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
COUNTY ROAD 5100
GoodOver: WEST WISE CREEK
Just NW of AMBER RD, Montrose, CO
Built 2018 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 73
HAVANA STREET
GoodOver: HAPPY CANYON CREEK
1.3 MI S OF RIDGEGATE, Douglas, CO
Built 2009 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 1,145
SH 65 ML
GoodOver: ATWELL GULCH
Just S. of CR 45 1/2, Mesa, CO
Built 1973 Load: 76.9 t ADT: 2,600
FOREST ROAD 240
GoodOver: HOT CREEK
0.5 MI S OF CR 255, Conejos, CO
Built 2011 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 55
County Road 18
GoodOver: Local Drainage
0.4 Mi W of CR 11, Weld, CO
Built 2015 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 3,947
County Road 29
GoodOver: Home Supply Ditch
0.5 Mi N of US Hwy 34, Larimer, CO
Built 1981 Load: 78.2 t ADT: 397
TOWER ROAD
GoodOver: SECOND CREEK
0.25 MI N OF 81ST AVE, Adams, CO
Built 2018 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 28,933
COUNTY ROAD 6E
GoodOver: RIO GRANDE RIVER OVERFLO
0.5 MI N of CR 1S, Rio Grande, CO
Built 1985 Load: 78.6 t ADT: 1,174
County Road 129
GoodOver: Willow Creek
22.1 Mi N of US Hwy 40, Routt, CO
Built 1993 Load: 78.6 t ADT: 1,281
I 25 ML NBND
GoodOver: SMITH CREEK
5.3 MI N OF JCT SH 83 ML, El Paso, CO
Built 1958 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 46,000
COUNTY RD 79.0
GoodOver: TRIB. OF SALADO CREEK
2.8 MI N OF CR 64.8, Las Animas, CO
Built 1997 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2
SH 24 ML
GoodOver: GAME CROSSING
2.4 MI NE OF DIVIDE, Teller, CO
Built 2003 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 18,000
I 70 ML EBND
GoodOver: RAMP TO I 70 WBND, DRAW
GRIZZLY CREEK INTERCHANGE, Garfield, CO
Built 1986 Load: 79.5 t ADT: 8,500
SH 125 ML
GoodOver: MICHIGAN RIVER
N. EDGE OF WALDEN, Jackson, CO
Built 2012 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 2,400
DELAWARE STREET
GoodOver: LITTLES CREEK
AT WEST STERNE PKWY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1999 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 1,723
10TH AVENUE
GoodOver: LAKEWOOD GULCH
0.1 MI EAST OF PERRY ST, Denver, CO
Built 1999 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 5,422
County Road 80
GoodOver: Larimer and Weld Canal
0.6 Mi E of US Hwy 85, Weld, CO
Built 2022 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 229
I 70 ML WBND
GoodOver: RAMP TO I 70 WBND,DRAW
GRIZZLY CK INTERCHANGE, Garfield, CO
Built 1986 Load: 80.5 t ADT: 8,500
SECURITY DRIVE
GoodOver: LOCAL DRAINAGE
.1 MI WEST OF SABLE BLVD, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1996 Load: 80.6 t ADT: 652
SH 72 ML
GoodOver: COAL CREEK
5.6 MI W OF JCT SH 93, Jefferson, CO
Built 2020 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 5,100
SH 72 ML
GoodOver: COAL CREEK
4.6 MI W OF JCT SH 93, Jefferson, CO
Built 2020 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 5,100
SH 72 ML
GoodOver: COAL CREEK
3.4 MI W OF JCT SH 93, Jefferson, CO
Built 2020 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 5,100
Peoria Street
GoodOver: Burlington Ditch
1.2 MI E JCT 85/112th AVE, Adams, CO
Built 2022 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 3,552
US 285 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
5.6 MI N. OF PONCHA SPRGS, Chaffee, CO
Built 1967 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 5,500
Gateway Road
GoodOver: Foothills Trail
W of 30th St intersection, El Paso, CO
Built 2022 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 1,900
US 50 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
4 MI EAST OF COTOPAXI, Fremont, CO
Built 2015 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 3,300
Iris Ave
GoodOver: Elmers Two Mile Ditch
0.15 Mi W of US36/28th St, Boulder, CO
Built 2005 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 21,112
County Road 21
GoodOver: Riverside Canal
0.8 Mi N of Co Rd W, Morgan, CO
Built 2009 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 41
SH 96 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
JACKSON HILL EAST, Pueblo, CO
Built 1993 Load: 82.4 t ADT: 970
COUNTY ROAD 58A
GoodOver: WEST PLUM CREEK TRIB.
