Pr 53 over Pr 982

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

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

Pr 53 over Pr 982 in Fajardo 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 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 19,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 20 inventoried bridges in Fajardo Municipio rated fair (70.0%); 2 (10.0%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 79 ft
Location	3.7 Km South of Fajardo
NBI structure number	023041
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 Soub 2.8 Km over Future Road	1994	60,150	Fair
Pr 194 3.4 Km over Linea Creek	1882	35,600	Poor
Pr 3 over Igualdad Street	1958	27,200	Fair
Pr 3 47.1 Km over Unnamed Creek	1988	24,700	Fair
Pr-3 over Rio Fajardo	2019	24,700	Fair
Pr 53 0.8 Km over Mata Redonda Creek	1993	22,400	Fair