Total Bridges
2,387
Public highway bridges in Puerto Rico
State profile · Above median Poor share
Puerto Rico bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Puerto Rico, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 2,387
- Public bridges
- 14.1%
- Good condition
- 12.0%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
14.1%
336 bridges rated 7-9
-35.9pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
12.0%
286 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
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 - Poor-condition share 39.9%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 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.
ND
North Dakota
10.84% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
11.00% top marginal rate
PR
Puerto Rico
11.98% top marginal rate
ME
Maine
13.23% top marginal rate
GU
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
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.
OFF PR 184
PoorOver: GRANDE DE PATILLAS RIVER
11.5 KMS NW. OF PATILLAS, Patillas, PR
Built 1965 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100
OFF 511 R
PoorOver: INABON RIVER
29.4 Km North of Ponce, Ponce, PR
Built 2021 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 900
JOSE TORRES STREET
PoorOver: RIO CULEBRINAS
PR-125 OVR RIO CULEBRINAS, San Sebastián, PR
Built 1901 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,900
OFF PR 200
PoorOver: CREEK
ISABEL II CITY, VIEQUES, Vieques, PR
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 500
PR 9912
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
PR 528
FairOver: DOROTEO RIVER
4 KM SOUTHWEST OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR
Built 1972 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,000
PR 510
FairOver: IRRIGATION CHANNEL
1 KM INT PR 14 AT KM 15.0, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1973 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,800
PR 6685
FairOver: TOYO CREEK
4 KM NORTH OF CIALES, Manatí, PR
Built 1902 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,800
PR 186
FairOver: ESPIRITU SANTO RIVER
3 KM S E OF RIO GRANDE, Río Grande, PR
Built 1940 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 4,500
PR 114
FairOver: GUANAJIBO RIVER
6.5 KM N W OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR
Built 1989 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 12,700
LOCAL ROAD
FairOver: GRANDE RIVER
1.7 Kms Southwest Jayuya, Jayuya, PR
Built 2004 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 1,000
PR 156
FairOver: CAGUITAS RIVER
2 KM WEST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR
Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 25,100
PR 156
FairOver: CAGUITAS RIVER
1.22 KMS. NE. OF CAGUAS., Caguas, PR
Built 2006 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 12,550
LOS MILLONES ST.
FairOver: CREEK
OFF PR 3, Ceiba, PR
Built 1981 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 500
PR 977
FairOver: FAJARDO RIVER
5 KM NORTH EAST OF CEIBA, Fajardo, PR
Built 1974 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 400
PR 105
FairOver: GUAYABA RIVER
4 KM EAST OF MARICAO, Maricao, PR
Built 1925 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 300
PR 2
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
4 KM W S W OF MOCA, Aguada, PR
Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 35,900
PR-3
FairOver: DAGUAO RIVER
5 KM SOUTH WEST OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR
Built 1923 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,600
PR 164
FairOver: MAVILLA RIVER
4 KM SOUTHEAST OF COROZAL, Corozal, PR
Built 1925 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,200
PR 174
FairOver: MINILLAS RIVER
5.5 KM S E OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR
Built 1969 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 13,400
PR 717
FairOver: CUYON RIVER
6 MILES EAST OF COAMO, Coamo, PR
Built 1969 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 800
RAMP PR 22 TO PR 1
FairOver: NATURAL SOIL DEPRESSION
500 MTS OF PONCE LEON AVE, San Juan, PR
Built 1979 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 25,250
PR 2
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
1 KM SOUTH OF YAUCO, Yauco, PR
Built 1972 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 37,000
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: GUAVATE RIVER
5.3 KM NORTHEAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1972 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 32,850
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: GUAVATE RIVER
5.3 KM NORTHEAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1972 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 32,850
