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
ULATIS DR
GoodOver: ULATIS CREEK
WEST OF NUT TREE ROAD, Solano, CA
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,920
ORANGE DR
GoodOver: EAMES BYPASS
0.1 MI W/O LEISURE TWN RD, Solano, CA
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,030
ULATIS DR
GoodOver: PUTAH SOUTH CANAL
500 FT E HARBISON DR, Solano, CA
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,710
ALLISON DR
GoodOver: ULATIS CREEK
1000' N ELMIRA RD, Solano, CA
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,110
MANUEL CAMPOS
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK
1/4 MI E OF DOVER, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,547
SUNSET AVE
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.01 MI S OF RAILROAD AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,651
BLOSSOM AVE
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK DIVERSION
0.5 MI E SUNSET AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,500
MATHEWS ST
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK DIVERSION
1/8 MI E SUNSET AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 800
YOUNGSDALE DR
GoodOver: PUTAH SOUTH CANAL
0.5 MI W NUT TREE RD, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,867
WORLEY RD
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK DIVERSION
0.5 MI E OF SUNSET AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,500
RAILROAD AVE
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK DIVERSION
300 FT W SUNSET AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,500
PLEASANTS VALLEY
GoodOver: ENCINOSA CREEK
0.1MI SOUTH FOOTHILL DR., Solano, CA
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,286
CLAY BANK RD
GoodOver: PUTAH SOUTH CANAL
200 FT N/O MANUEL CAMPOS, Solano, CA
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
CORDELIA RD
GoodOver: DAN WILSON CREEK
JUST E OF PITTMAN RD, Solano, CA
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,230
GORDON VALLEY ROAD
GoodOver: LEDGEWOOD CREEK
0.1 MI N CLAYTON ROAD, Solano, CA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 794
ABERNATHY ROAD
GoodOver: LEDGEWOOD CREEK
0.15 MI S OF MANKAS CORNR, Solano, CA
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,150
PLEASANTS VALLEY R
GoodOver: PLEASANTS CREEK
2.2 MI S OF HWY 128, Solano, CA
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 817
ELMIRA ROAD
GoodOver: OLD ALAMO CREEK
1.0 MI E LEISURE TOWN RD, Solano, CA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,800
AIRPORT ROAD
GoodOver: WATSON HOLLOW
0.2 MI SE/O LIBERTY IS RD, Solano, CA
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 950
COOK LANE
GoodOver: BARKER SLOUGH
0.1 NI S RTE 113, Solano, CA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 112
GRIZZLEY ISLAND RD
GoodOver: HILL SLOUGH
1.3 MI S RTE 12, Solano, CA
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 642
ALLISON DRIVE
GoodOver: PINE TREE CREEK
NORTH OF BROWNS VALLEY, Solano, CA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
AKERLY DRIVE
GoodOver: NORTH HORSE CREEK
SOUTH OF VACA VALLEY PKY, Solano, CA
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
GRASSLAND DRIVE
GoodOver: NORTH HORSE CREEK
SOUTH OF NEW HORIZONS WAY, Solano, CA
Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
HORSE CREEK DRIVE
GoodOver: NORTH HORSE CREEK
SOUTH OF GRASSLAND DR., Solano, CA
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
ROBINSON ROAD
GoodOver: THE BIG DITCH
2.0 MI NW FLANNERY RD, Solano, CA
Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11
AIRPORT RD
GoodOver: CENTRAL MARKS CHANNEL
N. OF CHURCH STREET, Solano, CA
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000
GORDON VALLEY ROAD
GoodOver: GORDON CREEK
2 MI N MANKAS CORNER RD, Solano, CA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 469
MARTIN ROAD
GoodOver: PUTAH SOUTH CANAL
SOUTH OF HILBORN RD., Solano, CA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
RANCHO SOLANO PKWY
GoodOver: PUTAH SOUTH CANAL
NORTH OF MANKUS CORNER RD, Solano, CA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,400
SUISUN PARKWAY
GoodOver: SUISUN CREEK
WEST OF ABERNATHY RD., Solano, CA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,400
BUSINESS CENTER DR
GoodOver: DAN WILSON CREEK
EAST OF SUISUN VALLEY RD, Solano, CA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500
MANGELS BLVD.
GoodOver: GREEN VALLEY CREEK
WEST OF GREEN VALLEY RD, Solano, CA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,120
MANGELS BLVD
GoodOver: GREEN VALLEY CREEK
WEST OF GREEN VALLEY RD, Solano, CA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,120
LINK ROAD
GoodOver: DAN WILSON CREEK
WEST OF PITTMAN RD, Solano, CA
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
COLUMBUS DRIVE
GoodOver: ALONZO DRAIN
SOUTH OF WOOLNER, Solano, CA
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
WOOLNER AVE
GoodOver: ALONZO DRAIN
WEST OF BECK AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
PIINTAIL DRIVE
GoodOver: MCCOY CREEK
0.5 MI E OF SUNSET AVE, Solano, CA
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300
LEISURE TOWN ROAD
GoodOver: NEW ALAMO CREEK
0.5 MILE SOUTH OF FRY RD, Solano, CA
Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,867
LAKE HERMAN ROAD
GoodOver: RAIL ROAD
0.2 MI SOUTH OF I-680, Solano, CA
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400
SUISUN VALLEY RD
GoodOver: SUISUN CREEK
0.4 MI W WILLIAMS RD, Solano, CA
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,052
FOXBORO PARKWAY
GoodOver: PUTAH SOUTH CANAL
0.5 MILE EAST OF PEABODY, Solano, CA
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,996
LIBERTY ISLAND RD
GoodOver: WATSON HOLLOW
N. OF SUMMERSET RD, Solano, CA
Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
BUCK AVE
GoodOver: ALAMO CREEK
0.1 MI E OF ALAMO AVE, Solano, CA
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,437
G STREET
GoodOver: MARE ISLAND
1 MILE S. OF HWY 37, Solano, CA
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,935
HANCOCK DRIVE
GoodOver: UNNAMED WETLANDS
100 FT W/O ELLIS GODFREY, Solano, CA
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
PEABODY ROAD
GoodOver: UNION PACIFIC RR TRACK
1000 FT S/O VANDEN RD, Solano, CA
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,842
U.S. HIGHWAY 101
GoodOver: LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA
04-SON-101-13.09-RNPK, Sonoma, CA
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 92,000
STATE ROUTE 121
GoodOver: TOLAY CREEK
04-SON-121-1.53, Sonoma, CA
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,150
US HIGHWAY 101 NB
GoodOver: WILLOW BROOK
04-SON-101-8.05-PET, Sonoma, CA
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 94,000
Showing 23,251-23,300 of 27,040 bridges
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