State profile · Above median Poor share

Puerto Rico bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Puerto Rico.

2,385
Public bridges
17.9%
Good condition
13.9%
Poor condition

Puerto Rico holds 2,385 public highway bridges (#46 of 52 by inventory) with a 13.92% Poor share (#6 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 13.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 48 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

2,385

Public highway bridges in Puerto Rico

Good Condition

17.9%

428 bridges rated 7-9

-32.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

13.9%

332 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

6.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Puerto Rico vs national bridge condition

Puerto Rico - Good condition share 17.9%
National avg

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

Puerto Rico - Poor-condition share 46.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Puerto Rico in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Puerto Rico has 2,385 bridges and a 13.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #48 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Puerto Rico has 2,385 bridges and a 13.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #48 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Puerto Rico vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

2,385 46th of 54 higher than 8 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Puerto Rico

The highlighted point is Puerto Rico: 2,385 bridges and 13.92% in Poor condition, rank #48 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Puerto Rico on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Pennsylvania: 23,299 bridges · 12.58% Poor
  • Guam: 47 bridges · 12.77% Poor
  • Puerto Rico: 2,385 bridges · 13.92% Poor
  • Rhode Island: 783 bridges · 15.20% Poor
  • Maine: 2,518 bridges · 15.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Puerto Rico

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 2,385 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Puerto Rico’s inventory

State agency holds 83.8% of the 2,385 public highway bridges filed under Puerto Rico in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Puerto Rico’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 16.5% of the 2,385 bridges with a recorded original year in Puerto Rico. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Puerto Rico17.9%68.1%13.9%GoodFairPoor
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 202 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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Puerto Rico on the same metric.

PA

Pennsylvania

12.58% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,299

GU

Guam

12.77% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$47
Selected

PR

Puerto Rico

13.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,385

RI

Rhode Island

15.20% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$783

ME

Maine

15.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,518

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Puerto Rico

Six lowest-condition bridges in Puerto Rico, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

PR 3

Poor

Over: PALMAS CREEK

5 KM EAST OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR

Built 1923 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,700

PR 3

Poor

Over: SANTIAGO RIVER

2.5 KM SOUTH OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR

Built 1918 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,300

PR 123

Poor

Over: TIDAL WATERS CHANNEL

0.8 KM S INT PR10 & P, Ponce, PR

Built 1913 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,300

PR 14

Poor

Over: CUYON RIVER

5 KM NORTH EAST OF COAMO, Coamo, PR

Built 1877 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,700

PR 14

Poor

Over: HONDA CREEK

3 KM N E OF AIBONITO, Aibonito, PR

Built 1891 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 6,400

PR 155

Poor

Over: MOROVIS RIVER

2 KM NORTHWEST OF MOROVIS, Morovis, PR

Built 1914 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,200

All Bridges in Puerto Rico

PR 149

Fair

Over: CINTRON CREEK

11 KM NORTH OF VILLALBA, Ciales, PR

Built 1927 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 200

PR 6685

Fair

Over: GRANDE DE MANATI RIVER

3 KM NORTH OF CIALES, Ciales, PR

Built 1905 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 2,000

PR 807

Fair

Over: DE LOS NEGROS RIVER

0.10 KM SOUTH OF COROZAL, Corozal, PR

Built 1952 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 13,800

PR 9920

Fair

Over: GRANDE DE LOIZA RIVER

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

Built 1960 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 800

NORTH MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: PASTILLO RIVER

SOUTH OF PR132, Ponce, PR

Built 1960 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 8,400

PR 109

Fair

Over: CERRO GORDO CREEK

8.1 KM EAST OF A¥ASC, Añasco, PR

Built 1939 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 3,600

LOCAL ROAD

Fair

Over: WATERWAY

@2.31 W OF NAGUABO CITY, Naguabo, PR

Built 2009 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 100

PR 128

Fair

Over: PRIETO RIVER

12 KM EAST OF MARICAO, Maricao, PR

Built 1924 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 300

PR 177

Fair

Over: PR 20 (MRTNZ. NADAL EXP)

AT NORTH WEST OF GUAYNABO, Guaynabo, PR

Built 1976 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 68,241

PR 32

Fair

Over: CAGUITAS RIVER

2 KM NORTH EAST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1978 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 29,600

PR 738

Fair

Over: DE CEDRO CREEK

3 MILES EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1948 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 6,400

PR 106

Fair

Over: YAGUEZ RIVER

EAST OF MAYAGUEZ, Mayagüez, PR

Built 1952 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 11,100

PR 842

Fair

Over: ARENAS CREEK

5 KM NORTH WEST OF CAGUAS, San Juan, PR

Built 1961 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 4,100

PR 802

Fair

Over: GRANDE DE MANATI RIVER

7 KM S W OF NARANJITO, Naranjito, PR

Built 1960 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 500

CAMPO RICO AVENUE

Fair

Over: CREEK

BETWEEN JOSE HIDALGO ST., Carolina, PR

Built 1960 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 18,949

PR 52 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: SONADORA CREEK

7 KM SOUTH OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1972 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 29,150

