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
OFF PR 2 KM 137.8
PoorOver: CANAS RIVER
100 MTS OFF PR 2, Aguada, PR
Built 1977 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 250
PR 558
PoorOver: USABON RIVER
0.20 KM INT PR162 & P, Barranquitas, PR
Built 1968 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 400
2ND STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
FORMER 834 KM 4.8, Guaynabo, PR
Built 2001 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 100
PR 907
PoorOver: Cubuy River
10.20 kms SE OF CANOVANAS, Canóvanas, PR
Built 2009 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 1,000
PR 30
PoorOver: DIRT ROAD & WATERWAY
3 KM S E HUMACAO, Humacao, PR
Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 41,100
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
PoorOver: IRRIGATION CHANNEL
5 KM S E OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 35,800
PR 52 NORTHBOUND
PoorOver: DIRT ROAD
1.1 KM NORTHEAST INT PR 1, Ponce, PR
Built 1971 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 32,200
PR 675
PoorOver: CIBUCO RIVER
0.3 KM INT PR676 & PR, Vega Alta, PR
Built 1952 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,700
PR 765
PoorOver: TURABO RIVER
8 KM SOUTH OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR
Built 1973 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 7,700
PR 375
PoorOver: GRANDE CREEK
3.5 kms SEt of Rincon, Rincón, PR
Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,000
PR 901
PoorOver: JUAN MARTIN CREEK
5 KM SOUTHEAST OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR
Built 1963 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 4,500
PR 3
PoorOver: CEIBA CREEK
1.5 KM NORTH OF CEIBA, Ceiba, PR
Built 1918 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 4,900
PR 3
PoorOver: DEMAJAGUA RIVER
2.5 KM NORTH OF CEIBA, Fajardo, PR
Built 1918 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 11,100
PR 119
PoorOver: HOCONUCO RIVER
5.5 KM NORTH SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR
Built 1927 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 3,600
PR 103
PoorOver: VIEJO RIVER
2 KM SOUTH OF HORMIGUEROS, Cabo Rojo, PR
Built 1842 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 6,200
PR 927
PoorOver: BLANCO RIVER
2 KM SOUTHWEST OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR
Built 1968 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 900
PR 53
PoorOver: GRANDE DE PATILLAS RIVER
2.5 KM S.E. OF PATILLAS, Patillas, PR
Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,800
PR 149
PoorOver: LA JOYA CREEK
1 KM S W OF JUANA DIAZ, Juana Díaz, PR
Built 1992 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 14,600
PR 30 EASTBOUND
PoorOver: HUMACAO RIVER
1.2 KM S.W. LAS PIEDRAS, Las Piedras, PR
Built 1964 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 60,700
PR 30 WESTBOUND
PoorOver: HUMACAO RIVER
1.2 KM S.W. LAS PIEDRAS, Las Piedras, PR
Built 1965 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 30,350
PR 746
PoorOver: GRANDE DE CARITE RIVER
4 MILES NORTH OF GUAYAMA, Guayama, PR
Built 1905 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 400
PR 988
PoorOver: PITAHAYA CREEK
3 KM SOUTH OF LUQUILLO, Luquillo, PR
Built 1939 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 200
PR 52
PoorOver: PORTUGUES RIVER
1 KM SOUTH OF PONCE, Ponce, PR
Built 1996 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 18,800
PR 108
PoorOver: GRANDE DE AÑASCO RI
0.1 KM INT PR108 & PR, Añasco, PR
Built 1980 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 3,100
PR 10
PoorOver: PORTUGUES RIVER
0.4 KM SOUTH OF INT PR 2, Ponce, PR
Built 1933 Load: 60.2 t ADT: 8,800
PR 123
PoorOver: SALTO ABAJO CREEK
1.4 KM NORTH OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR
Built 1892 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 5,000
VICTOR ROJAS AVE.
PoorOver: GRANDE DE ARECIBO RIVER
NORTH SIDE INT PR 2 &, Arecibo, PR
Built 1979 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 500
LAS LOZAS STREET
PoorOver: CAMUY RIVER
14.30 km. N.W. OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR
Built 2010 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 300
OFF PR 812
PoorOver: RIITO RIVER
3.3 KM TO INT. PR 812, Bayamón, PR
Built 1983 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 200
PR 165
PoorOver: LAJAS RIVER
0.5 KM NORTH OF TOA ALTA, Toa Alta, PR
Built 1978 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 31,700
PR 175
PoorOver: CREEK
2 KM S W OF TRUJILLO ALTO, Trujillo Alto, PR
Built 1950 Load: 73.3 t ADT: 6,800
C. PR-185 T0 PR-31
PoorOver: GURABO RIVER
2 KM. N.W. OF JUNCOS., Juncos, PR
Built 2007 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 8,400
PR 181
PoorOver: BERRACO CREEK
12 KM SOUTH SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1940 Load: 91.0 t ADT: 6,300
PR 830
PoorOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
10 KM SOUTH OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR
Built 1952 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,900
PR 708
PoorOver: CREEK
5.1 KM N W OF INT PR 15, Cayey, PR
Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 300
OFF PR 765
PoorOver: BLANCA CREEK
5 KM AT SW OF SAN LORENZO, San Lorenzo, PR
Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100
CONN. PR181 TO 175
PoorOver: RIO GRANDE DE LOIZA
.42 KM. SE. OF TRUJILLO A, Trujillo Alto, PR
Built 2007 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,700
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