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
BOWMAN ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-41.53, Tehama, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 36,000
GALLAGHER AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R9.97, Tehama, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 28,000
CORNING ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R8.98, Tehama, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 28,000
SOUTH MAIN ST
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R24.87-RBL, Tehama, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 28,000
RIVERSIDE AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R23.38, Tehama, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 28,000
FINNELL AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R10.97, Tehama, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 29,000
GYLE ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R13.96, Tehama, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 29,000
FLORES AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R19.78, Tehama, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 28,000
VIOLA AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R6.99, Tehama, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 27,000
SOUR GRASS ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R3.52, Tehama, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 24,600
LIBERAL AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R5.77, Tehama, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 24,600
SOUTH AVE
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R7.49, Tehama, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 27,000
MORAN ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R11.34, Tehama, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 29,000
ADOBE ROAD
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 5
02-TEH-005-R27.47, Tehama, CA
Built 2004 ADT: 31,000
UP RR & AMTRAK
UnknownOver: S MAIN ST
0.4 MI N OF I-5, Tehama, CA
Built 1936 ADT: 19,259
STATE ROUTE 190
UnknownOver: MAIN STREET
06-TUL-190-16.45-PTRV, Tulare, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 1,000
FLUME OVERCROSSING
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 190
06-TUL-190-39.34, Tulare, CA
Built 1959 ADT: 3,175
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-29.85-TUL, Tulare, CA
Built 1951 ADT: 54,000
UP RR
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 198 WB
06-TUL-198-R3.90L, Tulare, CA
Built 1933 ADT: 15,000
SR 137 WB (TULARE)
UnknownOver: ST RTE 99 (@PM 29.57)
06-TUL-137-16.63-TUL, Tulare, CA
Built 1952 ADT: 16,350
SR 137 EB (TULARE)
UnknownOver: ST RTE 99 (@PM 29.57)
06-TUL-137-16.63-TUL, Tulare, CA
Built 1952 ADT: 16,350
PAIGE ROAD
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-27.60-TUL, Tulare, CA
Built 1952 ADT: 47,500
BARDSLEY AVENUE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-28.61-TUL, Tulare, CA
Built 1952 ADT: 52,000
PROSPERITY AVE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-30.58-TUL, Tulare, CA
Built 1952 ADT: 54,000
AVE 48 (ARMSTRONG)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-6.15, Tulare, CA
Built 1955 ADT: 41,000
WASHINGTON STREET
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-6.63, Tulare, CA
Built 1955 ADT: 41,000
AVE 56 (CO RD J22)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-7.17, Tulare, CA
Built 1955 ADT: 41,000
STATE ROUTE 65
UnknownOver: OLIVE AVENUE
06-TUL-065-19.14-PTRV, Tulare, CA
Built 1955 ADT: 2,900
STATE ROUTE 65
UnknownOver: OLIVE AVENUE
06-TUL-065-19.14-PTRV, Tulare, CA
Built 1955 ADT: 2,100
AVE 96 (CO RD J24)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-12.30, Tulare, CA
Built 1956 ADT: 40,500
E DAVIS AVE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-12.60, Tulare, CA
Built 1956 ADT: 40,500
E COURT AVE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-12.80, Tulare, CA
Built 1956 ADT: 39,500
MERRITT DR
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-48.71, Tulare, CA
Built 1957 ADT: 49,000
DODGE AVE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-51.81, Tulare, CA
Built 1957 ADT: 49,000
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-10.29, Tulare, CA
Built 1956 ADT: 40,500
TIPTON OVERPASS
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-18.95-TIP, Tulare, CA
Built 1958 ADT: 43,000
AVE 120 (HESSE AV)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-15.37, Tulare, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 42,500
W190-S99&S99-E190
UnknownOver: ST RTE 99 (@PM 18.43)
06-TUL-190-0.01, Tulare, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 19,000
AVE 184 (OCTOL AV)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-23.49, Tulare, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 46,000
AVE 200 (E RANKIN)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-25.43, Tulare, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 47,000
ROAD 92B
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-33.94, Tulare, CA
Built 1960 ADT: 52,000
AVE 280 (CALDWELL)
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-36.41, Tulare, CA
Built 1960 ADT: 52,000
AVE 328 CO HWY J34
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99 & UP RR
06-TUL-099-43.41, Tulare, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 48,500
MENDOCINO AV-RD 12
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 99
06-TUL-099-R53.82, Tulare, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 49,000
BEN MADDOX WAY
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 198
06-TUL-198-R10.73-VIS, Tulare, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 48,500
SJVR
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 198
06-TUL-198-R10.72-VIS, Tulare, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 38,000
S GIDDINGS ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 198
06-TUL-198-R9.23-VIS, Tulare, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 61,000
BURKE ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 198
06-TUL-198-R10.47-VIS, Tulare, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 48,500
WATSON-WEST ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 198
06-TUL-198-R9.74-VIS, Tulare, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 61,000
LOCUST ST.
UnknownOver: ROUTE 198
06-TUL-063-7.98L-VIS, Tulare, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 61,000
Showing 7,351-7,400 of 27,040 bridges
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