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
US 224 ML-70TH AVE
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
70TH BTWN 76 AND 36 INTCH, Adams, CO
Built 1991 ADT: 235,000
I76 EB RAMP TO I25
UnknownOver: SH 53 ML R
.4 MI W OF JCT I76 Ramp, Adams, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 14,000
W 62nd Ave
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
1 MI W OF JCT I25 & I-70, Adams, CO
Built 1992 ADT: 86,000
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: US 85 ML NBND
I76 & US 85C JCT, Adams, CO
Built 1990 ADT: 37,000
BUCKLEY ROAD
UnknownOver: I 76 ML, BNSF RR
BUCKLEY RD @ I76 and BN, Adams, CO
Built 1994 ADT: 7,521
136TH AVE
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
136TH AVE OVER I76 ML, Adams, CO
Built 1994 ADT: 43,000
I 76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: 144TH AVE
2.8 MI. W. OF JCT SH 7, Adams, CO
Built 1994
I 76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: 144TH AVE
2.8 Mi W of SH-7, Adams, CO
Built 1994
ACCESS ROAD
UnknownOver: RAMP TO I 25 NBND R
ESIDE OF I25-I76 INT., Adams, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 10,000
US 36 EBND ML
UnknownOver: I 25 ML,RAMPS,HOV LANES
INT. 36 and I25, Adams, CO
Built 1994 ADT: 237,900
I76 EB ML
UnknownOver: I76 WB ON RAMP FROM I270
NE OF JCT I25, Adams, CO
Built 2003 ADT: 41,600
I76 WB ML
UnknownOver: I76 EB ON RAMP FROM I270
NE OF JCT I25, Adams, CO
Built 2003 ADT: 41,600
I76 ONRMP FROM 270
UnknownOver: I270B RAMP TO I76 WB
NE OF JCT I25, Adams, CO
Built 2003 ADT: 41,600
I 270 EBND
UnknownOver: I76 RAMP,SH224,CLEAR CRK
1 mile East of I-25, Adams, CO
Built 1999 ADT: 14,700
I 270 EBND ML
UnknownOver: I25NB/I25HOV/WB I 270
SBND I25 & EBND I270, Adams, CO
Built 2009 ADT: 28,450
270SB _76EB RMP Y
UnknownOver: I76,RMPS,SH224,CLR.CRK.
SH 270 and I76, Adams, CO
Built 2010 ADT: 90,803
US 36 WBND ML
UnknownOver: I 25 ML,RAMPS,HOV LANES
INT. 36 and I 25, Adams, CO
Built 1998 ADT: 157,700
RAMP TO US 36 WB
UnknownOver: I 25 SBML, HOV lanes
RAMP R OVER I 25, Adams, CO
Built 1998 ADT: 122,000
I270 WBND ML
UnknownOver: I76 RAMP,SH224,CLEAR CRK
I25/US36 HOV PHASE II, Adams, CO
Built 1998 ADT: 11,700
I76 ML EBND
UnknownOver: I 270 ML
1.1 MI NE OF JCT I25, Adams, CO
Built 2003 ADT: 83,000
I76 ML WBND
UnknownOver: I 270 ML
1.1 MI NE OF JCT I25, Adams, CO
Built 2003 ADT: 83,000
SH 53 ML
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
58TH AVE OVER I25, Adams, CO
Built 1992 ADT: 192,000
RAMP TO I 70 EBND
UnknownOver: RAMP TO PENA BLVD NBND R
JUST E OF CHAMBERS ROAD, Adams, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 80,100
PENA BLVD NBND RMP
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
.8 MI E OF CHAMBERS ROAD, Adams, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 43,966
PENA BLVD NBND RMP
UnknownOver: AIRPORT BLVD SBND
PENA BLVD OVER I70 ML, Adams, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 43,966
PENA BLVD SBND RMP
UnknownOver: RMP TO I70 WB ML
PENA BLVD OVER AIRPORT RD, Adams, CO
Built 1993 ADT: 9,400
I 225 ML SBND
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
DENVER, Adams, CO
Built 1994 ADT: 150,000
SH 2 ML
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
JCT I 76,NE OF DENVER, Adams, CO
Built 1999 ADT: 27,000
120TH AVE.
UnknownOver: I76 ML/BNSF/CANAL/AC RD
120TH AVE. OVER I76, Adams, CO
Built 2002 ADT: 17,989
I 225 NB RAMP
UnknownOver: I 70 ML
DENVER, Adams, CO
Built 1997 ADT: 146,300
SH 44 ML WBND
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
104TH AVE OVER I76, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 27,000
I 270 ML
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
COMMERCE CITY, Adams, CO
Built 2000 ADT: 40,000
SH 128 ML/120TH AV
UnknownOver: I 25 ML
1.8 MI E OF JCT US 287, Adams, CO
Built 2006 ADT: 137,000
SH 2 ML SBND
UnknownOver: US 6 ML
IN COMMERCE CITY, Adams, CO
Built 2005 ADT: 18,000
COUNTY ROAD
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
LOCHBUIE INTERCHANGE, Adams, CO
Built 1981 ADT: 13,747
SH 7 aka Bridge ST
UnknownOver: I 76 ML
4.41 MI E JCT SH 51-BRIGH, Adams, CO
Built 1986 ADT: 20,000
26th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
21.43 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1997 ADT: 29,000
48th Avenue-Future
UnknownOver: E-470
23.43 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1997 ADT: 29,000
56th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
24.44 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 1,700
64th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
25.48 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 50
88th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
29.39 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 43,000
96th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
30.46 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 43,000
104th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
31.57 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 2,900
112th Avenue
UnknownOver: E-470
32.57 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 210
Tower Road
UnknownOver: E-470
33.22 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 1996 ADT: 9,100
E-470 NB
UnknownOver: 120th Avenue
34.08 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 2002
E-470 SB
UnknownOver: 120th Avenue
34.08 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 2002 ADT: 3,575
E-470 NB
UnknownOver: Buckley Road
34.63 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 2002 ADT: 13,497
E-470 SB
UnknownOver: Buckley Road
34.63 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 2002 ADT: 10,480
NB E470 RAMP I76EB
UnknownOver: BNSFRR, Cameron Drive
35.34 MI FROM I25, Adams, CO
Built 2002 ADT: 146
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