American Railroad - Puente Blanco

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Open-spandrel arch bridge over Quebrada Mala on Off Pr 4484

Location

Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

Built 1922

Builder

- Etienne Totti of Yauco, Puerto Rico (Designer)

Railroad

- American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico (ARR)

Design

Open-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 70.9 ft.
Total length: 113.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1984

Approximate latitude, longitude

+18.48333, -66.93000   (decimal degrees)
18°28'60" N, 66°55'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/718569/2044913 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Quebradillas

Inventory numbers

NRHP 84003126 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PR 1112 (Puerto Rico bridge number)
BH 60003 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2010)

Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.8 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2002)

100

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 12, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added categories "American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico", "Railroad"
• March 1, 2014: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• American Railroad - Puente Quebrada Mala (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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