Total Bridges
27,040
Public highway bridges in California
State profile · Below median Poor share
California bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in California, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 27,040
- Public bridges
- 32.5%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
32.5%
8,777 bridges rated 7-9
-17.5pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
1,244 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.4pp vs national avg 7.0%
California vs national bridge condition
California - Good condition share 32.5%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
California - Poor-condition share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (58)
Alameda 800 Alpine 32 Amador 62 Butte 441 Calaveras 106 Colusa 211 Contra Costa 686 Del Norte 96 El Dorado 196 Fresno 929 Glenn 242 Humboldt 398 Imperial 448 Inyo 67 Kern 686 Kings 168 Lake 129 Lassen 108 Los Angeles 3937 Madera 250 Marin 217 Mariposa 109 Mendocino 357 Merced 532 Modoc 87 Mono 49 Monterey 390 Napa 160 Nevada 135 Orange 1224 Placer 347 Plumas 170 Riverside 1142 Sacramento 775 San Benito 76 San Bernardino 1465 San Diego 1707 San Francisco 170 San Joaquin 666 San Luis Obispo 408 San Mateo 393 Santa Barbara 429 Santa Clara 1041 Santa Cruz 203 Shasta 500 Sierra 65 Siskiyou 423 Solano 383 Sonoma 613 Stanislaus 390 Sutter 120 Tehama 452 Trinity 194 Tulare 599 Tuolumne 128 Ventura 511 Yolo 282 Yuba 136
California 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 California on the same metric.
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
WA
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in California
Six lowest-condition bridges in California, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
SPRING CREEK RD
PoorOver: FALL RIVER
0.5 MI N OF MCARTHUR RD, Shasta, CA
Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 50
ORESTIMBA ROAD
PoorOver: CCID MAIN CANAL
0.1 MI E DRAPER RD, Stanislaus, CA
Built 1919 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 684
CLARK STREET
PoorOver: M.I.D. CANAL
0.1 MI WEST OF ROAD 26.0, Madera, CA
Built 1955 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 200
GULLING STREET
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIV
0.2 MI S SH 70, Plumas, CA
Built 1954 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 10,046
AVENUE 10
PoorOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
JUST E/O ROAD 23, Madera, CA
Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 50
S BISHOP AVE
PoorOver: CRESCENT DITCH
0.64 MI S/O MT WHITNEY AV, Fresno, CA
Built 1950 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 125
All Bridges in California
WB COLUMBUS - WB80
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80 & RAMPS
04-SOL-080-5.68-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1975 ADT: 131,000
E37-E80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: E80 - W37, W37-W80 RAMPS
04-SOL-037-R11.54R-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1975 ADT: 2,700
E37-E80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80
04-SOL-037-R11.65R-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1975 ADT: 2,700
COLUMBUS PKWY-WB80
UnknownOver: W80 - EB COLUMBUS PKWY
04-SOL-080-5.81-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1975 ADT: 3,300
E80-N113 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80
04-SOL-080-42.67, Solano, CA
Built 1974 ADT: 125,000
S113-E80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: I-80 (@ PM R43.02)
04-SOL-113-R22.08, Solano, CA
Built 1974 ADT: 125,000
S113-E80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: SR 113 (@ PM R22.17)
04-SOL-113-R22.17, Solano, CA
Built 1974 ADT: 40,600
KIDWELL ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80
04-SOL-080-41.30, Solano, CA
Built 1992 ADT: 121,000
STATE ROUTE 12
UnknownOver: UP RR,BNSF, AMTRAK, MAIN
04-SOL-012-R4.57-SUIS, Solano, CA
Built 1984 ADT: 12,800
STATE ROUTE 12
UnknownOver: WEBSTER STREET ON & OFF
04-SOL-012-R4.47-SUIS, Solano, CA
Built 1984 ADT: 2,300
W12-JACKSON ST OFF
UnknownOver: WEBSTER STREET ON & OFF
04-SOL-012-R4.47-SUIS, Solano, CA
Built 1984 ADT: 1,500
W12-W80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80
04-SOL-012-L1.81, Solano, CA
Built 1987 ADT: 175,000
STATE ROUTE 12
UnknownOver: CHADBOURNE ROAD
04-SOL-012-L2.22, Solano, CA
Built 1987 ADT: 18,400
COLUMBUS-W37 ON RP
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80
04-SOL-037-R11.72L-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1975 ADT: 3,900
STATE RTE 37 WB
UnknownOver: FAIRGROUNDS DRIVE
