Structure 12872 · Caguas Municipio County, PR

Pr 52 Southbound over Pr 765 & Beatriz Cre

Carries Pr 52 Southbound over Pr 765 & Beatriz Cre, 3 Km South Of Caguas.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT606 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

606 ft end to end, longest span 167 ft: about 1.7 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
Length605.6 ft184.6 m
Daily traffic29,150counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 12 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCaguas Municipio
Location3 Km South Of Caguas
CarriesPr 52 Southbound
CrossesPr 765 & Beatriz Cre
Coordinates18.18439, -66.05567

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length605.6 ft (184.6 m)
Max Span167.3 ft (51 m)
Deck Width69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Deck Area3913.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,150 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number012872

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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