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)
STANDARD STREET
FairOver: CALLOWAY CANAL
0.6 MI N GILMORE AVE, Kern, CA
SCOFIELD AVE
FairOver: POSO CREEK
2.4 MI S OF POND AVE, Kern, CA
KECKS ROAD
FairOver: COASTAL AQUEDUCT
1 MI WEST OF BARKER ROAD, Kern, CA
SHAFTER AVE
FairOver: CALLOWAY CANAL
0.7 MI S KIMBERLINA RD, Kern, CA
COFFEE ROAD SB
FairOver: KERN RIVER
0.2 MI N OF TRUXTUN AVE, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 58
FairOver: CALLOWAY CANAL
0.5 MI W OF MOHAWK ST., Kern, CA
FRAZIER MTN ROAD
FairOver: CUDDY CREEK
0.7 MI W OF MONTEREY TRL, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 99
FairOver: POSO CREEK
06-KER-099-44.54, Kern, CA
FRAZIER MTN ROAD
FairOver: CUDDY CREEK
0.5 MI E OF MONTEREY TRL, Kern, CA
ELK HILLS ROAD
FairOver: BUENA VISTA CREEK
2.3 MI N OF SO. HO 119, Kern, CA
INTERSTATE 5 SB
FairOver: GRAPEVINE ROAD
06-KER-005-8.47L, Kern, CA
LEONARD AVE
FairOver: POSO CREEK
0.5 MI S ELMO HIGHWAY, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 58
FairOver: WHITE WOLF EQUIPMENT UC
06-KER-058-75.17, Kern, CA
LERDO HIGHWAY
FairOver: WESTSIDE CANAL
0.8 MI OF MAIN DRAIN RD, Kern, CA
OLIVE AVENUE
FairOver: SOUTH TAFT CREEK
0.08 MI N CRYSTAL STREET, Kern, CA
ROSEDALE HWY
FairOver: KERN RIVER
0.2 MI EAST RTE 99, Kern, CA
SUPPLY ROW AVENUE
FairOver: SOUTH TAFT CREEK
0.18 MI N CRYSTAL STREET, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 178
FairOver: KERN RIVER
06-KER-178-R40.00, Kern, CA
GRANITE RD
FairOver: POSO CREEK
0.8 MI S OF S.H. 155, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 99 NB
FairOver: UP RR
06-KER-099-R43.60R, Kern, CA
INTERSTATE 5 SB
FairOver: KERN RIV FLOOD CANAL RD
06-KER-005-71.56, Kern, CA
STATE HWY 58 EB
FairOver: BNSF RY
09-KER-058-R141.50, Kern, CA
UNION AVE-W178 ON
FairOver: UP RR & ESPEE STREET
06-KER-178-R2.09-BKD, Kern, CA
COFFEE ROAD NB
FairOver: CROSS VALLEY CANAL
JUST S OF ROUTE 58, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 58 EB
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
09-KER-058-R107.60, Kern, CA
ST RT 43 (ENOS LN)
FairOver: KERN RIVER
06-KER-043-2.58, Kern, CA
BUTTONWILLOW DRIVE
FairOver: BUENA VISTA SLOUGH
0.6 MI S OF BRITE RD, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 178
FairOver: KERN RIVER
06-KER-178-R41.16, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 14 SB
FairOver: UP RR & BNSF RY
09-KER-014-R15.33, Kern, CA
KIMBERLINA RD
FairOver: LERDO CANAL
0.7 MI W OF DRIVER RD, Kern, CA
EDISON HIGHWAY
FairOver: EAST SIDE CANAL
EAST OF WEBSTER ST, Kern, CA
DRIVER ROAD
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
AT WHISLER RD, Kern, CA
MANOR STREET
GoodOver: BEARDSLEY CANAL
S/O FERGUSON AVENUE, Kern, CA
SHERWOOD AVE
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.5 MI WEST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 33
GoodOver: MCKITTRICK WASH
06-KER-033-35.89, Kern, CA
OAK STREET 19TH ST
GoodOver: STINE CANAL
19TH STREET, Kern, CA
VALLEY WEST ROAD
GoodOver: BUENA VISTA CREEK
.75 MILE WEST OF SH 119, Kern, CA
P STREET
GoodOver: KERN ISLAND CANAL
0.1 MI N BRUNDAGE LANE, Kern, CA
ELMO HIGHWAY
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.5 MI WEST OF ZACHARY AV, Kern, CA
21ST STREET
GoodOver: STINE CANAL
0.1 MI E OF OAK STREET, Kern, CA
24TH ST (OLD 178)
GoodOver: CARRIER CANAL
0.5 MI EAST SR 99, Kern, CA
LERDO HIGHWAY
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
1.9 MI EAST OF CHERRY AVE, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 155
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
06-KER-155-R4.06, Kern, CA
ZERKER RD
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
2.2 MI N 7TH STANDARD RD, Kern, CA
HANAWALT AVE
GoodOver: FRIANT-KERN CANAL
0.15 MI EAST OF DRIVER RD, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 58
GoodOver: WEST SIDE CANAL
06-KER-058-24.08, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 204
GoodOver: KERN RIVER
06-KER-204-5.61, Kern, CA
MULLER RD
GoodOver: ARVIN-EDISON CANAL
0.1 MI E EDISON RD, Kern, CA
N CHESTER AVE
GoodOver: BEARDSLEY CANAL
SOUTH OF DECATUR DRIVE, Kern, CA
STATE ROUTE 204
GoodOver: STINE CANAL
06-KER-204-5.49, 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 |