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

Naranja Drive

Good

Over: Private

0.2 mi E Jct La Canada Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,040

Smokethorn Dr

Good

Over: Large Wash

0.2 mi E Jct Copper Ck Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 600

Copper Creek Dr

Good

Over: Drainageway

0.1 mi N Jct Naranja Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,350

Shannon Road

Good

Over: Subdivision Drainageway

500 ft of Orange Grove, Pima, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11

Research Loop

Good

Over: Drainageway

0.5 mi E Pantano Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Rankin Loop W Side

Good

Over: Julian Wash

50 ft NE Jct Rita Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 300

Rankin Loop E Side

Good

Over: Julian Wash

50 ft N Jct Rita Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 300

Calle Santa Cruz

Good

Over: Airport Wash

0.25 mi S of Irvington Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,308

Houghton Road

Good

Over: Wash

100 ft N of Jct Rita Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 16,416

Missile Base Road

Good

Over: CAP Canal

2.0 mi E Jct I-10, Pinal, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,380

Park Link Dr

Good

Over: CAP Canal

0.2 mi NE Jct I-10, Pinal, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 847

Grand Valley Road

Good

Over: CAP Canal

1.7 mi SE Missile Base Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10

School Bus Rd

Good

Over: Little Colorado River

0.2 mi S Jct SR 260, Apache, AZ

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 900

Townsend-Winona Hy

Good

Over: Rio De Flag

1.6 mi E Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 1964 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,400

FH-3 Lake Mary Rd

Good

Over: Long Valley Marsh

4.7 mi N Jct SR 87, Coconino, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 720

FH-3 Lake Mary Rd

Good

Over: Sheep Tank Wash

9.4 mi N Jct SR 87, Coconino, AZ

Built 1968 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 720

Ironsp-Skull Vly R

Good

Over: Dry Wash

2.5 mi N Jct Kirkland Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,500

Kirkland-Hillside

Good

Over: Wood Creek

7.7 mi E Jct CR 96, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1950 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 710

Kirkland-Hillside

Good

Over: Desert Wash

12.4 mi East Jct SR 96, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1952 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 720

Buffalo Soldier Tr

Good

Over: Desert Wash

0.28 mi S SR 90, Cochise, AZ

Built 1964 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,835

Golf Link/Craycrof

Good

Over: Tucson Diversion Channel

@ Jct Craycroft Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 51,812

Naco-Don Luis Hwy

Good

Over: Wash

1.1 mi S Jct Purdy Lane, Cochise, AZ

Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,200

Naco-Don Luis Hwy

Good

Over: Greenbush Draw

0.6 mi S Jct Purdy Lane, Cochise, AZ

Built 1974 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,993

Apache Powder Road

Good

Over: Wash

1.2 mi S Jct SR 80, Cochise, AZ

Built 1964 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 870

Broadway Street

Good

Over: Deception Gulch

2.4 mi North Jct SR 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1942 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,530

Broadway Street

Good

Over: Mescal Gulch

1.5 mi N SR 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1941 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,530

Shea Blvd

Good

Over: Wash

0.4 mi E Jct 130th St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 34,100

Central Hwy

Good

Over: Wash

0.4 mi S Jct Dbl Adobe Rd, Cochise, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 700

Litchfield Rd

Good

Over: RID Canal

0.2 mi S Indian Scl Bp Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,249

Shea Blvd

Good

Over: Cereus Wash

0.3 mi N of SR-87, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1967 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 22,672

Snowflake-Concho

Good

Over: Hay Hollow Wash

10.6 mi E Jct SR 77, Navajo, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 620

Broadway Road

Good

Over: Wash

200 ft E Jct Houghton Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,110

South 4th Street

Good

Over: Fourth St Drain CMPA

100 ft N Jct Butler Ave, Coconino, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,944

Kino Blvd

Good

Over: Railroad Wash

200 ft S of 15th Street, Pima, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 23,351

Smokethorn Drive

Good

Over: Copper Creek

0.3 mi E Copper Creek Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 600

Swan Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.1 mi N Jct 29th St, Pima, AZ

Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 21,672

Cornville Road

Good

Over: No Name Wash

0.3 mi E of Jct A 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 16,949

Buffalo Soldier Tr

Good

Over: Soldier Creek

1.9 mi S Jct Golf Links R, Cochise, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,972

Avenida Cochise

Good

Over: Summit Drainage

0.5 mi E. Jct B.S.Trail, Cochise, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 6,231

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.39 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,010

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.55 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,010

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.83 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,010

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

1.0 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,010

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

2.0 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,010

Silverbell Road

Good

Over: Wash

2.46 mi NW of Cortaro Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 25,940

Avenida Del Sol

Good

Over: Wash

500 S of SR 90, Cochise, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,693

El Lago Blvd

Good

Over: Fountain Channel Wash

E/Saguaro Blvd.N/Gunsight, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,338

Golden Eagle Drive

Good

Over: Cloudburst Wash

0.2 mi N of Palisades, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1989 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,590

Sierra Madre Drive

Good

Over: Bristol Wash

Sierra Madre/100E Zapata, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 704

Saguaro Blvd.

Good

Over: Cereus Wash

340 S/Shea Blvd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,848

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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.