Total bridges
259
Public highway bridges in Gila County
County profile · official public datasets
Gila County, AZ
259 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 60.2% rated Good, 37.5% Fair, 2.3% Poor.
- 259
- Public bridges
- 60.2%
- Good condition
- 2.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Gila County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 11th
- of 15 on Poor share
- 2.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 259
- public highway bridges
- 1975
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Gila County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Gila County ranks #11 of 15 Arizona counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.3%). Gila County, Arizona contains 259 public highway bridges. Roughly 60.2% are rated “Good,” 37.5% “Fair,” and 2.3% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
60.2%
156 of 259 rated 7-9
Fair condition
37.5%
97 of 259 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.3%
6 of 259 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#11 of 15
Among Arizona counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 259 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 60.2% (156)
Fair 37.5% (97)
Poor 2.3% (6)
Gila County's Poor-condition bridges carry 6,662 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,110 crossings a day against 3,181 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 259 of 259 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
44.4% of Gila County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
115 of the 259 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 60.2% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 77.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
Jesse Hayes Rd over Pinal Creek, built 1920, carries 5,162 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 6,662 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Gila County's bridges were built
259 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s 14
1920–1929
14 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
26 bridges
- 1940s 8
1940–1949
8 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
37 bridges
- 1960s 13
1960–1969
13 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
28 bridges
- 1980s 18
1980–1989
18 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
46 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
41 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
22 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 46 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the Arizona average (1977).
How Gila County compares with Arizona's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arizona counties nearest Gila County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.3% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1967 is 8 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 14 Arizona counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz County | 306 | 64.1% | 32.4% | 3.6% | 1961 |
| Navajo County | 277 | 52.7% | 45.1% | 2.2% | 1972 |
| Yuma County | 262 | 50.4% | 47.7% | 1.9% | 1973 |
| Apache County | 259 | 48.3% | 45.9% | 5.8% | 1973 |
| Gila County (this page) | 259 | 60.2% | 37.5% | 2.3% | 1975 |
| Graham County | 179 | 44.1% | 52% | 3.9% | 1954 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Gila County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Gila County, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AZ (259 bridges here).
- Ellsworth County, KS · 259 bridges
- Hampshire County, MA · 259 bridges
- Dakota County, MN · 259 bridges
- Lafayette County, MS · 259 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AZ (1975 here).
- San Bernardino County, CA · avg 1975 · 1,422 bridges
- Lane County, OR · avg 1975 · 1,010 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · avg 1975 · 775 bridges
- Westmoreland County, PA · avg 1975 · 620 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (97)
SR 188
FairOver: Roosevelt Lake
0.1 mi N of Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,032
SR 260
FairOver: Preacher Canyon
9.6 mi E Jct SR 87, Gila, AZ
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,045
NFSR 33
FairOver: CANYON CREEK
.2 SW/O UP CANYON CK CG, Gila, AZ
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
SR 177
FairOver: Wash
1.7 mi West Jct SR 77, Gila, AZ
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,407
SR 288
FairOver: Wash
50.1 mi N Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 777
Old SR 260
FairOver: Christopher Creek
0.7 mi N Jct SR 260, Gila, AZ
Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200
US 60
FairOver: Pinal Creek
1.4 mi W Jct US 70, Gila, AZ
Built 1977 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 16,287
SR 260
FairOver: Preacher Canyon
9.4 mi E Jct SR 87, Gila, AZ
Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,610
US 60
FairOver: Maple St
1.2 mi W Jct US 70, Gila, AZ
Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14,602
SR 188
FairOver: Murray wash
7.5 mi N Jct US 60, Gila, AZ
Built 2002 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,249
US 60
FairOver: Wash
0.4 mi W Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1949 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,468
IRR BIA RTE 6
FairOver: ALISO CREEK
0.3 KM N OF W JCT 70/170, Gila, AZ
Built 1976 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 2,500
SR 260
FairOver: Gordon Canyon
27 mi E Jct SR 87, Gila, AZ
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,171
FSR 64
FairOver: CREEK
3 MI SE/O CP GERONIMO 9, Gila, AZ
Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 499
FSR 64
FairOver: CREEK
0.3 SE/O DUDE FF MEM, Gila, AZ
Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 399
IRR US 60; FAP 026
FairOver: Seven Mile Wash
16.3 mi E Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1933 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,788
SR 87 SB
FairOver: Rye Creek
3.6 mi N Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,978
SR 87 NB
FairOver: Rye Creek
3.6 mi N Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,181
SR 260
FairOver: Thompson Draw
14.0 mi E Jct SR 87, Gila, AZ
Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,499
IRR BIA RTE 6
FairOver: LITTLE GILSON WASH
CUTTER RD AND APACHE AVE, Gila, AZ
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,000
FSR 64
FairOver: CREEK
1 MI E/O DUDE FF MEM, Gila, AZ
Built 2011 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 499
Hill St
FairOver: Cottonwood St
@ Jct Cottonwood St, Gila, AZ
Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,493
FSR 64
FairOver: LEWIS CREEK
1 MI SW/O SOLLENBERGER VY, Gila, AZ
Built 2011 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 475
Dickison Dr
FairOver: Pinal Creek
NE Jct Six Shooter Cyn Rd, Gila, AZ
Built 1930 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100
SR 77
FairOver: Ocarrol Canyon
3.0 mi N Jct SR 177, Gila, AZ
Built 1963 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,686
US 60
FairOver: Wash
13.6 mi W Jct SR 73, Gila, AZ
Built 1933 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 2,788
SR 188
FairOver: Redhill Wash
15.4 mi NW Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1993 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 897
US 60
FairOver: Bronx Creek
10.1 mi E Jct SR 177, Gila, AZ
Built 1950 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 7,553
IRR US 70
FairOver: Wash
9.5 mi W of Jct SR 170, Gila, AZ
Built 1953 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 6,132
SR 188
FairOver: Fish Bone Wash
10.9 mi E Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1972 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,057
US 60
FairOver: Live Oak Gulch
3.4 mi W Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1956 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 10,128
IRR US 60
FairOver: Wash
11.6 mi E Jct US 70, Gila, AZ
Built 1962 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 2,904
US 60
FairOver: Wash
6.3 mi W Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1942 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,553
US 60
FairOver: Bloody Tank Wash
5.5 mi W Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1942 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,553
US 60
FairOver: Wash
0.1 mi W Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1949 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 16,468
IRR US 60
FairOver: Wash
19.7 mi E Jct US 70, Gila, AZ
Built 1933 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,904
IRR US 60
FairOver: Wash
35.3 mi E Jct US 70, Gila, AZ
Built 1932 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,904
US 60
FairOver: Wash
17.5 mi W Jct SR 73, Gila, AZ
Built 1935 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,788
US 60
FairOver: Wash
7.7 mi W Jct SR 73, Gila, AZ
Built 1933 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,788
IRR SR 73
FairOver: Amos Wash
17.1 mi E Jct US 60, Gila, AZ
Built 1971 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,179
SR 188
FairOver: Hardt Creek
3.4 mi S Jct SR 87, Gila, AZ
Built 1971 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,522
US 60
FairOver: Wash
2.47 mi N of Jct US 70, Gila, AZ
Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,631
SR 87
FairOver: Wash
7.6 mi S Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1976 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,695
SR 288
FairOver: Workman Creek
26.1 mi N Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,207
SR 87
FairOver: Hardt Creek
0.29 mi S Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,705
SR 87
FairOver: Gold Creek
2.6 mi S Jct SR 188, Gila, AZ
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,233
SR 188
FairOver: Wash
15.0 mi NW Jct SR 88, Gila, AZ
Built 1993 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 897
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