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 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: HOSPITAL ROAD
JUST W. OF BRUSH EXIT, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: HOSPITAL RD/CR 27
1 MI SW OF JCT SH 71, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 29
1 MI NE OF JCT SH 71, BRU, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD 29
1 MI NE OF SH 71, BRUSH, Morgan, CO
Built 2013 ADT: 100
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROADS X,36
9 MI E. OF BRUSH, Morgan, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 100
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROADS X,36
7.4 MI N OF JCT US 34, BR, Morgan, CO
Built 1964 ADT: 100
US 6 ML
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
AT JCT OF I-76, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 14,000
COUNTY ROAD 4
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
NEAR WIGGINS, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 14,000
SH 39 ML
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
0.2 MI NO OF JCT SH 6, Morgan, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 9,600
US 34 ML
UnknownOver: SH 39 ML
4.6 MI E OF JCT SH 144, Morgan, CO
Built 1982 ADT: 2,000
RAMP TO I 76 EBND
UnknownOver: I 76 ML R
4.6 MI E OF JCT SH 144, Morgan, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 4,500
I 76 ML
UnknownOver: CO RD 1
3 MI SW OF WIGGINS, Morgan, CO
Built 1958 ADT: 160
COUNTY ROAD 12
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
6.9 MI EAST OF JCT SH 34, Morgan, CO
Built 1978 ADT: 320
SH 109 ML
UnknownOver: RDWY, RR, ARKANSAS RVR
LA JUNTA, Otero, CO
Built 1967 ADT: 4,500
US 287 ML
UnknownOver: US 50 ML
JCT SH 287 WILEY JCT, Prowers, CO
Built 1988 ADT: 3,300
I 25 ML
UnknownOver: US 50 BUS. RTE.
IN PUEBLO I25/Santa Fe, Pueblo, CO
Built 1958 ADT: 21,000
I 25 ML
UnknownOver: SH 96 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1959 ADT: 17,000
I 25 ML
UnknownOver: UPRR
0.25 MI N OF JCT SH 50 E, Pueblo, CO
Built 2019
I 25 ML
UnknownOver: D STREET
0.2 MI N OF JCT SH 50 E, Pueblo, CO
Built 2019
BONFORTE BLVD
UnknownOver: SH 47 ML
1.9 MI E OF I25, Pueblo, CO
Built 1968 ADT: 5,000
JERRY MURPHY ROAD
UnknownOver: SH 47 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1977 ADT: 9,100
SH 47 ML
UnknownOver: US 50 ML
AT US 50 AND SH 47, Pueblo, CO
Built 1979 ADT: 7,600
I 25 ML
UnknownOver: US 50 ML & SH 47 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 2002 ADT: 43,900
SH 96 EBnd
UnknownOver: CITY ST, RR, ARK. RVR
2.4 MI E OF JCT SH 45, Pueblo, CO
Built 2010
SH 96 WB
UnknownOver: RDWY, RR, ARKANSAS RVR
4th St 2.4 MI E OF SH45, Pueblo, CO
Built 2011
DILLON DRIVE
UnknownOver: I25 ML
2.1 mi N of SH 50, Pueblo, CO
Built 2015 ADT: 68,000
US 50 ML
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1958 ADT: 70,000
ORDINANCE ROAD
UnknownOver: US 50 ML
5.0 MI E OF JCT SH 231 S, Pueblo, CO
Built 1953 ADT: 380
NORTHERN AVE
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1957 ADT: 21,000
MESA AVE
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1957 ADT: 2,400
ELDORADO STREET
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1958 ADT: 930
COUNTY ROAD 30
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
16.2 MI NO OF JCT SH 165, Pueblo, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 490
SH 45 ML, LAKE AVE
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
S. END OF PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1963 ADT: 15,000
US 50 ML
UnknownOver: OLD SH 227 ML, SALT CREE
LEAVE PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 2003 ADT: 5,800
COUNTY ROAD
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
9 MI NORTH OF JCT SH 165, Pueblo, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 330
CENTRAL AVE
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1970 ADT: 1,500
SH 165 ML
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
INT. TO COLORADO CITY, Pueblo, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 13,000
COUNTY ROAD 345
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
2.9 MI NO OF JCT SH 165 M, Pueblo, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 346
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
19.1 MI NO OF JCT US 160, Pueblo, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 15,000
GRANEROS ROAD
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
21.2 MI NO OF JCT US 160, Pueblo, CO
Built 1965 ADT: 15,000
8TH STREET
UnknownOver: I25,DRGWRR,FOUNTAIN CRK
Over and E of I-25, Pueblo, CO
Built 1928 ADT: 3,492
MEL HARMON DR.
UnknownOver: MALL DR, DRGWRR
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1976
County Road 27
UnknownOver: Mine Access
1 Mi S of CR 33, Routt, CO
Built 2010 ADT: 668
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: SH 59 ML
15 MI SW OF JCT US 385, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1968 ADT: 220
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: SH 59 ML
16 MI NE OF JCT SH 55, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1968 ADT: 220
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: US 385 ML
3.9 MI SW OF NEBRASKA S.L, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 790
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: US 385 ML
JULESBURG INTERCHANGE, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 790
COUNTY ROAD 32.5
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
3.4 MI NE OF JCT US 385, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1969 ADT: 8,500
US 385 ML
UnknownOver: US 138 ML
IN JULESBURG, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1988 ADT: 2,000
SH 91 ML
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
AT COPPER MOUNTAIN, Summit, CO
Built 1977 ADT: 18,000
Showing 751-800 of 8,965 bridges
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