PR 53 over PR 974 AND DAGUAO RIVER

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Coordinates:
+18.25833, -65.66667
18°15'30" N, 65°40'00" W

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

Name:	PR 53 over PR 974 AND DAGUAO RIVER
Structure number:	024551
Location:	4.5 KM SOUTH OF CEIBA.
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Tolls:	Yes, on toll road `[2]`
Length of largest span:	121.7 ft. `[37.1 m]`
Total length:	687.4 ft. `[209.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	81.0 ft. `[24.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	110.9 ft. `[33.8 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	23.0 ft. `[7.0 m]`
Skew angle:	79°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
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:	19,235 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	5% 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:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
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:	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]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	92.0

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
May 2017	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	19235	92.0
May 2015	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	19235	92.0
May 2013	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	19235	92.0
May 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	19235	93.0
May 2009	Good	Good	Good	Good	19200	93.0
October 2007	Good	Good	Good	Good	15800	93.0
November 2005	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	15800	93.0
April 2003	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	15300	93.0
October 2000	Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good	15300	95.0
December 1998	Good	Good	Good	Good	9700	93.0
December 1996	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	9500	95.0

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.	6,873	6,830	43	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	55,208	18,245	36,963	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	10	10	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	351	312	39	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	410	374	36	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	1,135	938	197	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	120	120	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	2,717	2,701	16	0	0