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 89

Good

Over: Limestone Canyon

19.2 mi S Jct I 40, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 3,255

US 160

Good

Over: Teec Nos Pos Wash

1.5 mi W Jct SR 504, Apache, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 3,278

US 191

Good

Over: Owl Canyon

23.9 mi S Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1946 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,860

I 8; EB

Good

Over: Wash

31.1 mi E Jct SR 85, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 3,366

I 8; WB

Good

Over: Wash

31.1 mi E Jct SR 85, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 3,366

SR 88; FAS 214

Good

Over: Weekes Wash

3.4 mi N Jct US 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 7,135

Mesa Drive

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

8.40 mi E Jct I 10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 35,400

SR 77

Good

Over: Wash

12.3 mi S Jct SR 79, Pima, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 22,691

US 93 NB

Good

Over: Wash

37.6 mi N of Jct SR 68, Mohave, AZ

Built 1983 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 15,627

SR 101L

Good

Over: Wash

0.58 W Scottsdale Rd., Maricopa, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 157,661

SR 95

Good

Over: Wash

9.02 mi S Jct SR 68, Mohave, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 29,640

SR 95

Good

Over: Wash

9.0 mi S Jct SR 68, Mohave, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 29,640

VMAC Access Rd

Good

Over: Government Cyn Wash

0.2 mi N Jct SR 69, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 14,927

US 60 EB

Good

Over: Wash

2.8 mi E Jct SR 79, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 10,693

2SR 202L S Mt Frwy

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

0.5 mi W of 32nd St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2019 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 10,000

Thornydale Road

Good

Over: Carmack Wash

0.25 mi N of Orange Grove, Pima, AZ

Built 1983 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 33,891

Old Vail Rd

Good

Over: Julian Wash

0.35 mi S of Valencia Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 1,000

Hunt Hwy

Good

Over: Lower Magma Wash

0.5 mi W Jct Attaway Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 10,336

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.15 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 26,010

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

2.78 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 25,940

1st Drive

Good

Over: Dry Wash

100 ft N of Greenway Pkwy, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 500

Avenida Cochise

Good

Over: Wash

0.7 mi W Jct SR92, Cochise, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 12,361

Wilmot Road

Good

Over: Julian Wash

0.7 mi N Jct I-10, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 5,136

Airway Ave

Good

Over: Railroad Diversion Chnl

0.2 mi E Jct SR 66, Mohave, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 4,500

Northern Avenue

Good

Over: Mohave Wash Channel

0.4 mi E Jct Bank St, Mohave, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 6,612

Reems Rd

Good

Over: Reems Road Channel

0.5 mi N of Northern Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 2,272

136th St

Good

Over: Wash

1/4mi S fr E Shea Bl, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 4,800

SR 260

Good

Over: Wildlife Crossing

20.2 mi E Jct SR 87, Gila, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 3,726

12th Street

Good

Over: Wash

N of Circle Mtn Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 900

McCartney Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.3 mi E Jct I-10, Pinal, AZ

Built 2018 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 5,000

Ramp N-E

Good

Over: Warner Road

3.55 mi S US60, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2014 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 4,000

SR 87

Good

Over: Mesquite Wash

27.0 mi S Jct SR 188, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1957 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 7,531

W Speedway Blvd

Good

Over: Camino De Oesta Wash

200 ft W of Anklam Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 2,260

US 180

Good

Over: Carnero Creek

8.4 mi N Jct US 60, Apache, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 1,754

75th Ave

Good

Over: Papago Drain

0.1 mi North Jct I 10, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 36,546

San Man-Tiger Hwy

Good

Over: Smelter Wash

2.0 mi S Jct SR 77, Pinal, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 2,965

La Canada Drive

Good

Over: Large Wash

0.7 mi S Esperanza Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 11,950

56th Street

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.00 mi S of Dove Valley, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 3,776

Roughrider Road

Good

Over: Dry wash

0.03 mi W of Freemont Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 84.9 t ADT: 1,145

SR 101L SB

Good

Over: Bell Rd

7.0 mi E Jct SR 51, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 73,778

Sunrise Drive

Good

Over: Finger Wash

875 ft W Pontatoc Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 25,600

Hacienda Del Sol

Good

Over: Small Wash

0.6 mi N River Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 2,200

Acacia Drive

Good

Over: Wash

0.25 mile east of SR 179, Coconino, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 230

195th Avenue

Good

Over: White Tanks FRS#3

N of Minnezona Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 4,591

Ruthrauff Rd

Good

Over: Davis Avenue

Ruthrauff Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 2021 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 32,765

Sycamore Leaf Rd

Good

Over: Sycamore Wash

2 mi S of Sahuarita, Pima, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 1,041

Gavilan Peak Pkwy

Good

Over: Wash

840 ft N of Daisy Mtn Dr, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 10,097

SR79

Good

Over: Coronado Wash

10.8 mi North Jct SR 77, Pinal, AZ

Built 2015 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 34

Dusty Trail Blv

Good

Over: Wash

N of Parada, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 87.3 t ADT: 331

SR 202L S Mt Frwy

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

1 mi W of 17th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2019 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 10,000

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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.