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
ELATI STREET
FairOver: LITTLES CREEK
AT WEST STERNE PKWY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1999 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 70
County Road 84W
FairOver: North St. Vrain Creek
1.0 Mi NW of St Hwy 7, Boulder, CO
Built 1927 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 122
I 70 FRONTAGE RD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK SR
0.1 MI W. OF SILVERPLUME, Clear Creek, CO
Built 1938 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 33,000
EVANS AVE
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
JUST E OF PLATTE RIV DR, Denver, CO
Built 1957 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 37,544
NE 2ND LEVEL PARK
FairOver: PARKING LOT
EAST PARKING STRUCTURE, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 2,030
E 2ND LEVEL PARK
FairOver: PARKING LOT
EAST PARKING STRUCTURE, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 3,093
SE 2ND LEVEL PARK
FairOver: PARKING LOT
EAST PARKING STRUCTURE, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,749
SW 2ND LEVEL PARK
FairOver: FUTURE PARKING LOT
WEST OF PARKING STRUCTURE, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,579
W 2ND LEVEL PARK
FairOver: PARKING LOT
WEST OF PARKING STRUCT, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,589
NW 2ND LEVEL PARK
FairOver: PARKING LOT
WEST OF PARKING STRUCTURE, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 942
BUCK CREEK RD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.4 MI N OF NOTTINGHAM RD, Eagle, CO
Built 1993 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 440
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: WEST 44TH AVE
WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1968 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 56,000
SH470 ML
FairOver: E. FR ROAD/ROONEY ROAD
2 MI N OF JCT US 285, Jefferson, CO
Built 1988 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 70,000
5TH STREET
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
IN TOWN OF CREEDE, Mineral, CO
Built 1988 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 318
160TH AVENUE
FairOver: NERES CANAL
0.2 MILE E OF HARVEST RD, Adams, CO
Built 1997 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 965
VIOLET LANE
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.2 MI NW SH6 & SYLVA, Eagle, CO
Built 2008 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 177
US 50 ML
FairOver: DRAW
17 MI SE OF SALIDA, Fremont, CO
Built 1936 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 3,600
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: PRIVATE ROAD
5.3 MI S OF SH10-WLSNBRG., Huerfano, CO
Built 1969 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 5,500
County Road 2
FairOver: Jackson Lake Inlet Canal
1.5 Mi N of County Rd X, Morgan, CO
Built 1963 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 50
County Road 29
FairOver: Beaver Creek
0.6 Mi N of Co Rd P, Morgan, CO
Built 1994 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 24
County Road M.5
FairOver: Kiowa Creek
1.0 Mi W of Co Rd W, Morgan, CO
Built 1965 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 152
CR 214/CENTRAL AVE
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
0.1 MI N SHAKESPEARE AVE, Pueblo, CO
Built 1982 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 33
County Road 19
FairOver: Big Dry Creek
0.9 Mi N of Co Rd 4, Weld, CO
Built 1984 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,326
IRR#CO RD 557
FairOver: SAN JUAN RIVER
3.4 MI SW OF CAMADO, Archuleta, CO
Built 2010 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 142
MONACO PKWY
FairOver: GOLDSMITH GULCH
AT EVANS AVE, Denver, CO
Built 1966 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 26,351
US 24 ML
FairOver: DRAW
1.8 MI E OF CALHAN, El Paso, CO
Built 1935 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,200
SPRING STREET
FairOver: NORTH MONUMENT CREEK
0.4 MI S OF SH 105, El Paso, CO
Built 1988 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,903
I 70 ACCESS RD
FairOver: UP RR AR
NEW CASTLE EXIT, Garfield, CO
Built 1971 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 10,836
COUNTY ROAD N.5
FairOver: PLATEAU CREEK
PLATEAU CREEK AT VEGA RES, Mesa, CO
Built 1950 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 81
SH 67 ACCESS AR
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
4.2 MI S OF JCT 24 - DIVI, Teller, CO
Built 1937 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100
SH 119 S/WBND
FairOver: ST VRAIN CREEK
1.1 MI W OF JCT I 25, Weld, CO
Built 1973 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 15,500
County Road 70
FairOver: New Cache La Poudre Cana
0.5 Mi E of Co Rd 43, Weld, CO
Built 1994 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 333
County Road 86
FairOver: Collins Lateral Canal
0.6 Mi E of Co Rd 29, Weld, CO
Built 1990 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100
County Road 84S
FairOver: South St. Vrain Creek
250 ft S of Hwy 7, Boulder, CO
Built 2019 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 67
COUNTY ROAD 153
FairOver: UTE CREEK
.5 MI N OF CR 175, Chaffee, CO
Built 1940 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 79
COUNTY ROAD 58
FairOver: LADDER CREEK
0.4 MI N of CR Q, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1988 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 32
SH 133 FRONTAGE RD
FairOver: FIRE MOUNTAIN CANAL
ORIG 133 NEAR BOWIE, Delta, CO
Built 1970 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 10
EASTMAN AVENUE
FairOver: GOLDSMITH GULCH
JUST W OF TAMARAC DR, Denver, CO
Built 1978 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 3,301
S MARION ST
FairOver: EAST HARVARD GULCH
MARION ST AND HARVARD, Denver, CO
Built 1967 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 261
SH 145 ML
FairOver: DOLORES RIVER
0.4 MILE NORTH OF RICO, Dolores, CO
Built 1968 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,100
SH 139 ML
FairOver: EAST SALT WASH
15.5 MI N of LOMA, Garfield, CO
Built 1968 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 620
COUNTY ROAD 74
FairOver: UPPER BEAR CREEK
4.5 MI W EVRGN LAKE JCT, Jefferson, CO
Built 1954 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,046
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: WEST 44TH AVE
WHEATRIDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1968 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 56,000
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: SAND CREEK
16.5 MI W OF JCT S.H. 57, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1964 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,000
COUNTY ROAD 40
FairOver: DRY GULCH
.2 MI N OF CR FF, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1979 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 117
US 160 ML
FairOver: LOS PINOS RIVER
23.8 MI EAST OF JCT US 55, La Plata, CO
Built 1962 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,600
SH 71 ML
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
6 MI S OF PUNKIN CENTER, Lincoln, CO
Built 1961 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 730
HORIZON DRIVE
FairOver: GOVT. HIGHLINE CANAL
1 BLK N OF HORIZON COURT, Mesa, CO
Built 1981 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,113
SH 13 ML
FairOver: SAND GULCH
4.9 MI NORTH OF CRAIG, Moffat, CO
Built 1986 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,000
County Road 124
FairOver: Slater Creek
0.4 Mi West of Co Rd1, Moffat, CO
Built 1983 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 101
Showing 2,351-2,400 of 8,965 bridges
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