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Arizona bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Arizona — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

5,640
Public bridges
55.8%
Good condition
1.4%
Poor condition
1.4%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

5,640

Public highway bridges in Arizona

Good Condition

55.8%

3,148 bridges rated 7-9

5.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.4%

81 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

1.4%

81 bridges flagged for repair priority

-5.6pp vs national avg 7.0%

Arizona vs national bridge condition

Arizona — Good condition share 55.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Arizona — Structurally deficient share 4.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Arizona (FHWA NBI)

Arizona55.81560283687943%29.18439716312057%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Arizona (FHWA NBI)

Counties (15)

Apache 173 Cochise 215 Coconino 248 Gila 139 Graham 111 Greenlee 47 La Paz 118 Maricopa 2203 Mohave 363 Navajo 179 Pima 864 Pinal 390 Santa Cruz 71 Yavapai 343 Yuma 176

Arizona vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Arizona on the same metric.

10

Delaware

1.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$878
Selected

04

Arizona

1.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,640

13

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

49

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Arizona

Six lowest-condition bridges in Arizona, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

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

River Road

Structurally Deficient

Over: Gila River

0.8 mi N Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 6.4 t

Telera St (Ajo)

Structurally Deficient

Over: Ajo Wash

South of Rocalla Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 200

All Bridges in Arizona

Foothill Dr

Good

Over: Wash

@ Jct w/ 83rd Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500

N 101st Avenue

Good

Over: Wash

@Jct w/Beardsley, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

Via Paseo del Sur

Good

Over: Channel

N of Indian Bend Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150

Cactus Rd

Good

Over: Channel

500' W of 93rd St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 28,600

Larkspur Dr

Good

Over: Channel

E of 90th St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,100

Bahia Dr

Good

Over: Wash

150' W of 91st St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,100

McDowell Mt Ranch

Good

Over: Wash

300' W of ThompsonPeakPky, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,600

Bell Rd

Good

Over: Wash

91st St/Bell Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,000

Miller Rd

Good

Over: Channel

Miller @ Los Gatos, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,300

Dynamite Bl

Good

Over: Wash

600' E of 91st, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15,600

Scottsdale Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.17 mi S of Westland Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20,400

84th St

Good

Over: Wash

0.25mi N of E Westland Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 110

Olney Avenue

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.15 mi W of 15th Avenue, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

17th Street

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.06 mi S of Cielo Grande, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200

17th St

Good

Over: Dry Wash

S of Cielo Grande Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,358

Quarterline Rd

Good

Over: Wash

E of Signal Butte, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

Aspinwall Street

Good

Over: Wash

100 ft W Jct Douglas Ave, Navajo, AZ

Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 800

SR77; Miracle Mile

Good

Over: Wash

130' W Jct Flowing Wells, Pima, AZ

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 36,824

S Frontage Rd

Good

Over: Wash

17.0 mi N Jct I 19, Pima, AZ

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 120

Lambert Lane

Good

Over: Wash

0.2 mi E La Canada Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,950

Sahuarita Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

1.9 mi E US 89, Pima, AZ

Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,500

Barque Dr

Good

Over: Drainageway

at Old Father Road, Pima, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125

La Canoa

Good

Over: Drainageway

100 ft N Calle Martina, Pima, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150

Private Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.1 mi S Broadway Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400

S 12th Ave

Good

Over: Airport Wash

0.1 mi S. Drexel Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,773

6th Avenue

Good

Over: Airport Wash

0.1 mi N Bilby Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,238

Mission Road

Good

Over: Ajo Wash

0.1 mi S Jct Ajo Way, Pima, AZ

Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,936

Tanque Verde Road

Good

Over: Rosehill Wash

0.3 mi SW Jct Grant Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 39,000

Irvington Road

Good

Over: Wash

250' E Jct Kolb Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,713

Desert Aster Drive

Good

Over: Drainage channel

50 ft E Jct Day Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250

Shiloh Street

Good

Over: Hidden Hills Wash

0.2 mi W Jct Harrison Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130

Nogales Hwy

Good

Over: Xavier Wash

7.0 mi S Jct SR 86, Pima, AZ

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,144

Anderson Rd

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

200 ft S Jct Maricopa Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 925

Christensen Road

Good

Over: Pima Lateral Canal

0.2 mi N Jct VahKi Inn Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,010

Vah Ki Inn Rd

Good

Over: Pima Lateral Canal

0.5 mi W Jct Attaway Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,110

Kenilworth Rd

Good

Over: Pima Lateral Canal

0.5 mi W Jct Attaway Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,800

SR 83

Good

Over: Smith Canyon

2.6 mi N Jct SR 82, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 592

SR 89

Good

Over: Poplar Wash

14.8 mi N Jct SR 71, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,340

Kirkland Road

Good

Over: Desert Wash

0.3 mi NW Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1947 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,040

Montezuma Ave

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

2.6 mi E of Beaver Crk Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 210

Rimrock Dr

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

150 ft E Montezuma Ave, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 210

Long Canyon Rd

Good

Over: Long Canyon Wash

0.7 mi N Boyton Pass Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 800

Aggie Hodge Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.01 mi S of John Fry Ave, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 230

Ironwood Drive

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

Jct Ironwood Dr & 48th St, Yuma, AZ

Built 2010 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 450

Desert Peak Pkwy

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.03 mi S of Hillstone Wy, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2019 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 500

Peoria Avenue

Good

Over: Cave Creek

Peoria E Of Blk Cyn Fwy, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1974 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 35,874

TIERRA BUENA LANE

Good

Over: Cave Creek

EAST OF 15TH AVENUE, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,750

Cave Creek Rd

Good

Over: Dry Wash

N OF JOMAX RD, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 28,618

Cave Creek Rd

Good

Over: Dry Wash

S OF DYNAMITE, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 28,618

Cave Creek Rd

Good

Over: WASH

CAVE CK RD AT PEAK VIEW, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1991 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 36,379

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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 Editorial.

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