Santa Barbara County, CA

429 public highway bridges

Santa Barbara County Bridge Snapshot

Santa Barbara County, California contains 429 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 41.3% are rated “Good,” 36.1% “Fair,” 4.7% “Poor,” and 4.7% 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.

429
Total Bridges
41.3%
Good
4.7%
Poor
4.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
41.3% (177)
Fair
36.1% (155)
Poor
4.7% (20)
SD
4.7% (20)

All Bridges (429)

LAUREN LANE

Good

Over: BRADLEY CHANNEL

0.15 MI S SEAWARD DRIVE, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 2001 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 200

CARLOTTI DRIVE

Good

Over: BRADLEY CHANNEL

0.2 MI S SEAWARD DRIVE, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 2000 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 200

ALAMO PINTADO ROAD

Good

Over: ALAMO PINTADO CREEK

1.6 MI N SR 246, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1986 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5,739

STATE ROUTE 154

Good

Over: SANTA AGUEDA CREEK

05-SB-154-R9.97, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1971 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 14,500

SHEFFIELD DR

Good

Over: BUENA VISTA CREEK

0.3 MI N SAN LEANDRO LANE, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1988 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 4,330

US HIGHWAY 101 SB

Good

Over: SOLOMON SUMMIT UC

05-SB-101-78.69, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1956 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 14,500

US HIGHWAY 101 NB

Good

Over: SOLOMON SUMMIT UC

05-SB-101-78.69, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1956 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 14,500

HWY 101 NB RT LANE

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

05-SB-101-R14.96-SB, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1963 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 120,000

U.S. HIGHWAY 101

Good

Over: MONTECITO CREEK

05-SB-101-10.18, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1956 Load: 87.9 t ADT: 76,000

US HIGHWAY 101 SB

Poor

Over: NOJOQUI CREEK

05-SB-101-55.00, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1956 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 11,000

DE LA VINA ST

Poor

Over: MISSION CREEK

0.1 MI N ALAMAR AVE, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1916 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 11,250

US HIGHWAY 101 NB

Poor

Over: NOJOQUI CREEK

05-SB-101-55.00, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1956 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 11,000

STATE ROUTE 166

Poor

Over: BRANCH CANYON

05-SB-166-64.19, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1943 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,500

YANONALI STREET

Poor

Over: LAGUNA DRAINAGE CHANNEL

0.1 MI EAST OF GARDEN ST, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1994 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 8,100

FLORADALE AVE

Poor

Over: SANTA YNEZ RIVER

0.8 MI N CENTRAL AVE, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1969 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 7,009

US HIGHWAY 101 NB

Poor

Over: MARIA YGNACIO CREEK

05-SB-101-20.95, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1961 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 60,500

STATE STREET

Poor

Over: MISSION CREEK

0.01 MI INTX RTE 225, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1991 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 7,130

US HIGHWAY 101 SB

Poor

Over: SAN JOSE CREEK

05-SB-101-21.62, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1946 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 60,500

MATTHEWS STREET

Poor

Over: SAN PEDRO CREEK

JUST WEST OF FAIRVIEW, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,400

STATE ROUTE 217

Poor

Over: SAN JOSE CREEK

05-SB-217-1.02-SB, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 12,500

US HIGHWAY 101 SB

Poor

Over: UP RR & AMTRAK

05-SB-101-R0.26, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1971 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 32,500

ALISAL ROAD

Poor

Over: SANTA YNEZ RIVER

0.8 MI S SR 246, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1971 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,712

US HIGHWAY 101 NB

Poor

Over: SAN JOSE CREEK

05-SB-101-21.62, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1961 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 60,500

US HIGHWAY 101 NB

Poor

Over: UP RR & AMTRAK

05-SB-101-R0.25, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 32,500

ISLAY ST

Poor

Over: MISSION CREEK

AT CASTILLO ST, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1982 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 700

AVE OF THE FLAGS

Poor

Over: SANTA YNEZ RIVER

0.6 MI SOUTH OF SR 246, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1949 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,000

US HIGHWAY 101 SB

Poor

Over: REFUGIO ROAD

05-SB-101-R36.62, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1974 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 16,000

US HIGHWAY 101 NB

Poor

Over: REFUGIO ROAD

05-SB-101-R36.62, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1974 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 16,000

MALIBU DR

Poor

Over: FRANKLIN CREEK

BTWN STERLING & TOMOL DR, Santa Barbara, CA

Built 1976 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,443

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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