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
US 385 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
6.3 MI N OF JCT US 40, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1995 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 730
I 25 ML
GoodOver: FOX STREET
IN DENVER, Denver, CO
Built 1949 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 242,000
WOODMEN RD EBND
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
.1 MI W OF MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2009 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 36,984
WOODMEN RD WBND
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
.1 MI W OF MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO
Built 2009 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 34,229
SH 120 ML
GoodOver: DRAW, UP RR
1.5 MI E OF FLORENCE, Fremont, CO
Built 2015 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 800
I 70 ML WBND
GoodOver: FRENCH CREEK
3 MI E OF SHOSHONE DAM, Garfield, CO
Built 1989 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,500
I25 ML SBND
GoodOver: WALSEN ARROYO
1.7 MI S.OF WALSENBURG BU, Huerfano, CO
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,500
COUNTY ROAD S
GoodOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.3 MI WEST OF EADS, Kiowa, CO
Built 1995 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 57
SPRAGUE LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: GLACIER CREEK
0.2 miles from Bear Lake, Larimer, CO
Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500
County Road 54
GoodOver: Box Elder Creek
0.5 Mi East of I-25, Larimer, CO
Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 98
US 40 ML
GoodOver: UP RR
0.7 MI E OF KIT CARSON, Cheyenne, CO
Built 2007 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 3,500
COUNTY ROAD B
GoodOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
5.2 MI SE OF DELTA, Delta, CO
Built 1996 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 162
County Road 36
GoodOver: Prewitt Inlet Canal
0.7 Mi N of Co Rd AA, Morgan, CO
Built 2000 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 13
US 50 BUS. RT.
GoodOver: BNSF RR
SE EDGE OF PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 2003 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 23,000
US 34 ML WBND
GoodOver: 1ST AVE
0.72 MI. E OF JCT US 85, Weld, CO
Built 1975 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 8,500
SB UNIVERSITY BLVD
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK
S OF CHERRY CREEK DR, Denver, CO
Built 1989 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 22,904
NB CENTRAL PK BLVD
GoodOver: E-W LINEAR
NORTH OF 25TH AVENUE, Denver, CO
Built 2004 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 11,085
SB CENTRAL PK BLVD
GoodOver: E-W LINEAR
NORTH OF 25TH AVENUE, Denver, CO
Built 2004 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 8,390
I 25 BUS RT
GoodOver: SULL CREEK
2 MILES NORTH OF JCT US 1, Huerfano, CO
Built 2014 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 5,100
Piney River Drive
GoodOver: Greeley Loveland Canal
0.1 Mi N of McWhinney Blv, Larimer, CO
Built 2000 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,319
County Road 35
GoodOver: Springdale Ditch
0.6 Mi. N. of Co. Rd. 24, Logan, CO
Built 1993 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 647
COUNTY ROAD 6530
GoodOver: LOUTSENHIZER CANAL
.4 MI N OF FLAT TOP RD, Montrose, CO
Built 2009 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 72
US 550 ML
GoodOver: MONTROSE+DELTA CANAL
4.5 MI S OF MONTROSE, Montrose, CO
Built 1992 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 11,000
COUNTY ROAD Z
GoodOver: CROOKED ARROYO
1.8 MI W OF SH 350, Otero, CO
Built 1985 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 172
SH44 ML(104TH AVE)
GoodOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
1.1 MI W OF JCT US 85, Adams, CO
Built 2013 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 14,000
US 36 ML
GoodOver: DAVIDSON DITCH
2.2 MI SE OF JCT SH 157, Boulder, CO
Built 2015 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 77,000
COLORADO BLVD
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
IN IDAHO SPRINGS, Clear Creek, CO
Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,792
WESTBOUND 56TH AVE
GoodOver: MONTBELLO DITCH
JUST W. OF HAVANA ST, Denver, CO
Built 2010 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 17,679
SPECTRUM LOOP ROAD
GoodOver: VOYAGER PKWY/ I-25 RAMPS
0.5 MI S OF N GATE BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 2019 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 783
LEMESANY ROAD
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB
.2 MI NORTH OF RAMAH ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1999 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 36
US 34 ML
GoodOver: N FK COLORADO RIVER
11.9 MI NO OF JCT US 40, Grand, CO
Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 6,200
US 6 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
7.3 MI E OF JCT I 70, Jefferson, CO
Built 1949 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 7,500
US 24 ML
GoodOver: UP RR
9 MI S OF LEADVILLE, Lake, CO
Built 1995 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,200
COUNTY ROAD 24
GoodOver: GRAND VALLEY CANAL
.1 MI N OF RD I, Mesa, CO
Built 2013 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,362
FSR 523
GoodOver: RED MOUNTAIN CREEK
10.2 MI SSW OF CREEDE, Mineral, CO
Built 1981 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 78
TROUT ROAD
GoodOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
0.25 M E OF SH 550, Montrose, CO
Built 1989 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 259
SH 266 ML
GoodOver: FT LYON STORAGE CANAL
2.5 MI NE OF ROCKY FORD, Otero, CO
Built 2013 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 380
COUNTY ROAD 24.5
GoodOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
0.9 MI N OF SWINK, Otero, CO
Built 1986 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 723
I 70 EBND
GoodOver: FOREST SERVICE ROAD
2.6 MI W OF EISENHWR TUNL, Summit, CO
Built 2021 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 36,000
17th AVE
GoodOver: TOLLGATE CREEK
Just E OF FITZSIMONS PY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 2011 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 1,325
US 287 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
0.5 MILE NORTH OF CAMPO, Baca, CO
Built 1971 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 3,000
SH 88-FEDERAL BLVD
GoodOver: Light Rail
JUST N OF HOLDEN, Denver, CO
Built 2011 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 39,000
MOORE STREET
GoodOver: LENA GULCH
200 FT S OF 38TH AVENUE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1986 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 263
COUNTY ROAD II35
GoodOver: NATURITA CREEK
1 MI S OF REDVALE, Montrose, CO
Built 1991 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 31
SH 348 ML
GoodOver: Ironstone Canal
4.7 MI W of Olathe, Montrose, CO
Built 2001 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 270
County Road 61.5
GoodOver: Crow Creek
0.05 Mi N of Co Rd 68, Weld, CO
Built 2000 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 178
County Rd 64/O St.
GoodOver: Eaton Draw
0.8 Mi E of US Hwy 85, Weld, CO
Built 1995 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 564
County Road 84
GoodOver: Pierce Lateral Canal
0.7 Mi E of Co Rd 21, Weld, CO
Built 1990 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 102
136TH AVENUE
GoodOver: BIG DRY CREEK
0.6 MI E OF I-25, Adams, CO
Built 2004 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 22,524
COUNTY ROAD 10
GoodOver: FT. LYON CANAL
2.3 MI N OF SH 194, Bent, CO
Built 1999 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 77
Showing 7,251-7,300 of 8,965 bridges
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