Madera County, CA

250 public highway bridges

Madera County Bridge Snapshot

Madera County, California contains 250 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 28.4% are rated “Good,” 49.2% “Fair,” 11.2% “Poor,” and 11.2% 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.

250
Total Bridges
28.4%
Good
11.2%
Poor
11.2%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
28.4% (71)
Fair
49.2% (123)
Poor
11.2% (28)
SD
11.2% (28)

All Bridges (250)

AVENUE 21 1/2

Fair

Over: BERENDA SLOUGH

0.3 MI W OF ROAD 15, Madera, CA

Built 1956 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 120

AVENUE 17.5

Fair

Over: BERENDA CREEK

EAST OF ROAD 17, Madera, CA

Built 1940 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50

ROAD 24 1/2

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

2.1 MI SOUTH OF AVE 12, Madera, CA

Built 1961 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 50

SR 145

Fair

Over: FRIANT-MADERA CANAL

06-MAD-145-22.82, Madera, CA

Built 1944 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 6,200

ROAD 19

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.1 MI N/O AVE 16 1/2, Madera, CA

Built 1973 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 400

ROAD 26

Fair

Over: MADERA CANAL

0.25 MI S OF AVE 26, Madera, CA

Built 1948 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 285

ROAD 145

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.3 MI N FRIANT RD, Madera, CA

Built 1970 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 820

STATE ROUTE 145

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

06-MAD-145-18.41, Madera, CA

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,200

ARTERIAL ROAD

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Madera, CA

Built 1974 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 50

RAYMOND RD 415

Fair

Over: FRESNO RIVER

0.75 MI W/O RD 400, Madera, CA

Built 1971 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,993

CO RD 16

Fair

Over: FRESNO FLOOD CHANNEL

1.1 MI N OF AVE 14, Madera, CA

Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 368

RD 12

Fair

Over: FRESNO FLOOD CHANNEL

1.0 MI N AVE 14, Madera, CA

Built 1974 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 10

STATE ROUTE 41

Fair

Over: COARSEGOLD CREEK

06-MAD-041-27.93, Madera, CA

Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20,000

BAILEY FLATS ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

3.1 MI N/O GREEN MTN RD, Madera, CA

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 51

AVENUE 10

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.2 MI E OF RD 24, Madera, CA

Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50

ROAD 9

Fair

Over: CHOWCHILLA RIVER

MERCED COUNTY LINE, Madera, CA

Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 153

AVENUE 25

Fair

Over: CHOWCHILLA RIVER

AT MERCED COUNTY LINE, Madera, CA

Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 351

REDINGER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

4.8 MILES EAST OF RD 222, Madera, CA

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30

ROAD 613

Fair

Over: CHOWCHILLA RIVER

4 MI W OF ROAD 800, Madera, CA

Built 1982 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 112

AVENUE 27 1/2

Fair

Over: MADERA CANAL

0.5 MI EAST OF RD 23, Madera, CA

Built 1948 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 25

AVENUE 26

Fair

Over: CHOWCHILLA RIVER

0.6 MI E OF RD 11, Madera, CA

Built 1971 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 225

ROAD 9

Fair

Over: ASH SLOUGH

0.15 MI N OF AVE 221/2, Madera, CA

Built 1967 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 282

ISLAND DR (D300)

Fair

Over: FRESNO RIVER

0.3 MI NW RIVER RD (400), Madera, CA

Built 1973 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 258

RD 19

Fair

Over: FRESNO RIVER

0.45 MI S AVE 16, Madera, CA

Built 1966 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 400

ROAD 25

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.1 MI N OF AVE 10, Madera, CA

Built 1973 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 837

ROAD 23

Fair

Over: FRESNO RIVER

AT AVE 15, Madera, CA

Built 1966 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 966

STATE ROUTE 99 SB

Fair

Over: ASH SLOUGH

06-MAD-099-26.80, Madera, CA

Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 19,250

AVENUE 21

Fair

Over: BERENDA SLOUGH

0.55 MI E OF RD 14, Madera, CA

Built 1974 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 128

WINDING ROAD

Fair

Over: CHILKOOT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Madera, CA

Built 1974 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50

ROAD 16

Fair

Over: BERENDA SLOUGH

0.6 MI N OF AVE 23, Madera, CA

Built 1974 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,560

RD 39 1/2

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK LITTLE DRY CR

2.9 MI N AVE 12, Madera, CA

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100

SANTA FE BLVD

Fair

Over: CHOWCHILLA RIVER

0.7 MI N OF AVE 28, Madera, CA

Built 1973 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 259

C.R. 210

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.7 MI E OF CR 211, Madera, CA

Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 65

ROAD 225

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

3 MI SE RD 274 IN N FORK, Madera, CA

Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000

N99-AVE 12 OFFRAMP

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

06-MAD-099-R7.28, Madera, CA

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,650

ROAD 14

Fair

Over: BERENDA SLOUGH

0.3 MI S OF AVE 21, Madera, CA

Built 1968 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 224

STATE ROUTE 99 NB

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

06-MAD-099-R7.28, Madera, CA

Built 1967 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 32,500

STATE ROUTE 152 WB

Fair

Over: BERENDA SLOUGH

06-MAD-152-12.37, Madera, CA

Built 1968 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 15,000

CR 21

Fair

Over: BERENDA CREEK

0.17 MI N AVE 19, Madera, CA

Built 1950 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 159

AVENUE 21

Fair

Over: ASH SLOUGH

0.15 MI E OF RD 7, Madera, CA

Built 1971 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 150

AVE 18 1/2

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.1 MI W RD 24, Madera, CA

Built 1971 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 596

AVENUE 7

Fair

Over: UP RR

EAST OF S.H. 99, Madera, CA

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,579

RD 603

Fair

Over: FRESNO RIVER

0.1 MI E ROAD 407, Madera, CA

Built 1975 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 200

AVE 11

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.07 MI W RD 28 1/2, Madera, CA

Built 1977 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 425

NORTH GATEWAY DR

Fair

Over: FRESNO RIVER

N/O CENTRAL AVE, Madera, CA

Built 1931 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 11,851

ROAD 4

Fair

Over: EASTSIDE BYPASS CHANNEL

1.2 MI NORTH OF AVE 18.5, Madera, CA

Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 200

ROAD 24

Fair

Over: BERENDA CREEK

0.85 MI N OF AVE 20 1/2, Madera, CA

Built 1975 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 300

INDIAN SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

0.1 MI N SCHOOL RD, Madera, CA

Built 1973 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 72

STATE ROUTE 41 SB

Fair

Over: AVENUE 9

06-MAD-041-0.32, Madera, CA

Built 1999 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 28,000

STATE ROUTE 41 NB

Fair

Over: AVENUE 9

06-MAD-041-0.32, Madera, CA

Built 1999 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 28,000

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial