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

US 93

Good

Over: Wash

21.8 mi S Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,582

US 93

Good

Over: Wash

21.3 mi S Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,582

Northern Avenue

Good

Over: SR 303L

250ft west of 303L, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,694

US 93

Good

Over: Wash

23.9 mi S Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,582

US 93

Good

Over: Wash

22.0 mi S Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 1954 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,582

Ramp NE

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

1000 S of Warner Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,000

Ramp NE

Good

Over: Drainage channel

1800 ft S of Warner, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,000

Ramp E-S

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

1700 ft onto Ramp E-S, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,000

Ellsworth Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

0.2 mi S of Ray/Ellsworth, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2022 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,500

US 93

Good

Over: Bat Wash

11.5 mi S Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2016 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,582

US 60

Good

Over: Wash

1 Mile W of Jct 177, Pinal, AZ

Built 2018 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,112

Fain Road

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

4.8 mi N Jct SR 69, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,326

Black Mt Blvd-SR51

Good

Over: ADOT Drainage Channel

SR 51 N to Black Mt. Blvd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2015 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,251

W Pinnacle Peak Rd

Good

Over: Scatter Wash E Channel

300 ft E Jct I-17, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2018 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 18,930

I-40 WB FR Rd

Good

Over: Wash

19.2 mi East Jct SR 95, Mohave, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100

Signal Butte Road

Good

Over: ADOT Channel

Signal Butte & SR-24, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2022 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

Ironwood Drive

Good

Over: ADOT Channel

Ironwood & SR-24, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2022 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,000

Vineyard Road

Good

Over: Wash

1.0 mi S of Broadway, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,840

San Man-Tiger Hwy

Good

Over: Big Wash

4.8 mi S Jct SR 77, Pinal, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,072

San Man-Tiger Hwy

Good

Over: Cottonwood Wash

0.6 mi S Jct SR 77, Pinal, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,965

Old 66

Good

Over: Wash

0.5 mi W of Jct I 40, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 409

Via Linda

Good

Over: Wash

0.1 mi E Jct 115th St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 16,100

Rancho Vistoso Blv

Good

Over: Wash

3.5 mi W Jct SR 77, Pima, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,390

Rancho Vistoso Blv

Good

Over: Wash

2.6 mi NW Jct SR 77, Pima, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,200

Oro Viejo Drive

Good

Over: Wash

0.1 mi E of Pomeroy Road, Pinal, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 200

Deer Valley Road

Good

Over: Wash

1.15 mi SW Jct Grand Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,621

Haul Road

Good

Over: Honey Draw Wash

0.35 mi SE of US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 1993 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,060

Mountainbrook Dr

Good

Over: Wash

0.3 mi N of US 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 1993 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,097

Glassford Hill Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1.2 mi S of Jct Sr 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 22,277

Glassford Hill Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.3 mi S of Jct Sr 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 22,203

Bonanza Ave

Good

Over: Este Wash

0.5 mi S Jct Bdwy Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,000

Helmet Peak

Good

Over: Large Wash

5.5 mi West of I 19, Pima, AZ

Built 1977 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 205

Old Hwy 91

Good

Over: Coon Creek

5.2 mi SW Littlefield TI, Mohave, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 150

N 100th St

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

50 S Jct Shea Blvd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,500

Fairview Ave

Good

Over: Flowing Wells So Drain

0.2 mi N Miracle Mile Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,293

Naranja Drive

Good

Over: Wash

0.6 mi W Jct 1st Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,040

Ajo Way

Good

Over: Small Wash

500 W of Alvernon Way, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 15,650

Alvernon Way

Good

Over: Earp Wash

0.5 mi S Jct Drexel Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 16,713

Golf Links

Good

Over: Small Wash

0.7 mi N Jct Ajo Way, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 61,305

Golf Links Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.4 mi W Jct Swan Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 34,811

Golf Links Road

Good

Over: Small wash from Mil Base

0.1 mi W Jct Craycroft Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 51,812

Swan Road

Good

Over: Tucson Diversion Channel

100 ft N of Golf Links Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 22,230

Valencia Road

Good

Over: Julian Wash

0.5 mi W of Craycroft, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 18,000

Silver Creek Drive

Good

Over: Rocky Arroyo

4.0 mi E Jct SR 77, Navajo, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 745

Sprgvile Gen Pl Rd

Good

Over: Little Colorado River

1.0 mi E Jct US 180, Apache, AZ

Built 1982 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 680

15th Street

Good

Over: Railroad Wash

200 ft W of Kino Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,000

Rita Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.60 mi N of Old Vail Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 13,213

Nexus Road

Good

Over: Julian Wash

50 ft N of Jct Rita Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

Pantano Road

Good

Over: Drainage Way

0.5 mi S Jct 22nd St, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 13,172

Paseo Tamayo Rd

Good

Over: Medium Wash

0.25 mi South Craycroft R, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100

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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.