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

Total Bridges

27,040

Public highway bridges in California

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

California45.2%48.3%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753

NJ

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796
Selected

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

AR

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

WA

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

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

Poor

Over: FALL RIVER

0.5 MI N OF MCARTHUR RD, Shasta, CA

Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 50

ORESTIMBA ROAD

Poor

Over: CCID MAIN CANAL

0.1 MI E DRAPER RD, Stanislaus, CA

Built 1919 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 684

CLARK STREET

Poor

Over: M.I.D. CANAL

0.1 MI WEST OF ROAD 26.0, Madera, CA

Built 1955 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 200

GULLING STREET

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIV

0.2 MI S SH 70, Plumas, CA

Built 1954 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 10,046

AVENUE 10

Poor

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JUST E/O ROAD 23, Madera, CA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 50

S BISHOP AVE

Poor

Over: CRESCENT DITCH

0.64 MI S/O MT WHITNEY AV, Fresno, CA

Built 1950 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in California

POCKET ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-16.15-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 102,000

FLORIN ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-17.18-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 102,000

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: 56TH AVE

03-SAC-005-17.58-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1974 ADT: 7,500

INTERSTATE 5

Unknown

Over: S5-E50 CONN RP, BROADWAY

03-SAC-005-22.42-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 12,000

N5-W50 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: S5-E50 CONN RP, BROADWAY

03-SAC-005-22.41-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 12,000

N5-E50 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: S5-E50 CONN RP, BROADWAY

03-SAC-005-22.41-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 12,000

N&S5-E50 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: 3RD ST, OFFRAMP & 5TH ST

03-SAC-005-22.50-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 3,300

S5-Q STREET OFF-RP

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5 & RAMPS

03-SAC-005-23.10-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 178,000

P ST-S5 ON RAMP

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5 & RAMP

03-SAC-005-23.18-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 160,000

"O" ST

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5 & RAMPS

03-SAC-005-23.26-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 15,000

LRT FACILITY ACCES

Unknown

Over: UP,BNSF,AMTRAK,ROSEVILLE

03-SAC-080-M8.59-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 150

SCRTD LRT

Unknown

Over: UP,BNSF,AMTRAK,ROSEVILLE

03-SAC-000--SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 350

ELK GROVE BLVD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-10.83, Sacramento, CA

Built 1975 ADT: 69,000

DIERSSEN ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-3.14, Sacramento, CA

Built 1979 ADT: 54,000

LONGVIEW DR-W80 ON

Unknown

Over: W80-LIGHT RAIL PARKING

03-SAC-080-M9.15-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 800

E80-LONGVIEW DR OF

Unknown

Over: LRT PARKING-E80 ON-RAMP

03-SAC-080-M9.19-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 750

LONGVIEW DR

Unknown

Over: I 80, RAMPS, LRT

03-SAC-080-M9.40-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1970 ADT: 180,000

TWIN CITIES ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-2.13, Sacramento, CA

Built 1979 ADT: 53,000

EXPOSITION BLVD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 51

03-SAC-051-3.36-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 150,000

U.S. HIGHWAY 50 WB

Unknown

Over: HORNET DRIVE

03-SAC-050-R3.47-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 5,500

U.S. HIGHWAY 50 EB

Unknown

Over: HORNET DRIVE

03-SAC-050-R3.47-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 2,100

E50-E16 (HOWE) OFF

Unknown

Over: HORNET DRIVE

03-SAC-050-R3.47-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 2,100

U.S. HIGHWAY 50 WB

Unknown

Over: FOLSOM BLVD

03-SAC-050-R3.13-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 6,000

U.S. HIGHWAY 50 EB

Unknown

Over: FOLSOM BLVD

03-SAC-050-R3.13-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 6,000

WATT AVE

Unknown

Over: I 80, E80-E244, LRT

03-SAC-080-M10.36, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 15,000

W80-S51 & W244-S51

Unknown

Over: I 80 & SR 244

03-SAC-051-8.46, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 160,000

I 80 WB

Unknown

Over: SR 244 WB

03-SAC-080-R11.08, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 40,000

INTERSTATE 80 EB

Unknown

Over: W244-W80 CONNECTOR RAMP

03-SAC-080-R11.09, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 40,000

ROUTE 51 NB

Unknown

Over: E80-E244 CONNECTOR RAMP

03-SAC-051-8.52, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 160,000

OCCIDENTAL DR

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 50

03-SAC-050-R4.54-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 231,000

INTERSTATE 5 SB

Unknown

Over: FREEPORT BL,ABANDONED RR

03-SAC-005-15.58-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1975 ADT: 1,190

INTERSTATE 5 NB

Unknown

Over: FREEPORT BL,ABANDONED RR

03-SAC-005-15.59-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1975 ADT: 1,190

U.S. HIGHWAY 50

Unknown

Over: 39TH STREET

03-SAC-050-R0.85-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 1,500

48TH ST

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 50

03-SAC-050-R1.41-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 231,000

51ST ST

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 50

03-SAC-050-R1.63-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 231,000

E50-59TH ST OFF-RP

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 50

03-SAC-050-R2.01-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 285,000

59TH ST

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 50

03-SAC-050-R2.13-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 231,000

U.S. HIGHWAY 50

Unknown

Over: 65TH STREET

03-SAC-050-R2.63-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1971 ADT: 29,000

HOOD-FRANKLIN ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-8.49, Sacramento, CA

Built 1975 ADT: 54,000

ELKHORN BLVD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 99

03-SAC-099-33.36, Sacramento, CA

Built 1987 ADT: 51,000

W80-N5 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: SAN JUAN ROAD

03-SAC-080-M2.64-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1968 ADT: 2,000

S5-N99 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-30.11-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1987 ADT: 81,000

S5-N99 CONNECTOR

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 99

03-SAC-005-30.04-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1987 ADT: 41,000

ARENA BLVD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-28.04-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 2004 ADT: 138,000

LAGUNA BLVD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 99

03-SAC-099-13.66, Sacramento, CA

Built 1990 ADT: 62,000

LAGUNA BLVD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 5

03-SAC-005-12.04, Sacramento, CA

Built 1992 ADT: 93,000

CALVINE ROAD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 99

03-SAC-099-15.80-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1995 ADT: 131,000

ELK GROVE BLVD

Unknown

Over: STATE ROUTE 99

03-SAC-099-12.76, Sacramento, CA

Built 1997 ADT: 62,000

TRUXEL ROAD

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 80

03-SAC-080-M3.63-SAC, Sacramento, CA

Built 1997 ADT: 150,000

EAST BIDWELL RD

Unknown

Over: U.S. HIGHWAY 50

03-SAC-050-21.50, Sacramento, CA

Built 2000 ADT: 83,000

Showing 4,501-4,550 of 27,040 bridges

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