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PR 748 over EL CORAZON CREEK

Guayama, Puerto Rico

Map

Coordinates:
+17.98833, -66.09000
17°59'18" N, 66°05'24" W

Facts

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

Name:	PR 748 over EL CORAZON CREEK
Structure number:	005261
Location:	2 MILES EAST OF GUAYAMA
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Urban) `[19]`
Length of largest span:	11.2 ft. `[3.4 m]`
Total length:	29.5 ft. `[9.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	15.4 ft. `[4.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	22.3 ft. `[6.8 m]`
Skew angle:	49°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1950
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main spans design:	Culvert `[19]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: June 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	2,900 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
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]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Culvert condition:	Deterioration or initial disintegration, minor chloride contamination, cracking with some leaching, or spalls on concrete or masonry walls and slabs. Local minor scouring at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have a smooth curvature, non-symmetrical shape, significant corrosion or moderate pitting. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	80.3
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. `[34]`
Estimated cost of work:	$91,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Culvert Condition	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2017	Fair	6 out of 10	2900	80.3
June 2015	Fair	6 out of 10	2900	80.3
May 2013	Fair	6 out of 10	2900	80.3
May 2011	Fair	6 out of 10	2900	80.7
May 2009	Fair	6 out of 10	2900	80.7
September 2007	Fair	6 out of 10	2900	80.7
December 2005	Fair	6 out of 10	5000	55.4
January 2004	Fair	6 out of 10	5000	55.4
November 2001	Fair	6 out of 10	5000	55.4
December 1999	Fair	6 out of 10	5000	54.3
September 1997	Fair	6 out of 10	5000	54.3
April 1996	Fair	6 out of 10	5000	54.3
March 1994	Fair	6 out of 10	4900	54.6
February 1991	Fair	6 out of 10	3670	62.6

Element Data

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Culvert
Reinforced Concrete Culvert	linear ft.	197	138	59	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	118	98	20	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	26	19	7	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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