04-SOL-037-10.94-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1992 ADT: 30,753
STATE RTE 37 EB
UnknownOver: FAIRGROUNDS DRIVE
04-SOL-037-10.94-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1992 ADT: 30,753
E780-N680 CONNECTR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 680 & RAMPS
04-SOL-780-0.31L-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2004 ADT: 63,000
N680-W780 CONNECTR
UnknownOver: BAYSHORE RD & UP RR
04-SOL-780-0.15R-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2007 ADT: 5,000
ALLISON DRIVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80 & RAMPS
04-SOL-080-R27.20-VAC, Solano, CA
Built 1997 ADT: 141,000
N680-W780 CONNECTR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 680 SB
04-SOL-680-N0.80R-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2007 ADT: 64,000
INTERSTATE 680 NB
UnknownOver: UP RR, BAYSHORE RD
04-SOL-680-N0.90R-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2007 ADT: 5,000
SACRAMENTO ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 37
04-SOL-037-8.46-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 2004 ADT: 29,000
STATE ROUTE 37
UnknownOver: ST RTE 29, CHABOT CREEK
04-SOL-037-R9.52-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 2005 ADT: 25,150
STATE ROUTE 37
UnknownOver: BROADWAY, UP RR
04-SOL-037-R9.82-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 2005 ADT: 14,584
STATE ROUTE 37
UnknownOver: MINI DRIVE
04-SOL-037-R9.98-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 2005 ADT: 9,776
W37-N&S29 CONNECTR
UnknownOver: BROADWAY, UP RR
04-SOL-037-R9.84-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 2005 ADT: 14,584
INTERSTATE 780 WB
UnknownOver: PARK ROAD
04-SOL-780-0.49R-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2004 ADT: 5,525
ROSE DRIVE POC
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 780
04-SOL-780-4.97-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2010 ADT: 64,000
EB 80-EB 12 CONNEC
UnknownOver: EB 80 ON-RAMP
04-SOL-080-15.26, Solano, CA
Built 2013 ADT: 3,770
GREEN VALLEY ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80
04-SOL-080-12.78-FRFD, Solano, CA
Built 2016 ADT: 189,000
GREEN VALLEY ROAD
UnknownOver: EB 80 - SB 680 CONNECTOR
04-SOL-080-12.77-FRFD, Solano, CA
Built 2016 ADT: 4,950
WB 80-WB 12 CONNEC
UnknownOver: WB 80 ON-RAMP
04-SOL-080-R12.20-FRFD, Solano, CA
Built 2016 ADT: 7,400
MIDWAY ROAD OC
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80 & RAMPS
04-SOL-080-32.62-VAC, Solano, CA
Built 2018 ADT: 190
LAUREL ST
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 780
04-SOL-780-7.07-BEN, Solano, CA
Built 2018 ADT: 61,000
E12-E80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE ROUTE 80
04-SOL-012-R2.76-AMCN, Solano, CA
Built 2022 ADT: 189,500
E12-E80 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: E80 OFF-RAMP
04-SOL-012-R2.96-AMCN, Solano, CA
Built 2022 ADT: 7,000
TOLL PLAZA CANOPY
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 80 EB
04-SOL-080-.05-VAL, Solano, CA
Built 1997 ADT: 116,000
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
UnknownOver: WEST MILITARY HWY
0.2 MI N/W OF W 7TH ST, Solano, CA
Built 1978 ADT: 7,160
EAST SECOND ST
UnknownOver: WEST CHANNEL ROAD
1.2 MI N I-780 IN BENICIA, Solano, CA
Built 1944 ADT: 1,577
N TEXAS STREET
UnknownOver: AIRBASE PARKWAY
AT AIR BASE PARKWAY, Solano, CA
Built 1979 ADT: 42,218
PIPLINES
UnknownOver: PARK ROAD
S. INDUSTRIAL HWY, Solano, CA
Built 1975 ADT: 3,750
UP RR,BNSF,AMTRAK
UnknownOver: BAYSHORE ROAD
SOUTH OF I-680, Solano, CA
Built 1925 ADT: 500
UP RR,BNSF,AMTRAK
UnknownOver: BAYSHORE ROAD
ADJ TO I-680, Solano, CA
Built 1940 ADT: 807
UP RR,BNSF,AMTRAK
UnknownOver: BAYSHORE ROAD
EAST OF I-680, Solano, CA
Built 1925 ADT: 2,482
PIPELINES
UnknownOver: BAYSHORE ROAD & RR TRCKS
SOUTH WEST OF I-680, Solano, CA
Built 1970 ADT: 200
US HIGHWAY 101 SB
UnknownOver: ARATA LANE
04-SON-101-30.67, Sonoma, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 780
US HIGHWAY 101 NB
UnknownOver: ARATA LANE
04-SON-101-30.67, Sonoma, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 1,000
LIMERICK LANE
UnknownOver: US HIGHWAY 101
04-SON-101-32.79, Sonoma, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 45,500
US HIGHWAY 101 SB
UnknownOver: HEALDSBURG AVENUE
04-SON-101-33.48, Sonoma, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 1,050
US HIGHWAY 101 NB
UnknownOver: HEALDSBURG AVENUE
04-SON-101-33.48, Sonoma, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 1,000
Showing 7,151-7,200 of 27,040 bridges
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