Butte County, CA

441 public highway bridges

Butte County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Butte County, California contains 441 public highway bridges. Roughly 28.1% are rated “Good,” 57.6% “Fair,” and 5.9% “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.

441
Total Bridges
28.1%
Good
57.6%
Fair
5.9%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
28.1% (124)
Fair
57.6% (254)
Poor
5.9% (26)

All Bridges (441)

SACRAMENTO AVE

Fair

Over: SANDY GULCH

JUST W OF GRAPE WAY, Butte, CA

Built 1967 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,048

TABLE MTN BLVD

Fair

Over: GOLD RUN CREEK

0.4 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 70, Butte, CA

Built 1958 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,280

STATE ROUTE 162

Fair

Over: BIGGS EXTENSION CANAL

03-BUT-162-8.11, Butte, CA

Built 1910 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 930

STATE ROUTE 162

Fair

Over: CANYON CREEK

03-BUT-162-29.96, Butte, CA

Built 1967 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,500

NELSON ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTE CREEK

0.9 MI E AQUAS FRIAS RD, Butte, CA

Built 1960 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,138

W EVANS-REIMER RD

Fair

Over: SPENCER LATERAL

0.25 MI W OF BLOCK RD, Butte, CA

Built 1963 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 376

MERIDIAN RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.28 MI W OF SACTO AVE, Butte, CA

Built 1962 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 433

BELL RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI E OF MERIDIAN RD, Butte, CA

Built 1962 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 219

PALERMO-HONCUT HWY

Fair

Over: WYANDOTTE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF COX LANE, Butte, CA

Built 1963 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,611

TEHAMA AVE

Fair

Over: RUDY CREEK

0.2 MI E OF 16TH ST, Butte, CA

Built 1966 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 740

STATE ROUTE 99 NB

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

03-BUT-099-R32.20-CHC, Butte, CA

Built 1965 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 24,750

LARKIN RD

Fair

Over: FEATHER RIVER OUTLET

1 MI E/O HAMILTON RD, Butte, CA

Built 1966 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,403

CYPRESS ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

BTW HUMBOLDT AV & 12TH ST, Butte, CA

Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,792

STATE ROUTE 162

Fair

Over: CHEROKEE CANAL

03-BUT-162-6.67, Butte, CA

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 930

LONGFELLOW AVE

Fair

Over: LINDO CHANNEL

BTWN E 1ST ST & MANZANITA, Butte, CA

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,546

STATE ROUTE 99 SB

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

03-BUT-099-R32.20-CHC, Butte, CA

Built 1965 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 24,750

BRUCE ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

AT/SOUTH OF HUMBOLDT AVE, Butte, CA

Built 1961 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,058

BIGGS EAST HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SUTTER-BUTTE CANAL

0.9 MI E/O RTE 99, Butte, CA

Built 1956 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,060

MONTGOMERY ST

Fair

Over: UP RR & BNSF RY

E OF WASHINGTON AVE, Butte, CA

Built 1939 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 7,491

BULL HILL/SKYWY RD

Fair

Over: BUTTE CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT HUMBOLDT RD, Butte, CA

Built 1979 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 210

CHESTNUT ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

AT W 9TH ST, Butte, CA

Built 1980 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,700

WALNUT ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

BTWN DAYTON RD & 9TH ST, Butte, CA

Built 1982 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,096

POWELTON ROAD

Fair

Over: HENDRICKS CANAL

0.3 MI N SKYWAY, Butte, CA

Built 1968 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100

MIDWAY RD

Fair

Over: WESTERN CANAL

0.2 MI N NELSON SHIPPEE R, Butte, CA

Built 1983 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,371

ORD FERRY RD

Fair

Over: W BRANCH EDGAR SLOUGH

3.7 MI E/O GLENN CO LINE, Butte, CA

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,454

EL MONTE AVE

Fair

Over: DEAD HORSE SLOUGH

0.1 MI N SR 32, Butte, CA

Built 1979 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 628

W BIGS-GRIDLY RD

Fair

Over: HAMILTON SLOUGH

0.4 MI S OF B ST, Butte, CA

Built 1950 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 800

FOREST AVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

JUST S OF HUMBOLDT RD, Butte, CA

Built 1981 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 14,600

UPPER PALERMO ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH WYMAN RAVINE

0.2 MI NE PINECREST RD, Butte, CA

Built 1975 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,909

STATE ROUTE 70 WB

Fair

Over: FEATHER RIVER

03-BUT-070-14.83-OVL, Butte, CA

Built 1963 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10,050

STATE ROUTE 70 EB

Fair

Over: FEATHER RIVER

03-BUT-070-14.83-OVL, Butte, CA

Built 1963 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10,050

CHICO RIV RD

Fair

Over: M & T CANAL

0.62 MI E OF RIVER ROAD, Butte, CA

Built 1979 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,285

HONEY RUN RD

Fair

Over: BUTTE CREEK

JUST E/O HUMBUG RD, Butte, CA

Built 1965 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 613

MIDWAY RD

Fair

Over: BIGGS EXTENSION CANAL

1 MI S RICHVALE HWY, Butte, CA

Built 1936 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 749

TAFFEE AVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

0.1 MI N OF CHICO AVE, Butte, CA

Built 1931 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 93

WHEELOCK RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.9 MI N OF S.R. 70, Butte, CA

Built 1976 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 279

DURHAM-PENTZ RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4.1 MI E OF S.R. 99, Butte, CA

Built 1970 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 7,146

OPHIR RD

Fair

Over: UP RR & BNSF RY

1.1 MI E SH 70, Butte, CA

Built 1962 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,808

SKYWAY AVENUE

Fair

Over: LTL CHICO-BUTTE CR DV CH

0.4 MI NW HUMBUG ROAD, Butte, CA

Built 1978 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 11,000

TABLE MOUNTAIN BLV

Fair

Over: THERMALITO POWER CANAL

0.8 MI NW NELSON AVE, Butte, CA

Built 1965 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 3,312

DURNEL RD

Fair

Over: HANLON SLOUGH

2.60 MI N OF NELSON RD, Butte, CA

Built 1937 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 44

ROAD 20N24

Good

Over: PONDEROSA SPILLWAY

PONDEROSA RESERVOIR, Butte, CA

Built 1960 ADT: 50

ROAD 21N16

Good

Over: SLY CREEK SPILLWAY (DAM)

NO DATA ENTERED, Butte, CA

Built 1961 ADT: 50

ROAD 20N15

Good

Over: S FORK FEATHER RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Butte, CA

Built 1950 ADT: 5

ROAD 23N60

Good

Over: LOWER MARBLE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Butte, CA

Built 1961 ADT: 50

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BIG CHICO CREEK

0.15 MI N 2ND ST, Butte, CA

Built 1912 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 24,621

CANA HWY

Good

Over: DIANE'S DITCH

4.2 MI W STATE HWY 99, Butte, CA

Built 1921 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 276

MESA RD

Good

Over: E BR DURHAM MUTUAL DITCH

0.35 MI W OROVLE CHICO HY, Butte, CA

Built 1920 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50

E RIO BONITO RD

Good

Over: HAMILTON SLOUGH

0.2 MI E OF SH 99, Butte, CA

Built 1930 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 270

SCHOTT ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CHICO CREEK

2.0 MI S/E JCT S.R. 32, Butte, CA

Built 1932 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 223
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