Structure 23081 · Ceiba Municipio County, PR

Pr 53 over Ceiba Creek & Pr 975

Carries Pr 53 over Ceiba Creek & Pr 975, 0.8 Km NW Of Ceiba.

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 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

250 ft end to end, longest span 117 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.

Built199432 years old
Length249.7 ft76.1 m
Daily traffic22,200counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCeiba Municipio
Location0.8 Km NW Of Ceiba
CarriesPr 53
CrossesCeiba Creek & Pr 975
Coordinates18.27167, -65.65194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length249.7 ft (76.1 m)
Max Span117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Width107.6 ft (32.8 m)
Deck Area2496.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,200 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number023081

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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