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
STATE ROUTE 91 WB
UnknownOver: MAGNOLIA AVE
12-ORA-091-R3.85L-FUL, Orange, CA
Built 1970 ADT: 30,000
STATE ROUTE 91 EB
UnknownOver: MAGNOLIA AVE
12-ORA-091-R3.85R-FUL, Orange, CA
Built 1958 ADT: 30,000
INTERSTATE 5
UnknownOver: SAN JUAN CREEK ROAD
12-ORA-005-8.80-SJCP, Orange, CA
Built 1958 ADT: 5,000
STATE ROUTE 91
UnknownOver: WESTERN AVE
12-ORA-091-R2.35-BPK, Orange, CA
Built 1969 ADT: 20,000
STATE ROUTE 91
UnknownOver: KNOTT AVE
12-ORA-091-R1.85-BPK, Orange, CA
Built 1969 ADT: 30,000
STATE ROUTE 91
UnknownOver: STANTON AVE
12-ORA-091-R2.85-BPK, Orange, CA
Built 1970 ADT: 20,000
VALLEY VIEW ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 91
12-ORA-091-R0.85-BPK, Orange, CA
Built 1969 ADT: 265,000
STATE ROUTE 91
UnknownOver: ROUTE 39 (BEACH BLVD)
12-ORA-091-R2.61-BPK, Orange, CA
Built 1970 ADT: 51,000
STATE ROUTE 91
UnknownOver: WALKER STREET
12-ORA-091-R0.28-LPMA, Orange, CA
Built 1969 ADT: 10,000
STATE ROUTE 91
UnknownOver: ORANGETHORPE AVE
12-ORA-091-R0.54-LPMA, Orange, CA
Built 1969 ADT: 30,000
MAIN STREET
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 55
12-ORA-055-10.54-TUS, Orange, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 42,200
N55-W91 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: SR 55 & 55-91 FAST-TRACK
12-ORA-055-R17.67-ANA, Orange, CA
Built 1961 ADT: 228,000
ROUTE 55
UnknownOver: KATELLA AVE
12-ORA-055-15.24-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1961 ADT: 40,300
STATE ROUTE 55
UnknownOver: TAFT AVENUE
12-ORA-055-15.75-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1961 ADT: 8,400
STATE ROUTE 55
UnknownOver: LINCOLN AVE
12-ORA-055-16.98-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1961 ADT: 20,300
N55-W91 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 91
12-ORA-055-R17.76-ANA, Orange, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 216,000
STATE ROUTE 55
UnknownOver: N55-W22 CONNECTOR RAMP
12-ORA-055-12.93-TUS, Orange, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 34,875
STATE ROUTE 57
UnknownOver: UP RR & DOUGLASS RD
12-ORA-057-12.98-ANA, Orange, CA
Built 1974 ADT: 3,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: UP RR & HOOVER STREET
12-ORA-022-R3.20-WTM, Orange, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 9,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: THE CITY DRIVE
12-ORA-022-R9.73-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 20,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: BRISTOL STREET
12-ORA-022-R10.01-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 17,000
S5&S57-W22 CONN
UnknownOver: S57-BRISTOL ST OFF-RAMP
12-ORA-005-34.38-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 8,600
LAKEVIEW AVE
UnknownOver: IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
12-ORA-090-8.08-YBLN, Orange, CA
Built 1962 ADT: 49,700
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: NEWLAND STREET
12-ORA-022-R4.22-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 8,000
N5-N57 CONNECTOR
UnknownOver: W22-N5 CONNECTOR
12-ORA-005-34.40-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1976 ADT: 24,567
BEDFORD ROAD
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 22
12-ORA-022-R10.87-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 150,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: N5-W22 CONNECTOR RAMP
12-ORA-022-R10.59-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 16,200
MAIN ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 22
12-ORA-022-R10.99-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1963 ADT: 150,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: KNOTT AVE
12-ORA-022-R2.69-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 27,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: GARDEN GROVE BLVD
12-ORA-022-R2.74-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 25,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: SR 39 (BEACH BLVD)
12-ORA-022-R3.57-WTM, Orange, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 90,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: YOCKEY STREET
12-ORA-022-R4.53-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 5,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: TRASK AVE
12-ORA-022-R4.62-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 15,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: TAFT STREET
12-ORA-022-R6.57-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 7,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: NEWHOPE STREET
12-ORA-022-R7.31-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 12,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: TRASK AVE
12-ORA-022-R7.68-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 15,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: GARDEN GROVE BLVD
12-ORA-022-R8.82-GGR, Orange, CA
Built 1965 ADT: 28,000
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: PARKER STREET
12-ORA-022-R11.42-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1967 ADT: 3,500
STATE ROUTE 22
UnknownOver: GLASSELL STREET
12-ORA-022-R11.84-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1967 ADT: 11,000
CAMBRIDGE STREET
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 22
12-ORA-022-R12.36-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1967 ADT: 150,000
TUSTIN AVE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 22
12-ORA-022-R12.87-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1967 ADT: 150,000
STATE ROUTE 22 EB
UnknownOver: TUSTIN AVENUE
12-ORA-022-R12.85-ORA, Orange, CA
Built 1967 ADT: 11,000
STATE ROUTE 55
UnknownOver: EDINGER AVE
12-ORA-055-R9.44-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 38,484
WARNER AVE
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 55
12-ORA-055-R8.50-SA, Orange, CA
Built 1988 ADT: 288,600
SPRINGDALE ST
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 22
12-ORA-022-R1.93-WTM, Orange, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 30,000
STATE ROUTE 57
UnknownOver: BNSF RY,AMTRAK,METROLINK
12-ORA-057-12.27-ANA, Orange, CA
Built 1976 ADT: 3,000
STATE ROUTE 57
UnknownOver: KATELLA AVE
12-ORA-057-12.54-ANA, Orange, CA
Built 1974 ADT: 20,000
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 91
12-ORA-091-R1.32-BPK, Orange, CA
Built 1969 ADT: 265,000
KRAEMER BLVD
UnknownOver: STATE ROUTE 91
12-ORA-091-7.37-ANA, Orange, CA
Built 1964 ADT: 213,000
INTERSTATE 605
UnknownOver: KATELLA AVE
12-ORA-605-R1.41-LALM, Orange, CA
Built 1966 ADT: 15,000
Showing 3,551-3,600 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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