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

South Fork Rd

Fair

Over: Little Colorado River

2.0 mi SW Jct SR 260, Apache, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 240

Apache Co Rd #4225

Fair

Over: Small Wash

0.8 mi SE Jct US 60, Apache, AZ

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 140

Geronimo Trail

Fair

Over: Silver Creek

12.9 mi E Jct Airport Rd, Cochise, AZ

Built 1944 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

Geronimo Trail

Fair

Over: Astin Creek

16.0 mi E Jct Airport Rd, Cochise, AZ

Built 1943 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

Geronimo Trail

Fair

Over: Sycamore Creek

28.4 mi E Jct SR 80, Cochise, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40

Geronimo Trail

Fair

Over: Cottonwood Wash

32.2 mi E Jct SR 80, Cochise, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 75

Purdy Lane

Fair

Over: Green Bush Draw

2.5 mi E Jct Naco Hwy, Cochise, AZ

Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 500

Solomon Road

Fair

Over: Stockton Drain

1.2 mi E Jct US 191, Graham, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 700

Toltec Buttes Rd

Fair

Over: Casa Grande Canal Ext

0.2 mi S Jct Selma Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 506

Shumway Rd

Fair

Over: Silver Creek

0.5 mi E Jct SR 77, Navajo, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400

Center St Taylor

Fair

Over: Silver Creek

0.2 mi E Jct SR 77, Navajo, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,730

Date Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

5.2 mi NW of Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 60

Camp Wood Rd

Fair

Over: Pine Creek

7.5 mi W Williamson Vl Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150

Jerome-Prknsvll Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

2.1 mi N Jct SR 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1932 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 110

Old US 89

Fair

Over: Verde River

1.3 mi S Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 135

Old Blk Canyon Hwy

Fair

Over: Green Gulch

1.0 mi SE Jct SR 169, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 330

Antelope Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Antelope Creek

7.3 mi S Jct SR 69, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1922 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

Main Street

Fair

Over: Big Bug Creek

0.6 mi SW Jct SR 69, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1927 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180

Sanders Rd

Fair

Over: Santa Cruz River

1.2 mi S Jct Grier Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,323

Old Nogales Hwy

Fair

Over: Small Wash

1.2 mi S Jct Nogales Hwy, Pima, AZ

Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,968

La Palma Road

Fair

Over: Casa Grande Canal

0.8 mi S Jct SR 287, Pinal, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 450

El Camino Viejo

Fair

Over: Sand Tanks Wash

1.2 mi N Jct US 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 132

Magma Ave

Fair

Over: Queen Creek

0.1 mi N Jct US 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,319

Concho Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Concho Creek

0.1 mi S Jct SR 61, Apache, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 260

Ruby Road

Fair

Over: Santa Cruz River

1.7 mi E of I 19, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,411

Queen Creek Drive

Fair

Over: Queen Creek

174 ft S Jct Queen Vly Dr, Pinal, AZ

Built 1971 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 210

Tweedy Road

Fair

Over: Casa Grande Canal

0.9 mi N Jct Selma Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 855

Hicks Road

Fair

Over: Pinal Creek

0.1 mi NE Jct Old SR 88, Gila, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 300

Doubletree Road EB

Fair

Over: Doulbletree Golf Course

0.88 mi E Scottsdale Road, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 16,000

Greenway Rd

Fair

Over: Beardsley Canal

0.27 mi W of 183rd Avenue, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 25

3rd Avenue

Fair

Over: Union Canal Bridge 1

0.4 mi S Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

Guadalupe Rd

Fair

Over: E Maricopa Fldwy

W/ Power Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 17,075

First Ave

Fair

Over: Canada Del Oro Wash

0.2 mi NW Jct SR 77, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 9,624

San Jose Road

Fair

Over: San Jose Wash

0.4 mi NE Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,270

Grant Road

Fair

Over: Alamo Wash

0.1 mi E Jct Craycroft Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1964 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 44,594

11 Mile Corner Rd

Fair

Over: Casa Grande Canal

0.3 mi N Jct Selma Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,324

Iron Springs Road

Fair

Over: Willow Creek

4.5 mi NW Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,920

Krkld-Skull Vly Rd

Fair

Over: Copper Basin Wash

1.5 mi N Jct Kirkland Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,204

Krkld-Skull Vly Rd

Fair

Over: Skull Valley Wash

0.5 mi N Jct Kirkland Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,204

Elliot Road

Fair

Over: Consolidated Canal

3.72 mi E SR 87, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20,360

Glendale Avenue

Fair

Over: New River

1/2 mi W 99th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 21,333

Hereford Road

Fair

Over: Wash

3.3 mi NW Jct SR 92, Cochise, AZ

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 620

Somerton Ave

Fair

Over: Southeast Drain

1.0 mi S Jct Main St, Yuma, AZ

Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,036

Baseline Road

Fair

Over: Eastern Canal

1/2 mi E Greenfield, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 26,604

8th Street

Fair

Over: Yuma East Main Canal

0.8 mi W Jct 4th Ave, Yuma, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 16,476

Scottsdale Rd

Fair

Over: Arizona Canal

Jct Sctsd & Camelback Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30,732

Thomas Rd & 64 St

Fair

Over: Ariz Crosscut Canal

100 ft E of 64th Street, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 21,668

Curry Rd

Fair

Over: Indian Bend Wash

0.3 mi E of Hayden Road, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 11,903

Mesa Drive

Fair

Over: Crosscut Canal

0.1 mi N Jct Brown Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 18,849

Thomas Rd

Fair

Over: RID Canal

0.5 mi W Jct 99th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 16,045

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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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