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PR 53 over WATERWAY

Ceiba, Puerto Rico

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Coordinates:
+18.24833, -66.04833
18°14'54" N, 66°02'54" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:PR 53 over WATERWAY
Structure number:024601
Location:2 KMS SOUTH OF CEIBA TOWN
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Interstate (Rural) [01]
Tolls:Yes, on toll road [2]
Length of largest span:19.7 ft. [6.0 m]
Total length:43.6 ft. [13.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:119.8 ft. [36.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:193.9 ft. [59.1 m]
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:2
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
Main spans design:Culvert [19]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

Latest Available Inspection: June 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:23,600 [as of 2005]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Structural appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck geometry 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 being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Pier/abutment protection:None present but re-evaluation suggested [5]
Culvert condition:Moderate to major deterioration or disintegration, extensive cracking and leaching or spalls on concrete or masonry walls and slabs. Minor settlement or misalignment. Noticeable scouring or erosion at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have significant distortion and deflection in one section, significant corrosion or deep pitting. [5]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:84.5

Previous Inspections

DateConditionCulvert ConditionADTSuff. Rating
June 2017Fair5 out of 102360084.5
May 2015Fair5 out of 102360084.5
May 2013Fair5 out of 102360084.5
May 2011Good7 out of 101849296.3
May 2009Good7 out of 102360095.8
October 2007Good7 out of 101670096.4
November 2005Good7 out of 101670096.4
April 2003Good7 out of 101460096.6
July 2000Good7 out of 101460096.6
December 1998Good7 out of 101300097.4
November 1996Good7 out of 10920097.1

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.
ElementUnitsQuantity1-Good2-Fair3-Poor4-Serious
Culvert
Reinforced Concrete Culvertlinear ft.3873602070
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Raillinear ft.131131000