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PR 53 EASTBOUND over SECO RIVER

Guayama, Puerto Rico

Map

Coordinates:
+17.97333, -66.16667
17°58'24" N, 66°10'00" W

Facts

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

Name:	PR 53 EASTBOUND over SECO RIVER
Structure number:	022552
Location:	6 KM NORTHWEST OF GUAYAMA
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Tolls:	Yes, on toll road `[2]`
Length of largest span:	113.5 ft. `[34.6 m]`
Total length:	721.2 ft. `[219.8 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	40.7 ft. `[12.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	44.0 ft. `[13.4 m]`
Owner:	State Toll Authority `[31]`
Year built:	1994
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	7
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: April 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	9,500 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	98.6
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$412,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2017	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	9500	98.6
April 2015	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	9500	98.6
April 2013	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	9500	98.6
April 2011	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	9500	98.6
April 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	9850	99.5
November 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	9850	99.5
April 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	9000	99.6
April 2004	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	7950	99.6
October 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	7950	99.6
December 1999	Good	Good	Good	Good	7300	99.7
September 1997	Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good	12800	98.0
May 1996	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	6350	98.0
June 1994	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	5100	98.0

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
Prestressed Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	8,609	8,609	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	63,313	19,009	26,899	17,405	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	36	36	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	427	427	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	505	505	0	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	656	252	328	10	66
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	168	168	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	2,874	2,874	0	0	0

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