PR 9 EASTBOUND
Carrying PR 9 EASTBOUND over PR 123 RIO CAÑAS
NB BR E PR 10 RD CLOSED, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
PR 9 EASTBOUND in Ponce, Puerto Rico sits above 60% of rated Puerto Rico bridges on inventory load rating (42 t), while its 2015 build year is earlier than 4% of Ponce's recorded-year cohort (123 bridges).
PR 9 EASTBOUND in Ponce, Puerto Rico is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2015, 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:030651
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUB-LED · HEAVY-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 6 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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: PR 9 EASTBOUND
The PR 9 EASTBOUND bridge in Ponce, Puerto Rico carries PR 9 EASTBOUND over PR 123 RIO CAÑAS. It was built in 2015, making it 11 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 6 sections, stretching 278.3 meters (913 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 15,500 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 fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How PR 9 EASTBOUND compares
Age against the county: built in 2015, earlier than 5 of Ponce's 123 bridges with a recorded construction year (4%), 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 9 EASTBOUND vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
42 Top 40% higher than 60% 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.
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
- 2015
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 6
- Structure Length
- 278.3 m (913 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.3 m (44 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 15,500 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 030651
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates good at 8/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
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 9 EASTBOUND 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 9 EASTBOUND 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 9 EASTBOUND?
PR 9 EASTBOUND in Ponce, Puerto Rico has a deck rating of 8/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is PR 9 EASTBOUND inspected?
PR 9 EASTBOUND'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 15,500 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. PR 9 EASTBOUND 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 PR 9 EASTBOUND?
PR 9 EASTBOUND has an NBI inventory load rating of 42.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining PR 9 EASTBOUND?
PR 9 EASTBOUND is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is PR 9 EASTBOUND and does age affect safety?
PR 9 EASTBOUND was built in 2015, making it 11 years old.
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