State profile · Below median Poor share

Arizona bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Arizona, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

5,640
Public bridges
55.8%
Good condition
1.4%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

5,640

Public highway bridges in Arizona

Good Condition

55.8%

3,148 bridges rated 7-9

5.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.4%

81 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-5.6pp vs national avg 7.0%

Arizona vs national bridge condition

Arizona - Good condition share 55.8%
National avg

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

Arizona - Poor-condition share 4.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Arizona64.6%33.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Arizona (FHWA NBI)

Counties (15)

Apache 173 Cochise 215 Coconino 248 Gila 139 Graham 111 Greenlee 47 La Paz 118 Maricopa 2203 Mohave 363 Navajo 179 Pima 864 Pinal 390 Santa Cruz 71 Yavapai 343 Yuma 176

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.

DE

Delaware

1.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$878
Selected

AZ

Arizona

1.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,640

GA

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

UT

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

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 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

River Road

Poor

Over: Gila River

0.8 mi N Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 6.4 t

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

Alvernon Way

Good

Over: Small Wash

N Jct of Ajo Way, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 47,784

Kolb Road

Good

Over: Small Wash

Sta 10250 Kolb Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,540

Craycroft Rd

Good

Over: Medium Wash

200 ft. W of Paseo Tamayo, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 4,442

Arivaca Road

Good

Over: Small Wash

9.1 mi SW I 19, Pima, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,455

River Road

Good

Over: Campbell Wash RCB

500 ft W Campbell Avenue, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 38,214

La Cholla Blvd

Good

Over: Nanini Wash

N/O Hospital Drive, Pima, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 24,377

SITE 1 SOUTH ACCES

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SITE 1 SOUTH ACCESS SECUR, Pima, AZ

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,000

BIA IRR 27

Good

Over: ROADSIDE DITCH

1KM SE OF JCT W/ N MURPHY, Pinal, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100

O&M Service Road

Good

Over: GGMC STA 282+36 Wasteway

13 miles NE of Yuma, Yuma, AZ

Built 1937 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 3

Poor

Over: OAK DRAW

36.3 KM E OF COOLIDGE DAM, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 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

River Road

Poor

Over: Gila River

0.8 mi N Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 6.4 t

Telera St (Ajo)

Poor

Over: Ajo Wash

South of Rocalla Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 200

IRR BIA RTE N9073

Poor

Over: UPPER BONITO WASH

1.7 MI NW OF FT DEFIANCE, Apache, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 400

Frisco Ave

Poor

Over: Chase Creek

0.1 mi N Jct Park Ave, Greenlee, AZ

Built 1901 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 458

County 3rd Street

Poor

Over: North Gila Canal

1 miles SE of Laguna Dam, Yuma, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 20

Elgin road

Poor

Over: Babocomari Creek

5.16 mi S SR 82 (@ Elgin), Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1920 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 333

Perknsvle-WMS Road

Poor

Over: Verde River

18.8 mi SE Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 50

IRR BIA RTE 9

Poor

Over: WHITE RIVER

6.1 MI S. OF AZ HWY 73, Gila, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 20

IRR BIA RTE 31

Poor

Over: SOUTHERN PACIFIC RR

IN FORT YUMA SUB-AGENCY, Yuma, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 3,550

IRR BIA RTE 3

Poor

Over: CALVA WASH

35.5 KM E OF COOLIDGE DAM, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 120

IRR BIA RTE 9

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

11.9 MI S. OF AZ HWY 73, Gila, AZ

Built 1930 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 20

IRR BIA RTE 3

Poor

Over: HINT CANYON

39.1 KM E OF COOLIDGE DAM, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 120

IRR BIA RTE N6731

Poor

Over: MOENKOPI WASH

4.3 MI WEST OF MOENKOPI, Coconino, AZ

Built 1915 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 50

Jesse Hayes Rd

Poor

Over: Pinal Creek

100 ft S Jct Broad St, Gila, AZ

Built 1920 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 5,162

Silverbell Rd

Poor

Over: Blanco Wash

0.28 mi W of Aguirre R, Pima, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 816

IRR BIA RTE N26

Poor

Over: BIS LI AH WASH

4 MI EAST OF AZ HWY 191, Apache, AZ

Built 1976 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 300

FSR 708

Poor

Over: FOSSIL CREEK

.5 MI SW/O FOSSIL CK, Gila, AZ

Built 1933 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 220

Trico-Marana Road

Poor

Over: Santa Cruz River

4.05 mi West of Rt 84, Pima, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2,718

FDR 25

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

5 MI N/O 25R RD INT, Greenlee, AZ

Built 1961 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 60

Poor

Over: MAIN DRAIN

1.6 KM WEST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1955 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 10

BIA ROUTE 3

Poor

Over: COOLIDGE DAM W. SPILLWAY

19 KM SW OF SAN CARLOS AZ, Gila, AZ

Built 1928 Load: 16.6 t ADT: 390

BIA ROUTE 3

Poor

Over: E-SPILLWAY COOLIDGE DAM

19.2 KM SW SAN CARLOS AZ, Pinal, AZ

Built 1928 Load: 16.6 t ADT: 390

Douglas Road

Poor

Over: Mule Gulch

100 ft E Jct SR 80, Cochise, AZ

Built 1920 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,000

IRR BIA RTE 3

Poor

Over: ACORN DRAW

29.6 KM E OF COOLIDGE DAM, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 210

IRR BIA RTE N9402

Poor

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

3.6 MI W, 6.7 MI S LUPTON, Apache, AZ

Built 1973 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 274

Yuma County Ave. 3

Poor

Over: Main Outlet Drain Extens

3.6 miles NE from Yuma, Yuma, AZ

Built 1966 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 20

Selma Highway

Poor

Over: Casa Grande Canal Ext

0.1 mi E Jct SR 87, Pinal, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 450

IRR BIA RTE N6486

Poor

Over: LAGUNA CREEK

3 MI EAST OF TSEGI, Navajo, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 150

Arizona Street

Poor

Over: Drain Ditch

1.7 mi S Jct SR 80, Cochise, AZ

Built 1933 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,000

IRR BIA RTE N39

Poor

Over: LONE TULE WASH

6.2 MI N. ARIZONA HWY 264, Apache, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 550

IRR BIA RTE 1

Poor

Over: MAIN DRAIN

0.7 KM N OF BIA 1/10 INT., La Paz, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,000

IRR BIA RTE 38

Poor

Over: USBR MAIN DRAIN

5 KM WEST BIA RTE 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 44

Poor

Over: MAIN DRAIN

1.7 KM WEST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1963 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 130

IRR BIA RTE 56

Poor

Over: USBR DRAIN

3 KM WEST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 55

IRR BIA RTE 56

Poor

Over: MAIN DRAIN

1.7 KM WEST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 165

IRR BIA RTE 34

Poor

Over: MAIN DRAIN

1.5 KM WEST OF BIA RTE 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1963 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 270

Showing 5,551-5,600 of 5,640 bridges

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