State profile · Below median Poor share

Colorado bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Colorado.

8,965
Public bridges
35.7%
Good condition
4.8%
Poor condition

Colorado holds 8,965 public highway bridges (#27 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.82% Poor share (#34 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.8% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 19 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

8,965

Public highway bridges in Colorado

Good Condition

35.7%

3,197 bridges rated 7-9

-14.3pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.8%

432 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.7pp vs national avg 7.5%

Colorado vs national bridge condition

Colorado - Good condition share 35.7%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Colorado - Poor-condition share 16.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Colorado in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Colorado has 8,965 bridges and a 4.8% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #19 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Colorado has 8,965 bridges and a 4.8% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #19 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Colorado vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

8,965 27th of 54 higher than 27 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Colorado

The highlighted point is Colorado: 8,965 bridges and 4.82% in Poor condition, rank #19 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Colorado on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Connecticut: 4,365 bridges · 4.72% Poor
  • Ohio: 26,729 bridges · 4.74% Poor
  • Colorado: 8,965 bridges · 4.82% Poor
  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Colorado

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 8,965 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Colorado’s inventory

State agency holds 38.8% of the 8,965 public highway bridges filed under Colorado in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Colorado’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 8.5% of the 8,965 bridges with a recorded original year in Colorado. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Colorado35.7%59.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Colorado (FHWA NBI)

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.

CT

Connecticut

4.72% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,365

OH

Ohio

4.74% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,729
Selected

CO

Colorado

4.82% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495

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.

144TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1.2 MILES WEST OF SH 79, Adams, CO

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t

County Road 79.0

Poor

Over: Salado Creek

2.8 Mi N of CR 64, Las Animas, CO

Built 2020 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2

County Road 59

Poor

Over: N. Sterling Outlet Canal

0.3 Mi N of Co Rd 58, Logan, CO

Built 1940 Load: 1.4 t ADT: 6

COTTONWOOD ST

Poor

Over: NORTH CRESTONE CREEK

IN TOWN OF CRESTONE, Saguache, CO

Built 1991 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 65

CO Rd 32

Poor

Over: Feeder Ditch

0.28 MI E of Co Rd 75, Las Animas, CO

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7

POTOMAC STREET

Poor

Over: OBRIAN CANAL

0.2 MILE NORTH OF SH 2, Adams, CO

Built 1940 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 190

All Bridges in Colorado

US 40 ML

Good

Over: BIG SPRING CREEK

4.1 MI NE OF JCT US 287 S, Cheyenne, CO

Built 1968 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 1,200

County Road 9E

Good

Over: Big Thompson River

0.4 Mi N of St Hwy 402, Larimer, CO

Built 1988 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 5,310

County Road 17

Good

Over: Home Supply Ditch

1.3 Mi W of Campion, Larimer, CO

Built 2005 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 21,143

CR 229/CROW CUTOFF

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

6.6 MI NE OF RYE, Pueblo, CO

Built 2011 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 231

Whiteriver Avenue

Good

Over: Rifle Creek

100 Ft N of 16th Street, Garfield, CO

Built 2004 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 3,687

GARRISON STREET

Good

Over: RALSTON CREEK

JUST S OF BROOKS DR, Jefferson, CO

Built 2013 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 3,986

I 76 FRONTAGE ROAD

Good

Over: BIJOU CREEK SR

2.5 MI E OF WIGGINS, Morgan, CO

Built 1977 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 800

SH 2 ML

Good

Over: I 25 ML

IN DENVER, Denver, CO

Built 2006 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 61,000

US 40 ML

Good

Over: DRAW

6.6 MI SE OF LINCOLN-CHYN, Cheyenne, CO

Built 1993 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 3,300

County Road 25

Good

Over: South Platte River

0.6 MI S of US HWY 6, Logan, CO

Built 1996 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 172

LINCOLN AVENUE WB

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

1.0 MI WEST OF HIGHWAY 83, Douglas, CO

Built 2000 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 14,905

County Road 28

Good

Over: Highline Canal

0.1 Mi. E. of Co. Rd. 5, Sedgwick, CO

Built 1998 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 26

County Road 80

Good

Over: Dry Wash

3.0 Mi E of Co Rd 85, Weld, CO

Built 1995 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 19

FSR 128.1B

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.15 MI FROM CO SH 17, Conejos, CO

Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 129

FDR 108

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.01 MI. WEST OF HWY. 108, Grand, CO

