State profile · Near median Poor share

Alaska bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alaska.

1,685
Public bridges
45.6%
Good condition
7.9%
Poor condition

Alaska holds 1,685 public highway bridges (#48 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.89% Poor share (#16 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 37 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

1,685

Public highway bridges in Alaska

Good Condition

45.6%

768 bridges rated 7-9

-4.4pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.9%

133 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alaska vs national bridge condition

Alaska - Good condition share 45.6%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Alaska - Poor-condition share 26.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Alaska in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alaska has 1,685 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #37 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alaska has 1,685 bridges and a 7.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #37 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alaska vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

1,685 48th of 54 higher than 6 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alaska

The highlighted point is Alaska: 1,685 bridges and 7.89% in Poor condition, rank #37 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alaska on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • New Hampshire: 2,542 bridges · 7.51% Poor
  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor
  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alaska

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 1,685 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alaska’s inventory

State agency holds 53.2% of the 1,685 public highway bridges filed under Alaska in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alaska’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 1.8% of the 1,685 bridges with a recorded original year in Alaska. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alaska45.6%46.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alaska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (30)

Aleutians East 16 Aleutians West 8 Anchorage 134 Bethel 13 Bristol Bay 2 Chugach 66 Copper River 52 Denali 27 Dillingham 3 Fairbanks North Star 111 Haines 20 Hoonah-Angoon 125 Juneau City and 47 Kenai Peninsula 103 Ketchikan Gateway 100 Kodiak Island 25 Kusilvak 1 Lake and Peninsula 10 Matanuska-Susitna 120 Nome 30 North Slope 16 Northwest Arctic 7 Petersburg 141 Prince of Wales-Hyder 234 Sitka City and 37 Skagway 6 Southeast Fairbanks 64 Wrangell City and 58 Yakutat City and 15 Yukon-Koyukuk 94

Alaska vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Alaska on the same metric.

NH

New Hampshire

7.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917
Selected

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alaska

Six lowest-condition bridges in Alaska, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

IRR BIA RTE 1026

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.5 MI. N OF WINDY BAY RD, Kenai Peninsula, AK

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

IRR BIA RTE 1026

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREED

0.8 MI N OF WINDY BAY RD., Kenai Peninsula, AK

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

IRR BIA RTE 8PGH

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

14.5 Mi SE of Port Graham, Kenai Peninsula, AK

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

IRR BIA RTE 8PGH

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

15.4 Mi SE of Port Graha, Kenai Peninsula, AK

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

IRR BIA RTE 1045

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.2KM NW OF BARGE LANDING, Bethel, AK

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t

IRR BIA RTE 002

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

NUIQSUT, North Slope, AK

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t

All Bridges in Alaska

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: SITKOH RIVER

FALSE ISLAND, Sitka City and, AK

Built 1982 Load: 46.7 t

2150000-3.74

Good

Over: PERM

POLK, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1988 Load: 46.7 t

SEWARD HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

MILE POINT 55.8, Kenai Peninsula, AK

Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,268

CHINIAK HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WEST FORK TWIN CREEK

MILE POINT 28.5, Kodiak Island, AK

Built 1975 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 166

3000000-55.37

Good

Over: PERM

COFFMAN, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1983 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 50

THOMPSON DRIVE

Good

Over: THOMPSON DR OVERHEAD

UNIVERISTY OF AK, Fairbanks North Star, AK

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,120

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

MITKOF ISLAND, Petersburg, AK

Built 1984 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 10

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

TONKA, Petersburg, AK

Built 1990 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 5

3030000-12.71

Good

Over: PERM

COFFMAN, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1986 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 50

PORCUPINE ROAD

Good

Over: GLACIER CREEK

MILE POINT 10.8, Haines, AK

Built 2023 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 10

JOHANSEN EXPRESSWY

Good

Over: COLLEGE ROAD UC

MILE POINT 3.0, Fairbanks North Star, AK

Built 1991 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 13,800

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WHITES CROSSING OVERHEAD

MILE POINT 31.6, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2002 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 4,700

GLENN HIGHWAY

Good

Over: KNIK RIVER ACCESS U.C.

