OLOT STREET
Carrying OLOT STREET over JUAN MENDEZ CREEK
NEAR MIGUEL SUCH SCHOOL, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
OLOT STREET in San Juan, Puerto Rico sits above 46% of rated Puerto Rico bridges on inventory load rating (34 t), while its 1955 build year is earlier than 82% of San Juan's recorded-year cohort (202 bridges).
OLOT STREET in San Juan, Puerto Rico is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1955, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair 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 PR:021321
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · SUPER-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: OLOT STREET
The OLOT STREET bridge in San Juan, Puerto Rico carries OLOT STREET over JUAN MENDEZ CREEK. It was built in 1955, making it 71 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 11.7 meters (38 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 3,500 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Puerto Rico bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How OLOT STREET compares
Age against the county: built in 1955, earlier than 165 of San Juan's 202 bridges with a recorded construction year (82%), against a county median build year of 1977. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Puerto Rico bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (2,385 rated).
OLOT STREET vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
34 Top 54% higher than 46% of 2,385 bridges
rated Puerto Rico 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
San Juan inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 202 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
- 1955
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 11.7 m (38 ft)
- Deck Width
- 10.9 m (36 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 3,500 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 021321
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
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 OLOT 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 OLOT STREET against other structures in San Juan and across Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico 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 OLOT STREET?
OLOT STREET in San Juan, Puerto Rico has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is OLOT STREET inspected?
OLOT 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 3,500 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. OLOT STREET is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for OLOT STREET?
OLOT STREET has an NBI inventory load rating of 34.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining OLOT STREET?
OLOT STREET is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is OLOT STREET and does age affect safety?
OLOT STREET was built in 1955, making it 71 years old.
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