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Puerto Rico bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Puerto Rico — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

2,387
Public bridges
14.1%
Good condition
12.0%
Poor condition
12.0%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

2,387

Public highway bridges in Puerto Rico

Good Condition

14.1%

336 bridges rated 7-9

-35.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

12.0%

286 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

12.0%

286 bridges flagged for repair priority

5.0pp vs national avg 7.0%

Puerto Rico vs national bridge condition

Puerto Rico — Good condition share 14.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Puerto Rico — Structurally deficient share 39.9%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Puerto Rico (FHWA NBI)

Puerto Rico14.076246334310852%51.31964809384164%11.981566820276496%11.981566820276496%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Puerto Rico (FHWA NBI)

Counties (78)

Adjuntas 33 Aguada 19 Aguadilla 13 Aguas Buenas 13 Aibonito 15 Arecibo 51 Arroyo 13 Añasco 22 Barceloneta 11 Barranquitas 14 Bayamón 78 Cabo Rojo 21 Caguas 92 Camuy 4 Canóvanas 30 Carolina 73 Cataño 16 Cayey 81 Ceiba 29 Ciales 18 Cidra 21 Coamo 30 Comerío 16 Corozal 28 Culebra 1 Dorado 20 Fajardo 20 Florida 1 Guayama 29 Guayanilla 34 Guaynabo 63 Gurabo 19 Guánica 25 Hatillo 9 Hormigueros 17 Humacao 69 Isabela 5 Jayuya 34 Juana Díaz 55 Juncos 28 Lajas 6 Lares 16 Las Marías 13 Las Piedras 24 Loíza 5 Luquillo 20 Manatí 15 Maricao 13 Maunabo 22 Mayagüez 45 Moca 13 Morovis 15 Naguabo 51 Naranjito 20 Orocovis 19 Patillas 32 Peñuelas 25 Ponce 123 Quebradillas 3 Rincón 8 Río Grande 47 Sabana Grande 27 Salinas 40 San Germán 45 San Juan 204 San Lorenzo 51 San Sebastián 31 Santa Isabel 12 Toa Alta 17 Toa Baja 28 Trujillo Alto 12 Utuado 57 Vega Alta 16 Vega Baja 23 Vieques 13 Villalba 25 Yabucoa 41 Yauco 40

Puerto Rico vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Puerto Rico on the same metric.

38

North Dakota

10.84% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,242

22

Louisiana

11.00% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,699
Selected

72

Puerto Rico

11.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,387

23

Maine

13.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

66

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Puerto Rico

Six lowest-condition bridges in Puerto Rico, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

OFF PR 184

Poor

Over: GRANDE DE PATILLAS RIVER

11.5 KMS NW. OF PATILLAS, Patillas, PR

Built 1965 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

OFF 511 R

Poor

Over: INABON RIVER

29.4 Km North of Ponce, Ponce, PR

Built 2021 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 900

JOSE TORRES STREET

Poor

Over: RIO CULEBRINAS

PR-125 OVR RIO CULEBRINAS, San Sebastián, PR

Built 1901 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,900

OFF PR 200

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

ISABEL II CITY, VIEQUES, Vieques, PR

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 500

PR 9912

Poor

Over: GRANDE DE LOIZA RIVER

10 KM S W OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR

Built 1950 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 5,000

PR 955

Poor

Over: JUAN GONZALEZ CREEK

4 KM EAST OF RIO GRANDE, Río Grande, PR

Built 1900 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 1,000

All Bridges in Puerto Rico

LOCAL ROAD

Fair

Over: AGUAS CLARAS CREEK

1 KM SOUTH OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR

Built 1968 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 200

PR 2 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: MATILDE RIVER

WEST OF PONCE CITY, Ponce, PR

Built 1961 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 22,950

JULIAN BENGOCHEA

Fair

Over: SANTO DOMINGO CREEK

URB. SAN MARTIN, R.P., San Juan, PR

Built 1950 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,300

PR 115

Fair

Over: CULEBRINAS RIVER

4 KM S W OF AGUADILLA, Aguada, PR

Built 1951 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 13,400

PR 466

Fair

Over: ISABELA IRRIGATION CHAN.

10 KM N E OF AGUADILLA, Aguadilla, PR

Built 1930 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 800

PR 1

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CHANNEL

5.5KM NW SANTA ISABEL, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1997 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 10,100