MILE POINT 29.7, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 1993 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 26,600

ELLIOTT HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LIVENGOOD CREEK

MILE POINT 65.3, Yukon-Koyukuk, AK

Built 1979 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 230

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

MITKOF ISLAND, Petersburg, AK

Built 1973 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 50

TOK CUTOFF

Good

Over: CARLSON CREEK

MILE POINT 66.7, Copper River, AK

Built 1991 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 220

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

MITKOF ISLAND, Petersburg, AK

Built 1982 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

WRANGELL ISLAND, Wrangell City and, AK

Built 1988 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: PAVLOV RIVER

FRESHWATER PAVLOV, Hoonah-Angoon, AK

Built 1986 Load: 48.0 t

3030000-11.8

Good

Over: PERM

COFFMAN, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1986 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50

ALASKA HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

MILE POINT 133.2, Southeast Fairbanks, AK

Built 1985 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 230

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MONTANA CREEK

MILE POINT 60.9, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2023 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,780

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WASILLA CR SOUTHBOUND

MILE POINT 2.6, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,200

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WASILLA CR NORTHBOUND

MILE POINT 2.6, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,200

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HYER RD UC SOUTHBOUND

MILE POINT 2.6, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,200

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HYER RD UC NORTHBOUND

MILE POINT 2.6, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,200

MITKOF HIGHWAY

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK MP 25.4

MILE POINT 25.4, Petersburg, AK

Built 2011 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 100

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SUNTAHEEN, Hoonah-Angoon, AK

Built 1994 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 10

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE SUSITNA RIVER

MILE POINT 21.8, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2004 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 4,700

STEESE HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FAITH CREEK

MILE POINT 66.0, Fairbanks North Star, AK

Built 1983 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 100

DAYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SOLOMON CREEK

MILE POINT 3.8, Chugach, AK

Built 2005 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,330

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SUNTAHEEN, Hoonah-Angoon, AK

Built 1994 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 10

8400000

Good

Over: PERM

SHOAL COVE, Ketchikan Gateway, AK

Built 1985 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5

RICHARDSON HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ONE MILE CREEK

MILE POINT 187.5, Copper River, AK

Built 2000 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 330

CAMP ROAD

Good

Over: WHITTIER CREEK

MILE POINT 1.3, Chugach, AK

Built 1999 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 590

AIRPORT RD YAKUTAT

Good

Over: OPHIR CREEK

MILE POINT 0.3, Yakutat City and, AK

Built 1998 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 960

ELLIOTT HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

MILE POINT 130.5, Yukon-Koyukuk, AK

Built 1998 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40

W MICHELLE DRIVE

Good

Over: MICHELLE DRIVE CULVERTS

MILE POINT 0.5, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

FDR 6585

Good

Over: STREAM - PERM

ZAREMBO ISLAND, Wrangell City and, AK

Built 1986 Load: 49.6 t

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: FEATHER DUSTER CREEK

SUNTAHEEN, Hoonah-Angoon, AK

Built 1994 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: FALSE CREEK

FALSE ISLAND, Sitka City and, AK

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t

LOGGING ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SUNTAHEEN, Hoonah-Angoon, AK

Built 1994 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 50

DAYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: ABERCROMBIE CREEK

MILE POINT 1.5, Chugach, AK

Built 2005 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,330

BIG SALT LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BENNETT CREEK

MILE POINT 1.7, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1985 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 680

WHITTIER ACCESS RD

Good

Over: PORTAGE CREEK

MILE POINT 0.2, Anchorage, AK

Built 1999 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 830

PARKS HIGHWAY

Good

Over: JULIUS CREEK

MILE POINT 250.1, Denali, AK

Built 2007 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,010

ELLIOTT HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TATALINA RIVER

MILE POINT 42.6, Yukon-Koyukuk, AK

Built 2002 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 270

2000000-114.664

Good

Over: PERM 114.6640

LAB BAY, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1989 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10

2000000-115.539

Good

Over: PERM 115.539

LAB BAY, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1987 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10

2700000-2.65

Good

Over: PERM

WHALE PASS, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK

Built 1986 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 50

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