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Pr 971 over Fajardo River

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

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

Pr 971 over Fajardo River in Ceiba 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 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 22 of the 28 inventoried bridges in Ceiba Municipio rated fair (78.6%); 3 (10.7%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous concrete tee beam
Length	about 112 ft
Location	10 Km West of Ceiba
NBI structure number	008131
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Pr 53 11.5 Km over Pr 974 and Daguao River	1996	27,200	Fair
Pr 53 0.4 Km over Pr 978 5.9 Km	1994	22,400	Fair
Pr 53 over CEIBA CREEK & PR 975	1994	22,200	Fair
Pr 53 3.55 Km over Aguas Claras Creek	1994	19,100	Fair
Pr 53 over Dirt Road	1994	19,100	Fair
PR53 9.5KM 58.9KM over Quebrada Seca Creek	1996	15,500	Fair