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PR 156 over MULA CREEK

Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico

Map

Coordinates:
+18.24333, -66.13167
18°14'36" N, 66°07'54" W

Facts

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

Name:	PR 156 over MULA CREEK
Structure number:	003471
Location:	3 KM WEST OF AGUAS BUENAS
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) `[07]`
Length of largest span:	20.0 ft. `[6.1 m]`
Total length:	24.3 ft. `[7.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	16.7 ft. `[5.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	20.0 ft. `[6.1 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1926
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Main span material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main span design:	Slab `[01]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: April 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	2,600 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. `[3]`
Sufficiency rating:	40.5
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$132,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2018	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	2600	40.5
February 2016	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	2600	40.5
February 2014	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	2600	40.3
February 2012	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	2600	63.2
March 2010	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	2600	73.8
January 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	2600	70.7
January 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	2600	59.3
November 2003	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	2600	59.3
October 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	2600	59.3
September 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	1900	56.1
July 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	1900	57.2
October 1995	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	2300	35.9
June 1993	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	2200	36.2
November 1991	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	2200	39.9

Element Data

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	39	32	7	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap/Footing	linear ft.	20	20	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	52	52	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	30	1	0	13	16
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Slab	sq. ft.	484	290	194	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	409	409	0	0	0

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Disclaimer: All data is taken from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
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