PR 52 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: SONADORA CREEK

7 KM SOUTH OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1972 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 29,150

PR 167

Fair

Over: MULA CREEK

3.3 KM SOUTH INT PR 164, Naranjito, PR

Built 1908 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 500

PR 787

Fair

Over: BAYAMON RIVER

4 KM EAST OF CIDRA, Cidra, PR

Built 1918 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 4,500

PR 853

Fair

Over: MARACUTO CREEK

5 MILES SOUTH OF CAROLINA, Carolina, PR

Built 1950 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 4,600

PR 174

Fair

Over: BAYAMON RIVER

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

Built 1957 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 9,800

PR 140

Fair

Over: LA VENTA RIVER

15 KM EAST OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR

Built 1949 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 1,200

OFF PR 115

Fair

Over: GUAMA CREEK

4 KMS. S.W. OF AGUADILLA, Aguadilla, PR

Built 1960 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 250

PR 3

Fair

Over: SAN ANTON CREEK

4 KM N W OF CAROLINA, Carolina, PR

Built 1953 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 62,300

PR 185

Fair

Over: PR 3

0.5 KM SOUTH OF CAROLINA, Canóvanas, PR

Built 1956 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 19,300

PR 181

Fair

Over: HATO QUEMADO CREEK

2 KM SOUTH OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR

Built 1925 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 1,700

PR 402

Fair

Over: HONDO RIVER

0.1 KM NORTH OF A¥AS, Añasco, PR

Built 1944 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 17,800

PR 119

Fair

Over: SALADA CREEK

0.01 KM INT PR119 & P, San Sebastián, PR

Built 1950 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 7,200

OFF PR 330 1.55 KM

Fair

Over: DUEY RIVER

11 KM S E OF MAYAGUEZ, San Germán, PR

Built 1949 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 475

PALMA STREET

Fair

Over: VIVI RIVER

0.10 KM NORTH OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR

Built 1973 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 3,000

PR 693

Fair

Over: COCAL RIVER

0.5 KM SOUTH OF DORADO, Dorado, PR

Built 1945 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 9,300

PR 634

Fair

Over: GRANDE DE MOROVIS CREEK

6 KM NORTH OF MOROVIS, Morovis, PR

Built 1952 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,400

PR 614

Fair

Over: CIALITOS RIVER

10 KM SOUTHWEST OF CIALES, Ciales, PR

Built 1963 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 800

LOCAL ROAD

Fair

Over: PATILLAS RIVER

0.10 KM FROM PR 184, Patillas, PR

Built 1956 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 350

PR 7774

Fair

Over: Piñas Creek

1 KM SOUTH OF COMERIO, Comerío, PR

Built 1969 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 1,000

PR 528

Fair

Over: CREEK

3 KM SOUTH EAST OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR

Built 1960 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 1,000

PR 5

Fair

Over: SANTA JUANITA CREEK

750 MT S RAMON L RDGZ AVE, Bayamón, PR

Built 1986 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 56,131

PR 362

Fair

Over: TORUNO CREEK

3.8 KM N E OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1950 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 1,000

OFF PR 900 AT K0.7

Fair

Over: LA YUCA CREEK

0.99 KM SW OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR

Built 2012 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 200

PR 858

Fair

Over: MARACUTO CREEK

2 KM FROM INT PR853 &, Carolina, PR

Built 1962 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 6,100

PR 377

Fair

Over: CONSEJO CREEK

2.5 KM N W OF GUAYANILLA, Guayanilla, PR

Built 1968 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 500

PR 181

Fair

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1940 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 6,400

PR 109

Fair

Over: MIRAFLORES CREEK

7.1 KM EAST OF A¥ASC, Añasco, PR

Built 1929 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 3,600

PR 645

Fair

Over: INDIO RIVER

6 MILES SOUTH VEGA BAJA, Vega Baja, PR

Built 1951 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 1,000

PR 553

Fair

Over: DESCALABRADO RIVER

1.3 KM INT PR150 & PR, Coamo, PR

Built 1970 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 200

PR 156

Fair

Over: CONVENTO CREEK

AT COMERIO'S TOWN, Comerío, PR

Built 1981 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 7,900

AMERICO MIRANDA

Fair

Over: DOÑA ANA CREEK

REPARTO METROPOLITANO RP, San Juan, PR

Built 1950 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 20,300

OFF PR 361 AT 4.2

Fair

Over: CAIN RIVER

4 KM. NORTH OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1993 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 400

PR 140

Fair

Over: JAUCA RIVER

3.4 KM SOUTH INT PR 144, Jayuya, PR

Built 1925 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 1,000

PR 140

Fair

Over: LIMON RIVER

10 KM E N E OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR

Built 1955 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 800

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Puerto Rico Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; 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.