Structure 1051 · Rio Grande Municipio County, PR

Pr 955 over Juan Gonzalez Creek

Carries Pr 955 over Juan Gonzalez Creek, 4 Km East Of Rio Grande.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT39 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

39 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built1900126 years old
Length38.7 ft11.8 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2017
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 6 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyRio Grande Municipio
Location4 Km East Of Rio Grande
CarriesPr 955
CrossesJuan Gonzalez Creek
Coordinates18.37500, -65.80085

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Max Span31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area66.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2017)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number001051

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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