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Antiguo Puente Río Blanco

Naguabo, Puerto Rico

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Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Río Blanco on PR 31
Location
Río Blanco, Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Replacement is planned, but given Puerto Rico's track record, it'll probably be bypassed: http://www.victoria840.com/act-informa-cierre-temporal-de-la...
History
Built 1928
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.3 ft.
Total length: 137.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Also called
PR31 Puente Río Blanco
Approximate latitude, longitude
+18.21711, -65.78208   (decimal degrees)
18°13'02" N, 65°46'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
20/205750/2016440 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Humacao
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
2,837
Inventory numbers
PR 194 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 72619 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1928 (1,174)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Naguabo, Puerto Rico (4)
Open (39,882)
Owned by city (5,399)
Parker through truss (1,296)
Parker truss (1,677)
Puerto Rico (166)
Río Blanco, Puerto Rico (1)
 Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
Structurally deficient (14,203)
Sufficiency rating zero (221)
Through truss (15,060)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)
Truss (32,782)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (188)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)

Update Log 

  • January 19, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder + date; Added link to imagery on Geocaching.com; Added local news link from 2014 mentioning installation of headache bar + allusion to future replacement.
  • June 26, 2016: Added by Luke

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