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

Boynton Canyon Rd

Good

Over: Boynton Canyon Wash

0.3 mi N Boynton Pass Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,200

Beaver Crk Estates

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

0.5 mi N Mont. Castle Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 210

Rimrock Ride

Good

Over: Bell Canyon Wash

350 ft N of Jacks Cyn Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 235

Verde Vly Sch Rd

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

3.3 mi W of Jct SR 179, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 700

Beaverhed Flat Rd

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

1.4 mi W of Jct SR 179, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,069

Beaverhead Flat Rd

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

3.8 mi W of Jct SR 179, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,069

Tissaw Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi S of Cornville Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,234

Camp Verde Acres R

Good

Over: Wash

150 ft E Jct Salt Mine Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 120

Forest Ridge Dr

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi E of Tissaw Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 160

Tolemac Way

Good

Over: Wash

0.02 mi N of Iron Spr Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 320

Date Creek Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi W of Caballero Dr, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 120

Outer Loop Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1.3 mi E W. Valley Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,151

Jacks Canyon Rd

Good

Over: Bell Canyon Wash

0.1 mi E of Jct SR 179, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,202

Butterfield Rd

Good

Over: Government Canyon Wash

0.1 mi from Robinson, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,249

Porter Road

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

0.1 mi N Jct MCG Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,400

12th Street

Good

Over: Silver Spring Gulch

430 ft N Jct SR 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,763

Roosevelt Street

Good

Over: Tuthill Channel

0.5 mi E. of Airport Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10

Villa Rita Dr

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

@ Jct w/91st Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Burnett Rd

Good

Over: Waterway

@ Jct w/ 87th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

W Lake Pleasant Pk

Good

Over: Wash

@ Jct w/87th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 20,342

W Lake Pleasant Pk

Good

Over: Waterway

0.25 mi E Jct 91st Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 22,357

Beardsley Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

@ Jct w/ 111th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,960

67th Ln

Good

Over: Wash

400 N Jct Cottontail Ln, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1998 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

83rd Ave

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.5 mi S Jct Jomax Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,626

83rd Ave

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.3 mi S. Jct Jomax Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,957

N High Desert Dr

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.1 mi N Jct Westwing Pky, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 892

Ironwood Drive

Good

Over: Wash

8.8 miles S of U.S. 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,288

Ironwood Drive

Good

Over: Wash

Ironwood Drive, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 27,074

Ironwood Drive

Good

Over: Wash

Ironwood Drive, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 18,871

Ironwood Drive

Good

Over: Wash

4.8 mi S Jct US60, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 27,074

92nd St

Good

Over: Channel

0.1 mi N Jct Cholla St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 12,300

Deer Valley Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

@ Jct w/ 98th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,556

Dark Star Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.1 mi W Jct SR 90, Cochise, AZ

Built 2010 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Melinda Ln

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

@ Jct w/ 98th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Quail Ave

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

@ Jct w/ 98th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Harmony Ln

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

@ Jct w/ 98th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Lone Mountain Pkwy

Good

Over: Wash

1.0 mi E Jct Vistancia Bl, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,742

N Vistancia Blvd

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.2 mi S Jct Lone Butte, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,506

Lone Mt Pkwy

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.7 mi W. Jct Vistancia, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,097

W Yearling Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

_, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,969

Lake Pleasant Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

@ Jct w/Rose Garden Ln, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,965

Lake Pleasant Pkwy

Good

Over: Drainage Basin

0.6 mi W Jct 95th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 23,824

Schnepf Road

Good

Over: Queen Creek

1.0 mi N Jct Combs Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,786

W Desert Moon Way

Good

Over: Wash

@ Jct w/67th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1998 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,463

Avalon Ave

Good

Over: Avalon Drain

230 ft SE Jct PV Blvd N, Mohave, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,080

Avalon Ave

Good

Over: Havasupai Wash

0.1 mi N Jct Kiowa Blvd N, Mohave, AZ

Built 1998 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,080

Acoma Blvd S

Good

Over: Jamaica Drain

200 ft SE Jct Jamaica Bl, Mohave, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,460

Acoma Blvd S

Good

Over: Indian Peak Wash

0.2 mi SE Jct Jamaica Bl, Mohave, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,834

Garvey Dr

Good

Over: Avalon Drain

420 ft S Jct PV Blvd N, Mohave, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 500

Lake Havasu Ave N

Good

Over: Willow Wash

180 ft S Jct Willow Ave, Mohave, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 15,846

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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.