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 5

Fair

Over: PR 28

2 KM NORTHEAST OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR

Built 1975 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 23,400

PR 1

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CHANNEL

5.5KM NW SANTA ISABEL, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1997 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 10,100

PR 140

Fair

Over: YUNES RIVER

8.9 KM SOUTH OF FLORIDA, Utuado, PR

Built 1925 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,100

PR 123

Fair

Over: DEPRESSION

10 KM NORTH OF UTUADO, Arecibo, PR

Built 1901 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,500

PR 2

Fair

Over: PR 20 (MRTNZ. NADAL EXP)

0.7 KM OF CAPARRA INT., Guaynabo, PR

Built 1964 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 74,400

PR 553

Fair

Over: TOA VACA RIVER

9 KM N E OF VILLALBA, Villalba, PR

Built 1964 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 200

PR 781

Fair

Over: BAYAMON RIVER

5 KM N W OF AGUAS BUENAS, Aguas Buenas, PR

Built 1976 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,000

OFF PR 135 15.35KM

Fair

Over: GUILARTE RIVER

2.3 KM E INT PR 129, Adjuntas, PR

Built 1979 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 2,500

PR 511

Fair

Over: INABON RIVER

13.29 km NE Ponce, Ponce, PR

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,211

PR 7776

Fair

Over: HONDO RIVER

5 KM SOUTHWEST OF COMERIO, Comerío, PR

Built 1943 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 300

PR 722

Fair

Over: AIBONITO RIVER

1 MILE EAST OF AIBONITO, Aibonito, PR

Built 1943 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 7,600

PR 2

Fair

Over: DEL AGUA CREEK

4 KM SOUTHWEST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1965 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 26,800

PR 2 EASTBOUND

Fair

Over: DEL AGUA CREEK

4 KM SOUTH WEST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1965 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 45,900

PR 144

Fair

Over: GONZALEZ CREEK

2.4 KM WEST OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR

Built 1937 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 6,890

PR 1

Fair

Over: INABON RIVER

6.5 KM EAST OF PONCE, Ponce, PR

Built 1919 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 14,000

PR 318

Fair

Over: MARESUA CREEK

1.5 KM WEST OF SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1948 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,900

PR 30 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: PR 31

AT JUNCOS, Juncos, PR

Built 1971 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 32,050

PR 52

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

4.5 KM WEST OF INT PR 149, Juana Díaz, PR

Built 1970 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 56,300

PR 940

Fair

Over: LA BURRA CREEK

4 KM WEST OF FAJARDO, Luquillo, PR

Built 1916 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 4,000

PR 123

Fair

Over: ARENAS CREEK

2 KM SOUTH OF UTUADO, Utuado, PR

Built 1922 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,400

PR 181 NORTHBOUND

Fair

Over: PR 30

0.5 KM SOUTH OF GURABO, Gurabo, PR

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,650

PR 181 SOUTHBOUND

Fair

Over: PR 30

0.5 KM SOUTH OF GURABO, Gurabo, PR

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,650

PR 887

Fair

Over: BLASINA CREEK

2 KM WEST OF CAROLINA, Carolina, PR

Built 1968 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 22,800

PR 1

Fair

Over: BEATRIZ CREEK

6 KM NORTH EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1944 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 13,900

PR 927

Fair

Over: BLANCO RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF NAGUABO, Naguabo, PR

Built 1958 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 900

ESPIRITU SANTO ST.

Fair

Over: RIO HONDO CHANNEL

5 KM NORTHWEST OF BAYAMON, Bayamón, PR

Built 1970 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 500

PR 984

Fair

Over: JUAN MARTIN RIVER

5 KM SOUTHWEST OF FAJARDO, Fajardo, PR

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,600

PR 724

Fair

Over: AIBONITO RIVER

1.4 KM N W OF AIBONITO, Aibonito, PR

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,300

OFF PR-402 AT 3.09

Fair

Over: GUABA RIVER

6 KM S E OF LAS MARIAS, Las Marías, PR

Built 1965 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 200

VERGEL STREET

Fair

Over: JUAN MENDEZ CREEK

1.5 KM N E OF RIO PIEDRAS, San Juan, PR

Built 1977 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,000

PR 5

Fair

Over: LA PLATA RIVER

4.70 KM. NE. OF NARANJITO, Naranjito, PR

Built 2010 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 14,000

PR 101

Fair

Over: CREEK

8 KM S E OF CABO ROJO, Cabo Rojo, PR

Built 1992 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 9,604

PR 173 KM 9.0

Fair

Over: ARENAS CREEK

9 KM NORTH AGUAS BUENAS, Guaynabo, PR

Built 1939 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 9,000

PR 149 RAMAL

Fair

Over: ACHIOTE CREEK

0.6 KM WEST OF VILLALBA, Villalba, PR

Built 1967 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 18,400

LOCAL ROAD

Fair

Over: EL CEDRO CREEK

7 KM SOUTH EAST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1967 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 4,200

PR 819

Fair

Over: BUCARABONES RIVER

3 KM EAST OF TOA ALTA, Toa Alta, PR

Built 1970 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 10,700

PR 114

Fair

Over: WATERWAY

5 KM SOUTH OF MAYAGUEZ, Mayagüez, PR

Built 1962 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 18,417

PR 2

Fair

Over: CRUCES RIVER

3 KM N W OF SABANA GRANDE, Sabana Grande, PR

Built 1974 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 24,600

PR 22

Fair

Over: PR 2

AT INT OF PR 22 AND PR 2, Hatillo, PR

Built 1980 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 34,200

OFF PR 144

Fair

Over: CREEK

5 KM E S E OF JAYUYA, Jayuya, PR

Built 1976 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 250

PR 360

Fair

Over: GUANAJIBO RIVER

0.5 KM NORTH SAN GERMAN, San Germán, PR

Built 1978 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 8,600

PR 192

Fair

Over: SANTIAGO RIVER

AT NAGUABO TOWN, Naguabo, PR

Built 1991 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,100

PR 1

Fair

Over: JUAN ORRACA CREEK

6 KM SOUTH WEST OF CAYEY, Cayey, PR

Built 1929 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 8,300

PR 152

Fair

Over: MAVILLA RIVER

5 KM S W OF NARANJITO, Naranjito, PR

Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 13,046

PR 901

Fair

Over: LAJA CREEK

4 KM EAST OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR

Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 4,500

PR 2 WESTBOUND

Fair

Over: MATILDE RIVER

WEST OF PONCE CITY, Ponce, PR

Built 1961 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 13,400

PR 902

Fair

Over: LIMONES RIVER

5 KM NORTHWEST OF YABUCOA, Yabucoa, PR

Built 1962 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 900

PR 149R

Fair

Over: JACAGUAS RIVER

1.5 KM S W OF VILLALBA, Villalba, PR

Built 1966 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 300

OFF PR 149

Fair

Over: JAGUEYES CREEK

2.5 KM S W OF VILLALBA, Villalba, PR

Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 250

OFF PR 796

Fair

Over: BAIROA RIVER

2 KM NORTHEAST OF CAGUAS, Caguas, PR

Built 1989 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 150

Showing 401-450 of 2,385 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What to do with this

Use Puerto Rico's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in Puerto Rico and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

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.