State profile · Below median Poor share

Arizona 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 Arizona.

8,573
Public bridges
63.5%
Good condition
1.1%
Poor condition

Arizona holds 8,573 public highway bridges (#28 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.15% Poor share (#51 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 1.1% 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 2 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

8,573

Public highway bridges in Arizona

Good Condition

63.5%

5,440 bridges rated 7-9

13.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.1%

99 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-6.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Arizona vs national bridge condition

Arizona - Good condition share 63.5%
National avg

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

Arizona - Poor-condition share 3.8%
National avg

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

Arizona 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: Arizona has 8,573 bridges and a 1.1% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #2 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 (%) AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%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: Arizona has 8,573 bridges and a 1.1% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #2 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.

Arizona 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

8,573 28th of 54 higher than 26 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 Arizona

The highlighted point is Arizona: 8,573 bridges and 1.15% in Poor condition, rank #2 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Arizona on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Nevada: 2,099 bridges · 1.14% Poor
  • Arizona: 8,573 bridges · 1.15% Poor
  • Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
  • Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Arizona

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 8,573 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Arizona’s inventory

State agency holds 56.9% of the 8,573 public highway bridges filed under Arizona in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Arizona’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.1% of the 8,573 bridges with a recorded original year in Arizona. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Arizona63.5%35.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Arizona (FHWA NBI)

Counties (15)

Apache 259 Cochise 501 Coconino 405 Gila 259 Graham 179 Greenlee 90 La Paz 306 Maricopa 2847 Mohave 641 Navajo 277 Pima 1150 Pinal 716 Santa Cruz 138 Yavapai 543 Yuma 262

Arizona 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 Arizona on the same metric.

NV

Nevada

1.14% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,099
Selected

AZ

Arizona

1.15% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,573

TX

Texas

1.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,729

DE

Delaware

1.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$872

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Arizona

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

IRR BIA RTE 3

Poor

Over: OAK DRAW

36.3 KM E OF COOLIDGE DAM, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 120

IRR BIA RTE N35

Poor

Over: WALKER CREEK

7.7MI E 8.2MI N ROCKPOINT, Apache, AZ

Built 1977 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 192

IRR BIA RTE 161

Poor

Over: WASH

2.7 KM SOUTH OF AZ HWY 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1998 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 250

Rucker Rd

Poor

Over: White Water Draw

1.0 mi E Leslie Cyn Rd, Cochise, AZ

Built 1937 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 50

OLD STATE RTE 87A

Poor

Over: GILA RIVER

3.2 KM N - HWY 87/187 JCT, Pinal, AZ

Built 1925 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 200

Telera St (Ajo)

Poor

Over: Ajo Wash

South of Rocalla Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 200

All Bridges in Arizona

Date Creek Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.3 mi W of Caballero Dr, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 120

Date Creek Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.7 mi W of Caballero Dr, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 120

Inscription Cyn Dr

Good

Over: Cooper Wash

0.3 mi W of Will. Val. Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 474

87th Ave

Good

Over: Waterway

@ Jct w/Beardsley Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,002

Lake Pleasant Pkwy

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.1 mi S Jct Williams Dr, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20,104

Kiowa Blvd S

Good

Over: Iroquois Wash

0.7 mi E Jct PV Blvd S, Mohave, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,738

Kiowa Blvd S

Good

Over: Iroquois Wash

0.2 mi N Jct Jamaica Blvd, Mohave, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,631

Lake Havasu Ave S

Good

Over: Mulberry Drain

150 ft N Jct Mulberry Ave, Mohave, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,334

Lake Havasu Ave S

Good

Over: Pima Wash

0.1 mi S of Smoketree Ave, Mohave, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,334

London Bridge Rd

Good

Over: El Dorado Wash

0.4 mi S Jct Indstrl Blvd, Mohave, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,978

McCulloch Blvd

Good

Over: Lakeside Drain

0.4 mi S Jct OroGrande Bl, Mohave, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,319

McCulloch Blvd

Good

Over: Mockingbird Wash

0.6 mi S Jct OroGrande Bl, Mohave, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,982

Palo Verde Blvd N

Good

Over: Havasupai Wash

0.3 mi N Jct Kiowa Blvd N, Mohave, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,845

Thunderbolt Ave

Good

Over: Chemehuevi Wash

0.5 mi S Chemehuevi Blvd, Mohave, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,726

Whelan Dr

Good

Over: Wash

W of LHC Airport, Mohave, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

Lake Havasu Ave N

Good

Over: Havasupai Wash

0.8 mi N Jct Kiowa Blvd N, Mohave, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,772

Butte Avenue

Good

Over: Wash

1.7 mile E. of SR79, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,724

Lambert Lane

Good

Over: Highlands Wash

0.9 mi W Jct 1st Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 2010 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,300

Yucca Drive

Good

Over: Wash

2.0 mi W Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

Yucca Dr

Good

Over: Wash

2.4 mi W Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

Dicks Camp Rd

Good

Over: Wash

260 ft E Jct Hackberry Rd, Mohave, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

Griffith Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1 mi W Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

Frehner Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.6 mi N Jct Spr Rain Dr, Mohave, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

Greenwood Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi S Jct Tobasa Rd, Mohave, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

Tobosa Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1.2 mi S Jct Red Horn Rd, Mohave, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

Haul Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1.7 mi N Jct Griffith Rd, Mohave, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50

Skousen Rd

Good

Over: Pima Lateral Canal

100 ft S Jct SR 87, Pinal, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,510

117th Way

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi N Jct Mtn View Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,010

124th St

Good

Over: Lost Dog Wash

N of E Via Linda, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

64th St

Good

Over: Wash

S of E Dynamite Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,100

Piestewa-Access Ln

Good

Over: Channel

0.7 mi W Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

White - Access Rd

Good

Over: Channel

0.6 mi W Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

Skyline Drive

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi W Jct Gary RD, Pinal, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,010

Silver Streak Way

Good

Over: Wash

@ Jct w/Gary Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,050

Twisted Leaf

Good

Over: Wash

0.4 mi NW Jct Donnelly Tr, Pinal, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 300

Superstition Mt Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.9 mi E Jct US60, Pinal, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,456

Yellow Peak

Good

Over: Wash

@ Jct w/Mtn Vista Blvd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 510

Santa Cruz Avenue

Good

Over: Wash

90 ft E Jct Mtn Vista Bl, Pinal, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 527

San Tan Heights

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi S Jct Mtn Vista Bl, Pinal, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,861

Dancer Lane

Good

Over: Wash

100 ft E Jct Mtn Vista Bl, Pinal, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 410

W San Tan Heights

Good

Over: Wash

0.6 mi SE Jct Mt Vista Bl, Pinal, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,922

Indian School Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

West of Wigwam Blvd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17,980

US 160

Good

Over: Laguna Creek

14.7 mi W Jct US 191, Apache, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,831

303L

Good

Over: Northern Avenue

6 miles N of I-10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 28,808

SR 303L

Good

Over: Northern Parkway

6.5 miles N of I-10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 27,812

SR303L

Good

Over: Olive Ave/BNSF RR

7 miles N of I-10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 27,812

SR303L

Good

Over: Olive Ave/BNSF RR

7 miles N of I-10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 27,365

SR303L

Good

Over: Peoria Ave

8 miles N of I-10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 25,750

SR 303L NB

Good

Over: Camelback Road

3.25m west of I-10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 19,155

SR 303L SB

Good

Over: Camelback Rd

3.25 miles North of I10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,299

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Arizona Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.