Structure 12601 · San Juan Municipio County, PR

Pr 8838 over Pr 52

Carries Pr 8838 over Pr 52, 6 Km S W Of Rio Piedras.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT414 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

414 ft end to end, longest span 133 ft: about 6 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.

Built197650 years old
Length413.7 ft126.1 m
Daily traffic16,500counted 2017
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountySan Juan Municipio
Location6 Km S W Of Rio Piedras
CarriesPr 8838
CrossesPr 52
Coordinates18.37575, -66.07069

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length413.7 ft (126.1 m)
Max Span133.2 ft (40.6 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area1651.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,500 (2017)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number012601

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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