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 34
GoodOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
JUST EAST OF CR 185, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1991 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 126
COUNTY ROAD 306
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
1 MI NE GEORGETOWN LAKE, Clear Creek, CO
Built 2008 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 391
SH 71 ML
GoodOver: DITCH
10 MI S OF PUNKIN CENTER, Lincoln, CO
Built 1962 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 650
SH 141 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
6.5 MI S. OF GATEWAY, Mesa, CO
Built 1960 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 260
SH 96 ML
GoodOver: BOONE CREEK
3 MI E OF JCT SH 229, Pueblo, CO
Built 1993 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 1,600
County Road 67
GoodOver: S F Williams Fork River
0.7 Mi S of Co Rd 29, Routt, CO
Built 1992 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 31
County Road 13
GoodOver: St. Vrain Creek
0.5 Mi N of Co Rd 26, Weld, CO
Built 2004 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 29
BRIGHTON ROAD
GoodOver: FULTON DITCH
250 FT S of 112TH AVE, Adams, CO
Built 2022 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,518
Mountain Dr.
GoodOver: Clover Basin Ditch
200 ft S. of Four Leaf Dr, Boulder, CO
Built 2018 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,399
CASCADE AVE
GoodOver: CHEYENNE CREEK
JUST N 0F CHEYENNE ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1987 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,059
WOODMEN RD
GoodOver: ACADEMY BLVD.
AT ACADEMY, El Paso, CO
Built 2011 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 43,035
SH 21B NBND ML
GoodOver: PINE CREEK
NB POWERS BLVD N/ CO SPRN, El Paso, CO
Built 2014 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,500
COUNTY ROAD 157
GoodOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
JUST NORTH OF US 50, Fremont, CO
Built 2021 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 104
US 40 ML
GoodOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
4.62 MI E OF JCT SH9, Grand, CO
Built 1996 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,400
US 40 ML
GoodOver: BIG MUDDY CREEK
IN KREMMLING, Grand, CO
Built 1996 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,100
OLD GOLDEN ROAD
GoodOver: LENA GULCH
East of Noble Road, Jefferson, CO
Built 2014 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 17,591
SH 14 ML
GoodOver: CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER
22.6 MI E OF CHAMBERS LAK, Larimer, CO
Built 1990 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,100
Crown Point Dr.
GoodOver: Cache La Poudre River
Just S of CR 14, Larimer, CO
Built 2018 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 37
G Road
GoodOver: N Leach Creek
E. of 24 Rd, Mesa, CO
Built 2022 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,685
US 40 ML
GoodOver: YAMPA RIVER
3 MI EAST OF MAYBELL, Moffat, CO
Built 1998 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 760
County Road Z
GoodOver: Dove Creek Canal Reach 1
Yellow Jacket, Colorado, Montezuma, CO
Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 6
GoodOver: RIVERSIDE CANAL
0.6 MI N OF CO RD BB, Morgan, CO
Built 2012 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 33
County Road V
GoodOver: Beaver Creek & Lpb C
0.5 Mi E of Co Rd 31, Morgan, CO
Built 2018 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 45
County Road 34
GoodOver: Peterson Ditch
0.3 Mi. E. of Co. Rd. 34, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1996 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 66
McClure Ave
GoodOver: Unnamed Stream
110 ft E of Colorado BLVD, Weld, CO
Built 2018 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,731
County Road 45
GoodOver: New Cache La Poudre Cana
.8 Mi N of St Hwy 392, Weld, CO
Built 2015 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 137
County Road 68
GoodOver: Crow Creek
0.7 Mi E of Co Rd 59, Weld, CO
Built 2018 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,909
County Road 78
GoodOver: Larimer and Weld Canal
0.3 Mi E of Co Rd 27, Weld, CO
Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 572
County Road 65
GoodOver: N. Sterling Outlet Canal
20 Ft S of Co Rd 64, Logan, CO
Built 1997 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 39
US 550 ML NBND
GoodOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
S EDGE OF MONTROSE, Montrose, CO
Built 1976 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 6,500
COUNTY ROAD DD
GoodOver: N.FK SMOKEY HILL RVR
.7 MI E OF CR 31, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1992 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8
US 385 ML
GoodOver: N FK LADDER CREEK
1.4 MI S OF US 40, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1960 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 730
I 70 ML WBND
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
DOWNIEVILLE INT., Clear Creek, CO
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 18,500
I 70 ML EBND
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
2.5 MI E OF JCT US 40, Clear Creek, CO
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 18,500
US 50 ML
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
11.2 MI E OF CIMARRON, Gunnison, CO
Built 1936 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,800
COUNTY ROAD 351
GoodOver: CUCHARAS RIVER
.3 MI SOUTH OF US 160, Huerfano, CO
Built 1999 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 104
SHERIDAN BLVD
GoodOver: BIG DRY CREEK
0.2 MI S OF 112TH AVENUE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1995 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 28,771
US 34 ML
GoodOver: BIG THOMPSON RIVER
2 MI E OF ESTES PARK, Larimer, CO
Built 2010 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,800
SH 55 ML
GoodOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
1.3 MI S OF JCT SH55+US13, Logan, CO
Built 1987 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 460
SH 55 ML
GoodOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
1.4 MI S OF JCT SH55+US13, Logan, CO
Built 1987 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 460
SH 55 ML
GoodOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
1.5 MI S OF JCT SH55+US13, Logan, CO
Built 1987 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 460
COUNTY ROAD 38.8
GoodOver: ORCHARD MESA CANAL
.1 MI S OF US 6, Mesa, CO
Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 236
SH 392 ML
GoodOver: GREELEY CANAL NO 2
7.8 MI E OF SH 257, Weld, CO
Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,500
County Road 1
GoodOver: ST VRAIN CREEK
.5 mi south of SH119, Boulder, CO
Built 2014 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 9,344
I 25 ML NBND
GoodOver: EAST PLUM CREEK
WEST OF CASTLE ROCK BUS.D, Douglas, CO
Built 2010 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 41,000
CHAMBERS RD NB
GoodOver: NEWLIN GULCH
1.1 MI N of HESS ROAD, Douglas, CO
Built 2017 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 8,373
CR324/Maxfield Rd
GoodOver: West Divide Creek
150 FT W of CO Rd 311, Garfield, CO
Built 2014 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 106
SH 14 ML
GoodOver: BOYD GULCH
6.7 MI W OF JCT US 287, Larimer, CO
Built 2018 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 3,000
BUZZARD CREEK RD
GoodOver: BUZZARD CREEK
JUST S OF PE ROAD, Mesa, CO
Built 1987 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 470
SH 330 ML
GoodOver: PLATEAU CREEK
3.3 MI E OF JCT SH 65, Mesa, CO
Built 1975 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,300
Showing 6,201-6,250 of 8,965 bridges
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