PR 177 EASTBOUND
FairOver: BAYAMON RIVER
3 KM SOUTHEAST OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR
Built 1978 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 26,400
PR 2
FairOver: SANTA CATALINA CREEK
7 KM WEST OF BAYAMON CITY, Bayamón, PR
Built 1943 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 55,551
SIDE PR 2 KM 11.7
FairOver: HONDO RIVER
NEAR TO BAYAMON CITY HALL, Bayamón, PR
Built 1981 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,200
BETANCES AVENUE
FairOver: SANTA CATALINA CREEK
IN BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR
Built 1983 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 30,904
PR 53 WESTBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
5 KM NORTHWEST OF GUAYAMA, Guayama, PR
Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10,850
PR 53 EASTBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
5 KM NORTHWEST OF GUAYAMA, Guayama, PR
Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10,850
PR 2
FairOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
2 KM SOUTH OF PONCE, Ponce, PR
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 26,800
PR 30
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
2.4 KM S W OF GURABO, Gurabo, PR
Built 1968 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 114,500
LOCAL ROAD
FairOver: EMAJAGUA RIVER
9 KM S W OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1973 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 300
PR 771
FairOver: BARRANCAS CREEK
4.2 KM N OF BARRANQUITAS, Barranquitas, PR
Built 1965 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 3,100
CITY STREET
FairOver: OROCOVIS RIVER
NEAR OROCOVIS POST OFFICE, Orocovis, PR
Built 1979 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 3,000
PR 147
FairOver: WATERWAY
AT NARANJITO TOWN, Naranjito, PR
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000
PR 891
FairOver: COROZAL RIVER
1 KM WEST OF COROZAL, Corozal, PR
Built 1918 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 6,900
PR 396
FairOver: CAIN RIVER
4 KM NORTH OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR
Built 1980 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100
PR 173
FairOver: ARROYATA RIVER
2 KM WEST OF CIDRA, Cidra, PR
Built 1930 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 7,000
OFF PR 183
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
2 KM OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1999 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 100
OFF PR 745 KM 3.20
FairOver: EMAJAGUA RIVER
200 MTS OFF PR 745 AT 3.2, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1950 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 300
PR 2R
FairOver: YAGUEZ RIVER
AT FRONT OF CAAM ENTRANCE, Mayagüez, PR
Built 1971 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 23,600
PR 2
FairOver: CULEBRINAS RIVER
3 KMS SOUTH OF AGUADILLA, Aguadilla, PR
Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 25,166
PR 7730
FairOver: LA PLATA RIVER
AT INT PR 7730 AND PR 14, Cidra, PR
Built 1973 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 200
ALAHAMBRE
FairOver: RIO TURABO GOLF CART
E SHERATON REAL, Caguas, PR
Built 1901 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 500
PR 64
FairOver: ALGARROBO CREEK
2.8 KM WEST OF MAYAGUEZ, Mayagüez, PR
Built 1971 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 11,700
PR 155
FairOver: FRANQUEZ CREEK
4 KM NORTHWEST OF MOROVIS, Morovis, PR
Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,200
PR 3
FairOver: ANTON RUIZ RIVER
5 KM SOUTH OF NAGUABO, Humacao, PR
Built 1977 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,300
PR5144
FairOver: GRANDE DE JAYUYA RIVER
0.2 KM N E OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR
Built 1972 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,100
PR 3
FairOver: BLANCO RIVER
3.5 KM SOUTH OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR
Built 1977 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,300
OFF PR-612 AT 3.12
FairOver: CAONILLAS RIVER
7.37 KM. N.W. OF UTUADO., Utuado, PR
Built 2012 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 100
PR 9 EASTBOUND
FairOver: PR 123 RIO CAÑAS
NB BR E PR 10 RD CLOSED, Ponce, PR
Built 2015 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15,500
PR 9 WESTBOUND
FairOver: PR 123 RIO CAñAS
NB BR PR 10 RD CLOSED, Ponce, PR
Built 2018 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15,500
RAMP PR 9 E PR 123
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
NB BRDGE TO PR 10, Ponce, PR
Built 1901 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15,500
Showing 1,351-1,400 of 2,387 bridges
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