Total Bridges
8,965
Public highway bridges in Colorado
State profile · Below median Poor share
Colorado bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Colorado, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 8,965
- Public bridges
- 32.0%
- Good condition
- 4.3%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
32.0%
2,865 bridges rated 7-9
-18.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.3%
387 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.7pp vs national avg 7.0%
Colorado vs national bridge condition
Colorado - Good condition share 32.0%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Colorado - Poor-condition share 14.4%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (64)
Adams 535 Alamosa 16 Arapahoe 391 Archuleta 44 Baca 106 Bent 68 Boulder 311 Broomfield 66 Chaffee 84 Cheyenne 61 Clear Creek 77 Conejos 62 Costilla 39 Crowley 28 Custer 20 Delta 64 Denver 458 Dolores 28 Douglas 263 Eagle 174 El Paso 686 Elbert 85 Fremont 137 Garfield 167 Gilpin 19 Grand 88 Gunnison 100 Hinsdale 31 Huerfano 94 Jackson 47 Jefferson 464 Kiowa 31 Kit Carson 130 La Plata 102 Lake 17 Larimer 559 Las Animas 207 Lincoln 129 Logan 182 Mesa 319 Mineral 26 Moffat 80 Montezuma 61 Montrose 118 Morgan 192 Otero 195 Ouray 39 Park 55 Phillips 27 Pitkin 62 Prowers 137 Pueblo 264 Rio Blanco 54 Rio Grande 71 Routt 96 Saguache 41 San Juan 13 San Miguel 59 Sedgwick 64 Summit 57 Teller 27 Washington 75 Weld 614 Yuma 49
Colorado 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 Colorado on the same metric.
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Colorado
Six lowest-condition bridges in Colorado, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
County Road 59
PoorOver: N. Sterling Outlet Canal
0.3 Mi N of Co Rd 58, Logan, CO
Built 1940 Load: 1.4 t ADT: 6
COTTONWOOD ST
PoorOver: NORTH CRESTONE CREEK
IN TOWN OF CRESTONE, Saguache, CO
Built 1991 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 65
CO Rd 32
PoorOver: Feeder Ditch
0.28 MI E of Co Rd 75, Las Animas, CO
Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7
POTOMAC STREET
PoorOver: OBRIAN CANAL
0.2 MILE NORTH OF SH 2, Adams, CO
Built 1940 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 190
88TH AVENUE
PoorOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.1 MI E OF WOLF CREEK RD, Adams, CO
Built 1950 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 532
IRR# CO RD 500
PoorOver: CAT CREEK
NEAR CAMADO, Archuleta, CO
Built 1927 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 36
All Bridges in Colorado
I 70 SILT SPUR
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
NEAR SILT, Garfield, CO
Built 1972 ADT: 18,000
US 6 ML
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
5 MI. W. OF GLENWOOD SPRI, Garfield, CO
Built 1971 ADT: 26,000
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 134
2.5 MI W OF GLENWOOD SPGS, Garfield, CO
Built 1969
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 133
W. GLENWOOD INTERCHANGE, Garfield, CO
Built 1970
DEVEREUX ROAD
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
IN GLENWOOD, Garfield, CO
Built 1970 ADT: 25,000
I 70 ML
UnknownOver: SH 82 ML
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Garfield, CO
Built 1970 ADT: 23,000
I 70 ACCESS RD
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
1.5 MI E. OF NEW CASTLE, Garfield, CO
Built 1971 ADT: 21,000
COUNTY ROAD 129
UnknownOver: I 70 ML SR
W END OF GLENWOOD CANYON, Garfield, CO
Built 1966 ADT: 16,000
I 70 ML WBND
UnknownOver: I70 RAMP,RR,COLO RVR
W END HANGING LAKE TUNNEL, Garfield, CO
Built 1992 ADT: 510
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: RAMP,RR,COLORADO RVR
W END HANGING LAKE TUNNEL, Garfield, CO
Built 1992 ADT: 510
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: BLM ACCESS ROAD
0.7 MI E. OF MESA/GARFIEL, Garfield, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROAD 300
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
PARACHUTE, Garfield, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 8,000
US 6M ML
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
2 MI W OF PARACHUTE, Garfield, CO
Built 1983 ADT: 550
SH 6 M FRONTAGE RD
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
3.6 MI E OF PARACHUTE, Garfield, CO
Built 1981 ADT: 1,840
VIRGINIA CANYON RD
UnknownOver: CENTRAL CITY PKWY
0.7 MI S OF CENTRAL CITY, Gilpin, CO
Built 2004
