PR 303
Carrying PR 303 over PLANTINA CREEK
6 KM SOUTH EAST OF LAJAS, Lajas, Puerto Rico
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
PR 303 in Lajas, Puerto Rico sits above 47% of rated Puerto Rico bridges on inventory load rating (34 t), while its 1960 build year is earlier than 67% of Lajas's recorded-year cohort (6 bridges).
PR 303 in Lajas, Puerto Rico is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1960, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 2. 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:013901
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · SUB-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUB-LED Substructure-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 303
The PR 303 bridge in Lajas, Puerto Rico carries PR 303 over PLANTINA CREEK. It was built in 1960, making it 66 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 12.7 meters (42 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 3,700 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 critical 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 303 compares
Age against the county: built in 1960, earlier than 4 of Lajas's 6 bridges with a recorded construction year (67%), against a county median build year of 1964. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Puerto Rico bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (2,385 rated).
PR 303 vs every rated Puerto Rico bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
34 Top 53% higher than 47% 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.
Lajas inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 6 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
- 1960
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 12.7 m (42 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.9 m (46 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 3,700 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 013901
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • At 2/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in critical shape, with severe wear recorded for this vintage.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
PR 303 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 303 against other structures in Lajas 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 303?
PR 303 in Lajas, Puerto Rico has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 2/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is PR 303 inspected?
PR 303'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 3,700 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. PR 303 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 303?
PR 303 has an NBI inventory load rating of 34.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining PR 303?
PR 303 is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is PR 303 and does age affect safety?
PR 303 was built in 1960, making it 66 years old.
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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.