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PR 15 over GUAMANI RIVER

Guayama, Puerto Rico

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Coordinates:
+18.00628, -66.11678
18°00'23" N, 66°07'00" W

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Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	PR 15 over GUAMANI RIVER
Structure number:	001811
Location:	2 KM NORTH OF GUAYAMA
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) `[16]`
Length of largest span:	65.9 ft. `[20.1 m]`
Total length:	142.7 ft. `[43.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	18.7 ft. `[5.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	20.7 ft. `[6.3 m]`
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1891
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places `[1]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Girder and floorbeam system `[03]`
Deck type:	Steel plate (includes orthotropic) `[5]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: April 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	11,207 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. `[5]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. `[3]`
Sufficiency rating:	20.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$480,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2018	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	11207	20.0
January 2017	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	11207	2.0
January 2016	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	11207	2.0
December 2013	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	11207	2.0
December 2012	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	11207	2.0
December 2011	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	16100	49.0
October 2010	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	16100	49.0
September 2009	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	16100	49.0
September 2008	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	9600	51.6
April 2007	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	9600	51.6
April 2006	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	9600	14.3
September 2005	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	9600	14.3
March 2003	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	15100	14.3
November 2001	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	1000	26.0
October 1999	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	9800	14.3
August 1997	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	1800	27.8
September 1995	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	8600	17.3
June 1993	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	1800	39.0
November 1991	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	880	38.6

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	285	0	249	13	23
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	3,875	0	2,799	1,076	0
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	669	341	125	39	164
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,851	0	1,635	108	108
Substructure
Other Material Pier Wall	linear ft.	26	13	13	0	0
Masonry Abutment	linear ft.	52	26	26	0	0
Deck
Corrugated or Orthotropic Deck	sq. ft.	2,960	0	0	2,852	108
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	2,960	1,884	1,076	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,960	0	0	2,852	108
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	4	2	2	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	4	2	2	0	0

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