Built 2000 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25

SH 318 ML

Good

Over: SANDWASH CREEK

11.4 MI W OF SUNBEAM, Moffat, CO

Built 1978 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 180

SH 14 ML

Good

Over: COLLINS LATERAL CANAL

3.5 MI W OF AULT & US85, Weld, CO

Built 1957 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,900

I 76 ML WBND

Good

Over: SH 63 ML

ATWOOD EXIT (HWY 63), Logan, CO

Built 2003 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,250

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: TRIB N.FK LONE ROCK CRK

.5 MI S OF CR BB, Baca, CO

Built 1997 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 52

US 85 ML

Good

Over: UP RR

5 MI. S. OF GREELEY, Weld, CO

Built 1994 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 19,000

MCLAUGHLIN ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

.25 MI S. OF WOODMEN ROAD, El Paso, CO

Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,876

County Road 40

Good

Over: Cedar Creek

1.9 Mi E of Co Rd 43, Logan, CO

Built 1995 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 97

County road 54

Good

Over: N. Sterling Outlet Canal

0.5 Mi W of SH113, Logan, CO

Built 1994 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 9

West First Street

Good

Over: Greeley Loveland Canal

180 W First Street, Larimer, CO

Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 9,792

COUNTY RD D.5

Good

Over: LEWIS WASH

JUST EAST OF CR 31, Mesa, CO

Built 2013 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,787

Juniper Road

Good

Over: Intermittent Stream

11 mi from Pueblo CO, Pueblo, CO

Built 1972 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 175

N. 95th St (Cr 19)

Good

Over: Liggett Ditch

1.2 Mi S of Co Rd 38, Boulder, CO

Built 1984 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 7,744

HESS ROAD

Good

Over: ACCESS ROAD

3.35M E. OF S. HAVANA ST., Douglas, CO

Built 2012 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 9,535

I 76 ML WBND

Good

Over: UP RR

0.2 MI E OF JCT US 85, Adams, CO

Built 2014 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 16,500

SH 470 ML EBND

Good

Over: KIPLING PARKWAY

12.4 MI S. OF I 70, Jefferson, CO

Built 1986 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 24,500

County Road 24

Good

Over: Sterling Ditch No 1

0.1 Mi. E. of US Hwy 6, Logan, CO

Built 1989 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 93

County Road 59

Good

Over: Iliff Platte Valley Ditc

1.0 Mi N of Co Rd 48.5, Logan, CO

Built 1997 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 30

County Road 25E

Good

Over: Redstone Creek

3.9 Mi N of Co Rd 24H, Larimer, CO

Built 1990 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 788

SH 12 ML

Good

Over: PURGATOIRE RIVER

1 MI E OF WESTON, Las Animas, CO

Built 1986 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 520

COUNTY ROAD 220

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF BEULAH, Pueblo, CO

Built 1998 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 45

County Road 64

Good

Over: Granby Pump Canal

Rd btwn Granby/Shadow Mtn, Grand, CO

Built 1995 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 604

COUNTY ROAD 292

Good

Over: CHALK CREEK

Just N of CR 162, Chaffee, CO

Built 1989 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 79

INVERNESS DR SOUTH

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.2 MI E OF INV. PWY, Douglas, CO

Built 1996 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,336

WB LONDONDERRY DR

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.1 MI E OF MERIDIAN RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2002 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 3,219

EB LONDONDERRY DR

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.1 MI E OF MERIDIAN RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2002 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,936

WB LONDONDERRY DR

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.7 MI E OF MERIDIAN RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2002 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,464

EB LONDONDERRY DR

Good

Over: SQUIRREL CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.7 MI E OF MERIDIAN RD, El Paso, CO

Built 2002 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,223

US 285 ML

Good

Over: SH 95 ML

HAMPDEN/SHERIDAN, Denver, CO

Built 1993 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 55,000

SH 82 ML WBND

Good

Over: SHALE BLUFFS

NEAR ASPEN, Pitkin, CO

Built 2000 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 9,000

SH 96 ML

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

10.4 MI E OF JCT SH 287, Kiowa, CO

Built 1988 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD L63

Good

Over: BILK CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF SH 145, San Miguel, CO

Built 1997 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 21

County Road 57

Good

Over: Greeley No. 2 Canal

0.5 Mi N of CR 66, Weld, CO

Built 2011 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 117

DOWNING STREET

Good

Over: I 25 ML

IN DENVER, Denver, CO

Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 16,643

RAMP TO SB I25

Good

Over: DIRTY WOMAN CREEK R

JUST SOUTH OF SH 105, El Paso, CO

Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 84,000

SH 96 EBnd

Good

Over: CITY ST RR ARK. RVR

2.4 MI E OF JCT SH 45, Pueblo, CO

Built 2010 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 27,000

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