Kern County, CA
686 public highway bridges
Kern County Bridge Snapshot
Kern County, California contains 686 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 32.7% are rated “Good,” 32.8% “Fair,” 4.5% “Poor,” and 4.5% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.
Inspections in CA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (686)
BNSF RY (& AMTRAK)
UnknownOver: Q STREET
SOUTH OF TRUXTUN AVENUE, Kern, CA
BNSF RY (& AMTRAK)
UnknownOver: Q STREET
SOUTH OF TRUXTUN AVENUE, Kern, CA
PARKING LOT ACCESS
UnknownOver: Q STREET
SOUTH OF TRUXTUN AVENUE, Kern, CA
BNSF TRACKS
UnknownOver: CALLOWAY DRIVE
0.5 MI SOUTH OF SR58, Kern, CA
FRONTAGE ROAD
UnknownOver: CALLOWAY DRIVE
0.5 MI SOUTH OF SR58, Kern, CA
OAK CREEK ROAD
UnknownOver: UP RR & BNSF RY, SR 14
350 FT WEST OF ROUTE 14, Kern, CA
WOOLLOMES AVE
FairOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.3 MI EAST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
INTERSTATE 5 NB
FairOver: CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT
06-KER-005-12.47, Kern, CA
POND RD
FairOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.3 MI EAST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
LERDO HIGHWAY
FairOver: UP RR
0.2 MI E OF ZERKER RD, Kern, CA
PETERSON RD
FairOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.3 MI WEST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 99
FairOver: LERDO CANAL
06-KER-099-37.22, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 33
FairOver: WASP WASH
06-KER-033-37.89, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 119
FairOver: BUENA VISTA SLOUGH
06-KER-119-14.98, Kern, CA
34TH STREET
FairOver: EAST SIDE CANAL
WEST OF UNION AVE, Kern, CA
KING,BAKER,KERN ST
FairOver: EAST SIDE CANAL
AT LAKE STREET, Kern, CA
CHESTER AVE
FairOver: LEVEE CANAL
NORTH OF 42ND ST, Kern, CA
4TH STREET
FairOver: KERN ISLAND CANAL
0.3 MI W OF UNION AVE, Kern, CA
8TH STREET
FairOver: KERN ISLAND CANAL
EAST OF 'R' ST, Kern, CA
ALTA VISTA DR
FairOver: EAST SIDE CANAL
SOUTH OF MONTEREY ST, Kern, CA
N STREET
FairOver: KERN ISLAND CANAL
150 FT N OF BRUNDAGE LN, Kern, CA
BRUNDAGE LANE
FairOver: KERN ISLAND CNL CNTRL BR
0.1 MI E/O 'P' STREET, Kern, CA
BRUNDAGE LANE
FairOver: KERN ISLAND CANAL
WEST OF 'N' STREET, Kern, CA
9TH AVE
FairOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.6 MI EAST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
ZACHARY AVE
FairOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.4 MI SOUTH OF POND RD, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 46
FairOver: MAIN DRAIN CANAL
06-KER-046-34.63, Kern, CA
MANOR STREET SB
FairOver: KERN RIVER
0.2 MI S ROBERTS LANE, Kern, CA
MANOR STREET NB
FairOver: KERN RIVER
0.2 MI S ROBERTS LANE, Kern, CA
BROWN-INYOKERN RD
FairOver: AIRPORT WASH
1.2 MI N OF RTE 178, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 119
FairOver: WEED CREEK
06-KER-119-4.41, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 119
FairOver: BROAD CREEK
06-KER-119-4.65, Kern, CA
UNIT 1/UNIT 2 DIKE
FairOver: MARSH UNIT 1/MARSH UNT 2
2.0 MI SSW OF HDQTRS, Kern, CA
INTERSTATE 5 SB
FairOver: CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT
06-KER-005-12.47, Kern, CA
UNIT 2/UNIT 3 DIKE
FairOver: MARSH UNIT 2/MARSH UNT 3
0.8 MI SSW OF HDQTRS, Kern, CA
UNIT2/UNIT 6B DIKE
FairOver: MARSH UNT 2/MARSH UNT 6B
1.2 MI SW OF HDQTRS, Kern, CA
CECIL AVE
FairOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.5 MI EAST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 33
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
06-KER-033-19.51-TAF, Kern, CA
OILDALE DRIVE
FairOver: BEARDSLEY CANAL
0.04 MI S OF DECATUR DR, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 178
FairOver: HILLSIDE
06-KER-178-13.74, Kern, CA
BROWN-INYOKERN RD
FairOver: LITTLE DIXIE WASH
2 MI S OF RTE 178, Kern, CA
OAK STREET
FairOver: BNSF RY & AMTRAK
0.1 MI N/O CALIFORNIA AVE, Kern, CA
BAKERSFLD-GLEN RD
FairOver: POSO CREEK
S OF ROUND MTN RD, Kern, CA
TUPMAN ROAD
FairOver: WESTSIDE CANAL
1.4 MI S OF STATION ROAD, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 166
FairOver: SAN EMIGDIO CREEK
06-KER-166-12.52, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 155
FairOver: POSO CREEK
06-KER-155-38.79, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 99 NB
FairOver: LERDO CANAL
06-KER-099-32.42, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 178
FairOver: HILLSIDE
06-KER-178-13.78, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 99
FairOver: LERDO CANAL
06-KER-099-R43.90L, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 178
FairOver: EAST SIDE CANAL
06-KER-178-R2.42-BKD, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 155
FairOver: TILLIE CREEK OVERFLOW
06-KER-155-R60.88, Kern, CA
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |