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 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: IRRIGATION CHANNEL
5 KM S E OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 17,900
PR 53
FairOver: ANTON RUIZ RIVER
4 KMS N.E. OF HUMACAO, Humacao, PR
Built 1997 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 15,100
PR 974
FairOver: DAGUAO RIVER
4 KM SOUTH OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR
Built 1953 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 600
RAMP PR30 TO PR198
FairOver: HUMACAO RIVER
1 KM NORTHWEST OF HUMACAO, Humacao, PR
Built 1985 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 10,882
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
5 KM EAST OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1971 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 27,600
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
5 KM EAST OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1971 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 17,900
PR 22 WESTBOUND
FairOver: PIEDRAS RIVER
NORTH NEMESIO CANALES APT, San Juan, PR
Built 1975 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 196,100
PR 22 EASTBOUND
FairOver: PIEDRAS RIVER
NORTH OF PUERTO NUEVO, San Juan, PR
Built 1975 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 196,100
PR 30 EASTBOUND
FairOver: CAGUITAS RIVER
3 KM NORTH EAST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR
Built 1968 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 78,200
PR 605
FairOver: VIVI RIVER
12 KM SOUTHEAST OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR
Built 1979 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 500
PR 2
FairOver: IRRIGATION CHANNEL
5.7 KM SOUTHWEST OF YAUCO, Guánica, PR
Built 1976 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 29,800
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
1.1 KM NORTHEAST INT PR 1, Ponce, PR
Built 1971 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 32,200
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: FARM ROAD
6 KM WEST OF INT PR 149, Ponce, PR
Built 1970 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25,000
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: FARM ROAD
6.2 KM WEST OF INT PR 149, Ponce, PR
Built 1970 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25,000
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
WEST OF SALINAS TOLL, Santa Isabel, PR
Built 1971 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20,750
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
WEST OF SALINAS TOLL, Santa Isabel, PR
Built 1971 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20,750
RAMP PR 975- PR53
FairOver: CEIBA CREEK
0.6 KM WEST OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR
Built 1994 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 8,800
PR 10
FairOver: SANTIAGO CHANNEL
1 KM S OF ARECIBO PLAZA, Arecibo, PR
Built 1949 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 12,000
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: MATON RIVER
3 KM SOUTH WEST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1974 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 16,450
PR 125
FairOver: EL SALTO CREEK
5.5 KM N W SAN SEBASTIAN, San Sebastián, PR
Built 1918 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,200
PR 411
FairOver: CULEBRAS RIVER
1.2 SOUTH OF AGUADA, Aguada, PR
Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 8,800
PR 535
FairOver: DESCALABRADO RIVER
7 KM S E OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1975 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,200
RAMP PR 2 -MVigoST
FairOver: YAGUEZ RIVER
0.5 KM WEST MAYAGUEZ, Mayagüez, PR
Built 1999 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 9,200
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: CATTLE PASS
4.9 KM NORTHEAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1972 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 32,850
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: CATTLE PASS
4.9 KM NORTHWEST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1972 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 32,850
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: LA PLATA RIVER
3 KM NORTH EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1971 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 32,850
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: LA PLATA RIVER
3 KM NORTH EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 1971 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 32,850
PR 568
FairOver: RIACHUELO RIVER
6 KM N E OF OROCOVIS, Corozal, PR
Built 1925 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 200
PR 53
FairOver: DIRT ROAD & CHANNEL
4.5 KM S.W. OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR
Built 1998 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 20,100
PR 183
FairOver: GRANDE DE LOIZA RIVER
0.7 KM SOUTH SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1965 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 10,400
PR 125
FairOver: SALADA CREEK
4 KM N W OF SAN SEBASTIAN, San Sebastián, PR
Built 1991 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 2,200
PR 14
FairOver: BUCANA RIVER
AT PONCE ENTRANCE IN PR14, Ponce, PR
Built 1976 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 36,700
PR 123
FairOver: SALTILLO CREEK
3 KM S E OF ADJUNTAS, Adjuntas, PR
Built 1901 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 3,100
PR 988
FairOver: SABANA RIVER
6 KM SOUTH OF LUQUILLO, Luquillo, PR
Built 1958 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 200
PR 704
FairOver: CUYON RIVER
500 MTS WEST OF BR. 1062, Coamo, PR
Built 1991 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,897
PR 127
FairOver: YAUCO RIVER
8 KM EAST OF INT PR 128, Yauco, PR
Built 1992 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 9,700
ESPIRITU SANTO ST.
FairOver: DRAINAGE CHANNEL
5.5 KM N W OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR
Built 1970 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 400
PR 704
FairOver: LOS CANALITOS CREEK
4 KM SOUTH EAST OF COAMO, Coamo, PR
Built 1989 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 1,000
PR 727
FairOver: HONDA RIVER
3 KM N E OF AIBONITO, Aibonito, PR
Built 1992 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,000
PR 765
FairOver: TURABO RIVER
5 KM SOUTH OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR
Built 1973 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 2,200
PR 112
FairOver: IRRIGATION CHANNEL
3.7 KM SOUTH OF ISABELA, Isabela, PR
Built 1982 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 5,700
Off PR 1 KM.51.5
FairOver: Watrerway
7.1Kms. NE Cayey, Cayey, PR
Built 2015 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 300
PR 3
FairOver: SECA CREEK
3 KM SOUTH WEST OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR
Built 1921 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 3,000
PR 199
FairOver: LOS FRAILES CREEK
4 KM N E OF GUAYNABO TOWN, Guaynabo, PR
Built 1989 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 36,800
PR 409
FairOver: GUABA RIVER
6 KM S E OF LAS MARIAS, Las Marías, PR
Built 1978 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 500
16 STREET
FairOver: BUENA VISTA CREEK
VILLA NEVAREZ RIO PIEDRAS, San Juan, PR
Built 1950 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 1,350
PR 149
FairOver: GRANDE DE MANATI RIVER
1 KM NORTH EAST OF CIALES, Ciales, PR
Built 1975 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15,800
PR 735
FairOver: LA PLATA RIVER
3.3 KM NORTHEAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR
Built 2004 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 13,700
PR 975
FairOver: CREEK
9 KM WEST OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR
Built 1980 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,200
PR 164
FairOver: DEPRESSION SMALL STREAM
2 KM SOUTHWEST OF COROZAL, Corozal, PR
Built 1925 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 4,200
Showing 1,501-1,550 of 2,387 bridges
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