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
BLAKE ST
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK
BTWN 14 ST AND SPEER, Denver, CO
Built 1984 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 12,492
County Road 23
GoodOver: Big Dry Creek
0.7 Mi N of Co Rd 6, Weld, CO
Built 1995 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,041
US 24 ML WBND
GoodOver: UNION BLVD
US24 HANCOCK TO QUIVIRA, El Paso, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 21,000
US 287 ML
GoodOver: FIRST STREET
NEAR BERTHOUD, Larimer, CO
Built 2005 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 18,000
SH 145 ML
GoodOver: WEST DOLORES RIVER
13 MILES NE OF DOLORES, Montezuma, CO
Built 1994 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROAD 18
GoodOver: N. BRANCH CONEJOS RIVER
0.5 MI S OF MANASSA, Conejos, CO
Built 1990 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 223
County Road 16
GoodOver: Fort Morgan Canal
0.8 Mi N of Co Rd S, Morgan, CO
Built 1996 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 760
US 6 ML
GoodOver: MONTEZUMA ROAD WBND
AT MONTEZUMA ROAD, Summit, CO
Built 1995 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,600
I 225 ML
GoodOver: 28TH & 30TH AVE,SAND
AURORA,1.25 S OF JCT I 70, Adams, CO
Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 121,000
SH 71 ML
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
9.0 MI N OF JCT SH 96 E, Crowley, CO
Built 1969 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 570
CHEYENNE CANYON RD
GoodOver: NORTH CHEYENNE CREEK
1.1 MI W EVANS ANENUE, El Paso, CO
Built 2022 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,577
US 24 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
0.7 MI. NE OF FALCON, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 17,000
OAKWAY N (CR 168A)
GoodOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
5 MI S OF CARBONDALE, Garfield, CO
Built 2013 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 519
NFSR 116
GoodOver: LAKE CREEK
.02 MI SW OF HWY 82, Lake, CO
Built 1989 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 110
US 36 ML
GoodOver: FALL RIVER
0.3 MI S. OF SH34 IN ESTE, Larimer, CO
Built 2018 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 10,000
County Road U
GoodOver: Bvr Ck/Up Platte Canal
0.9 Mi E of Co Rd 30, Morgan, CO
Built 1996 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 67
COUNTY RD Z.5
GoodOver: WELDON VALLEY DITCH
0.4 MI E OF CO RD 4, Morgan, CO
Built 2012 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 56
County Road 2.5
GoodOver: Unknown Canal
0.2 Mi W of CR 29, Weld, CO
Built 2022 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 250
County Road 80
GoodOver: Collins Lateral Ditch
1.4 Mi E of Co Rd 23, Weld, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 355
COUNTY ROAD G
GoodOver: RIO SAN ANTONIO
4.4 MI E OF ANTONITO/285, Conejos, CO
Built 1989 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 105
MAIN STREET
GoodOver: CUCHARAS CREEK
IN CUCHARA, Huerfano, CO
Built 1999 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 5
County Road 54E
GoodOver: Cache La Poudre River
50 Ft W of US Hwy 287, Larimer, CO
Built 1991 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 985
County Road 1
GoodOver: Little Snake River
0.4 Mi So of Wym SH 70, Moffat, CO
Built 1988 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 176
NFSR 112
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
WEST OF ST HWY 125 MP9, Grand, CO
Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 41
CO RD 317
GoodOver: EAST RIVER
8.4 MI N OF CRSTD BUTTE, Gunnison, CO
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 290
FDR 631
GoodOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
19.6 MI ON FDR 631, Hinsdale, CO
Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 408
COUNTY ROAD 611
GoodOver: HUERFANO RIVER
10.9 MI NW OF WALSENBURG, Huerfano, CO
Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10
US 385 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
0.1 MI S OF YUMA KIT CARS, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 740
SH 59 ML
GoodOver: S FK REPUBLICAN RIVER
4.2 MI N OF SEIBERT, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 640
US 160 ML
GoodOver: Draw
18 Miles W of KIM, Las Animas, CO
Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 130
COUNTY ROAD LE
GoodOver: VEGA CANAL
1.0 MI E OF RD 60.75, Mesa, CO
Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 34
SH 52 ML
GoodOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
20 MI NO. OF JCT SH 79, Morgan, CO
Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 410
SH 131 ML
GoodOver: YAMPA RIVER
5.5 MI S. OF STMBT SPRNGS, Routt, CO
Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,600
County Road 96
GoodOver: Coalbank Creek
0.6 Mi E of Co Rd 21, Weld, CO
Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 106
US 287 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
2.2 MI N OF JCT US 160, Baca, CO
Built 1975 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,000
NEVADA AVE SB
GoodOver: CSE RR, VAN BUREN C
0.2 MI S OF FILLMORE ST, El Paso, CO
Built 1949 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 7,863
BAYFIELD PARKWAY
GoodOver: LOS PINOS RIVER
0.15 W Mill Street, La Plata, CO
Built 2017 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,060
US 160 ML
GoodOver: GREY CREEK
4.0 MI E OF JCT I 25, Las Animas, CO
Built 1968 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,400
COUNTY ROAD 24
GoodOver: GRAND VALLEY CANAL
.3 MI N OF RD I, Mesa, CO
Built 2013 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,306
COUNTY ROAD LL
GoodOver: PLEASANT VALLEY DRAIN
.3 MI W OF CR 6, Prowers, CO
Built 1960 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 155
Yahmonite Road
GoodOver: Soda Creek
40 ft NW of 9th Street, Routt, CO
Built 2008 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,929
County Road 61
GoodOver: Sand Creek
0.1 Mi. No. of Co. Rd. 6, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1992 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 12
CR 50.5
GoodOver: Union Ditch
0.4 MI W. of CR 41, Weld, CO
Built 2017 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 37
I25 SBND ON RAMP
GoodOver: MARK DABLING BLVD/UPRR
IN COLORADO SPGS, El Paso, CO
Built 2008 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 57,000
County Road 15
GoodOver: Settlers Ditch
0.2 Mi. N. of Co. Rd. 30, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1987 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 19
SH 392 ML
GoodOver: GREELEY CANAL NO 2
1.2 MI E OF JCT SH 257, Weld, CO
Built 1971 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 14,000
VAN TEYLINGEN DR
GoodOver: TEMPLETON GAP
0.2 MI S OF AUSTIN BLUFFS, El Paso, CO
Built 1980 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 8,392
US 550 NBND ML
GoodOver: DRAINAGE WAY
1.2 MI FROM NM BORDER, La Plata, CO
Built 2010 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 4,050
SH 94 ML
GoodOver: RUSH CREEK
11.6 MI E OF JCT SH 71, Lincoln, CO
Built 1992 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 440
County Road 10
GoodOver: Little Snake River
12.4 Mi So of St Hwy 318, Moffat, CO
Built 1989 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 4
Showing 6,101-6,150 of 8,965 bridges
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