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

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.29 mi N. Sahuarita Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,885

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.31 mi N. Sahuarita Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,885

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.33 mi N. Sahuarita Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,885

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

200 W La Villita Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,885

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.43 mi N. Sahuarita Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,885

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.47 mi N. Sahuarita Blvd, Pima, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,000

Rancho S Blvd

Fair

Over: Wash

1.3 mi N Sahuarita Blvd., Pima, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,010

Sah. Center Way

Fair

Over: Wash

500 ft W. Starlight Vie, Pima, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 210

IRR BIA RTE N4

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD WASH

15 MILES WEST HWY 191, Apache, AZ

Built 2010 Load: 90.6 t ADT: 4,035

59th Ave

Fair

Over: Laveen Con Channel

59th Ave S/O Baseline Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 90.9 t ADT: 1,000

DESERT FOOTHILLS

Fair

Over: WASH

DESERT FOOT S OF LIBERTY, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 93.1 t ADT: 4,000

La Canada Drive

Fair

Over: Medium Wash

0.33 mi N Continental Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 94.3 t ADT: 8,030

La Canada Drive

Fair

Over: Medium Wash

0.17 mi N Continental Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 98.0 t ADT: 8,030

Main Street

Fair

Over: Unnamed Arroyo

Davis Camp, Mohave, AZ

Built 1945 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 40

Lower Buckeye Rd

Fair

Over: AFR Diversion Channel

1 mi W/ El Mirage Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1988 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,044

43rd Street

Fair

Over: Dry Wash

0.03 mi N of Capistrano, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1979 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 500

Silverbell Rd

Fair

Over: Brawley Wash

400ft of W of Aguirre Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 800

Marsh Station Rd

Fair

Over: Medium Wash

1.5 mi N of I 10 Exit 289, Pima, AZ

Built 1933 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 400

Marsh Station Rd

Fair

Over: Medium Wash

8.4 mi N of I 10 Exit 289, Pima, AZ

Built 1933 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 400

Marsh Station Rd

Fair

Over: Medium Wash

1.5 mi N of I 10 Exit 289, Pima, AZ

Built 1933 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 250

Old Lk Plsnt AccRd

Fair

Over: Wash

0.6 mi N/ SR-74, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1980 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100

Kolb Road

Fair

Over: Julian Wash

0.8 mi N of I 10, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,250

Skyline Rd

Fair

Over: Drainageway

0.1 mi E of Alvernon, Pima, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,633

La Cholla Blvd

Fair

Over: Garfield Wash

0.2 mi North Magee Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,938

91st Ave

Fair

Over: RID Canal

at McDowell Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 25,031

Taxiway Tango

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard

West of Terminal 4, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 500

PINNACLE PEAK ROAD

Fair

Over: 40TH LANE DRAIN

40 FT W JCT 40TH LANE, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,497

PINNACLE PEAK ROAD

Fair

Over: 39TH DRIVE DRAIN

30FT E OF 40TH LANE, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 14,497

Anthem Way

Fair

Over: Wash

East of I-17, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 21,154

Taxiway Sierra

Fair

Over: Sky Harbor Boulevard

West of Terminal 4, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 500

Tether Trail

Fair

Over: Dry wash

0.04 mi W of 56th Lane, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 200

River Road

Fair

Over: Small Wash

4, Pima, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,000

Bartlett Dam Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

2.9 m/E Horseshoe Dam Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 595

Bartlett Dam Rd

Fair

Over: Wash

4 m/E Horseshoe Dam Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 595

FSR 487

Good

Over: WORKMAN CLIFF

1.3 MI SE/O WORKMAN CK CG, Gila, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 39

Albany Dr.

Good

Over: Icehouse Canyon

NW Jct Icehouse Cyn Rd, Gila, AZ

Built 1920 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 150

Highland Avenue

Good

Over: Aspen Creek

100 ft N of Copper Basin, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1936 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 1,600

Cedar Meadow Ln

Good

Over: Pine Creek

0.2 mi E Pine Crk Cyn Dr, Gila, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 400

Camp Wood Rd

Good

Over: Side Draw-Little Pine Ck

9.2 mi W Williamson Vly R, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1952 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150

RUBY ROAD

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

.2 MI N/O SYCAMORE CYN, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 50

IRR US A89;FAP 037

Good

Over: Colorado River

13.8 mi N Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,445

WEST TURKEY CREEK

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

9.7 MI E/O AZ 181, Cochise, AZ

Built 1955 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 60

FDR 87D

Good

Over: ROSEY CREEK

0.1 MI S/O AZ 373 INT, Apache, AZ

Built 1957 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 10

Araby Blaisdell Rd

Good

Over: "A" Canal

9 miles SE of Yuma, Yuma, AZ

Built 1943 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 228

FDR 249

Good

Over: EAST FORK BLACK RIVER

5.3 MI W/O FSR 81 INT, Apache, AZ

Built 1974 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 399

Northern Avenue

Good

Over: Arizona Canal

0.18 mi E of 7th Street, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1946 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 41,491

Main St -Old 60

Good

Over: Eastern Canal

0.25 mi E of Val Vista, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1925 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 17,783

Crookton Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.7 mi NW Jct I-40, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 470

GERONIMO TRAIL

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

.2 MI S/O MILLER SPRING, Cochise, AZ

Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 50

TEX CANYON

Good

Over: TEX CANYON

3.3 MI S/O CAMP RUCKER CG, Cochise, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 90

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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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