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

Parker Dam Road

Fair

Over: Colorado River

6 m NE of Parker AZ, La Paz, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 360

Parker Dam Road

Fair

Over: Colorado River

6 m NE of Parker AZ, La Paz, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 360

IRR BIA RTE N5037

Fair

Over: IMMANUEL MISSION WASH

0.2 M SE IMMANUEL MISSION, Apache, AZ

Built 1973 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 173

Northeast Overpass

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard EB

Sky Harbor Airport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,000

Southeast Overpass

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard WB

Sky Harbor Airport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,000

Southwest Overpass

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard WB

Sky Harbor Airport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 100

North Center OP

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard EB

Sky Harbor Airport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 500

South Center OP

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard WB

Sky Harbor Ariport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 500

T3 North Park Entr

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard EB

Sky Harbor Airport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 2,500

Term 3 S Park Entr

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Blvd WB

Sky Harbor Airport Term 3, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 2,500

GGMC Service Road

Fair

Over: Auto. spillway Intake

Gila Gravity Main Canal S, Yuma, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

IRR BIA RTE 1

Fair

Over: MAIN IRRIGATION CANAL

3.5 KM W OF AZ HWY 95, La Paz, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,895

IRR BIA ROUTE 12

Fair

Over: CIBECUE CREEK

IN VILLAGE OF CIBECUE, Navajo, AZ

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

IRR BIA 44

Fair

Over: N FORK OF WHITE RIVER

0.2 KM EAST OF HWY 73, Navajo, AZ

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,000

IRR BIA ROUTE 46

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK WHITE RIVER

0.5 KM W OF FORT APACHE, Navajo, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: GILA RIVER

3.2 KM N OF SANTA CRUZ, Pinal, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: GILA RIVER OVERFLOW

2.7 KM N OF SANTA CRUZ, Pinal, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: SANTA CRUZ RIVER

0.3 KM N OF SANTA CRUZ, Pinal, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 95

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: BOOT WASH

4.2 KM S OF AZ 70/170 JCT, Gila, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 514

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: GULCH

33.7 KM E OF DAM SPILLWAY, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: GULCH

34.1 KM E OF DAM SPILLWAY, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: CALVA DRAW

34.6 KM E OF COOLIDGE DAM, Graham, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

IRR BIA RTE 8

Fair

Over: TRIPLET WASH

3.4 KM NE OF JCT HWY 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 170

IRR BIA RTE 8

Fair

Over: WASH

15.3 KM NE OF JCT 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 170

IRR BIA RTE 10

Fair

Over: SEVEN MILE WASH

2.7 KM N OF SAN CARLOS, Gila, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

IRR BIA RTE 101

Fair

Over: RAILROAD WASH

0.3 KM SOUTH OF US HWY 66, Mohave, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 350

IRR BIA RTE 15

Fair

Over: WINDOW VALLEY WASH

21 KM NORTH OF AZ HWY 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

IRR BIA RTE 15

Fair

Over: WASH

23.2 KM OF N AZ HWY 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

IRR BIA RTE 15

Fair

Over: WASH

27.8 KM N OF AZ HWY 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

IRR BIA RTE 15

Fair

Over: WASH

9.7 KM SOUTH OF US HWY 8, Pinal, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

IRR BIA 34

Fair

Over: WASH

22.1 KM NE OF AZ HWY 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 170

IRR BIA RTE N4

Fair

Over: WASH

15 MI W HWY 191, Apache, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,035

IRR BIA RTE N113

Fair

Over: BONITO CREEK

IN FT. DEFIANCE, Apache, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500

IRR BIA RTE 15

Fair

Over: WINDOW VALLEY WASH

20.9 KM NORTH OF AZ 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

IRR BIA 170

Fair

Over: GILSON WASH

ROUTE 170 IN SAN CARLOS, Gila, AZ

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,500

BIA ROUTE 2

Fair

Over: WASH

1.8 KM NORTH OF LEUPP RD, Coconino, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 650

IRR BIA RTE 105

Fair

Over: BITTER CREEK

0.9 KM NW HWY 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

BUCK AND DOE ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST WATER CANYON WASH

29.5KM NW OF PEACH SPRING, Mohave, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

IRR BIA RTE 18

Fair

Over: XI WASH

40.6 KM NE PEACH SPRINGS, Coconino, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 18

Fair

Over: FRAISER CREEK

41.3 KM NE PEACH SPRINGS, Coconino, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 8

Fair

Over: SLAUGHTERHOUSE GULCH

0.6 KM E OF JUNC. HWY 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,250

IRR BIA RTE N12

Fair

Over: CHL HOO TSO WASH

1 MI SOUTH OF AZ HWY 264, Apache, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 8,973

16th Street

Fair

Over: Western Canal

0.13 mi N of Baseline Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 19,231

IRR BIA RTE 10

Fair

Over: MAIN DRAIN

1.6 KM WEST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 75

IRR BIA RTE 119

Fair

Over: WEST WAY DRAIN

0.8 KM E OF BIA 21/24 JCT, La Paz, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 27

Fair

Over: WEST DRAIN

MIDWY BETWN BIA RTS 27/30, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 89

IRR BIA RTE 34

Fair

Over: WEST DRAIN

7.9 KM EAST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA 44

Fair

Over: USBR DRAIN

6.3 KM W OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 40

IRR BIA RTE 22

Fair

Over: YUMA EAST MAIN CANAL

3.2 KM SOUTH OF AZ HWY 95, Yuma, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 210

IRR BIA RTE 38

Fair

Over: FIRST FEEDER NO 7 DRAIN

1.7 KM EAST OF BIA 1, La Paz, AZ

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 175

Showing 901-950 of 8,573 bridges

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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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