Heahea Street
Carrying Heahea Street over Palai Stream
TMK: 2-4-016:034, Hawaii, Hawaii
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Heahea Street in Hawaii, Hawaii sits above 47% of rated Hawaii bridges on inventory load rating (30 t), while its 1993 build year is earlier than 11% of Hawaii's recorded-year cohort (237 bridges).
Heahea Street in Hawaii, Hawaii is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1993, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure HI:001240021100009
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Heahea Street
The Heahea Street bridge in Hawaii, Hawaii carries Heahea Street over Palai Stream. It was built in 1993, making it 33 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 7.5 meters (25 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 5,999 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Hawaii bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How Heahea Street compares
Age against the county: built in 1993, earlier than 25 of Hawaii's 237 bridges with a recorded construction year (11%), against a county median build year of 1956. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Hawaii bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (1,187 of 1,195 rated).
Heahea Street vs every rated Hawaii bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
30 Top 53% higher than 47% of 1,187 bridges
rated Hawaii bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Hawaii inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 237 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1993
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 7.5 m (25 ft)
- Deck Width
- 15.2 m (50 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 5,999 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 001240021100009
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Heahea Street is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Heahea Street against other structures in Hawaii and across Hawaii. Hawaii bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Heahea Street?
Heahea Street in Hawaii, Hawaii on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Heahea Street inspected?
Heahea Street's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 5,999 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Heahea Street is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Heahea Street?
Heahea Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 29.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Heahea Street?
Heahea Street is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Heahea Street and does age affect safety?
Heahea Street was built in 1993, making it 33 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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