Total Bridges
27,040
Public highway bridges in California
State profile · Below national median SD
California bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in California — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 27,040
- Public bridges
- 32.5%
- Good condition
- 4.6%
- Poor condition
- 4.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
32.5%
8,777 bridges rated 7-9
-17.5pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
1,244 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.6%
1,244 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 15.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — California (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below California on the same metric.
39
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
34
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
06
California
4.60% top marginal rate
05
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
53
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in California
Six lowest-condition bridges in California, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
WATT AVE
FairOver: ARCADE CREEK
0.3 MI N AUBURN BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1945 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80,000
HOOD-FRANKLIN RD
FairOver: STONE LAKE CANAL
1.3 MI E OF HOOD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,761
HAZEL AVENUE
FairOver: LINDA CREEK
0.1 MI N OF OAK AVE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 39,286
BADER RD
FairOver: EAST BRANCH LAGUNA CREEK
0.4 MI N SHELDON RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,180
KIEFER BLVD
FairOver: LAGUNA CREEK
0.3 MI W GRANT LINE RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 806
GRANITE AVE
FairOver: LINDA CREEK
.3 MI N GOLDEN GATE AV, Sacramento, CA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000
WINDING WAY
FairOver: ARCADE CREEK
0.1 MI E/O COLLEGE OAK DR, Sacramento, CA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,544
ORANGE AVE
FairOver: FLORIN CREEK
0.2 MI W STOCKTON BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,600
EAGLES NEST ROAD
FairOver: LAGUNA CREEK
1.1 MI N GRANT LINE RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477
EL CAMINO AVE
FairOver: UP,BNSF,AMTRAK,SCRTD LRT
0.4 MI W. OF SR 51, Sacramento, CA
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33,019
JESSE AVE
FairOver: MAGPIE CREEK
.1 MI E/O NORWOOD AVE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,725
ARDEN - GARDEN HWY
FairOver: NATOMAS E MN DRN CNL, RR
0.3 MI E OF NORTHGATE BLV, Sacramento, CA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,440
N MARKET BLVD WB
FairOver: EAST MAIN DRAINAGE CANAL
0.1 MI. E. OF TRUXEL RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,130
N MARKET BLVD EB
FairOver: EAST MAIN DRAINAGE CANAL
0.1 MI. E. OF TRUXEL RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,130
PERSIMMON AVE
FairOver: FLORIN CREEK
SOUTH OF ORANGE AVE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,120
FAIR WAY
FairOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
0.1 MI S TWIN OAKS AVE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
INDIAN RIVER DRIVE
FairOver: ARCADE CREEK
0.17 MI N GREENBACK LN, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 850
BROKEN BOW DRIVE
FairOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
EAST INDIAN RIVER DR, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600
CROSSWOODS CIRCLE
FairOver: ARCADE CREEK
0.3 MI S CROSSWOODS PKWY, Sacramento, CA
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,100
PALM DR
FairOver: CARMICHAEL CREEK
100 FT W/O SAN LORENZO WY, Sacramento, CA
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,092
FRENCH RD
FairOver: ELDER CREEK
0.4 MI S FLORIN RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,000
DAWES ST
FairOver: NATOMAS DITCH
0.44 MI N FOLSOM BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,768
LAKE FRONT DRIVE
FairOver: POCKET CANAL
175' N/O W CORE WAY, Sacramento, CA
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,074
TRUXEL ROAD SB
FairOver: EAST DRAINAGE CANAL
1.2 MI S OF DEL PASO BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,000
TRUXEL ROAD NB
FairOver: EAST DRAINAGE CANAL
1.2 MI S OF DEL PASO BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,000
EL VERANO ROAD
FairOver: EAST CANAL TRIBUTARY 2
500' N/O ELVERTA ROAD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,000
9TH STREET
FairOver: EAST CANAL TRIBUTARY 2
S/O ELVERTA ROAD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,400
ELVERTA ROAD
FairOver: EAST CANAL TRIBUTARY 2
W/O 9TH STREET, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,500
LAMBERT ROAD
FairOver: STONE LAKE DRAIN
1.9 MI WEST OF I-5, Sacramento, CA
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,193
REESE ROAD
FairOver: ELDER CREEK
100 N/O GERBER RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,570
BRUCEVILLE RD
FairOver: NORTH STONE LAKE CREEK
0.6 MI N/O ESCHINGER RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,270
BUTANO DR
FairOver: STRONG RANCH SLOUGH
475' N/O COTTAGE WAY, Sacramento, CA
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,983
DEL CORONADO WAY
FairOver: FLORIN CREEK
155' N/OWOLFGRAM WAY, Sacramento, CA
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,335
ELK GROVE FLORIN
FairOver: STRAWBERRY CREEK
0.1 MI S OF BROWN RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 28,613
ELK GROVE-FLORIN
FairOver: WHITEHOUSE CREEK
0.4 MI S OF SHELDON RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,307
NATIONAL DR
FairOver: STEELHEAD CREEK
0.1 MI S/O STRIKER AVE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,880
PAR PKWY
FairOver: ELDER CREEK
210' N/O BIRDIE CT, Sacramento, CA
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,742
SHELDON CREEK DR
FairOver: WHITEHOUSE CREEK
100' N OF SPRING AZURE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,180
SHELDON NORTH DR
FairOver: STRAWBERRY CREEK
200' N OF ZINNIA WAY, Sacramento, CA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,885
SPRINGHURST DR
FairOver: STRAWBERRY CREEK
200' N OF CAMDEN DR, Sacramento, CA
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,516
26TH STREET
FairOver: RIO LINDA CREEK
0.5 MI S/O ELKHORN BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 533
LAGUNA BLVD
FairOver: UP RR AND BNSF RY
0.5 MI W OF FRANKLIN BLVD, Sacramento, CA
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,100
FOLSOM -AUBURN BL
FairOver: AMERICAN RIVER LK NATOMA
0.3 MI SOUTH OF GREENBACK, Sacramento, CA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,000
SHELDON ROAD
FairOver: LAGUNA CREEK
1.2 M EO ELK GROVE FLORIN, Sacramento, CA
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,100
ALTA MESA ROAD
FairOver: NORTH CHANNEL DRY CREEK
0.2 MI N SAN JOQN CO LINE, Sacramento, CA
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,400
EAST STOCKTON BLVD
FairOver: LAGUNA CREEK
0.8 MI N OF BOND ROAD, Sacramento, CA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,000
THORNTON RD
FairOver: N. FORK MOKELUMNE R
SJ & SAC COUNTY LINE, Sacramento, CA
Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 671
EXCELSIOR RD
FairOver: MORRISON CREEK
125 FT NE/O WESTERLY DR, Sacramento, CA
Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,795
W EL CAMINO AVE
FairOver: NATOMAS MAIN CANAL
0.3 MI WEST OF I-5, Sacramento, CA
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,398
EAST STOCKTON BLVD
FairOver: WHITEHOUSE CREEK
0.3 MI S OF SHELDON RD, Sacramento, CA
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,260
Showing 13,501-13,550 of 27,040 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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