Kern County, CA
686 public highway bridges
Kern County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Kern County, California contains 686 public highway bridges. Roughly 32.7% are rated “Good,” 32.8% “Fair,” and 4.5% “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.
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
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