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 2

Poor

Over: CIBUCO RIVER

4 KM EAST OF VEGA BAJA, Vega Baja, PR

Built 1947 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 21,700

PR 172

Poor

Over: EL CHORRO CREEK

3 KM NORTH WEST OF CIDRA, Cidra, PR

Built 1925 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 3,200

OFF PR 391

Poor

Over: TALLABOA RIVER

2.5 KM N E OF PE¥UEL, Peñuelas, PR

Built 1965 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 125

PR 649

Poor

Over: CIALITOS RIVER

0.04 KM WEST OF CIALES, Ciales, PR

Built 1967 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 500

PR 176

Poor

Over: CHORROS CREEK

1.2 KM NORTH INT PR 843, San Juan, PR

Built 1940 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 4,000

PR 336

Poor

Over: LA MANUELA CREEK

2 KM S E OF GUAYANILLA, Guayanilla, PR

Built 1955 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 3,100

PR 765

Poor

Over: BEATRIZ CREEK

5 KM SOUTH OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1961 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 12,500

PR 115

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

3 KMS WEST OF A¥ASCO, Añasco, PR

Built 1976 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 7,900

PR 3

Poor

Over: JACABOA RIVER

5 KM SOUTHWEST OF MAUNABO, Patillas, PR

Built 1941 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 9,100

PR 30 EASTBOUND

Poor

Over: PR 31

AT JUNCOS, Juncos, PR

Built 1971 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 32,050

PR 5516

Poor

Over: WATERWAY

0.6 KM NORTH OF ADJUNTAS, Adjuntas, PR

Built 1990 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 7,200

OFF PR 368

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

1 KM WEST OF YAUCO, Yauco, PR

Built 1988 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 500

OFF PR 539 @ K 0.7

Poor

Over: SALIENTE RIVER

6 kM SE of Jayuya, Jayuya, PR

Built 2005 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 400

PR 500

Poor

Over: CA¥AS RIVER

2.0 KM WEST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1992 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 17,900

PR 165

Poor

Over: COCAL RIVER

7 KM EAST OF TOA BAJA, Toa Baja, PR

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 18,900

ITURREGUI AVENUE

Poor

Over: CHANNEL

BETWEEN 401 & DOMINIC, Carolina, PR

Built 1960 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 22,100

PR 867

Poor

Over: CHANNEL

4.6 KM EAST OF TOA BAJA, Toa Baja, PR

Built 1980 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 19,200

PR 988

Poor

Over: MAMEYES RIVER

8 KM S W OF LUQUILLO, Luquillo, PR

Built 1966 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,800

OFF PR-157 AT 2.20

Poor

Over: RIACHUELOS RIVER

12.29 KM. NE. OF OROCOVIS, Orocovis, PR

Built 1990 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 100

PR 176

Poor

Over: PIEDRAS RIVER

0.9 KM SOUTH OF INT PR 1, San Juan, PR

Built 1953 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 27,100

PR 2

Poor

Over: GRANDE DE ARECIBO RIVER

1 KM EAST OF ARECIBO CITY, Arecibo, PR

Built 1967 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 13,200

OFF PR 788

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

6 KM AT W OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR

Built 1999 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 125

Off PR-511 At 12.7

Poor

Over: Inabon River

9.8 Km @ NW PR-14 511, Ponce, PR

Built 1980 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 1,900

PR 518

Poor

Over: SALTILLO RIVER

0.5 KM S E OF ADJUNTAS, Adjuntas, PR

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,200

PR 186

Poor

Over: SONADORA CREEK

5 KM SOUTH OF RIO GRANDE, Río Grande, PR

Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

PR 511 OFF Km12.65

Poor

Over: Inabon River

13.75km North East Ponce, Ponce, PR

Built 1995 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,900

PR 163 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: PORTUGUES RIVER

IN PONCE EAST INT PR 10, Ponce, PR

Built 1969 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 20,400

PR 250

Poor

Over: ENSENADA CHANNEL

SECTOR FULLADOSA CULEBRA, Culebra, PR

Built 1979 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,500

PR 163 EASTBOUND

Poor

Over: PORTUGUES RIVER

IN PONCE EAST INT PR 10, Ponce, PR

Built 1969 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 20,400

OFF PR 588 AT 0.30

Poor

Over: CHIQUITO RIVER

AT NORTH OF PR 588, Ponce, PR

Built 2009 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 100

PR 102

Poor

Over: MERCADO CREEK

3.4 KM WEST OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1952 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 14,600

PR 975

Poor

Over: RIO ABAJO CREEK

5 KM WEST OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR

Built 1958 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,200

PR 651

Poor

Over: CREEK

SOUTH OF BARRIO EL COTO, Arecibo, PR

Built 1955 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 9,700

PR 140

Poor

Over: COLLORES CREEK

5 KM SOUTH WEST OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR

Built 1940 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,000

PR 654

Poor

Over: GRANDE DE ARECIBO RIVER

1 KM EAST OF ARECIBO, Arecibo, PR

Built 1920 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,600

PFF PR 730 KM 3.9

Poor

Over: MATON RIVER

4 KM NORTHWEST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1990 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 600

PR 646

Poor

Over: INDIO RIVER

4 MILES SOUTH VEGA BAJA, Vega Baja, PR

Built 1968 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 800

PR 378

Poor

Over: GUAYANILLA RIVER

9 KM NORTH OF GUAYANILLA, Guayanilla, PR

Built 1958 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 400

QUEBRADA CEIBA ST.

Poor

Over: GUAYANES RIVER

3 KM NORTH OF PE¥UEL, Peñuelas, PR

Built 1976 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 900

PR 455

Poor

Over: SOLLER CREEK

12 KM SOUTH WEST OF CAMUY, Camuy, PR

Built 1957 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,700

OFF PR 902

Poor

Over: CAPELES CREEK

4.5 KM OF INT PR181 &, San Lorenzo, PR

Built 1991 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 150

PR 2 EASTBOUND

Poor

Over: GUAYANILLA RIVER L ROAD

2.5 KM N W OF GUAYANILLA, Guayanilla, PR

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 18,850

LOCAL ROAD

Poor

Over: DESCALABRADO RIVER

OFF PR 150, Coamo, PR

Built 1970 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 100

PR 60 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: PR 198 & HUMACAO RIV

1.2 KM N W OF HUMACAO, Humacao, PR

Built 1966 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 29,200

PR 588

Poor

Over: CHIQUITO RIVER

0.3 KM INT PR504 & PR, Ponce, PR

Built 1981 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 200

PR 951

Poor

Over: ZEQUEIRA CHANNEL

3 KM SOUTH WEST OF LOIZA, Loíza, PR

Built 1924 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 4,100

PR 172

Poor

Over: LA JOYUELA CREEK

3 KM NORTH WEST OF CIDRA, Cidra, PR

Built 1925 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,200

PR 1

Poor

Over: PR 18 (LAS AMERICAS EXP)

6 KM S W OF RIO PIEDRAS, San Juan, PR

Built 1977 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 45,500

RAMP PR 1 TO PR 22

Poor

Over: RAMP MARGINAL ST TO PR 1

MUNOZ RIVERA EXP.TO PR 22, San Juan, PR

Built 1979 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 13,599

PR 167

Poor

Over: CANCEL CREEK

9 KM SOUTHWEST OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR

Built 1920 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 6,200

Showing 2,201-2,250 of 2,385 bridges

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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.