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
RAMP TO I 25 ML
GoodOver: BNSF RR R
I 25/US 6 INTCHNG IN DENV, Denver, CO
Built 1988 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 215,000
9TH STREET
GoodOver: ANIMAS RIVER
250' W OF SH 550, La Plata, CO
Built 1979 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 4,312
US 94 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
SH 94, Lincoln, CO
Built 1993 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 440
US 287 ML
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.8 MI SE OF KIT CARSON, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1971 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 3,800
COUNTY ROAD 55
GoodOver: SMOKY HILL RIVER
0.5 MILES NORTH OF ROAD G, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1985 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 66
County Road 23
GoodOver: Handy Ditch
0.9 Mi N of Co Rd 12, Larimer, CO
Built 1989 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 3,024
COUNTY ROAD 45.5
GoodOver: NO NAME DITCH
1.6 MILES S OF DEBEQUE, Mesa, CO
Built 2008 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 872
US 50 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
7.8 MI EAST OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO
Built 1961 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 3,400
SH 52 ML
GoodOver: BEEBE CANAL
1.2 MI W OF JCT I 76, Weld, CO
Built 1970 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 9,100
MARK DABLING BLVD
GoodOver: SOUTH DOUGLAS CREEK
0.5 MI N OF FILLMORE, El Paso, CO
Built 1984 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 2,007
US 6 ML
GoodOver: MAYHEM GULCH
1.8 MI E OF JCT SH 119, Jefferson, CO
Built 1950 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 7,500
County Road 24
GoodOver: Riverside Canal
1.0 Mi N of Co Rd W, Morgan, CO
Built 1987 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 476
County Road 74
GoodOver: Elkhead Creek
2 Mi E of County Rd 76, Routt, CO
Built 1997 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD 46
GoodOver: SAGUACHE CREEK
.6 MI S OF CR 2, Saguache, CO
Built 1990 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 58
SH 82 ML
GoodOver: ROARING FORK RIVER
NEAR BASALT, Eagle, CO
Built 1987 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 21,000
Rawhide Flats Road
GoodOver: Rawhide Creek
Just N of CR 15 and CR 84, Larimer, CO
Built 2008 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 233
Rawhide Flats Road
GoodOver: Wire Draw
.8 Mi N of CR15 and CR84, Larimer, CO
Built 2008 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 204
Morrow Dam Road
GoodOver: Cimarron River
Approx .1 mi E Cimarron, Montrose, CO
Built 1970 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 150
ACOMA AVE.
GoodOver: FT. MORGAN CANAL
0.3 MI E of S WEST ST, Morgan, CO
Built 2016 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,235
US 550 ML
GoodOver: MINERAL CREEK
SILVERTON, San Juan, CO
Built 2011 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,900
US 36 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
6 MI E OF JCT I 70, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1961 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 1,100
County Road Y
GoodOver: Riverside Canal
0.7 Mi W of Co Rd 1, Morgan, CO
Built 2002 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 76
MESA AVENUE
GoodOver: BESSEMER DITCH
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1903 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 992
I 76 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
18.6 MI NE OF JCT SH 52, Weld, CO
Built 1958 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 14,000
US 36 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
1.81 MI E OF JCT I 70, Adams, CO
Built 1990 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,500
I 225 ML
GoodOver: TOLLGATE CREEK
IN AURORA, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1965 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 140,000
IRR# COUNTY RD 213
GoodOver: LA POSTA CANYON
5.9 MI NW OF SH 550, La Plata, CO
Built 1997 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,225
Rocky Mtn. Avenue
GoodOver: Farmers Independent Ditc
220 Ft. N of U.S. Hwy 34, Larimer, CO
Built 1994 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 15,405
YOSEMITE STREET NB
GoodOver: TODD CREEK
0.6 MILE S OF 160TH AVE, Adams, CO
Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 835
112TH AVENUE
GoodOver: E FK LITTLE MUDDY CREEK
0.1 M E OF DETER WINTERS, Adams, CO
Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5
US 6 ML
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.5 MI E OF JCT I70, Clear Creek, CO
Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,600
MILLER RANCH ROAD
GoodOver: EAGLE RIVER
0.1 MI N OF U.S 6, Eagle, CO
Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,887
VENETUCCI BLVD
GoodOver: FISHERS CANYON CREEK
N. OF ACADEMY, El Paso, CO
Built 2019 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,573
SH 133 ML
GoodOver: N FK GUNNISON RIVER
1.5 MI NE OF SOMERSET, Gunnison, CO
Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200
SH 12 ML
GoodOver: CUCHARAS RIVER
SW EDGE OF LA VETA, Huerfano, CO
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600
COUNTY ROAD A
GoodOver: SANTANTA CANAL
JUST W OF CR 41.2, Kiowa, CO
Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20
I 70 ML EBND
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD 59
11.5 MI. E OF JCT SH. 385, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,950
COUNTY ROAD 6
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.8 MILES SOUTH OF ROAD D, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD 7
GoodOver: MONTROSE AND DELTA CANAL
JUST W OF SH 550, Montrose, CO
Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 115
US 50 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
1.1 MI E OF JCT SH 231, Pueblo, CO
Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,600
County Road 35
GoodOver: Evans Ditch No. 2
.6 Mi N of CR 38, Weld, CO
Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 352
COUNTY RD 173
GoodOver: BRANCH W. BIJOU CREEK
.2 MI SOUTH OF US36, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1988 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 237
Airport Road
GoodOver: St. Vrain River
600 Ft. S of 9th Ave., Boulder, CO
Built 2006 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 13,131
SH 470 ML EBND
GoodOver: BIG DRY CREEK
1.96 MI E OF JCT SH 177, Douglas, CO
Built 1984 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 49,000
SH 470 ML WBND
GoodOver: BIG DRY CREEK
3.2 M W OF JCT I25, Douglas, CO
Built 1984 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 49,000
SYLVAN LAKE RD
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
JUST SOUTH OF US6, Eagle, CO
Built 2001 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 6,966
County Road 6
GoodOver: Lupton Bottom Ditch
0.8 Mi E of Co Rd 23, Weld, CO
Built 1989 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 3,861
County Road 54
GoodOver: Rock Creek
0.20 Mi E of Co Rd D, Yuma, CO
Built 1992 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 372
RAMP TO I 25 SBND
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK R
.2 MI N I76; .1 MI W I25, Adams, CO
Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 121,000
PEORIA STREET
GoodOver: UPPR, SMITH RD, 37TH AVE
0.2 MI S OF E 39TH AVE, Denver, CO
Built 2014 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 32,908
Showing 6,301-6,350 of 8,965 bridges
Related
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainBridge is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.