr 714 & La Palma CR

Carries Pr 52 N Km 49.5 over Pr 714 & La Palma CR, 8 Km SW Of Cayey 3.7.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,038 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,038 ft end to end, longest span 159 ft: about 2.9 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length1038.1 ft316.4 m
Daily traffic16,450counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountySalinas Municipio
Location8 Km SW Of Cayey 3.7
CarriesPr 52 N Km 49.5
CrossesPr 714 & La Palma CR
Coordinates18.06789, -66.21924

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1038.1 ft (316.4 m)
Max Span159.1 ft (48.5 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area4492.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,450 (2017)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020382

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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