Structure 12752 · Caguas Municipio County, PR

Pr 52 Northbound over Sonadora Creek

Carries Pr 52 Northbound over Sonadora Creek, 7 Km South Of Caguas.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT665 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

665 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built197254 years old
Length665.0 ft202.7 m
Daily traffic29,150counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCaguas Municipio
Location7 Km South Of Caguas
CarriesPr 52 Northbound
CrossesSonadora Creek
Coordinates18.17106, -66.06168

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length665.0 ft (202.7 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area4317.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,150 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number012752

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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