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Pr 156 9.5 Km over Botijas River

Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Pr 156 9.5 Km over Botijas River in Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1940, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 15 inventoried bridges in Barranquitas Municipio rated poor (20.0%); 3 (20.0%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 63 ft
Location	9 Km West of Barranquitas
NBI structure number	003361
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Puerto Rico department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Pr 156 over Barranquitas River	1908	11,900	Fair
Pr 152R 1.4 Km over Padilla Creek	1981	11,900	Fair
Pr 152R over Pi%ona River	1998	11,900	Good
Pr 771 over Barrancas Creek	1965	5,500	Fair
Pr 156 over Barranquitas River	1911	5,000	Fair
Pr 771 over Barrancas Creek	1965	4,800	Fair