Geiger Road
Carrying Geiger Road over Geiger Road
Ewa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Geiger Road in Honolulu, Hawaii sits above 97% of rated Hawaii bridges on inventory load rating (97 t), while its 1990 build year is earlier than 9% of Honolulu's recorded-year cohort (682 bridges).
Geiger Road in Honolulu, Hawaii is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1990, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:003999001600001
LATE-CENTURY · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 16 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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: Geiger Road
The Geiger Road bridge in Honolulu, Hawaii carries Geiger Road over Geiger Road. It was built in 1990, making it 36 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 16 sections, stretching 74.7 meters (245 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 5,100 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 4/9. The weakest component sits in poor condition. Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How Geiger Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1990, earlier than 64 of Honolulu's 682 bridges with a recorded construction year (9%), against a county median build year of 1967. 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).
Geiger Road vs every rated Hawaii bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
97 Top 3% higher than 97% 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.
Honolulu inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 682 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
- 1990
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 16
- Structure Length
- 74.7 m (245 ft)
- Deck Width
- 21.8 m (72 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 5,100 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 003999001600001
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
Geiger Road is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare Geiger Road against other structures in Honolulu 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 Geiger Road?
Geiger Road in Honolulu, Hawaii on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Geiger Road inspected?
Geiger Road'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 5,100 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Geiger Road is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Geiger Road?
Geiger Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 97.2 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Geiger Road?
Geiger Road is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Geiger Road and does age affect safety?
Geiger Road was built in 1990, making it 36 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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