Total Bridges
909
Public highway bridges in Alaska
State profile · Above median Poor share
Alaska bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alaska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 909
- Public bridges
- 42.0%
- Good condition
- 10.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
42.0%
382 bridges rated 7-9
-8.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
10.1%
92 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
3.1pp vs national avg 7.0%
Alaska vs national bridge condition
Alaska - Good condition share 42.0%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Alaska - Poor-condition share 33.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (30)
Aleutians East 3 Aleutians West 1 Anchorage 35 Bethel 9 Bristol Bay 1 Chugach 18 Copper River 23 Denali 11 Dillingham 0 Fairbanks North Star 42 Haines 13 Hoonah-Angoon 115 Juneau City and 17 Kenai Peninsula 45 Ketchikan Gateway 56 Kodiak Island 8 Kusilvak 0 Lake and Peninsula 1 Matanuska-Susitna 26 Nome 18 North Slope 2 Northwest Arctic 3 Petersburg 115 Prince of Wales-Hyder 185 Sitka City and 32 Skagway 3 Southeast Fairbanks 32 Wrangell City and 55 Yakutat City and 6 Yukon-Koyukuk 34
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.
MO
Missouri
8.53% top marginal rate
MI
Michigan
8.92% top marginal rate
AK
Alaska
10.12% top marginal rate
PA
Pennsylvania
10.50% top marginal rate
ND
North Dakota
10.84% top marginal rate
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.
SECTION LINE RD
PoorOver: LITTLE CHENA RIVER
MILE POINT 10.2, Fairbanks North Star, AK
Built 1980 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 20
NO DATA ENTERED
PoorOver: PALMER CREEK
PALMER CREEK ROAD, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Built 1957 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
IRR BIA RTE 26
PoorOver: UNNAMED STREAM
10.7KM PAST TOTEM WAY, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK
Built 1980 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 20
FDR 6540
PoorOver: STREAM - HAMILTON 60R36
ETOLIN ISLAND, Wrangell City and, AK
Built 1982 Load: 2.7 t
IRR BIA RTE 8PGH
PoorOver: UNNAMED CREEK
14.2 Mi SE of Port Graham, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Built 1997 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 5
IRR BIA RTE 461
PoorOver: UNNAMED CREEK
5.6 MILES EAST OF HYDABUR, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK
Built 1980 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alaska
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: NO DATA ENTERED
FALSE ISLAND, Sitka City and, AK
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t
LOGGING ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
ETOLIN ISLAND, Wrangell City and, AK
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE COAL CREEK
MILE POINT 129.0, Matanuska-Susitna, AK
Built 1969 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 970
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: ICEWORM GULCH
MILE POINT 204.4, Denali, AK
Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,670
KNIK RIVER ROAD
FairOver: HUNTER CREEK
MILE POINT 9.6, Matanuska-Susitna, AK
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 230
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
MILE POINT 325.4, Fairbanks North Star, AK
Built 1967 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 930
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE SALCHA RIVER
MILE POINT 329.1, Fairbanks North Star, AK
Built 1967 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 930
TAYLOR HIGHWAY
FairOver: WALKER FORK 40 MILE RIV
MILE POINT 80.1, Southeast Fairbanks, AK
Built 1977 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 130
PORTAGE GLACIER RD
FairOver: PORTAGE CR OVERFLOW NO 3
MILE POINT 4.1, Anchorage, AK
Built 1966 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 920
STEESE HIGHWAY
FairOver: CHENA RIVER (STEESE HWY)
MILE POINT 0.6, Fairbanks North Star, AK
Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 23,300
SHEEP CR ROAD
FairOver: GOLDSTREAM CREEK
MILE POINT 4.9, Fairbanks North Star, AK
Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,760
GOOD RIVER ROAD
FairOver: GOOD RIVER
MILE POINT 0.1, Hoonah-Angoon, AK
Built 1984 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10
LAKE OTIS ROAD
FairOver: CAMPBELL CREEK, LAKE OTS
MILE POINT 2.1, Anchorage, AK
Built 1966 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 17,400
SEWARD HIGHWAY
FairOver: BIRD CREEK
MILE POINT 100.7, Anchorage, AK
Built 1950 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 6,860
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: PANGUINGUE CREEK
MILE POINT 216.9, Denali, AK
Built 1965 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,640
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: NO DATA ENTERED
TONKA, Petersburg, AK
Built 2006 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5
PORTAGE GLACIER RD
FairOver: PORTAGE CR OVERFLOW NO 1
MILE POINT 3.2, Anchorage, AK
