PR-511 Km. 11.7
Carrying PR-511 Km. 11.7 over Inabon River
8.85 km NW Int.PR-14&, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
PR-511 Km. 11.7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico sits above 48% of rated Puerto Rico bridges on inventory load rating (35 t), while its 2007 build year is earlier than 17% of Ponce's recorded-year cohort (123 bridges).
PR-511 Km. 11.7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2007, 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:029421
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 7 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.
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: PR-511 Km. 11.7
The PR-511 Km. 11.7 bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico carries PR-511 Km. 11.7 over Inabon River. It was built in 2007, making it 19 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 7 sections, stretching 16.1 meters (53 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 1,900 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-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). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How PR-511 Km. 11.7 compares
Age against the county: built in 2007, earlier than 21 of Ponce's 123 bridges with a recorded construction year (17%), against a county median build year of 1992. 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).
PR-511 Km. 11.7 vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
35 Top 52% higher than 48% 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.
Ponce inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 123 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
- 2007
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 7
- Structure Length
- 16.1 m (53 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.0 m (43 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 1,900 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 029421
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 PR-511 Km. 11.7 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 PR-511 Km. 11.7 against other structures in Ponce 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 PR-511 Km. 11.7?
PR-511 Km. 11.7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is PR-511 Km. 11.7 inspected?
PR-511 Km. 11.7'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 1,900 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. PR-511 Km. 11.7 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 PR-511 Km. 11.7?
PR-511 Km. 11.7 has an NBI inventory load rating of 34.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining PR-511 Km. 11.7?
PR-511 Km. 11.7 is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is PR-511 Km. 11.7 and does age affect safety?
PR-511 Km. 11.7 was built in 2007, making it 19 years old.
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