Santa Clara County, CA

1,041 public highway bridges

Santa Clara County Bridge Snapshot

Santa Clara County, California contains 1,041 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 25.7% are rated “Good,” 29.5% “Fair,” 3.7% “Poor,” and 3.7% 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.

1,041
Total Bridges
25.7%
Good
3.7%
Poor
3.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
25.7% (268)
Fair
29.5% (307)
Poor
3.7% (38)
SD
3.7% (38)

All Bridges (1,041)

WINCHESTER BLVD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R11.00-LGTS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 115,000

SB STATE ROUTE 85

Unknown

Over: POLLARD ROAD

04-SCL-085-R11.97-LGTS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 21,700

NB STATE ROUTE 85

Unknown

Over: POLLARD ROAD

04-SCL-085-R11.97-LGTS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 21,700

UP RR

Unknown

Over: POLLARD ROAD

04-SCL-085-R12.00-LGTS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 21,700

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R12.45-CMB, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 115,000

QUITO ROAD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R12.91-CMB, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 115,000

PROSPECT ROAD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R15.27-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1993 ADT: 100,000

SARATOGA SUNNYVALE

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R15.87-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 100,000

STATE ROUTE 85 SB

Unknown

Over: ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY

04-SCL-085-6.00-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 54,000

STATE ROUTE 85 NB

Unknown

Over: ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY

04-SCL-085-6.00-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 54,000

COX AVE UTILITY OC

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R14.31-CPO, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 100,000

SCULLY AVE UTILITY

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 85

04-SCL-085-R14.73-CPO, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 100,000

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: SR 17, S17-N&S85 CONNS

04-SCL-017-9.60, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1996 ADT: 20,400

NB RTE 85 ON-RAMP

Unknown

Over: S85-S280 CONNECTOR RAMP

04-SCL-085-R18.33-SUNV, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1993 ADT: 18,500

NB RTE 85 ON-RAMP

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 280

04-SCL-085-R18.40-SUNV, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1993 ADT: 138,500

BAILEY AVENUE

Unknown

Over: US HIGHWAY 101

04-SCL-101-R23.10-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 100,000

SB 101 ON-RAMP

Unknown

Over: SB 101-SB 85 CONNECTOR

04-SCL-101-48.28-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2005 ADT: 64,000

STATE ROUTE 85 SB

Unknown

Over: BERNAL ROAD

04-SCL-085-0.20-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 11,800

STATE ROUTE 85 NB

Unknown

Over: BERNAL ROAD

04-SCL-085-0.20-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 11,800

N101-N85 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 101

04-SCL-101-R26.78-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1994 ADT: 101,000

STATE ROUTE 237

Unknown

Over: MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

04-SCL-237-M1.60-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1997 ADT: 21,524

STATE ROUTE 237

Unknown

Over: MAUDE AVENUE

04-SCL-237-M1.80-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1997 ADT: 24,267

VTA LRT (2 TRACKS)

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 880

04-SCL-880-7.69-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1995 ADT: 168,000

BEAR CREEK ROAD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 17

04-SCL-017-4.30, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1996 ADT: 78,800

EB 237-NB 880 CONN

Unknown

Over: WB 237, I 880 & RAMPS

04-SCL-237-R9.12R-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2002 ADT: 58,500

S880-W237 CONNCTOR

Unknown

Over: WB 237,W237-MCCARTHY OFF

04-SCL-880-8.45-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2001 ADT: 33,000

EB 237-SB 880 RAMP

Unknown

Over: EB STATE ROUTE 237

04-SCL-237-R9.13R-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2002 ADT: 58,500

RTE 85 N OFF-RAMP

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 101 & RAMPS

04-SCL-085-R23.81-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 30,000

NB 101 OFF-RAMP

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 101

04-SCL-101-48.97-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2005 ADT: 169,000

FAIR OAKS AVE SB

Unknown

Over: SR 237. PERSIAN, MOFFETT

04-SCL-237-R3.96-SUNV, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1998 ADT: 5,489

VASONA LRT

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 237

04-SCL-237-R3.97, Santa Clara, CA

Built 1998 ADT: 68,000

DIXON LANDING RD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 880

04-SCL-880-10.42-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2002 ADT: 192,000

TAYLOR STREET

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 87

04-SCL-087-6.86-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2003 ADT: 99,000

EB EAST DUNNE AVE

Unknown

Over: US HIGHWAY 101

04-SCL-101-R16.00-MGH, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2000 ADT: 112,000

STATE ROUTE 87

Unknown

Over: AIRPORT PARKWAY

04-SCL-087-8.75-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 34,709

VTA LRT (2 TRACKS)

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 17

04-SCL-017-12.23-CMB, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 151,200

STATE ROUTE 87

Unknown

Over: SKYPORT DRIVE

04-SCL-087-8.25-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2003 ADT: 8,000

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 237 & RAMPS

04-SCL-237-R0.40-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2002 ADT: 68,000

STATE ROUTE 87

Unknown

Over: HEDDING STREET

04-SCL-087-7.23-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2003 ADT: 15,600

STATE ROUTE 87

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 880

04-SCL-087-7.51-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2003 ADT: 154,000

RTE 85-101 HOV CON

Unknown

Over: U.S. HWY 101 SB & RAMP

04-SCL-085-R23.83-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2006 ADT: 87,500

N85-N101 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 101, SB RMP

04-SCL-085-R23.81-MVW, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2005 ADT: 175,000

237-880 HOV LANES

Unknown

Over: WB 237, SB 880 & RAMPS

04-SCL-237-R9.12L-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2005 ADT: 58,500

E&W237-S880 RAMP

Unknown

Over: S880-TASMAN DR OFF RAMP

04-SCL-237-9.50-MPS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 4,700

101-85 HOV LANES

Unknown

Over: SB US HIGHWAY 101

04-SCL-101-R26.70-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 50,500

S85-N87 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: SR 85, LTR, SANTA TERESA

04-SCL-085-5.20-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2003 ADT: 11,100

S101-N85 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: 2 CITY STREETS & UPRR

04-SCL-101-R26.90-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 1,160

COLEMAN AVENUE

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 880

04-SCL-880-2.67-SJS, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2005 ADT: 165,000

STATE ROUTE 152 EB

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 156

04-SCL-152-R22.10, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2008 ADT: 12,650

MARY AV PEDESTRIAN

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 280

04-SCL-280-10.30-CPO, Santa Clara, CA

Built 2009 ADT: 121,000

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