PR 53 EASTBOUND over BOTIJA CREEK & LOCAL RD

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Coordinates:
+18.21465, -65.71179
18°12'53" N, 65°42'42" W

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

Name:	PR 53 EASTBOUND over BOTIJA CREEK & LOCAL RD
Structure number:	024512
Location:	2.5 KM EAST OF NAGUABO
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Rural) `[01]`
Tolls:	Yes, on toll road `[2]`
Length of largest span:	124.3 ft. `[37.9 m]`
Total length:	691.6 ft. `[210.8 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	40.4 ft. `[12.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	43.6 ft. `[13.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Skew angle:	46°
Owner:	State Toll Authority `[31]`
Year built:	1996
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:	6
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]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	19,448 `[as of 2008]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 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]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
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:	97.1

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
July 2018	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	19448	97.1
June 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	19448	97.1
June 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	19448	97.1
July 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	9274	97.6
September 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	8700	97.6
September 2008	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	17400	97.2
October 2006	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	7900	97.6
May 2004	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	7900	97.6
April 2001	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	7105	97.7
April 1999	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4850	97.8
January 1997	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4750	99.8

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.	3,461	3,458	3	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	28,008	1	26,931	1,076	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	20	20	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	276	256	20	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	299	286	13	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	400	0	351	49	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	60	60	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,385	1,188	164	33	0