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.

686
Total Bridges
32.7%
Good
32.8%
Fair
4.5%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
32.7% (224)
Fair
32.8% (225)
Poor
4.5% (31)

All Bridges (686)

STANDARD STREET

Fair

Over: CALLOWAY CANAL

0.6 MI N GILMORE AVE, Kern, CA

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 5,600

SCOFIELD AVE

Fair

Over: POSO CREEK

2.4 MI S OF POND AVE, Kern, CA

Built 1968 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,000

KECKS ROAD

Fair

Over: COASTAL AQUEDUCT

1 MI WEST OF BARKER ROAD, Kern, CA

Built 1966 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 100

SHAFTER AVE

Fair

Over: CALLOWAY CANAL

0.7 MI S KIMBERLINA RD, Kern, CA

Built 1970 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,930

COFFEE ROAD SB

Fair

Over: KERN RIVER

0.2 MI N OF TRUXTUN AVE, Kern, CA

Built 1992 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 40,900

STATE ROUTE 58

Fair

Over: CALLOWAY CANAL

0.5 MI W OF MOHAWK ST., Kern, CA

Built 1970 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 41,250

FRAZIER MTN ROAD

Fair

Over: CUDDY CREEK

0.7 MI W OF MONTEREY TRL, Kern, CA

Built 1970 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,500

STATE ROUTE 99

Fair

Over: POSO CREEK

06-KER-099-44.54, Kern, CA

Built 1951 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 59,000

FRAZIER MTN ROAD

Fair

Over: CUDDY CREEK

0.5 MI E OF MONTEREY TRL, Kern, CA

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,300

ELK HILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: BUENA VISTA CREEK

2.3 MI N OF SO. HO 119, Kern, CA

Built 1952 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,150

INTERSTATE 5 SB

Fair

Over: GRAPEVINE ROAD

06-KER-005-8.47L, Kern, CA

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24,375

LEONARD AVE

Fair

Over: POSO CREEK

0.5 MI S ELMO HIGHWAY, Kern, CA

Built 1966 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 80

STATE ROUTE 58

Fair

Over: WHITE WOLF EQUIPMENT UC

06-KER-058-75.17, Kern, CA

Built 1960 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 24,200

LERDO HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WESTSIDE CANAL

0.8 MI OF MAIN DRAIN RD, Kern, CA

Built 1968 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,200

OLIVE AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH TAFT CREEK

0.08 MI N CRYSTAL STREET, Kern, CA

Built 1963 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 510

ROSEDALE HWY

Fair

Over: KERN RIVER

0.2 MI EAST RTE 99, Kern, CA

Built 1963 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 26,000

SUPPLY ROW AVENUE

Fair

Over: SOUTH TAFT CREEK

0.18 MI N CRYSTAL STREET, Kern, CA

Built 1960 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,320

STATE ROUTE 178

Fair

Over: KERN RIVER

06-KER-178-R40.00, Kern, CA

Built 1971 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 4,200

GRANITE RD

Fair

Over: POSO CREEK

0.8 MI S OF S.H. 155, Kern, CA

Built 1979 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 280

STATE ROUTE 99 NB

Fair

Over: UP RR

06-KER-099-R43.60R, Kern, CA

Built 1958 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 30,500

INTERSTATE 5 SB

Fair

Over: KERN RIV FLOOD CANAL RD

06-KER-005-71.56, Kern, CA

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,000

STATE HWY 58 EB

Fair

Over: BNSF RY

09-KER-058-R141.50, Kern, CA

Built 1971 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 15,400

UNION AVE-W178 ON

Fair

Over: UP RR & ESPEE STREET

06-KER-178-R2.09-BKD, Kern, CA

Built 1967 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 5,100

COFFEE ROAD NB

Fair

Over: CROSS VALLEY CANAL

JUST S OF ROUTE 58, Kern, CA

Built 1981 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 40,900

STATE ROUTE 58 EB

Fair

Over: CACHE CREEK

09-KER-058-R107.60, Kern, CA

Built 1983 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20,000

ST RT 43 (ENOS LN)

Fair

Over: KERN RIVER

06-KER-043-2.58, Kern, CA

Built 1977 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,450

BUTTONWILLOW DRIVE

Fair

Over: BUENA VISTA SLOUGH

0.6 MI S OF BRITE RD, Kern, CA

Built 1984 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,450

STATE ROUTE 178

Fair

Over: KERN RIVER

06-KER-178-R41.16, Kern, CA

Built 1971 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 4,200

STATE ROUTE 14 SB

Fair

Over: UP RR & BNSF RY

09-KER-014-R15.33, Kern, CA

Built 1990 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 8,975

KIMBERLINA RD

Fair

Over: LERDO CANAL

0.7 MI W OF DRIVER RD, Kern, CA

Built 1985 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 3,000

EDISON HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: EAST SIDE CANAL

EAST OF WEBSTER ST, Kern, CA

Built 1955 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 6,900

DRIVER ROAD

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

AT WHISLER RD, Kern, CA

Built 1949 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 600

MANOR STREET

Good

Over: BEARDSLEY CANAL

S/O FERGUSON AVENUE, Kern, CA

Built 1956 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 9,675

SHERWOOD AVE

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

0.5 MI WEST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA

Built 1949 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 640

STATE ROUTE 33

Good

Over: MCKITTRICK WASH

06-KER-033-35.89, Kern, CA

Built 1941 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,400

OAK STREET 19TH ST

Good

Over: STINE CANAL

19TH STREET, Kern, CA

Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 24,430

VALLEY WEST ROAD

Good

Over: BUENA VISTA CREEK

.75 MILE WEST OF SH 119, Kern, CA

Built 1947 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,400

P STREET

Good

Over: KERN ISLAND CANAL

0.1 MI N BRUNDAGE LANE, Kern, CA

Built 1948 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,594

ELMO HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

0.5 MI WEST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA

Built 1949 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 540

21ST STREET

Good

Over: STINE CANAL

0.1 MI E OF OAK STREET, Kern, CA

Built 1937 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,139

24TH ST (OLD 178)

Good

Over: CARRIER CANAL

0.5 MI EAST SR 99, Kern, CA

Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 52,000

LERDO HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

1.9 MI EAST OF CHERRY AVE, Kern, CA

Built 1951 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 9,000

STATE ROUTE 155

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

06-KER-155-R4.06, Kern, CA

Built 1950 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,450

ZERKER RD

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

2.2 MI N 7TH STANDARD RD, Kern, CA

Built 1950 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,650

HANAWALT AVE

Good

Over: FRIANT-KERN CANAL

0.15 MI EAST OF DRIVER RD, Kern, CA

Built 1948 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 200

STATE ROUTE 58

Good

Over: WEST SIDE CANAL

06-KER-058-24.08, Kern, CA

Built 1982 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 9,000

STATE ROUTE 204

Good

Over: KERN RIVER

06-KER-204-5.61, Kern, CA

Built 1933 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 38,000

MULLER RD

Good

Over: ARVIN-EDISON CANAL

0.1 MI E EDISON RD, Kern, CA

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 700

N CHESTER AVE

Good

Over: BEARDSLEY CANAL

SOUTH OF DECATUR DRIVE, Kern, CA

Built 1941 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 15,000

STATE ROUTE 204

Good

Over: STINE CANAL

06-KER-204-5.49, Kern, CA

Built 1933 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 38,000
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