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
SH 96 ML
GoodOver: HARDSCRABBLE CREEK
IN WETMORE, Custer, CO
Built 1991 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,000
46TH AVENUE
GoodOver: PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
BTWN COLISEUM-STOCK SHOW, Denver, CO
Built 2002 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,805
72ND AVENUE
GoodOver: PEDESTRIAN PATH
0.2 MI WEST OF CARR ST, Jefferson, CO
Built 2004 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 13,101
TITAN ROAD
GoodOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
JUST E OF WILDLIFE WAY, Douglas, CO
Built 1998 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 10,871
N 115th St
GoodOver: Highland Ditch
0.95 Mi N of Vermillion R, Boulder, CO
Built 2012 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 435
Wagonwheel Gap Rd
GoodOver: Four Mile Creek
0.6 Mi W of Lee Hill Rd, Boulder, CO
Built 2019 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 587
COUNTY ROAD W
GoodOver: N FORK OF SMOKEY HILL R.
.2 MI E OF SH 385, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1993 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 33
I 70 ML EBND
GoodOver: FRENCH CREEK
3 MI E OF SHOSHONE DAM, Garfield, CO
Built 1991 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 8,500
US 287 ML
GoodOver: BIG DRY CREEK
120th AVE., W. of FEDERAL, Adams, CO
Built 1987 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 41,000
SH 125 ML
GoodOver: ILLINOIS RIVER
0.7 MI NORTH OF JCT SH 14, Jackson, CO
Built 1993 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 2,200
COUNTY ROAD 51
GoodOver: SAND ARROYO
0.4 MI S OF CR DD, Baca, CO
Built 1986 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 4
WATERTON ROAD
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.1 MI S OF SH 75, Jefferson, CO
Built 2019 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 11,043
KIPLING STREET
GoodOver: FARMERS HIGHLINE CANAL
.15 MI NORTH OF 72ND AVE, Jefferson, CO
Built 2001 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 15,571
County Road 70
GoodOver: North Poudre Canal
0.8 Mi E of Co Rd 15, Larimer, CO
Built 1989 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 5,556
US 40 ML
GoodOver: ELKHEAD RIVER
6.4 MI EAST OF JCT SH13, Moffat, CO
Built 1992 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 4,200
US 50 ML
GoodOver: Patterson Hollow
3 ME W OF ROCK FORD, Otero, CO
Built 2001 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 5,600
WASHINGTON STREET
GoodOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
0.5 MI N OF 136TH AVE, Adams, CO
Built 2010 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 12,021
SH 17 ML
GoodOver: LOS PINOS RIVER
9 MI NE OF NEW MEXICO S.L, Conejos, CO
Built 1967 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 420
HOLTWOOD ROAD
GoodOver: HORSE CREEK
0.7 MI N OF CORONA ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 2017 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 55
EB Harmony Road
GoodOver: Fossil Crk Res. Inlet
.7 MI west of JCT-I25, Larimer, CO
Built 2010 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 24,693
Otter Road
GoodOver: Loutsenhizer Canal
0.1 Mi E of Hwy 550, Montrose, CO
Built 2019 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 787
SH 71 ML
GoodOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
1.1 MI NO OF JCT SH 10, Otero, CO
Built 2021 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 510
SH 64 ML
GoodOver: WESTERN FUELS RR
6 MI SE OF DINOSAUR, Rio Blanco, CO
Built 1983 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 1,000
VALENTIA ST
GoodOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
.5 MI N MISSISSIPPI AVE, Denver, CO
Built 1995 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 6,297
County Road 17
GoodOver: Poudre Valley Canal
0.5 Mi N of Co Rd 64, Larimer, CO
Built 1983 Load: 72.1 t ADT: 86
EAST LAS VEGAS ST
GoodOver: COLONY HILLS CANAL
0.45 MI N OF HWY 85-87, El Paso, CO
Built 2020 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 6,535
SH 9 ML
GoodOver: SEYMOUR GULCH
12.1 MI NW OF JCT US 50, Fremont, CO
Built 1960 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 1,200
COUNTY ROAD 58
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
0.1 MI E OF CR ME.75, Mesa, CO
Built 2023 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 147
US 6 ML
GoodOver: DRAW SR
14.9 MI NE OF MESA-GARFIE, Garfield, CO
Built 1954 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 680
COUNTY RD 44.0
GoodOver: CANYON DEL AGUA CREEK
5.0 MI W OF CR 61.5, Las Animas, CO
Built 1994 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 37
SH 72 ML
GoodOver: COAL CREEK
5.7 MI NW OF JCT SH 93, Jefferson, CO
Built 2020 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 5,100
PINON ROAD
GoodOver: FARM ROAD A
2 MI NE EXIT 110 off I-25, Pueblo, CO
Built 2004 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 217
County Road 32
GoodOver: Upper Highland Ditch
0.3 Miles W of CR 7, Weld, CO
Built 2021 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 1,470
FALCON HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BRANCH SQUIRREL CREEK
0.1 MI E OF ABILENE DRIVE, El Paso, CO
Built 1995 Load: 73.3 t ADT: 2,048
PEORIA STREET
GoodOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
.6 MI NORTH OF E470, Douglas, CO
Built 1996 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 4,514
I25 W FRONTAGE RD.
GoodOver: CHANNEL MD-B SR
NW CORNER DACANO INT, Weld, CO
Built 2000 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 5,938
SYLVAN LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: ABRAMS CREEK
JUST WEST OF LIME PARK DR, Eagle, CO
Built 2001 Load: 73.7 t ADT: 1,796
County Road 73
GoodOver: White River
0.2 Mi N of St Hwy 64, Rio Blanco, CO
Built 2021 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 21
SB PENA BLVD
GoodOver: THIRD CREEK
3.5 MI EAST OF E-470, Denver, CO
Built 1992 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 55,210
HAVANA ST
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
0.3 MI S OF SMITH ROAD, Denver, CO
Built 1989 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 13,787
US 36 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
0.5 MI E OF JCT I 70, Arapahoe, CO
Built 2022 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,500
SH 101 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
5.7 MI SO OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO
Built 2013 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 250
SH 69 ML
GoodOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
9 MI S. WESTCLIFFE, Custer, CO
Built 2012 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 720
27th Way
GoodOver: Skunk Creek
0.2 Mi No of St Hwy 93, Boulder, CO
Built 2008 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 10,468
58TH AVENUE
GoodOver: RALSTON CREEK
JUST E OF LAMAR STREET, Jefferson, CO
Built 1996 Load: 74.9 t ADT: 10,681
COUNTY ROAD 24
GoodOver: UTE CANYON
.2 MI S OF CR G, Baca, CO
Built 1978 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 4
County Road 16
GoodOver: Morrison Creek
11.5 Mi SE of Co Rd 14, Routt, CO
Built 2007 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 83
RIVERDALE ROAD
GoodOver: HALL STREAM
JUST N OF 104TH AVENUE, Adams, CO
Built 1993 Load: 75.6 t ADT: 6,933
SH 52 ML
GoodOver: BOULDER CREEK
2.4 MI E OF JCT US 287, Boulder, CO
Built 2011 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 14,000
OSAGE STREET
GoodOver: BNSF MAINLINE/LIGHT RAIL
W 62ND PKWY, Adams, CO
Built 2012 Load: 76.0 t ADT: 906
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