PR 23 KM 2.3

Fair

Over: PIEDRAS RIVER

0.90 KM W INT PR18 &, San Juan, PR

Built 1951 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 14,850

PR 23 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: PIEDRAS RIVER

0.90 KM W INT PR18 &, San Juan, PR

Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 14,850

PR 1

Fair

Over: MARTIN PE¥A CHANNEL

9.5 KM S E OF SAN JUAN, San Juan, PR

Built 1953 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 35,900

PR 140

Fair

Over: YUNES RIVER

8.9 KM SOUTH OF FLORIDA, Utuado, PR

Built 1925 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,100

PR 123

Fair

Over: DEPRESSION

10 KM NORTH OF UTUADO, Arecibo, PR

Built 1901 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,500

OFF PR 135 15.35KM

Fair

Over: GUILARTE RIVER

2.3 KM E INT PR 129, Adjuntas, PR

Built 1979 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 2,500

PR 781

Fair

Over: BAYAMON RIVER

5 KM N W OF AGUAS BUENAS, Aguas Buenas, PR

Built 1976 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,000

PR 553

Fair

Over: TOA VACA RIVER

9 KM N E OF VILLALBA, Villalba, PR

Built 1964 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 200

PR 511

Fair

Over: INABON RIVER

13.29 km NE Ponce, Ponce, PR

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,211

PR 7776

Fair

Over: HONDO RIVER

5 KM SOUTHWEST OF COMERIO, Comerío, PR

Built 1943 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 300

PR 722

Fair

Over: AIBONITO RIVER

1 MILE EAST OF AIBONITO, Aibonito, PR

Built 1943 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 7,600

PR 2

Fair

Over: DEL AGUA CREEK

4 KM SOUTHWEST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1965 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 26,800

PR 2 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: DEL AGUA CREEK

4 KM SOUTH WEST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1965 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 45,900

PR 144

Fair

Over: GONZALEZ CREEK

2.4 KM WEST OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR

Built 1937 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 6,890

PR 52

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

4.5 KM WEST OF INT PR 149, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1970 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 56,300

PR 1

Fair

Over: INABON RIVER

6.5 KM EAST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1919 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 14,000

PR 318

Fair

Over: MARESUA CREEK

1.5 KM WEST OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1948 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,900

PR 940

Fair

Over: LA BURRA CREEK

4 KM WEST OF FAJARDO, Luquillo, PR

Built 1916 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 4,000

PR 123

Fair

Over: ARENAS CREEK

2 KM SOUTH OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR

Built 1922 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,400

PR 887

Fair

Over: BLASINA CREEK

2 KM WEST OF CAROLINA, Carolina, PR

Built 1968 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 22,800

ESPIRITU SANTO ST.

Fair

Over: RIO HONDO CHANNEL

5 KM NORTHWEST OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR

Built 1970 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 500

PR 1

Fair

Over: BEATRIZ CREEK

6 KM NORTH EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1944 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 13,900

PR 984

Fair

Over: JUAN MARTIN RIVER

5 KM SOUTHWEST OF FAJARDO, Fajardo, PR

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,600

PR 927

Fair

Over: BLANCO RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR

Built 1958 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 900

PR 724

Fair

Over: AIBONITO RIVER

1.4 KM N W OF AIBONITO, Aibonito, PR

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,300

OFF PR-402 AT 3.09

Fair

Over: GUABA RIVER

6 KM S E OF LAS MARIAS, Las Marías, PR

Built 1965 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 200

PR 5

Fair

Over: LA PLATA RIVER

4.70 KM. NE. OF NARANJITO, Naranjito, PR

Built 2010 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 14,000

VERGEL STREET

Fair

Over: JUAN MENDEZ CREEK

1.5 KM N E OF RIO PIEDRAS, San Juan, PR

Built 1977 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,000

PR 101

Fair

Over: CREEK

8 KM S E OF CABO ROJO, Cabo Rojo, PR

Built 1992 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 9,604

LOCAL ROAD

Fair

Over: EL CEDRO CREEK

7 KM SOUTH EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1967 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 4,200

PR 173 KM 9.0

Fair

Over: ARENAS CREEK

9 KM NORTH AGUAS BUENAS, Guaynabo, PR

Built 1939 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 9,000

PR 114

Fair

Over: WATERWAY

5 KM SOUTH OF MAYAGUEZ, Mayagüez, PR

Built 1962 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 18,417

PR 819

Fair

Over: BUCARABONES RIVER

3 KM EAST OF TOA ALTA, Toa Alta, PR

Built 1970 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 10,700

PR 149 RAMAL

Fair

Over: ACHIOTE CREEK

0.6 KM WEST OF VILLALBA, Villalba, PR

Built 1967 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 18,400

OFF PR 144

Fair

Over: CREEK

5 KM E S E OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR

Built 1976 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 250

PR 2

Fair

Over: CRUCES RIVER

3 KM N W OF SABANA GRANDE, Sabana Grande, PR

Built 1974 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 24,600

PR 192

Fair

Over: SANTIAGO RIVER

AT NAGUABO TOWN, Naguabo, PR

Built 1991 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,100

PR 360

Fair

Over: GUANAJIBO RIVER

0.5 KM NORTH SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1978 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 8,600

OFF PR 796

Fair

Over: BAIROA RIVER

2 KM NORTHEAST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1989 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 150

PR 1

Fair

Over: JUAN ORRACA CREEK

6 KM SOUTH WEST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1929 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 8,300

OFF PR 9921

Fair

Over: HUMACAO RIVER

4 KM SOUTH OF LAS PIEDRAS, Las Piedras, PR

Built 1996 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 50

PR 152

Fair

Over: MAVILLA RIVER

5 KM S W OF NARANJITO, Naranjito, PR

Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 13,046

PR 2 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: MATILDE RIVER

WEST OF PONCE CITY, Ponce, PR

Built 1961 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 13,400

13 STREET

Fair

Over: DO¥A ANA CREEK

BETWEEN 36 & 40 SO ST, San Juan, PR

Built 1960 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,100

Showing 901-950 of 2,387 bridges

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