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

Total Bridges

2,387

Public highway bridges in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico18.2%66.3%15.5%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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,242

LA

Louisiana

11.00% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,699
Selected

PR

Puerto Rico

11.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,387

ME

Maine

13.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59

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

Poor

Over: GRANDE DE PATILLAS RIVER

11.5 KMS NW. OF PATILLAS, Patillas, PR

Built 1965 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

OFF 511 R

Poor

Over: INABON RIVER

29.4 Km North of Ponce, Ponce, PR

Built 2021 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 900

JOSE TORRES STREET

Poor

Over: RIO CULEBRINAS

PR-125 OVR RIO CULEBRINAS, San Sebastián, PR

Built 1901 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5,900

OFF PR 200

Poor

Over: CREEK

ISABEL II CITY, VIEQUES, Vieques, PR

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 500

PR 9912

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: 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 109

Poor

Over: CERCADA CREEK

6 KM EAST OF AÑASCO, Añasco, PR

Built 1927 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 3,600

PR 193

Poor

Over: MATA DE PLATANO CREEK

0.6 KM WEST OF LUQUILLO, Luquillo, PR

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,200

PR 123

Poor

Over: EL MUERTO CREEK

4 KM NORTH OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR

Built 1892 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,000

PR 303

Poor

Over: PLANTINA CREEK

6 KM SOUTH EAST OF LAJAS, Lajas, PR

Built 1960 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 3,700

PR 979

Poor

Over: EL CAÑO CREEK

AT CEIBA CITY, Ceiba, PR

Built 1918 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,300

OFF PR 335

Poor

Over: YAUCO RIVER

4.1 KMS. SOUTHEAST YAUCO, Yauco, PR

Built 1986 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 100

PR 418

Poor

Over: CHANNEL

2 KM SOUTH OF AGUADILLA, Aguadilla, PR

Built 1960 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 4,100

PR-5567

Poor

Over: BAUTA RIVER

6.48 KMS. SW. OF MOROVIS, Morovis, PR

Built 1997 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 300

LOCAL ROAD

Poor

Over: CUBUY RIVER

6 KM SOUTH OF CANOVANAS, Canóvanas, PR

Built 1975 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 100

PR 182

Poor

Over: SANTIAGO CHANNEL

3 KM WEST OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR

Built 1946 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 7,100

LUNA STREET

Poor

Over: SAN JOSE LAGOON CHANNEL

BETWEEN L ANGLS & L G, Carolina, PR

Built 1960 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,000

PR 102

Poor

Over: GUANAJIBO RIVER

3 KM S E OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1969 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 11,300

ACUARIO STREET

Poor

Over: SAN JOSE LAGOON CHANNEL

BETWEEN L ANGLS & L G, Carolina, PR

Built 1955 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,200

PR 31

Poor

Over: GURABO RIVER

3 KM NORTH EAST OF JUNCOS, Juncos, PR

Built 1928 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 12,200

PR 3

Poor

Over: AGUACATE CREEK

5.5 KM N E OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR

Built 1920 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 8,800

PR 784

Poor

Over: CAÑABONCITO RIVER

3 KM SOUTH WEST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1930 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 7,800

PR 176

Poor

Over: LAS CURÍAS CREEK

7 KM S E OF GUAYNABO, San Juan, PR

Built 1936 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,000

PR 111

Poor

Over: UTUADO CREEK

BY PASS TO UTUADO TOWN, Utuado, PR

Built 1965 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 9,000

PR 765

Poor

Over: ANON CREEK

9 KM SOUTH OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1950 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,200

