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
CTY RD UNCOMPAHGRE
FairOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
0.3 MI E OF US550, Montrose, CO
Built 1960 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 413
SH 144 ML
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
4.7 MI E OF JCT US 34, Morgan, CO
Built 2001 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 410
COUNTY ROAD 18.75
FairOver: OTERO CANAL
.5 MI N OF CR DD, Otero, CO
Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 74
County Road 5
FairOver: White River
100 Ft S of St Hwy 64, Rio Blanco, CO
Built 1976 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 435
SH 112 ML
FairOver: FARMERS UNION CANAL
IN CENTER,2 MI E OF US285, Rio Grande, CO
Built 1938 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,300
SH 145 ML
FairOver: GOODENOUGH GULCH
7 MI E. OF NORWOOD, San Miguel, CO
Built 1939 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,900
County Road 27.8
FairOver: South Platte River
0.8 Mi. No. of Co. Rd. 28, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1985 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 447
I 25 SERVICE RD
FairOver: LONE TREE CREEK SR
3.8 MI S OF WYOMING S.L., Weld, CO
Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 30
County Road 3
FairOver: Sullivan Ditch
0.4 Mi N of Co Rd 12, Weld, CO
Built 2003 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,247
County Road 8
FairOver: Neres Canal
1.4 Mi E of Co Rd 41, Weld, CO
Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,578
County Road 35
FairOver: Union Ditch
0.5 Mi N of Co Rd 48, Weld, CO
Built 1960 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 157
County Road 83
FairOver: Crow Creek
0.8 Mi S of Co Rd 100, Weld, CO
Built 1992 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40
US 385 ML
FairOver: BLACK WOLF CREEK
10.7 MI N OF JCT US 36, Yuma, CO
Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 720
US 36 ML
FairOver: LONE TREE GULCH
11.3 MI E OF BYERS, Adams, CO
Built 1937 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 790
SH 101 ML
FairOver: DRAW
3.7 MI SOUTH OF JCT US 50, Bent, CO
Built 1936 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 450
Hazel Street
FairOver: Local Drainage
Just S of Midway Blvd, Broomfield, CO
Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,346
LEV 5 SW TERM RAMP
FairOver: 84TH AVENUE
SW CORNER TERM BLDG, Denver, CO
Built 2014 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 6,216
I 70 FRONTAGE RD
FairOver: DRAW SR
3 MI W of LIMON, Elbert, CO
Built 1934 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 2
COUNTY ROAD 550
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.7 MI W OF GARDNER, Huerfano, CO
Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 266
SH 94 ML
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
8.4 MI W OF PUNKIN CENTER, Lincoln, CO
Built 1963 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 390
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: BIG SALT WASH
.7 MI N OF RD K, Mesa, CO
Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,108
LA SALLE ROAD
FairOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
.5 MI W OF SH 50, Montrose, CO
Built 1991 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 3,399
COUNTY ROAD 6250
FairOver: MONTROSE AND DELTA CANAL
1.1 MI S OF SH 90, Montrose, CO
Built 1925 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 579
US 50 ML WBND
FairOver: OTERO CANAL
4.2 MI EAST OF FOWLER, Otero, CO
Built 1998 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 2,350
County Road 31
FairOver: Collins Lateral Canal
0.1 Mi N of Co Rd 86, Weld, CO
Built 1995 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 89
County Road 40
FairOver: Platte Valley Canal
0.7 Mi E of Co Rd 41, Weld, CO
Built 1996 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 94
SH 94 ML
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
1.7 MI NE OF LINCOLN-CHYN, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1968 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 440
SH 133 ML
FairOver: N FK GUNNISON RIVER
1 MI NE OF SOMERSET, Gunnison, CO
Built 1981 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,400
County Road 42
FairOver: Fossil Creek Res. Inlet
Jct. with Co Rd 9, Larimer, CO
Built 1963 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 153
COUNTY RD 52.0
FairOver: OU CREEK
5 MI E OF CR 203, Las Animas, CO
Built 1935 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 4
MESA STREET
FairOver: LITTLE SALT WASH
.1 MI N OF OTTLEY AVE, Mesa, CO
Built 1980 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,963
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: GRAND VALLEY CANAL
.8 MI N OF RD H, Mesa, CO
Built 1959 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 2,048
COUNTY ROAD L
FairOver: GRAND VALLEY CANAL
.2 MI E OF RD 20, Mesa, CO
Built 1989 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 155
COUNTY ROAD S
FairOver: LOST CANYON CREEK
2.7 MI SE OF DOLORES, Montezuma, CO
Built 1977 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 278
CR 442 (NYBERG RD)
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
0.24 MI S OF SH 50, Pueblo, CO
Built 2006 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 127
SH 257 ML
FairOver: LOVELAND-GREELEY CANAL
2.3 MI NO OF MILLIKEN, Weld, CO
Built 1961 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 8,500
County Road 46
FairOver: Gilmore Ditch
0.5 Mi E of Co Rd 47, Weld, CO
Built 1983 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 159
County Road 68
FairOver: Crow Creek
0.5 Mi E of Co Rd 61.5, Weld, CO
Built 1999 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,012
County Road 74
FairOver: Lone Tree Annex Overflow
0.3 Mi E of Co Rd 47, Weld, CO
Built 1982 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 588
County Road DD
FairOver: Arikaree River
0.45 Mi N of Co Rd 16, Yuma, CO
Built 1986 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 43
SH 224 ML WBND
FairOver: BURLINGTON CANAL
IN COMMERCE CITY, Adams, CO
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,500
SH 224 ML EBND
FairOver: BURLINGTON CANAL
IN COMMERCE CITY, Adams, CO
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,500
LAWRENCE STREET
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
LAWRENCE AT SPEER BLVD, Denver, CO
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,312
SH 131 ML
FairOver: UP RR, COLORADO RIVER
14.5 MI NO OF JCT I 70, Eagle, CO
Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,600
Route 11
FairOver: Turkey Creek
3.5 mi S of Gate 8, El Paso, CO
Built 1973 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
MURPHY ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH SPRING CREEK
0.7 MI E OF PEYTON HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 777
I 70 SERVICE RD
FairOver: DRAW SR
7.8 MI E OF JCT DEERTRAIL, Elbert, CO
Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,000
US 50 ML
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5 MI E OF JCT SH 120, Fremont, CO
Built 1949 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,800
16th Street
FairOver: Rifle Creek
0.3 Mi E, of RR Ave Rifle, Garfield, CO
Built 2000 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,790
COUNTY ROAD 663
FairOver: TONAHUTU CREEK
South from Kawuneeche Vis, Grand, CO
Built 1983 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 75
Showing 2,251-2,300 of 8,965 bridges
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