Structure 22552 · Guayama Municipio County, PR

Pr 53 Eastbound over Seco River

Carries Pr 53 Eastbound over Seco River, 6 Km Northwest Of Guayama.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT721 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

721 ft end to end, longest span 114 ft: about 2.0 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length721.1 ft219.8 m
Daily traffic9,500counted 2005
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyGuayama Municipio
Location6 Km Northwest Of Guayama
CarriesPr 53 Eastbound
CrossesSeco River
Coordinates18.11167, -66.14917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length721.1 ft (219.8 m)
Max Span113.5 ft (34.6 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area2945.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,500 (2005)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number022552

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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