PR 114

Poor

Over: GUANAJIBO RIVER

1.2 KM S OF HORMIGUEROS, Hormigueros, PR

Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 3,200

PR 833

Poor

Over: GUAYNABO RIVER

4 KM NORTH OF INT PR 837, Guaynabo, PR

Built 1985 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 3,100

PR 105

Poor

Over: LAJAS RIVER

4 KM EAST OF MARICAO, Maricao, PR

Built 1922 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 300

PR 52 SOUTHBOUND

Poor

Over: JACAGUAS RIVER

0.5 KM WEST OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 45,400

PR 476

Poor

Over: GUAJATACA RIVER

0.5 KM INT PR119 & PR, Quebradillas, PR

Built 1971 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 500

PR 167

Poor

Over: LA PLATA RIVER

14 KM S W OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR

Built 1982 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 19,200

PR 920

Poor

Over: WATERWAY

5.5 KM N W OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR

Built 1973 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 2,000

PR 52

Poor

Over: DIRT ROAD

2 KM S E OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50,800

PR 935

Poor

Over: LOS CHINOS CREEK

2.5 KM S E OF JUNCOS, Juncos, PR

Built 1965 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 9,100

PR 802 OFF

Poor

Over: Waterway

Palmarito 9Km SW Corozal, Corozal, PR

Built 2000 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 500

PR 2

Poor

Over: CULEBRINAS RIVER

3 KMS. SOUTH OF AGUADILLA, Aguadilla, PR

Built 1996 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 35,900

PR 1

Poor

Over: DESCALABRADO RIVER

5.5 KM N W SANTA ISABEL, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1921 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 11,200

LOCAL ROAD

Poor

Over: MAJAGUAL CREEK

3 KM NORTH OF ARROYO, Arroyo, PR

Built 1955 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 400

OFF PR 190 KM 0

Poor

Over: SUAREZ CHANNEL

OFF PR 26 AT KM 11.0, Carolina, PR

Built 1960 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 24,800

OFF PR 191

Poor

Over: WATERWAY

1.1 KM NORTH OF PR 191, Naguabo, PR

Built 1975 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 100

PR 52 SOUTHBOUND

Poor

Over: INABON RIVER

3 KM S W OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1970 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 22,350

OFF PR 561

Poor

Over: PULGA CREEK

0.1 KM FROM PR 561, Villalba, PR

Built 1987 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 350

NOTRE DAME STREET

Poor

Over: PIEDRAS RIVER

6 KM SOUTH OF SAN JUAN, San Juan, PR

Built 1965 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 11,200

PR 52

Poor

Over: CAGUITAS RIVER

1 KM WEST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1964 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 98,538

PR 52 NORTHBOUND

Poor

Over: JACAGUAS RIVER

0.5 KM WEST OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1970 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 45,400

PR 52 NORTHBOUND

Poor

Over: HONDA CREEK

2 KM NORTH OF SALINAS, Salinas, PR

Built 1971 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 18,900

PR 1

Poor

Over: LAPA RIVER

10.5 KM S W OF CAYEY, Salinas, PR

Built 1926 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 3,900

PR 759

Poor

Over: DE LOS CHINOS CREEK

2 MILES WEST OF MAUNABO, Maunabo, PR

Built 1945 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,800

OFF PR 757 AT K2.8

Poor

Over: DE APEADERO RIVER

3 KM EAST OF PATILLAS, Patillas, PR

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 500

PR 181

Poor

Over: GRANDE DE LOIZA RIVER

1 KM NORTH TRUJILLO ALTO, Trujillo Alto, PR

Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 42,600

PR 25

Poor

Over: MARTIN PEÑA CHANNEL

OVER M PE&A CHANNEL S, San Juan, PR

Built 1939 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 28,800

PR 753

Poor

Over: NIGUAS RIVER

5 KMS NORTH OF ARROYO, Arroyo, PR

Built 1997 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,000

PR 22 WESTBOUND

Poor

Over: BAYAMON & HONDO RIVE

4.5 KM NORTH OF BAYAMON, Cataño, PR

Built 1976 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100,600

PR 52 SOUTHBOUND

Poor

Over: DEPRESSION

6.1 KM SOUTHWEST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1974 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 16,450

PR 2

Poor

Over: CRISTAL CREEK

6 KM NORTHWEST OF GUANICA, Guánica, PR

Built 1979 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 24,400

PR 52

Poor

Over: DIRT ROAD

2.5KM S E OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1995 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 50,800

Showing 2,301-2,350 of 2,387 bridges

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