.2 MI SW OF CO RD 105, Douglas, CO
Built 1998 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 61
COUNTY ROAD 54
GoodOver: NORTH FORK LADDER CREEK
.1 MI S OF US 40, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1989 Load: 83.2 t ADT: 49
Wagonwheel Gap Rd
GoodOver: Fourmile Creek
0.5 Mi W of Lee Hill Dr, Boulder, CO
Built 2019 Load: 83.3 t ADT: 460
SH 14 ML
GoodOver: BOX ELDER CREEK
0.4 MI E OF JCT I 25, Larimer, CO
Built 1985 Load: 83.6 t ADT: 19,000
SH 92 ML
GoodOver: CURRANT CREEK
8 MI NE OF DELTA, Delta, CO
Built 2009 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 4,500
I25 RAMP
GoodOver: SPEER ENTRANCE
I25 & SPEER, Denver, CO
Built 2010 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 217,000
US 385 ML
GoodOver: BIG TIMBER CREEK
9.8 MI N OF JCT US 40, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1996 Load: 84.3 t ADT: 730
SH 67 ML
GoodOver: NEWLIN CREEK
5 MI S. OF FLORENCE, Fremont, CO
Built 2000 Load: 84.5 t ADT: 1,300
SH 52 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
6.6 MI E OF JCT SH 79, Weld, CO
Built 1961 Load: 85.0 t ADT: 650
MCKAY ROAD
GoodOver: GRANGE HALL CREEK
.35 MI NORTH OF 104TH AVE, Adams, CO
Built 2005 Load: 85.9 t ADT: 14,424
Wagonwheel Gap Rd
GoodOver: Four Mile Creek
0.5 Mi E of Bow Mnt. Rd, Boulder, CO
Built 2019 Load: 85.9 t ADT: 407
Poncha Springs Ln
GoodOver: South Arkansas River
0.1 Mi S OF US 50, Chaffee, CO
Built 2014 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 475
SH 83 RAMP
GoodOver: Multi-use Path
0.1 MI SW ARAPAHOE ROAD, Arapahoe, CO
Built 2015 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 41,000
US 287 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
22 MI N OF OKLA SL, Baca, CO
Built 1980 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 2,900
JACKPOT DRIVE
GoodOver: WEST SAND CREEK TRIB.
JUST W OF CHARLOTTE PKWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1996 Load: 86.9 t ADT: 1,714
RAMP TO I 25 NBND
GoodOver: BOX ELDER CRK OVERFLOW R
IN FORT COLLINS, Larimer, CO
Built 1985 Load: 87.0 t ADT: 894
AIRPORT ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.15 MI W OF ACADEMY BLVD, El Paso, CO
Built 2022 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 10,017
Harmony Rd
GoodOver: Timnath Reservoir Outlet
20ft E of Three Bell Pkwy, Larimer, CO
Built 2016 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 24,815
SH 113 ML
GoodOver: DRAW
11.4 MI NORTH OF JCT SH 1, Logan, CO
Built 2019 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 1,100
US 24 ML
GoodOver: SHIELDS GULCH
5.5 MI NE OF JCT US 285, Chaffee, CO
Built 1937 Load: 87.8 t ADT: 6,700
County Road 17
GoodOver: Dry Creek
0.5 Mi N of Co Rd 4E, Larimer, CO
Built 1997 Load: 87.8 t ADT: 2,409
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