Structure 14991 · Utuado Municipio County, PR

Rural Local Road over Grande De Arecibo River

Carries Rural Local Road over Grande De Arecibo River, 5 Km North East Of Utuado.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 0 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating0/9 · Failed
Superstructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Substructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT231 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

231 ft end to end, longest span 74 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.

Built197353 years old
Length231.0 ft70.4 m
Daily traffic250counted 2005
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePuerto Rico
CountyUtuado Municipio
Location5 Km North East Of Utuado
CarriesRural Local Road
CrossesGrande De Arecibo River
Coordinates18.30108, -66.69826

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length231.0 ft (70.4 m)
Max Span73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area570.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2005)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number014991

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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