US Bridges

Puerto Rico bridges

Puerto Rico reports 2,434 bridges and culverts across 78 counties. 344 (14.1%) are rated in poor condition, and 601 are posted with load limits or closed. The oldest structure still in the inventory dates from 1842.

Bridges
2,434
Counties
78
Good
17%
Fair
69%
Poor
14%
344 bridges
Average age
51.2 yrs

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Counties

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Condition

14%poor
Good17%(414)
Fair69%(1,676)
Poor14%(344)

Counties with the highest share of poor bridges

Structure types

Structure typeBridgesShare
Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1,23750.8%
Slab40716.7%
Culvert34714.3%
Tee Beam2018.3%
Box Beam or Girders - Multiple843.5%
Girder and Floorbeam System411.7%
Other361.5%
Frame271.1%
Arch - Deck200.8%
Truss - Thru160.7%
Box Beam or Girders - Single or Spread60.2%
Truss - Deck40.2%
Arch - Thru30.1%
Segmental Box Girder30.1%
Stayed Girder10.0%
Orthotropic10.0%

When Puerto Rico's bridges were built

<1900: 23 bridges23<19001900s: 39 bridges3919001910s: 31 bridges3119101920s: 97 bridges9719201930s: 63 bridges6319301940s: 150 bridges15019401950s: 201 bridges20119501960s: 295 bridges29519601970s: 490 bridges49019701980s: 217 bridges21719801990s: 403 bridges40319902000s: 255 bridges25520002010s: 147 bridges14720102020s: 23 bridges232020
Bridges built per decade. Year built as recorded in the inventory; reconstruction years are not included.

Busiest

  1. Pr 18 3.35 KM over Ave. Amer Miranda 1.4 KM
    San Juan Municipio · 261,400 vehicles/day
    Poor
  2. Pr 18 2.1 KM over Piedras River
    San Juan Municipio · 261,000 vehicles/day
    Fair
  3. Ramp PR18 0.02 KM over Pr 18 NB Pr 22 WB KM 2
    San Juan Municipio · 239,000 vehicles/day
    Fair
  4. Rmp 18 SB 21 WB over Ramp PR-21 Centro Medico
    San Juan Municipio · 239,000 vehicles/day
    Good
  5. PR-18 over PR-21
    San Juan Municipio · 239,000 vehicles/day
    Good

Longest

  1. Pr 53 40.2 KM over Guayanes River
    Yabucoa Municipio · 8,317 ft
    Good
  2. Pr 22 Westbound over Manati River Pr 204 &amp
    Barceloneta Municipio · 7,750 ft
    Fair
  3. Pr 17 (PI&#165;ERO over Pr 8 San Jose Lagoon
    Carolina Municipio · 7,367 ft
    Fair
  4. Pr 778 1.9 KM over Waterway
    Comerio Municipio · 5,017 ft
    Good
  5. Fair

Oldest

  1. Pr 103 0.7 KM over Viejo River
    Cabo Rojo Municipio · Built 1842
    Poor
  2. Pr 873 0.7 KM over Frailes Creek
    San Juan Municipio · Built 1855
    Poor
  3. Pr 798 over CA&#165;AS River
    Caguas Municipio · Built 1856
    Fair
  4. Pr 14 3 KM over LA Mina River
    Coamo Municipio · Built 1862
    Fair
  5. Pr 1 41.6 KM over Depression
    Caguas Municipio · Built 1870
    Fair

Newest

  1. Pr 359 over Pr 2
    Ponce Municipio · Built 2023
    Good
  2. Municipal Way over Waterway
    Vieques Municipio · Built 2022
    Fair
  3. Pr 30 NB SB 4.1 KM over Pr 189
    Gurabo Municipio · Built 2021
    Good
  4. Pr 31 over Blanco River
    Naguabo Municipio · Built 2021
    Good
  5. Off 511 R 29.4 KM over Inabon River
    Ponce Municipio · Built 2021
    Poor

Who owns Puerto Rico's bridges

State1,70269.9%
City39016.0%
Toll Authority31212.8%
County200.8%
Federal80.3%
Local10.0%
Private10.0%

More Puerto Rico facts

Total bridge length83 miles
Total deck area24,414,893 sq ft
Culverts counted as bridges347 (14%)
On the National Highway System850
Posted with load limits577
Closed to traffic24
Listed or eligible for the National Register20
Average daily traffic per bridge17,422 vehicles
Newest structure2023