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
I 70 FRONTAGE RD
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
2.9 MI W OF DEBEQUE EXIT, Mesa, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 19,000
REDLANDS PKY/24 RD
UnknownOver: I-70B & UPPR RR
JCT I-70B and 24 RD, Mesa, CO
Built 1984 ADT: 27,000
29 Road
UnknownOver: RR/I70 Business
OVER I-70 BUSINESS RTE, Mesa, CO
Built 2010 ADT: 20,000
SH 139 ML
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
13.5 MI E UTAH - LOMA int, Mesa, CO
Built 1970 ADT: 6,300
I 70 ML WBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
11.2 MI. E. COLO.-UTAH S., Mesa, CO
Built 1973 ADT: 650
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
11.1 MI E COLO-UTAH SL, Mesa, CO
Built 1973 ADT: 650
COUNTY ROAD L.60
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
2.0 MI E OF COLO-UTAH SL, Mesa, CO
Built 1973 ADT: 60
COUNTY ROAD 25
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
3.3 MI E OF JCT US 6 ML, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 24,000
COUNTY ROAD 24
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
2.3 MI E OF JCT US 6 ML, Mesa, CO
Built 2005 ADT: 24,000
COUNTY ROAD 26.5
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
1.27 MI W / HORIZON DRIVE, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 3,400
COUNTY ROAD 24.5
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
3.3 MI W / HORIZON DRIVE, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 24,000
COUNTY ROAD 27
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
0.8 MI W OF HORIZON DRIVE, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 3,800
COUNTY ROAD 26
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
1.8 MI W OF HORIZON DRIVE, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 3,100
COUNTY ROAD 20
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
3.5 Mi W of FRUITA, Mesa, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 19,000
SH 340 ML
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
FRUITA INTERCHANGE, Mesa, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 8,100
SH 340 ML WBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML, UP RR
FRUITA, Mesa, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 5,500
SH 340 ML EBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML, UP RR
FRUITA, Mesa, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 5,500
I 70 ML WBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
5.8 MI W OF HORIZON DRIVE, Mesa, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 17,000
I 70 ML EBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
W END OF GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 19,000
RIVERSIDE PKWY
UnknownOver: SH 50 ML
S. SIDE OF GRAND JCT, Mesa, CO
Built 2010 ADT: 21,000
I70 BUS. RT WBND
UnknownOver: US 6 EBND
IN GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa, CO
Built 1957 ADT: 18,000
COUNTY ROAD 29
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
3.5 MI W / GJ I-70 BUS RT, Mesa, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 23,000
COUNTY ROAD 23
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
1.3 MI E OF JCT US 6 ML, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 18,000
COUNTY ROAD
UnknownOver: US 50 ML
2.4 MI. E. OF I-70 WBND B, Mesa, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 18,000
I 70 ML
UnknownOver: US 6 ML,UPRR,COLO RIVER
3.0 MI E OF PALISADE, Mesa, CO
Built 1962 ADT: 1,000
PARK ACCESS ROAD
UnknownOver: I 70 ML AR
CAMEO TRUCK STOP, Mesa, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 480
I 70 BUS ROUTE
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
CLIFTON INTERCHANGE, Mesa, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 21,000
COUNTY ROAD 33
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
12 MI W OF JCT SH 65 ML, Mesa, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 26,000
SH 65 ML
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
10.3 MI N OF JCT SH 330, Mesa, CO
Built 1986 ADT: 22,000
IRR# MESA VERDE RD
UnknownOver: US 160 ML
8.3 MI E OF JCT SH 145, Montezuma, CO
Built 1972 ADT: 1,400
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: SH 144 ML
1.3 MI SW OF JCT SH 52, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 3,300
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: CR 20-BARLOW RD.
EAST FT. MORGAN EXIT, Morgan, CO
Built 1959
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: CR 20-BARLOW ROAD
EAST FT MORGAN EXIT, Morgan, CO
Built 1959
SH34 TO I 76
UnknownOver: I 76 ML R
4.2 MI W OF JCT SH 52, Morgan, CO
Built 1995 ADT: 14,000
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD
TESTING, Morgan, CO
Built 2005
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: SH 144 ML
3.2 MI NE OF JCT US 34-B, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 3,300
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: SH 52 ML
9.5 MI SW OF JCT SH 71, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 9,600
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: SH 52 ML
1.3 MI E OF JCT SH 144, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 9,600
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 24
4 MI S.W. OF BRUSH, Morgan, CO
Built 2014
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 24
5 MI E OF FT MORGAN, Morgan, CO
Built 2013
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
AT JCT US 6 + 34B-BRUSH, Morgan, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 5,300
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: US 34 SPUR
AT JCT. US 6 & 34B-BR, Morgan, CO
Built 1961 ADT: 2,600
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 33
3.7 MI NE OF JCT US 34-B, Morgan, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 100
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 33
5 MI E. OF BRUSH, Morgan, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 100
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 22
4 MI EAST OF FT MORGAN, Morgan, CO
Built 2005 ADT: 100
I76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 22
4 MI EAST OF FT MORGAN, Morgan, CO
Built 2005 ADT: 100
I76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 25
_, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 25
6 MILES E OF FT MORGAN, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 26
7 MI E of Ft Morgan, Morgan, CO
Built 2014
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 26
7 MILES E OF FT MORGAN, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
Showing 701-750 of 8,965 bridges
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