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

Total Bridges

8,965

Public highway bridges in Colorado

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%.

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.

TN

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

MD

Maryland

4.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,527
Selected

CO

Colorado

4.32% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

OR

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310

OH

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753

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.

All Bridges in Colorado

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

County Road 64

Good

Over: Granby Pump Canal

Rd btwn Granby/Shadow Mtn, Grand, CO

Built 1995 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 604

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

SH 82 ML WBND

Good

Over: SHALE BLUFFS

NEAR ASPEN, Pitkin, CO

Built 2000 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 9,000

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

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

WESTMOOR DR

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.1 MI N OF 108TH AVE, Jefferson, CO

Built 1999 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 3,630

County Road 17

Good

Over: Sullivan Ditch

0.2 Mi N of Co Rd 22, Weld, CO

Built 2002 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 135

US 287 NBND

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.4 MI S of NW PKWY, Boulder, CO

Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,500

US 287 ML SBND

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

2.2 MI NO OF JCT SH 121, Boulder, CO

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,500

19TH ST

Good

Over: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

19TH ST AT PLATTE RIVER, Denver, CO

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,342

CO RD 301

Good

Over: COLORADO RIVER

8.2 MI N OF I-70, Eagle, CO

Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 276

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JUST NORTH OF WOODMEN RD., El Paso, CO

Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 15,210

JUDGE ORR ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK

2.5 MI E PEYTON HIGHWAY, El Paso, CO

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,760

NB I25 ML

Good

Over: SB SH21 RAMP

SH21 AND I25 INT, El Paso, CO

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 66,000

YSIDRIO AVENUE

Good

Over: CUCHARAS RIVER

0.1 MI S OF SH 160, Huerfano, CO

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 94

West 8th Street

Good

Over: Big Barnes Ditch

0.3 Mi W of Taft Avenue, Larimer, CO

Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,983

County Road 80C

Good

Over: Sand Creek

0.7 Mi E of Co Rd 89, Larimer, CO

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8

County Road 62

Good

Over: N. Sterling Outlet Canal

0.2 Mi W of Co Rd 63, Logan, CO

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1

COUNTY ROAD 230

Good

Over: SALT CR/ST CHAS FLD DITC

2.6 MI N OF BURNT MILL RD, Pueblo, CO

Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 120

IRR# CO RD 700

Good

Over: CAT CREEK

4.7 Mi NE of Camado, Archuleta, CO

Built 1997 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 42

IRR# CO RD 700

Good

Over: CAT CREEK

0.6 MI N OF CAMADO, Archuleta, CO

Built 1997 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 17

US 40 ML

Good

Over: EUREKA CREEK

5.6 MI NE OF JCT US 87 S, Cheyenne, CO

Built 1968 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,200

FDR 435

Good

Over: DOLORES RIVER

.1 MI ON FDR 435, Montezuma, CO

Built 1964 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 40

County Road 34

Good

Over: Lodge Pole Creek

0.7 Mi E. of Co. Rd. 27, Sedgwick, CO

Built 1996 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 51

S Pratt Parkway

Good

Over: Left Hand Creek

At Missouri Avenue, Boulder, CO

Built 2012 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 4,798

COUNTY ROAD B

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

3 MI E OF CR 74, Kiowa, CO

Built 1993 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD W

Good

Over: INTERMITTENT STREAM

.1 MI E OF CR 71, Kiowa, CO

Built 1993 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 82

COUNTY ROAD 213

Good

Over: ANIMAS RIVER

.5 MI S OF SH 160, La Plata, CO

Built 2004 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 3,800

US 34 ML EBND

Good

Over: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

1.6 MI E OF JCT SH85-G, Weld, CO

Built 1976 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 8,500

I25 NB RAMP TO 224

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK R

I-25NB to SH224 70th Ave, Adams, CO

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 10,000

COUNTY RD. 12 MILE

Good

Over: EMPIRE CANAL

JUST E OF CR S 101, Alamosa, CO

Built 1990 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 132

IRR# CO RD 988

Good

Over: SAMBRITO CREEK

3.3 MI W OF ARBOLES, Archuleta, CO

Built 1992 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 72

17th Avenue

Good

Over: Spring Gulch

750 Ft E of Whitehall Dr, Boulder, CO

Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 9,396

COUNTY ROAD 174

Good

Over: KIOWA CREEK

0.6 MILE W OF BENNET ROAD, Elbert, CO

Built 1992 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 160

SH 9 ML

Good

Over: MACK GULCH

16 MI N of US50, Fremont, CO

Built 2022 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,200

US 40 ML

Good

Over: UP RR

6 MI E OF JCT SH 9, Grand, CO

Built 2004 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,300

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: GUNBARREL CREEK

AT OX YOKE RANCH, Jefferson, CO

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 692

US 550 SBnd ML

Good

Over: DRAW

1.3 MI N of NM Border, La Plata, CO

Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 4,050

US 287 NBND

Good

Over: GREELEY-LOVELAND CANAL

LINCOLN AVE at 1st ST, Larimer, CO

Built 2002 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 4,950

County Road 67

Good

Over: Big Thompson River

0.2 Mi E of Co Rd 67E, Larimer, CO

Built 2009 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5,445

CALAMITY ROAD

Good

Over: SAN MIGUEL RIVER

JUST E OF SH 141, Montrose, CO

Built 1986 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 102

County Road T.7

Good

Over: Bijou Canal

0.4 Mi E of Co Rd 8, Morgan, CO

Built 1987 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 46

SH 14 ML

Good

Over: COALBANK CREEK

3.5 MI WEST OF AULT, Weld, CO

Built 2013 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 8,900

CR 217 (PRICE RD)

Good

Over: BIJOU CREEK TRIBUTARY

3 MI NORTH OF JOLLY RD, Arapahoe, CO

Built 2012 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 149

Showing 7,551-7,600 of 8,965 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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