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 128
FairOver: BLANCO RIVER
7 KM SOUTH OF LARES, Lares, PR
Built 1920 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 700
PR 368
FairOver: GUANAJIBO RIVER
0.5 KM N E SABANA GRANDE, Sabana Grande, PR
Built 1987 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 6,300
10 STREET
FairOver: BUENA VISTA CREEK
VILLA NEVAREZ RIO PIEDRAS, San Juan, PR
Built 1950 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,250
LOCAL ROAD
FairOver: EMAJAGUA RIVER
100 MTS OFF PR 745, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1964 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,400
PR 10
FairOver: PORTUGUES RIVER
3 KM NORTH OF PONCE, Ponce, PR
Built 1993 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 9,600
PR 504
FairOver: CHIQUITO RIVER
3 KM NORTH EAST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR
Built 1960 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 1,000
PR 940
FairOver: JUAN MARTIN RIVER
4 KM WEST OF FAJARDO, Luquillo, PR
Built 1916 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 4,000
PR 194
FairOver: FAJARDO CREEK
2.5 KM WEST OF FAJARDO, Fajardo, PR
Built 1984 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 15,400
PR 132
FairOver: CAÑAS RIVER
2 KM WEST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR
Built 1974 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 20,700
PR 375
FairOver: WATERWAY
7 KMS N.E. OF YAUCO, Yauco, PR
Built 2007 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 1,000
PR-138 KM 1.6
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
3 KM EAST OF COAMO, Coamo, PR
Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 9,400
PR 3 KM 132.0
FairOver: NIGUA RIVER
1 KM EAST PR-178 & PR, Arroyo, PR
Built 2005 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 17,600
PR 165R
FairOver: LA PLATA RIVER
0.10 KM EAST OF DORADO, Dorado, PR
Built 1997 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 5,550
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: FUTURE ROAD(DIRT ROAD)
8 KM N W OF SANTA ISABEL, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1970 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 27,900
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: FUTURE ROAD(DIRT ROAD)
8 KM N W OF SANTA ISABEL, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1970 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 14,100
PR 102
FairOver: MENDOZA CREEK
1 KM N W OF CABO ROJO, Cabo Rojo, PR
Built 1914 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 7,300
PR 808
FairOver: MAVILLA RIVER
1.4 KM WEST OF INT PR 811, Corozal, PR
Built 1981 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 600
PR 375
FairOver: YAUCO RIVER
3.5 KMS NORTH OF YAUCO, Yauco, PR
Built 1997 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,000
PR 3
FairOver: CATTLE PASS
7 KM EAST OF RIO GRANDE, Río Grande, PR
Built 1978 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 43,600
PR-1
FairOver: SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL
3.8 KM SOUTH OF SAN JUAN, San Juan, PR
Built 2003 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 45,400
PUERTO VIEJO ST.
FairOver: CHANNEL
2.5 KM S.E.PONCE CENTER, Ponce, PR
Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200
PR 3
FairOver: ANGELA CREEK
3 KM WEST OF RIO GRANDE, Río Grande, PR
Built 1956 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 36,700
PR 3
FairOver: HERRERA RIVER
5 KM EAST OF CANOVANAS, Río Grande, PR
Built 1956 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 36,700
PR 2
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
6 KM NORTHWEST OF GUANICA, Guánica, PR
Built 1979 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 24,400
PR 513
FairOver: INDALECIA CREEK
8 KM NW OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1993 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 600
PR 156
FairOver: CAGUITAS RIVER
3 KM EAST OF AGUAS BUENAS, Aguas Buenas, PR
Built 1999 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 14,300
SONIA STREET
FairOver: CATALINA CREEK
BETWEEN F & EDMEE STREET, Bayamón, PR
Built 1960 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 700
PR 2
FairOver: RAMPS TO PR 2
11.35 KMS SW OF PONCE, Ponce, PR
Built 2008 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 42,200
PR 966
FairOver: ESPIRITU SANTO RIVER
3 KMS S E OF RIO GRANDE, Río Grande, PR
Built 1993 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 1,200
OFF PR 788
FairOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
6.3 WEST OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1999 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 150
CRISTOBAL COLON ST
FairOver: WATERWAY
BETWEEN DEGETAU AVENUE, Caguas, PR
Built 1950 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 3,700
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: GRAVEL ROAD
WEST SALINAS TOLL GATE, Salinas, PR
Built 1971 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 14,700
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: GRAVEL ROAD
WEST SALINAS TOLL GATE, Salinas, PR
Built 1971 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 17,042
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
1 KM NORTH OF SALINAS, Salinas, PR
Built 1971 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 14,700
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
3 KM NORTHEAST OF SALINAS, Salinas, PR
Built 1972 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 17,300
PR 52 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: DIRT ROAD
3 KM NORTHEAST OF SALINAS, Salinas, PR
Built 1972 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 17,300
Cam. Carrasco Km.
FairOver: Waterway
4.48Km. SW S.Lorenzo Town, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 2002 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 500
PR 165
FairOver: BAYAMON & HONDO RIVE
4 KM. N.W. OF CATAÑO, Cataño, PR
Built 2004 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 47,700
PR 3
FairOver: PITAHAYA RIVER
2.4 KM S E OF LUQUILLO, Luquillo, PR
Built 1985 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 28,800
PR 17 EASTBOUND
FairOver: PIEDRAS RIVER
EAST INT PR 18 AND PR 17, San Juan, PR
Built 1967 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 44,600
PR 135
FairOver: LIMANI (BLANCO) RIVER
8 KM N W OF ADJUNTAS, Adjuntas, PR
Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,000
CASILLAS STREET
FairOver: LOS MUERTOS CREEK
AT NORTH OF HUMACAO CITY, Humacao, PR
Built 1975 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 650
PR 348
FairOver: ROSARIO RIVER
AT INT OF PR 348 & PR, Mayagüez, PR
Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,500
OFF SOL STREET
FairOver: SANTA CATALINA CREEK
2 KM WEST OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR
Built 1990 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 100
OFF PR 329 KM 2.0
FairOver: RIO GUANAJIBO
5.1 KM AL SE SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR
Built 2005 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 100
PR 861
FairOver: WATERWAY
4.67 KM. S.E. OF TOA ALTA, Toa Alta, PR
Built 2012 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 21,000
PR 186 KM 3.0
FairOver: GARCIA CREEK
10 KM SOUTH OF CANOVANAS, Canóvanas, PR
Built 1941 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 3,500
PR 568
FairOver: CREEK
9.5 KM SOUTH OF COROZAL, Corozal, PR
Built 1935 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 1,100
PR 14
FairOver: INABON RIVER
6 KM WEST OF JUANA DIAZ, Ponce, PR
Built 1991 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 19,700
RAMP PR 1 TO PR 22
FairOver: DEPRESSION
5 KM S E OF SAN JUAN, San Juan, PR
Built 1979 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 7,000
Showing 1,551-1,600 of 2,387 bridges
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