PR 511 OFF Km12.65
Carrying PR 511 OFF Km12.65 over Inabon River
13.75km North East Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 in Ponce, Puerto Rico sits above 30% of rated Puerto Rico bridges on inventory load rating (25 t), while its 1995 build year is earlier than 41% of Ponce's recorded-year cohort (123 bridges).
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 in Ponce, Puerto Rico is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1995, 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 PR:029431
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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: PR 511 OFF Km12.65
The PR 511 OFF Km12.65 bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico carries PR 511 OFF Km12.65 over Inabon River. It was built in 1995, making it 31 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 2000, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 15.5 meters (51 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 poor condition (see the full component ratings below). A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How PR 511 OFF Km12.65 compares
Age against the county: built in 1995, earlier than 50 of Ponce's 123 bridges with a recorded construction year (41%), 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 OFF Km12.65 vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 70% higher than 30% 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
- 1995
- Last Reconstructed
- 2000
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 15.5 m (51 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.3 m (21 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 1,900 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 029431
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 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 PR 511 OFF Km12.65 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 OFF Km12.65?
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 in Ponce, Puerto Rico on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is PR 511 OFF Km12.65 inspected?
PR 511 OFF Km12.65'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 OFF Km12.65 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 PR 511 OFF Km12.65?
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining PR 511 OFF Km12.65?
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is PR 511 OFF Km12.65 and does age affect safety?
PR 511 OFF Km12.65 was built in 1995, making it 31 years old and last reconstructed in 2000.
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