Built 1965 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 920
OLD SEWARD HIGHWAY
FairOver: CAMPBELL CREEK, OLD SWD
MILE POINT 6.7, Anchorage, AK
Built 1982 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 15,400
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK OVERFLOW
MILE POINT 213.7, Denali, AK
Built 1965 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,640
2100000-5.47
FairOver: PERM
12 MILE, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK
Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 10
IRR:NOME-TELLER RD
FairOver: PENNY RIVER
MILE POINT 12.4, Nome, AK
Built 1959 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 20
NASH ROAD
FairOver: SMALL CREEK
MILE POINT 1.9, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 320
DENALI PARK ROAD
FairOver: SAVAGE RIVER
14.89 MILES WEST OF AK RO, Yukon-Koyukuk, AK
Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,300
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
MILE POINT 214.2, Denali, AK
Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,640
BACK LOOP RD
FairOver: MENDENHALL RIVER
MILE POINT 3.2, Juneau City and, AK
Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,230
PORTAGE GLACIER RD
FairOver: PORTAGE CR OVERFLOW NO 2
MILE POINT 3.5, Anchorage, AK
Built 1965 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 920
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
MILE POINT 102.9, Matanuska-Susitna, AK
Built 1970 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,120
IRR BIA RTE 26
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
8.2KM FROM TOTEM WAY, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK
Built 1980 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5
ALASKA HIGHWAY
FairOver: GARDINER CREEK
MILE POINT 24.2, Southeast Fairbanks, AK
Built 1983 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 220
ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
SALT LAKE BAY, Hoonah-Angoon, AK
Built 2002 Load: 36.0 t
SEWARD HIGHWAY
FairOver: INGRAM CREEK
MILE POINT 74.3, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Built 1985 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 3,900
ROAD
FairOver: NOME HARBOR
NOME, ALASKA, Nome, AK
Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 75
LOGGING ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
TONKA, Petersburg, AK
Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5
2050000
FairOver: PERM
SHAHEEN, Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK
Built 1987 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 10
TAYLOR HIGHWAY
FairOver: COLUMBIA CREEK
MILE POINT 122.9, Southeast Fairbanks, AK
Built 1988 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 20
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
FairOver: TANANA RIVER BIG DELTA
MILE POINT 277.9, Southeast Fairbanks, AK
Built 1966 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 1,990
QUARRY ROAD
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
Approximately 0.6 miles e, Fairbanks North Star, AK
Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 300
GLENN HIGHWAY
FairOver: MATANUSKA RIV NORTHBOUND
MILE POINT 30.4, Matanuska-Susitna, AK
Built 1965 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 13,300
IRR:NOME-TELLER RD
FairOver: CRIPPLE RIVER
MILE POINT 19.4, Nome, AK
Built 1962 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 20
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: NO DATA ENTERED
ZAREMBO ISLAND, Wrangell City and, AK
Built 2006 Load: 37.9 t
PARKS HIGHWAY
FairOver: NENANA RIVER PARK BND
MILE POINT 195.5, Denali, AK
Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,680
LOGGING ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
FALSE ISLAND, Sitka City and, AK
Built 1983 Load: 38.2 t
NORTH TONGASS HWY
FairOver: CANNERY CREEK
MILE POINT 3.6, Ketchikan Gateway, AK
Built 1989 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 5,280
IRR:NOME-COUNCIL
FairOver: SOLOMON RIVER
MILE POINT 41.0, Nome, AK
Built 1977 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 160
CHINIAK HIGHWAY
FairOver: SALT CREEK
MILE POINT 8.6, Kodiak Island, AK
Built 1974 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 600
CHINIAK HIGHWAY
FairOver: SMALL CREEK
MILE POINT 8.2, Kodiak Island, AK
Built 1974 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 600
CHINIAK HIGHWAY
FairOver: EAST FORK TWIN CREEK
MILE POINT 28.8, Kodiak Island, AK
Built 1974 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 166
ANTON LARSEN BAY
FairOver: RED CLOUD RIVER
MILE POINT 7.5, Kodiak Island, AK
Built 1974 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 90
TAYLOR HIGHWAY
FairOver: WEST FORK DENNISON RIVER
MILE POINT 48.1, Southeast Fairbanks, AK
Built 1977 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 160
NORTH DOUGLAS HWY
FairOver: KOWEE CREEK
MILE POINT 0.1, Juneau City and, AK
Built 1981 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,300
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