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Pr 485 3.7 Km over Bellaca Creek

Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Pr 485 3.7 Km over Bellaca Creek in Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 3 inventoried bridges in Quebradillas Municipio rated fair (66.7%); 1 (33.3%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated December 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	Northeast of Quebradilla
NBI structure number	008301
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	December 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Puerto Rico department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Pr 2 104.1 Km over Guajataca River Local Rd	1980	31,100	Fair
Pr 476 0.6 Km over Guajataca River	1971	500	Poor