Nevada County, CA

135 public highway bridges

Nevada County Bridge Snapshot

Nevada County, California contains 135 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 31.9% are rated “Good,” 31.9% “Fair,” 11.9% “Poor,” and 11.9% 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.

135
Total Bridges
31.9%
Good
11.9%
Poor
11.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
31.9% (43)
Fair
31.9% (43)
Poor
11.9% (16)
SD
11.9% (16)

All Bridges (135)

INTERSTATE 80 EB

Fair

Over: UP,BNSF,AMTRAK,TRUCKEE R

03-NEV-080-20.23, Nevada, CA

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,000

INTERSTATE 80 WB

Fair

Over: SOUTH YUBA RIVER

03-NEV-080-R2.63R, Nevada, CA

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,000

INTERSTATE 80 WB

Fair

Over: DONNER LAKE ROAD

03-NEV-080-R9.07L, Nevada, CA

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,400

INTERSTATE 80 EB

Fair

Over: DONNER LAKE ROAD

03-NEV-080-R9.01R, Nevada, CA

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,000

STATE ROUTE 20

Fair

Over: SLACKS RAVINE

03-NEV-020-0.96, Nevada, CA

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,200

STATE ROUTE 20

Fair

Over: SLACKS RAVINE

03-NEV-020-1.37, Nevada, CA

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,200

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK

0.4 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 20, Nevada, CA

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,787

AUBURN ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

2.15 MI N/O ROUTE 49, Nevada, CA

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 671

FLORISTON WAY

Fair

Over: TRUCKEE RIVER

JUST E/O I-80, Nevada, CA

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 260

DONNER PASS ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

EAST OF SCHOOL STREET, Nevada, CA

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,000

WOLF CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH WOLF CREEK

S DAVIS RD IN TX, Nevada, CA

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 146

EDWIN ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

NORTH OF HENNESS ROAD, Nevada, CA

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

OLD HWY 49

Fair

Over: SHADY CREEK

1 MI S TYLER-FOOTE RD, Nevada, CA

Built 1921 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 50

MOONEY FLAT ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 20, Nevada, CA

Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 606

OLD HIGHWAY DR

Fair

Over: SUMMIT CREEK

NEAR DONNER LAKE, Nevada, CA

Built 1970 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 500

DONNER PASS RD

Fair

Over: DONNER SUMMIT

2.0 MI W DONNER LAKE, Nevada, CA

Built 1925 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 552

COMSTOCK DRIVE

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SOUTH OF GRANITE DRIVE, Nevada, CA

Built 2003 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,000

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH YUBA RIVER

10 MI NORTH OF ROUTE 20, Nevada, CA

Built 1973 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 529

STATE ROUTE 89

Fair

Over: DONNER CREEK

03-NEV-089-0.39, Nevada, CA

Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,200

INTERSTATE 80 EB

Fair

Over: TRUCKEE RIVER

03-NEV-080-28.00, Nevada, CA

Built 1959 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 13,500

INTERSTATE 80

Fair

Over: MYSTIC ROAD

03-NEV-080-29.49, Nevada, CA

Built 1958 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 27,000

FDR 18

Fair

Over: CANYON CREEK

S8 T18N R12E, Nevada, CA

Built 1939 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 100

HOPE COURT

Fair

Over: PINYON CREEK

EAST OF BADGER LANE, Nevada, CA

Built 2004 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 1,000

IDAHO MARYLAND RD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.5 MI W OF BRUNSWICK, Nevada, CA

Built 1977 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 6,604

SOUTH SHORE DR

Fair

Over: LAKEVIEW CANYON

NEAR LARCH ST, Nevada, CA

Built 1966 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 800

BITNEY SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

4.3 MI NE/O GRASS VALLEY, Nevada, CA

Built 1981 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 2,214

FDR 41

Good

Over: EAST FORK

S30 T19N R12E, Nevada, CA

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 20-17-04

Good

Over: S. YUBA CANAL

S32 T17N R11E, Nevada, CA

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 85

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

S23 T17N R13E, Nevada, CA

Built 1964 ADT: 50

Boca Dam Road

Good

Over: Boca Dam Spillway

0.4 mi N of I80, Nevada, CA

Built 1938 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 185

FDR 18

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Nevada, CA

Built 1984 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50

SOUTH PINE STREET

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH OF BROAD ST, Nevada, CA

Built 1996 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 3,980

WEST RIVER ST

Good

Over: DONNER CREEK

0.2 MI NE SR 89, Nevada, CA

Built 1959 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 6,840

MAYBERT ROAD

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

2.8 MI E OF WASHINGTON RD, Nevada, CA

Built 2017 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 120

STATE ROUTE 49

Good

Over: SOUTH WOLF CREEK

03-NEV-049-3.61, Nevada, CA

Built 1958 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 22,000

RAIL ROAD AVENUE

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

200'S IDAHO MARYLAND RD, Nevada, CA

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 882

FJORD RD

Good

Over: ALDER CREEK

BTWN ALDER CR RD NWOOD BL, Nevada, CA

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,145

GARDEN BAR ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE WOLF CREEK

2.8 MI SOUTH OF WOLF RD, Nevada, CA

Built 1901 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,075

EAGLE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH YUBA RIVER

AT I-80, Nevada, CA

Built 1962 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 250

INTERSTATE 80

Good

Over: SOUTH YUBA RIVER

03-NEV-080-R61.65L, Nevada, CA

Built 1964 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 14,250

EAGLE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH YUBA RIVER

200 FT N/O RTE 80, Nevada, CA

Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 50

INTERSTATE 80

Good

Over: EAGLE LAKES ROAD

03-NEV-080-R62.03R, Nevada, CA

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,750

RETRAC WAY

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.7 MI W/O LIME KILN RD, Nevada, CA

Built 2017 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 650

STATE ROUTE 20

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

03-NEV-020-41.28, Nevada, CA

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,650

INTERSTATE 80

Good

Over: BRIDGE STREET

03-NEV-080-15.48, Nevada, CA

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34,000

INTERSTATE 80

Good

Over: CASTLE PEAK ROAD

03-NEV-080-R5.07L, Nevada, CA

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,500

INTERSTATE 80

Good

Over: CASTLE PEAK ROAD

03-NEV-080-R5.07R, Nevada, CA

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,000

STATE ROUTE 20

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

03-NEV-020-R12.20-GVY, Nevada, CA

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,200

STATE ROUTE 20

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK

03-NEV-020-R6.55, Nevada, CA

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,000

STATE ROUTE 20

Good

Over: REX RESERVOIR ROAD

03-NEV-020-R8.44, Nevada, CA

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,500

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