COUNTY ROAD
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
16.6 MI NO OF WALSENBURG, Huerfano, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 110
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
14 MI NO OF WALSENBURG, Huerfano, CO
Built 1967 ADT: 100
I 25 ML NBND
UnknownOver: US 160,SH 10, RR SPUR
1.1 MI N WALSENBURG BUS R, Huerfano, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 950
I 25 ML SBND
UnknownOver: US 160, SH 10, RR SPUR
1.15 MI N WALSENBURG BUS, Huerfano, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 1,400
I 25 BUS RT
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
SO CONNECT OF WALSENBURG, Huerfano, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 11,000
I 25 BUS RT
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
2.2 MI NO OF JCT US 160, Huerfano, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 8,300
I 25 ML SBND
UnknownOver: CO RD 640, BUTTE CREEK
8.7 MI N OF SH10-WLSNBRG., Huerfano, CO
Built 2018
I 25 ML NBND
UnknownOver: CO RD 103, BUTTE CREEK
8.6 MI N OF SH10-WLSNBRG., Huerfano, CO
Built 2018
COUNTY ROAD 310.2
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
6.5 MI N. OF AGUILAR, Huerfano, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 12,000
COUNTY RD-ROUSE RD
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
9.2 MI S OF SH10-WLSNBRG., Huerfano, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 110
GRANDVIEW AVENUE
UnknownOver: WADSWORTH BYPASS
0.1 MI S OF RALSTON RD, Jefferson, CO
Built 2008 ADT: 51,000
RIDGE ROAD
UnknownOver: KIPLING STREET
.6 MI N OF I-70, Jefferson, CO
Built 1987 ADT: 15,000
COUNTY ROAD 64
UnknownOver: PRIVATE DRIVE
3.2 MI. W OF US285, Jefferson, CO
Built 1995 ADT: 10
TABOR STREET
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
IN WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1967 ADT: 4,986
I 70 ML
UnknownOver: SH 95 ML
LAKESIDE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1966 ADT: 29,000
I 70 ML WBND
UnknownOver: SH 391 ML
WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1967 ADT: 38,000
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: SH 391 ML
WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1967 ADT: 38,000
MCINTYRE STREET
UnknownOver: SH 58 ML
2.9 MI E OF JCT SH 93, Jefferson, CO
Built 1973 ADT: 15,213
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: SH 95 ML
1.67 MI E I-70 SH 121, Jefferson, CO
Built 1986 ADT: 32,000
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: SH 95 ML
4.1 MI WEST OF I-25, Jefferson, CO
Built 1986 ADT: 32,000
RAMP TO I 70 EBND
UnknownOver: I 70 ML R
END OF SH 58 @ I 70, Jefferson, CO
Built 1968 ADT: 86,000
I 70 ML WBND
UnknownOver: SH 72 ML
WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1968 ADT: 34,000
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: SH 72 ML
WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1968 ADT: 34,000
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: RAMP TO SH 121 ML
I70, I76, SH121 INTERCHAN, Jefferson, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 62,500
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: RAMP TO SH 121 ML
IN ARVADA, Jefferson, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 62,500
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: I 70 ML WBND
IN ARVADA, Jefferson, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 90,000
RAMP TO I 76 EBND
UnknownOver: I 70 ML EBND
I70, I76, SH121 INTERCHAN, Jefferson, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 90,000
RMP TO EB I70/I76
UnknownOver: I 70 ML, SH 121 R
IN ARVADA, Jefferson, CO
Built 1985 ADT: 46,000
HARLAN/WEST.BLVD.
UnknownOver: US 36 ML
BETWEEN 92ND & 104TH, Jefferson, CO
Built 2001 ADT: 102,000
92ND AVENUE
UnknownOver: US 36 ML
JUST W OF SHERIDAN BLVD, Jefferson, CO
Built 1983 ADT: 28,080
I 70 ML
UnknownOver: SH 121 ML
ARVADA, Jefferson, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 44,000
SH 58 RAMP
UnknownOver: I70ML/ SH58 ML/CLR CRK
I-70 & SH 58 INTERCHA, Jefferson, CO
Built 2008 ADT: 27,300
US 36 ML
UnknownOver: Promenade Dr.
0.2 MI NW CHURCH RANCH RD, Jefferson, CO
Built 2006
WASHINGTON STREET
UnknownOver: SH 58 ML
IN GOLDEN, Jefferson, CO
Built 2010 ADT: 12,408
SH 95 ML(SHERIDAN)
UnknownOver: US 36 ML
IN WESTMINSTER, Jefferson, CO
Built 2014 ADT: 103,000
Showing 501-550 of 8,965 bridges
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