Pr 156 over Barranquitas River

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

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

• Pr 156 over Barranquitas River in Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1908 and reconstructed in 1998, making it 117 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 11,900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 9 of the 15 inventoried bridges in Barranquitas Municipio rated fair (60.0%); 3 (20.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated September 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• It is coded scour critical (NBI item 113 = 3): scour critical: foundations unstable for the assessed or calculated scour.
• A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

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

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