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 287 ML
FairOver: LARIMER COUNTY CANAL
FT COLLINS, Larimer, CO
Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 37,000
US 160 ML
FairOver: ALKALI CREEK
28 MI E OF JCT US 350, Las Animas, CO
Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180
County Road 67
FairOver: South Platte River
1.7 Mi N of I-76, Logan, CO
Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 322
SH 141 ML
FairOver: ATKINSON CREEK
2 MI WEST OF URAVAN, Montrose, CO
Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 260
SH 141 ML
FairOver: NATURITA CREEK
JUST EAST OF NATURITA, Montrose, CO
Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200
County Road 30
FairOver: Beaver Creek
1.2 Mi N of Co Rd I, Morgan, CO
Built 1989 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 36
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: CATLIN CANAL
.9 MI S OF SH 10, Otero, CO
Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 194
County Road 64
FairOver: North Fork Elk River
8.5 Mi NE of Co Rd 129, Routt, CO
Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 160
SH 131 ML
FairOver: EGERIA CREEK
40 MI S of STMBOAT SPRNGS, Routt, CO
Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,000
US 85 ML
FairOver: DRAW
2.3 MI S OF WYOMING S.L., Weld, CO
Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,000
County Road 102
FairOver: Owl Creek
0.75 Mi E of Co Rd 41, Weld, CO
Built 1974 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 24
US 34 ML
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER
8 MI E OF WRAY, Yuma, CO
Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,100
HEADLIGHT ROAD
FairOver: KIOWA CREEK
0.5 MI NORTH OF ROAD 160, Adams, CO
Built 1993 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 23
FLORIDA AVE
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
JUST E OF S PLATTE RIV DR, Denver, CO
Built 1956 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 8,951
COUNTY ROAD O
FairOver: EAST FORK BIG SALT WASH
.7 MI E OF RD 18, Mesa, CO
Built 1991 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 205
COUNTY ROAD 5
FairOver: AMITY CANAL
.3 MI N OF US 50, Prowers, CO
Built 1950 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 176
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
IN FLORISSANT, Teller, CO
Built 1936 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 5,400
JEWELL AVENUE
FairOver: EAST TOLLGATE CREEK
0.7 MI E OF GENOA ST, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12,981
COUNTY ROAD 225
FairOver: SOUTH ARKANSAS RIVER
.2 MI SW OF SH 50, Chaffee, CO
Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 49
I 25 ML
FairOver: RR SPUR
JUST S OF 6th AVE INTCHNG, Denver, CO
Built 1958 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 215,000
FDR 526
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
19 MILES NNE OF DOLORES, Dolores, CO
Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
SH 115 ML
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
9th St, 0.2 Mi S of US 50, Fremont, CO
Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12,000
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CIMARRON RIV
27 MI S OF MONTROSE, Gunnison, CO
Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 187
US 160 ML
FairOver: DRAW
16 MI W OF WALSENBURG, Huerfano, CO
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,100
County Road 29.5
FairOver: S. Platte River Overflow
0.7 Mi. N. of Co. Rd. 12, Logan, CO
Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 76
COUNTY ROAD G
FairOver: GOVT. HIGHLINE CANAL
.1 MI E OF RD 34, Mesa, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,233
County Road 23
FairOver: Dove Creek Canal Reach 1
Dove Creek canal sta. 157, Montezuma, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 2S
FairOver: MONTE VISTA CANAL
0.5 MI E OF CR 28, Rio Grande, CO
Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 142
I 76 ML
FairOver: SEEP CANAL
6 MI SW OF JCT SH 52, Weld, CO
Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 23,000
County Road 55
FairOver: Latham Ditch
0.5 Mi N of Co Rd 52, Weld, CO
Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 237
County Road 90
FairOver: Pierce Lateral Canal
0.5 Mi E of Co Rd 31, Weld, CO
Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 871
County Road 122
FairOver: Crow Creek
300 Ft E of Co Rd 85, Weld, CO
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 76
152ND AVENUE
FairOver: BOX ELDER CREEK
1.6 MILES W OF WATKINS RD, Adams, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 3,919
COUNTY ROAD 37
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
.9 MI N OF CR HH, Baca, CO
Built 1960 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 89
US 50 ML
FairOver: SPAULDING CREEK
1 MI W OF PONCHA SPGS., Chaffee, CO
Built 1938 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 5,200
DAYTON ST
FairOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
DAYTON AT E KENTUCKY RD, Denver, CO
Built 1972 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 10,288
STONEHENGE WAY
FairOver: SULPHUR GULCH
.05 MI S OF MAIN STREET, Douglas, CO
Built 1972 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 1,585
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: CLOVER DITCH
3.3 MI N / US85 FOUNTAIN, El Paso, CO
Built 1956 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 23,500
COUNTY ROAD 53
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.5 MILES SOUTH OF ROAD G, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1989 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 17
SH 14 ML
FairOver: YOUNGS GULCH
13 MI EAST OF ROAD TO EGG, Larimer, CO
Built 1950 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 1,100
County Road 74E
FairOver: South Lone Pine Creek
9.9 Mi E of Co Rd 68C, Larimer, CO
Built 1967 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 2,242
Rustic Road
FairOver: Cache La Poudre River
Just S of CR14, Larimer, CO
Built 1959 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 81
I 25 SERVICE RD
FairOver: SALT CREEK SR
S. Edge of Pueblo, Pueblo, CO
Built 1931 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 474
PEORIA STREET
FairOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
0.5 MI S OF 6TH AVE, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1987 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 13,515
COUNTY ROAD 1A
FairOver: OAK CREEK
0.95 MI S OF COTOPAXI, Fremont, CO
Built 1984 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 839
County Road 243
FairOver: Main Elk Creek
5.5 mi N of CR 245, Garfield, CO
Built 1957 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 44
COUNTY ROAD 122
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
JUST SOUTH OF US285, Jefferson, CO
Built 1948 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 1,204
US 6 ML
FairOver: ELK CREEK
4.3 MI E OF JCT SH 119, Jefferson, CO
Built 1950 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 7,500
US 287 ML
FairOver: BIG THOMPSON RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT SH 402, Larimer, CO
Built 1950 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 18,000
SH 141 ML
FairOver: GUNNISON RIVER
WHITEWATER, Mesa, CO
Built 1958 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 540
Showing 1,601-1,650 of 8,965 bridges
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