Structure 3211 · Ciales Municipio County, PR

Pr 6685 over Grande De Manati River

Carries Pr 6685 over Grande De Manati River, 3 Km North Of Ciales.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT269 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

269 ft end to end: about 4 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 through truss.

Built1905121 years old
Length269.0 ft82 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyCiales Municipio
Location3 Km North Of Ciales
CarriesPr 6685
CrossesGrande De Manati River
Coordinates18.35868, -66.47867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length269.0 ft (82 m)
Max Span264.1 ft (80.5 m)
Deck Width13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Deck Area344.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number003211

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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