NOTRE DAME STREET
Carrying NOTRE DAME STREET over PIEDRAS RIVER
6 KM SOUTH OF SAN JUAN, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
NOTRE DAME STREET in San Juan, Puerto Rico is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 1965, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 3. 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 PR:021451
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · SUB-LED · HEAVY-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy 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.
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: NOTRE DAME STREET
The NOTRE DAME STREET bridge in San Juan, Puerto Rico carries NOTRE DAME STREET over PIEDRAS RIVER. It was built in 1965, making it 61 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 20.4 meters (67 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 11,200 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Puerto Rico bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). 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 NOTRE DAME STREET compares
Age against the county: built in 1965, earlier than 142 of San Juan's 202 bridges with a recorded construction year (70%), 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).
NOTRE DAME STREET vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
43 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
- 1965
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 20.4 m (67 ft)
- Deck Width
- 12.0 m (39 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 11,200 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 021451
Condition Analysis
- • At 5/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 3/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
NOTRE DAME STREET 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 NOTRE DAME 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 NOTRE DAME STREET?
NOTRE DAME STREET in San Juan, Puerto Rico has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 3/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is NOTRE DAME STREET inspected?
NOTRE DAME 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 11,200 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. NOTRE DAME STREET 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 NOTRE DAME STREET?
NOTRE DAME STREET has an NBI inventory load rating of 43.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining NOTRE DAME STREET?
NOTRE DAME STREET is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is NOTRE DAME STREET and does age affect safety?
NOTRE DAME STREET was built in 1965, making it 61 years old.
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