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 34 ML
FairOver: UPPR PLATTE,BEAVER CANAL
6.1 MI E OF JCT SH 52, Morgan, CO
Built 1940 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 4,300
COUNTY ROAD EE
FairOver: ROCKY FORD HIGHLINE CANA
.2 MI E OF CR 14, Otero, CO
Built 1975 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 34
NEALE AVE
FairOver: ROARING FORK RIVER
2 BLK E OF HWY 82, Pitkin, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 1,596
COUNTY ROAD 25
FairOver: GRANADA CREEK
1 MI N OF CR X, Prowers, CO
Built 1975 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 27
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: BOX ELDER CREEK
1 MI E OF WATKINS INTERCH, Adams, CO
Built 1960 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 13,000
AIRPORT BLVD
FairOver: EAST TOLLGATE CREEK
0.3 MI N OF ALAMEDA AVE, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1981 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 32,839
I 70 DEERTRAIL SPU
FairOver: DRAW
IN DEERTRAIL, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1965 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 940
QUITMAN ST
FairOver: WEIR GULCH
NORTH OF 1ST AVENUE, Denver, CO
Built 1976 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 298
COUNTY ROAD 67
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
.1 MI N OF DECKERS, Jefferson, CO
Built 1988 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 849
US 6 ML
FairOver: PAWNEE CANAL
18.2 MI NO OF JCT I-76, Logan, CO
Built 1966 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,000
JIG ROAD
FairOver: COAL CREEK
7.3 MI NW OF MONTROSE, Montrose, CO
Built 1982 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 87
SH 82 ML
FairOver: CO RD, CASTLE CREEK
ASPEN, Pitkin, CO
Built 1961 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 25,000
MARILYN PLACE
FairOver: BESSEMER DITCH
CORNER OF MARILYN/ ADAMS, Pueblo, CO
Built 1939 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 679
County Road 56
FairOver: Elkhead Creek
2.5 M E of Moffat Co Line, Routt, CO
Built 1950 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 21
160TH AVENUE
FairOver: LOST CREEK
0.3 MI E OF CONVERSE ROAD, Adams, CO
Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 69
160TH AVENUE
FairOver: COMANCHE CREEK
1.3 MI E OF HEADLIGHT RD, Adams, CO
Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 42
SH 7 ML
FairOver: BEAR CANYON CREEK
JCT 157 & ARAPAHOE, Boulder, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 29,000
COUNTY ROAD O.90
FairOver: NORTH FORK GUNNISON RVR
W ENTRANCE TO PAONIA, Delta, CO
Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,267
SPRING CREEK ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
12.5 MI. N.E. ALMONT, CO., Gunnison, CO
Built 1965 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 146
SH 149 ML
FairOver: CEBOLLA CREEK
17.1 MI S. OF SH 50, Gunnison, CO
Built 1958 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 560
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: RR, SALT CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SH 6 MACK, Mesa, CO
Built 1971 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,200
County Road 104
FairOver: Little Red Wash
6.4 Mi West of US Hwy 40, Moffat, CO
Built 1948 Load: 22.4 t
County Road 22
FairOver: Dove Creek Canal Reach 1
Yellow Jacket, Colorado, Montezuma, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 20
County Road 20
FairOver: Dove Creek Canal Reach 1
Yellow Jacket, Colorado, Montezuma, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 30
County Road 5
FairOver: Highline Canal
0.6 Mi. No. of Co. Rd. 26, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1986 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 16
County Road 8
FairOver: Fulton Ditch
0.1 Mi E of Co Rd 29, Weld, CO
Built 1992 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 943
County Road 43
FairOver: Latham Ditch
100 Ft N of Co Rd 54, Weld, CO
Built 1995 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 20
144TH AVENUE
FairOver: FULTON LATERAL
JUST E OF POTOMAC, Adams, CO
Built 1998 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,597
BUFFALO ST
FairOver: LITTLES CREEK
AT WEST STERNE PKWY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 2000 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,819
23RD AVENUE
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
JUST N OF COLORADO BLVD, Clear Creek, CO
Built 1989 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 566
80TH AVENUE
FairOver: CROKE CANAL
.28 MI E OF KIPLING ST, Jefferson, CO
Built 1930 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 16,690
US 24 ML
FairOver: SAND CREEK
2 MI W OF SEIBERT, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1933 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 21
US 287 ML
FairOver: LARAMIE POUDRE CANAL
0.1 MI N OF JCT SH 14, Larimer, CO
Built 1965 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 6,500
US 6 ML
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
12.7 MI SW OF STERLING, Logan, CO
Built 1966 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROAD 23
FairOver: GRAND VALLEY CANAL
.9 MI N OF RD I, Mesa, CO
Built 1955 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,950
County Road 18S
FairOver: Fortification Creek
0.11 Mi East of St Hwy 13, Moffat, CO
Built 1987 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 303
COUNTY ROAD 6W
FairOver: FARMERS UNION CANAL
.4 MI N OF CR 6N, Rio Grande, CO
Built 1940 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 60
County Road 1813
FairOver: Blue River
26 mi NW of Silverthorne, Summit, CO
Built 1938 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 10
HAMILTON CREEK RD
FairOver: BLUE RIVER
.4 MILE EAST OF HIGHWAY 9, Summit, CO
Built 1980 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 483
Folsom Street
FairOver: Goose Creek
300 Ft. So. of Valmont, Boulder, CO
Built 1970 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 10,980
US 287 ML
FairOver: LEFT HAND CREEK
IN LONGMONT, Boulder, CO
Built 1948 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 24,000
COUNTY ROAD 1800
FairOver: SURFACE CREEK
.2 MI E OF 2375 RD, Delta, CO
Built 1985 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 368
CHIPITA PARK RD
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
N FOUNTAIN/CHIPITA PARK, El Paso, CO
Built 1976 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,350
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD 178
3.6 MI W OF JCT AGATE SPU, Elbert, CO
Built 1966 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 5,500
COUNTY ROAD 30
FairOver: BRANCH OF LANDSMAN CREEK
0.4 MILES NORTH OF ROAD G, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1959 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 318
COUNTY ROAD N.3
FairOver: BIG SALT WASH
.3 MI N OF RD N, Mesa, CO
Built 1986 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 147
County Road F
FairOver: Buck Creek
0.2 Mi E of Co Rd 31, Morgan, CO
Built 1989 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 43
I 270 EBND ML
FairOver: WASHINGTON STREET
JUST EAST OF I-25 ramp; U, Adams, CO
Built 2003 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 37,500
COUNTY ROAD 42
FairOver: W BIJOU CREEK
3.2 MI EAST OF CR 157, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 96
I 70 SERVICE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BIJOU CREEK SR
7.3 MI E OF JCT 36, BYERS, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,000
Showing 1,651-1,700 of 8,965 bridges
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