RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8
Carrying RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 over CHANNEL
11 KMS. SE. FROM SAN JUAN, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 in San Juan, Puerto Rico sits above 98% of rated Puerto Rico bridges on inventory load rating (100 t), while its 1994 build year is earlier than 24% of San Juan's recorded-year cohort (202 bridges).
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 in San Juan, Puerto Rico is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1994, 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 PR:023651
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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.
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: RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8
The RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 bridge in San Juan, Puerto Rico carries RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 over CHANNEL. It was built in 1994, making it 32 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 3 sections, stretching 10.6 meters (35 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 18,900 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 good condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 compares
Age against the county: built in 1994, earlier than 49 of San Juan's 202 bridges with a recorded construction year (24%), against a county median build year of 1977. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Puerto Rico bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (2,385 rated).
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
100 Top 2% higher than 98% 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.
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
- 1994
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 10.6 m (35 ft) 0
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 18,900 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 023651
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 RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 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 RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 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 RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8?
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 inspected?
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8'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 18,900 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 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 RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8?
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 has an NBI inventory load rating of 99.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8?
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 and does age affect safety?
RAMP PR 17 TO PR 8 was built in 1994, making it 32 years old.
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