State profile · Below median Poor share

Arizona bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Arizona, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

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

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 4.8%
National avg

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

Condition Distribution

Arizona64.6%33.8%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

DE

Delaware

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

AZ

Arizona

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

GA

Georgia

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

UT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

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

Poor

Over: Gila River

0.8 mi N Jct US 70, Graham, AZ

Built 1900 Load: 6.4 t

Telera St (Ajo)

Poor

Over: Ajo Wash

South of Rocalla Ave, Pima, AZ

Built 1935 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 200

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Stonegate Rd

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

0.1 mi N Jct MCG Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 550

Driveway #1

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

0.1 mi N Jct MCG Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 550

Shea Way

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

0.1 mi N Jct MCG Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,350

Driveway #3

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

0.1 mi N Jct MCG Hwy, Pinal, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,050

Sleepy Hollow Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.6 mi E Jct Kings Rch Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,000

Grand View Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1.4 mi E Jct Mtn View Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500

Broadway Rd

Good

Over: Wash

1.0 mi E Jct Mtn View Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,957

Diamondback Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.3 mi E Jct Broadway Ln, Pinal, AZ

Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500

Queen Anne Dr

Good

Over: Wash

3.8 mi N Jct US 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 2006 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,000

S Mountainbrooke D

Good

Over: Wash

0.3 mi NE Jct US 60, Pinal, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,535

Donna Drive

Good

Over: Queen Creek Wash

0.01 mi W of Jacque Dr, Pinal, AZ

Built 2015 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 200

I 19; W Frontage R

Good

Over: Wash

15.5 mi N Jct SR 289, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 220

I 19; E Frontage R

Good

Over: Wash

15.5 mi N Jct SR 289, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 600

I 19; W Frontage R

Good

Over: Wash

15.8 mi N Jct SR 289, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 210

I 19

Good

Over: Wash

15.8 mi N Jct SR 289, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 17,200

I 19; E Frontage R

Good

Over: Wash

15.8 mi N Jct SR 289, Santa Cruz, AZ

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

SR 69 SB

Good

Over: Big Bug Creek

5.9 mi NW Jct I 17, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,003

SR 89

Good

Over: Wash

16.6 mi N Jct US 89A, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,824

I 40; E & W

Good

Over: Wash

0.6 mi W Jct B 40, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 13,947

Ironsp-Skull Vly R

Good

Over: Dead Mule Wash

6.7 mi N Jct Kirkland Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,090

Ironsp-Skull Vly R

Good

Over: Dry Wash

5.8 mi N Jct Kirkland Rd, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,090

Kirkland Road

Good

Over: Desert Wash

1.5 mi NW Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,045

Hillside Rd

Good

Over: Ally Wash

Co. Rd MP 22.9, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 695

I 8

Good

Over: Dry Wash

14.3 mi E Jct US95, Yuma, AZ

Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,336

Avenue 64E

Good

Over: Gila River

Ave 64 E & 4 1/4 St N, Yuma, AZ

Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 469

32nd St

Good

Over: East Main Canal

0.5 mi E Jct Avenue B, Yuma, AZ

Built 1984 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20,139

Tuthill Rd

Good

Over: Gila River

0.5 mi S/ Beloat Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1981 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 8,465

New River Road

Good

Over: New River

E of I-17 Frontage Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5,477

IRR BIA RTE N71

Good

Over: LITTLE COLORADO RIVER

1.2KM N OF N2, Navajo, AZ

Built 2003 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA ROUTE N39

Good

Over: KINLICHEE WASH

IN TOWN OF KINLICHEE, Apache, AZ

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 500

Sun Valley Pkwy-72

Good

Over: Wash

19.3 mi N/ McDowell Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1989 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 9,729

Valencia Rd

Good

Over: Small Wash

1.8 mi SE fr SR86, Pima, AZ

Built 2018 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 8,881

IRR BIA RTE 7

Good

Over: GILA RIVER

1.5 KM NORTH OF SACATON, Pinal, AZ

Built 2015 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 4,224

MC-85 Hwy

Good

Over: Bullard Wash

0.3 mi E/ Estrella Pkwy, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1999 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 15,927

US 60

Good

Over: Wash

9.8 mi W Jct US 180, Apache, AZ

Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,027

SR 80

Good

Over: Wash

5.2 mi S Jct SR B 10, Cochise, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 78,982

I 10; EB & WB

Good

Over: Wash

0.7 mi East Jct US 191 So, Cochise, AZ

Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,216

I 10; Frontage Rd

Good

Over: Wash

21.1 mi East Jct US 191, Cochise, AZ

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,010

Apache Powder Road

Good

Over: Wash

0.9 mi S Jct SR 80, Cochise, AZ

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 870

Avenida Escuela

Good

Over: Wash

50 ft S of Fry Blvd, Cochise, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,267

IRR US A 89

Good

Over: Soap Creek

22.6 mi N Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 726

IRR US 89A

Good

Over: Wash

7.5 mi N Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 929

Kevins Way

Good

Over: Drainage Channel

At Jct of SR89, Coconino, AZ

Built 2015 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 225

Old B40

Good

Over: Wash

0.7 mi W Jct SR 64, Coconino, AZ

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,000

Brannigan Park Rd

Good

Over: McDermitt Springs

1.5 mi E Jct Parks Rd, Coconino, AZ

Built 1931 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100

Piestewa-Access Ln

Good

Over: Channel

0.7 mi W Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

White - Access Rd

Good

Over: Channel

0.6 mi W Jct US 89, Coconino, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

SR 266

Good

Over: Wash

18.9 mi W Jct US 191, Graham, AZ

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 225

US 60

Good

Over: Wash

15.8 mi W Jct SR 71, La Paz, AZ

Built 1934 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,494

I 10; EB & WB

Good

Over: Wash

7.8 mi W Jct US 95, La Paz, AZ

Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 23,081

Showing 3,501-3,550 of 5,640 bridges

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