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

SR 79

Fair

Over: Durham Wash

15.8 mi N Jct SR 77, Pinal, AZ

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 79

SR 79

Fair

Over: Bogard Wash

17.4 mi N Jct SR 77, Pinal, AZ

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 79

SR 79

Fair

Over: Wash

12.5 mi N Jct SR 287, Pinal, AZ

Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,578

SR 89

Fair

Over: Jones Gulch

3.3 mi N Jct US 93, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,131

US 93; SB

Fair

Over: Wash

41.7 mi N Jct SR 68, Mohave, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,285

US 93 SB

Fair

Over: Wash

41.2 mi N Jct SR 68, Mohave, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,285

SR 186

Fair

Over: Boulder Canyon

18.8 mi W Jct SR 181, Cochise, AZ

Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 231

I 8

Fair

Over: Wash

5.3 mi W Jct SR 85, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,032

I 10; EB

Fair

Over: La Cholla Wash

2.7 mi W Jct US 95, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,314

SB 40

Fair

Over: Ash Fork Creek

0.2 mi NW Jct I 40, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,195

US 60

Fair

Over: Wash

1.0 mi E Jct SR 79, Pinal, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,497

Cardinal Avenue

Fair

Over: Small Wash

200 ft N of Maxine Circle, Pima, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,151

Old US 80

Fair

Over: Luke Wash E Tributary

600 ft NE 331st Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 643

Parks-Wgn Wheel Rd

Fair

Over: Small Wash

1.1 mi E Pittman Vly Rd, Coconino, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 135

Turkey Creek Rd

Fair

Over: West Turkey Creek

7.4 mi E Jct SR 181, Cochise, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 65

Dodge Blvd

Fair

Over: Rillito Creek

0.8 mi N Kleindale Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,205

Reppy Ave

Fair

Over: Bloody Tanks Wash

100 ft NW Jct US 60, Gila, AZ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 407

Cordova Ave

Fair

Over: Bloody Tanks Wash

100 ft NW Jct US 60, Gila, AZ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 350

Inspiration Ave

Fair

Over: Bloody Tanks Wash

100 ft NW Jct US 60, Gila, AZ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250

Keystone Ave

Fair

Over: Bloody Tanks Wash

100 ft NW Jct US 60, Gila, AZ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 441

Miami Ave

Fair

Over: Bloody Tanks Wash

100 ft NW Jct US 60, Gila, AZ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 712

Old Clarkdale Hwy

Fair

Over: Mescal Gulch

0.3 mi E Jct Old 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60

Turner Street

Fair

Over: Live Oak Canyon

450 ft N Jct US 60, Gila, AZ

Built 1920 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250

Stella Road

Fair

Over: Kinnison Wash

300 ft E Pantano Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

Bantam Road

Fair

Over: Rodeo Wash

0.4 mi E Jct Park Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500

Southern Ave

Fair

Over: CAP Canal (Mesa)

0.6 mi E/ Signal Butte Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,226

Kolb Road

Fair

Over: Drainageway

0.2 mi S of I 10, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200

Crookton Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.1 mi SE Jct B40, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 409

4th Avenue

Fair

Over: High School Wash

250 ft S of 7th St, Pima, AZ

Built 1910 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,162

Irvington Road

Fair

Over: Rodeo Wash

0.3 mi W Jct Park Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 27,850

University Drive

Fair

Over: Consolidated Canal

0.3 mi W of Gilbert Road, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 23,218

Virden Hwy

Fair

Over: Wash

1.5 mi E Jct SR 75, Greenlee, AZ

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 667

Airport Road

Fair

Over: Wilson Wash

1.4 mi E Jct 8th Ave, Graham, AZ

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

67th Avenue

Fair

Over: Arizona Canal

0.5 mi N Thunderbird, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,559

83rd Avenue

Fair

Over: Grand Canal

at Bethany Home Road, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,321

Chase Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Chase Creek

200' S Jct US 191, Greenlee, AZ

Built 1920 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 203

Hualapai Rd

Fair

Over: ATSF RR West Track

0.2 mi E Jct B40, Mohave, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,058

7th Avenue

Fair

Over: Salt River

0.8 mi N of Broadway Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 31,842

Southern Ave

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

Just to the W of Hawes Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,646

Cherry Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

7.3 mi N of Jct SR 169, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130

Cherry Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

7.7 mi N of Jct SR 169, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130

2nd Street

Fair

Over: Ruby Wash

0.4 mi E Jct SR 87 South, Navajo, AZ

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,400

Greenway Pkwy

Fair

Over: Cave Creek Wash

0.34 mi E of 19th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 34,975

Meridian Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.25 mi N/ Ray Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000

32nd Street

Fair

Over: Arizona Canal

0.57 mi N of Camelback, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1957 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 22,339

27th Avenue

Fair

Over: Grand Canal

0.16 mi N of Osborn Road, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 31,022

Cashman Dr

Fair

Over: West Wash

Cashman Dr E/O 41 St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,000

Pathfinder Dr

Fair

Over: East Wash

Pathfinder Dr W/O 46 Pl, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,943

Trailblazer Dr

Fair

Over: East Wash

Trailblazer Dr W/O 46 Pl, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,733

Bethany Home Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

200 E of 125th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 3,036

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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.