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
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: DALLAS CREEK
2.1 MI W OF US 550, Ouray, CO
Built 2000 Load: 84.1 t ADT: 692
US 6 ML
FairOver: BIG SALT WASH
0.5 MI W OF FRUITA, Mesa, CO
Built 1987 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 4,900
SH 90 ML
FairOver: DRAW
2.2 MI E OF COLO-UTAH SL, Montrose, CO
Built 1956 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 260
SH 133 ML
FairOver: CRYSTAL RIVER
1 MI S OF REDSTONE, Pitkin, CO
Built 1966 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 1,600
I-25 ML
FairOver: DIRTY WOMAN CREEK
JUST SOUTH OF SH 105, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 67,000
Boardwalk Drive
FairOver: Larimer Co. Canal No. 2
50 Ft N of Troutman Pkwy, Larimer, CO
Built 1982 Load: 84.5 t ADT: 7,952
COUNTY RD 217
FairOver: FIRST CREEK
2.2 MI N OF CR 34, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1950 Load: 85.0 t ADT: 174
US 350 ML
FairOver: VANBREMER ARROYO
2.1 MILES NE OF MODEL, Las Animas, CO
Built 1980 Load: 85.2 t ADT: 710
COUNTY ROAD 613
FairOver: COLORADO CANAL
1.03 MI N OF SH 96, Pueblo, CO
Built 1989 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 12
COUNTY ROAD 24A
FairOver: DALLAS CREEK
0.2 MI S OF SH 62, Ouray, CO
Built 2000 Load: 85.6 t ADT: 1,308
SHERIDAN AVENUE
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
JUST EAST OF CR 21, Teller, CO
Built 1999 Load: 85.7 t ADT: 393
CO RD 818
FairOver: OHIO CREEK
5.6 MI N OF GUNNISON, Gunnison, CO
Built 1981 Load: 86.9 t ADT: 118
US 24 ML
FairOver: MAGEE GULCH
5.6 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO
Built 1937 Load: 88.0 t ADT: 6,700
I 25 ML
FairOver: RIDGEGATE PKWY
I25 AT RIDGEGATE PKWY, Douglas, CO
Built 2008 Load: 88.5 t ADT: 116,000
E-470
FairOver: Local Drainage
23.33 Mi from I-25, Adams, CO
Built 1997 Load: 88.8 t ADT: 35,615
US 287 ML
FairOver: HANDY DITCH
1 MI. N. OF CO RD 8, Larimer, CO
Built 2003 Load: 89.1 t ADT: 18,000
SH 119 ML
FairOver: NORTH BOULDER CREEK
7.7 MI E OF JCT SH 72, Boulder, CO
Built 1948 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,200
SH 157 ML
FairOver: WONDERLAND CREEK
IN BOULDER, Boulder, CO
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 34,000
SH 157 ML
FairOver: BOULDER, WHITEROCK DITCH
IN BOULDER, Boulder, CO
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 34,000
SH 119 ML
FairOver: MIDDLE BOULDER CREEK
IN NEDERLAND, Boulder, CO
Built 1933 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,800
SH 42 ML
FairOver: COAL CREEK
3.3 MI SE OF JCT SH 7, Boulder, CO
Built 1967 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 11,000
US 50 ML
FairOver: S ARKANSAS RIVER
0.1 MI EAST OF JCT SH291, Chaffee, CO
Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,600
US 491 ML
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
0.3 MI NW OF JCT SH 141 M, Dolores, CO
Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,200
US 491ML
FairOver: SHARPS CREEK
2.4 MILES NW OF CAHONE, Dolores, CO
Built 1937 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,400
US 491 ML
FairOver: CAHONE CREEK
24.6 MI NW OF JCT US 160, Dolores, CO
Built 1937 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,200
SH 83 ML
FairOver: KINNEY CREEK
5.0 MI N JCT SH 86, Douglas, CO
Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 34,000
STADIUM BLVD
FairOver: DOUGLASS VALLEY TRIBUTAR
1000' N OF COMMUNITY CENT, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,300
SH 58 ML
FairOver: CROKE CANAL
EAST OF GOLDEN, Jefferson, CO
Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 19,000
SH 93 ML
FairOver: TUCKER GULCH
1 MI NO OF JCT SH 58, Jefferson, CO
Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 24,000
SH 74 ML
FairOver: SAWMILL GULCH
IN IDLEDALE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1999 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,300
US 285 ML
FairOver: NORTH TURKEY CREEK
6 MI W OF C470, Jefferson, CO
Built 1948 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 26,000
US 6 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1 Mi W of SH470, Jefferson, CO
Built 1951 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 32,000
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
4.2 MI. W. OF US 385, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1966 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,600
US 287 ML
FairOver: DRAW
0.1 Mi South of 37th St, Larimer, CO
Built 1924 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 29,000
I 25 ML
FairOver: ARROYO
0.5 MI S. OF TRINIDAD, Las Animas, CO
Built 1951 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 16,000
SH 141 ML
FairOver: DRAW
20.1 MI NW OF URAVAN, Montrose, CO
Built 1958 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 260
SH 62 ML
FairOver: DALLAS CREEK
4 MI W OF RIDGWAY, Ouray, CO
Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,000
US 24 ML
FairOver: S FK SOUTH PLATTE RVR
0.5 MI SE OF JCT SH 9 E-W, Park, CO
Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,900
US 550 ML
FairOver: CASCADE CREEK
30 MI NO OF JCT US 160, San Juan, CO
Built 1949 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,900
US 36 ML
FairOver: DRAW
0.8 MI E OF JCT SH 71, Washington, CO
Built 1938 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 700
WEST FRONTAGE ROAD
FairOver: SEQUINE GULCH SR
5.4 MILES NE OF JCT SH 7, Weld, CO
Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 380
SH 133 ML
FairOver: JAY CREEK
2 MI NE OF HOTCHKISS, Delta, CO
Built 1949 Load: 90.4 t ADT: 4,500
US 50 ML
FairOver: DRAW
2.6 MI E OF JCT SH 96/SH, Pueblo, CO
Built 1976 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 14,000
SH 74 ML
FairOver: GAME CROSSING
NEAR BERGEN PARK, Jefferson, CO
Built 1996 Load: 90.8 t ADT: 18,000
County Road 21C
FairOver: Larimer Co. Canal No. 2
0.3 Mi N of Co Rd 50, Larimer, CO
Built 1983 Load: 91.2 t ADT: 4,081
GALLUP STREET
FairOver: LITTLES CREEK
AT PEAKVIEW AVE, Arapahoe, CO
Built 2021 Load: 91.4 t ADT: 4,328
CO RD 265
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
1.5 MI N of SH 133, Gunnison, CO
Built 1982 Load: 91.4 t ADT: 201
VOYAGER PARKWAY
FairOver: BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK
.5 MI N HWY 83/INTERQUEST, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 91.7 t ADT: 26,529
SABLE BLVD
FairOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
0.5 MI S OF 6TH AVE, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1975 Load: 91.9 t ADT: 12,122
YOSEMITE STREET
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
AT INT OF LONE TREE PKWY, Douglas, CO
Built 1985 Load: 92.2 t ADT: 16,337
Showing 5,451-5,500 of 8,965 bridges
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