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

All Bridges in Arizona

I-17

Good

Over: Skunk Creek

4.9 mi South Jct SR 74, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 124,901

55th Avenue

Good

Over: Lake

50' S of Tonopah Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 400

Lone Cactus Drive

Good

Over: Lake

70' East of 56th Avenue, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 250

54th Ave

Good

Over: Lake

200' S of Tonopah Dr, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 250

Vistancia Blvd SB

Good

Over: Twinn Buttes Wash

1/2 mi SE of El Mirage R, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,964

Chandler Hghts Rd

Good

Over: Sonoqui Wash

0.4 mi. E/ of Sossaman R, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,300

Avenue H

Good

Over: Main Drain

0.3 mi N Jct Co 21st St, Yuma, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 220

32nd Street

Good

Over: East Main Canal

0.5 mi E Jct Avenue B, Yuma, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10

Imperial Dam Road

Good

Over: ARIZONA GGMC SLUICEWAY

7 mi west of US Hwy 95, Yuma, AZ

Built 1975 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 200

Colcord Rd

Good

Over: Gordon Canyon

3.3 mi SE Jct SR 260, Gila, AZ

Built 2020 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 110

Vistancia Blvd

Good

Over: Beardsley Canal

1.0' mi N Jct L303, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2004 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,915

Carpenter Drive

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.07 mi E of 51st Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 500

Bell Rd EB

Good

Over: Reata Pass Wash

W of N 98th St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,300

Williams Field Rd

Good

Over: Eastern Canal

0.5 mi E/ Lindsay Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 23,817

Frontier St

Good

Over: Santa Rosa CAP Canal

5.8 mi W Jct SR 87, Pinal, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,412

Kortsen Road

Good

Over: Smith Wash

1 mi East of SR347, Pinal, AZ

Built 2022 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,100

Road 4 North

Good

Over: Chino Valley Wash

3.3 mi W Jct SR 89, Yavapai, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,350

Avenue 5E

Good

Over: A Canal

0.6 mi N Jct Co 14th St, Yuma, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,376

Avenue 46E

Good

Over: Mohawk Canal

0.5 mi N Jct Co 2nd St, Yuma, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 140

Co 14th Street

Good

Over: A Canal

0.3 mi E Jct Avenue 4E, Yuma, AZ

Built 1986 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 6,729

SR 202L S Mt Frwy

Good

Over: Unnamed Wash

0.1 mi N of Ivanhoe St, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2019 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 10,000

Deer Valley Rd

Good

Over: Dry wash

Deer Valley 900 w/oAviano, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 13,771

W Blue Sky

Good

Over: Dry Wash

S/O N Pyramid PKY, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 100

Central Avenue

Good

Over: Grand Canal

0.36 mi S of Camelback, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 25,368

Deer Valley Rd

Good

Over: Dry wash

300 ft E of Aviano Way, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 8,376

Deer Valley Rd

Good

Over: Dry wash

0.2 mi W of Aviano Way, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 13,771

10TH AVENUE

Good

Over: Cave Creek

0.3 MI SOUTH OF BELL ROAD, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 300

Chandler Boulevard

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.07 mi E of 5th Ave, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1991 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 12,269

WAHALLA LANE

Good

Over: Skunk Creek

EAST OF 46TH AVE, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1987 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,850

Circle Mountain Rd

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.07 mi E of 50th Avenue, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 500

SR 202L EB

Good

Over: Consolidated Canal

0.3 mi E of McQueen/L 202, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2005 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 155,763

SR 303L

Good

Over: New River

5.8 mi W Jct I-17, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2010 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 26,433

Desert Ridge Dr

Good

Over: Wash

E of N Legend Trial Pkwy, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

US 93 NB

Good

Over: Wash

21.4 mi S Jct I-40, Mohave, AZ

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,899

SR 77

Good

Over: Cottonwood Wash

0.7 mi N Jct SR 277, Navajo, AZ

Built 1994 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,015

La Cholla Blvd SB

Good

Over: Canada del Oro Wash

0.3 mi S of Overton Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 2014 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,001

Valencia Rd

Good

Over: Small Wash

E of Mountain Eagle Dr, Pima, AZ

Built 2018 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 8,881

Sunshine Blvd

Good

Over: Santa Rosa Canal

0.1 mi S Jct Houser Rd, Pinal, AZ

Built 1985 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100

Sun Valley Pkwy-76

Good

Over: Wash

19.8 mi N McDowell Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1989 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 9,729

BURT ROAD

Good

Over: HUACHUCA CANYON CREEK

200 FT UPSTREAM PB203, Cochise, AZ

Built 2021 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 300

Nocona Lane

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.02 mi W of Freemont Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2013 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 250

Northern Pkwy

Good

Over: Wash

0.5 mi E of Dysart Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2020 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 22,727

Happy Valley Rd

Good

Over: Wash

0.5 m/W of Dysart Rd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2019 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 5,507

SR 95

Good

Over: Giers Wash

25.2 mi N Jct SR72, La Paz, AZ

Built 2011 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,708

Ellsworth Rd

Good

Over: Wash

400' N/ Broadway, Maricopa, AZ

Built 1992 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 11,909

Mayo Blvd

Good

Over: Dry Wash

e/o Black Mountain Blvd, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,367

La Cholla Blvd SB

Good

Over: Rillito River

S/O La Cholla/River Rd, Pima, AZ

Built 2011 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 12,081

49TH LANE

Good

Over: DRY WASH

N/O PARSONS RD, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2007 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 200

ENCANTO BLVD

Good

Over: Dry Wash

ENCANTO 500 FT W/O 91 AVE, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2008 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 3,135

99th Avenue

Good

Over: Dry Wash

0.10 mi N of Country Plc, Maricopa, AZ

Built 2009 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 16,415

Showing 4,401-4,450 of 5,640 bridges

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