Marin County, CA

217 public highway bridges

Marin County Bridge Snapshot

Marin County, California contains 217 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 34.6% are rated “Good,” 35% “Fair,” 8.3% “Poor,” and 8.3% 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.

217
Total Bridges
34.6%
Good
8.3%
Poor
8.3%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
34.6% (75)
Fair
35% (76)
Poor
8.3% (18)
SD
8.3% (18)

All Bridges (217)

BEACH RD (MAIN ST)

Poor

Over: SAN FRANCISCO BAY

INTERSECTION BEACH & MAIN, Marin, CA

Built 1918 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,000

SAUNDERS AVE

Poor

Over: SAN ANSELMO CREEK

IN SAN ANSELMO, Marin, CA

Built 1935 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 3,000

CENTER BLVD

Poor

Over: SAN ANSELMO CREEK

16M NW OF SAN ANSELMO AVE, Marin, CA

Built 1935 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 12,000

AZALEA AVE

Poor

Over: FAIRFAX CREEK

80 FT W OF ARROYO RD, Marin, CA

Built 1930 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 110

STATE ROUTE 1

Poor

Over: REDWOOD CREEK

04-MRN-001-6.02, Marin, CA

Built 1926 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 3,900

KERNER BLVD

Poor

Over: INDST PRK DRAINAGE CANAL

N/O IRENE ST, S/O BELLAM, Marin, CA

Built 1972 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 3,600

STATE ROUTE 1

Poor

Over: LAGUNITAS CREEK

04-MRN-001-28.51, Marin, CA

Built 1929 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 3,500

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

Poor

Over: LAGUNITAS CREEK

1.9 MI E SR 1 AT OLEMA, Marin, CA

Built 1964 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 5,000

BEAR VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: OLEMA CREEK

0.04 MI W OF S.H. 1, Marin, CA

Built 1937 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,500

LINCOLN AVE

Poor

Over: SAN RAFAEL CREEK

700 FT S OF IRWIN AVE, Marin, CA

Built 1959 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 11,601

MIDDLE RD

Poor

Over: ESTERO DE SAN ANTONIO

4.5 MI FROM S.R. 1, Marin, CA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

U.S. HIGHWAY 101

Poor

Over: CORTE MADERA CR & EB SFD

04-MRN-101-8.47-LKSP, Marin, CA

Built 1959 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 19,700

NOVATO BLVD

Poor

Over: NOVATO CREEK

0.5 MILE S OF SUTRO AVE., Marin, CA

Built 1969 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 10,024

U.S. HIGHWAY 101

Poor

Over: NOVATO CREEK

04-MRN-101-R20.51-NVTO, Marin, CA

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 61,500

MARSHALL PETLUM RD

Poor

Over: SALMON CREEK

3.0MI W OF HICKSVALLEY RD, Marin, CA

Built 1931 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 328

ALEXANDER AVE

Poor

Over: BUNKER ROAD

0.3 KM EAST OF RTE 101, Marin, CA

Built 1938 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 7,201

NOVATO BLVD

Structurally Deficient

Over: BOWMAN CANYON

1 MILE N INTXN SUTRO AVE., Marin, CA

Built 1948 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,056

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