Structure 6161 · Guayama Municipio County, PR

Pr 746 over Grande De Carite River

Carries Pr 746 over Grande De Carite River, 4 Miles North Of Guayama.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

21 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1905121 years old
Length21.0 ft6.4 m
Daily traffic400counted 2017
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 12 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyGuayama Municipio
Location4 Miles North Of Guayama
CarriesPr 746
CrossesGrande De Carite River
Coordinates18.03614, -66.10970

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area29.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2017)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number006161

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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