State profile · Below median Poor share

Colorado bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Colorado.

8,965
Public bridges
35.7%
Good condition
4.8%
Poor condition

Colorado holds 8,965 public highway bridges (#27 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.82% Poor share (#34 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.8% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 19 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

8,965

Public highway bridges in Colorado

Good Condition

35.7%

3,197 bridges rated 7-9

-14.3pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.8%

432 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.7pp vs national avg 7.5%

Colorado vs national bridge condition

Colorado - Good condition share 35.7%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Colorado - Poor-condition share 16.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Colorado in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Colorado has 8,965 bridges and a 4.8% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #19 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Colorado has 8,965 bridges and a 4.8% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #19 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Colorado vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

8,965 27th of 54 higher than 27 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Colorado

The highlighted point is Colorado: 8,965 bridges and 4.82% in Poor condition, rank #19 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Colorado on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Connecticut: 4,365 bridges · 4.72% Poor
  • Ohio: 26,729 bridges · 4.74% Poor
  • Colorado: 8,965 bridges · 4.82% Poor
  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Colorado

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 8,965 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Colorado’s inventory

State agency holds 38.8% of the 8,965 public highway bridges filed under Colorado in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Colorado’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 8.5% of the 8,965 bridges with a recorded original year in Colorado. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Colorado35.7%59.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Colorado (FHWA NBI)

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.

CT

Connecticut

4.72% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,365

OH

Ohio

4.74% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,729
Selected

CO

Colorado

4.82% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495

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.

144TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1.2 MILES WEST OF SH 79, Adams, CO

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t

County Road 79.0

Poor

Over: Salado Creek

2.8 Mi N of CR 64, Las Animas, CO

Built 2020 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2

County Road 59

Poor

Over: N. Sterling Outlet Canal

0.3 Mi N of Co Rd 58, Logan, CO

Built 1940 Load: 1.4 t ADT: 6

COTTONWOOD ST

Poor

Over: NORTH CRESTONE CREEK

IN TOWN OF CRESTONE, Saguache, CO

Built 1991 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 65

CO Rd 32

Poor

Over: Feeder Ditch

0.28 MI E of Co Rd 75, Las Animas, CO

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7

POTOMAC STREET

Poor

Over: OBRIAN CANAL

0.2 MILE NORTH OF SH 2, Adams, CO

Built 1940 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 190

All Bridges in Colorado

BLASINGAME ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK TRIB.

0.5 MI W OF RAMAH, El Paso, CO

Built 1938 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 53

County Road 18

Fair

Over: Fortification Creek

0.2 Mi South of St Hwy 13, Moffat, CO

Built 1950 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 71

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.3 MI S OF CR GG, Otero, CO

Built 1968 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 236

COUNTY ROAD GG

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.2 MI E OF CR 16, Otero, CO

Built 1962 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 99

IRR# US 84 ML

Fair

Over: RIO BLANCO

16.7 MI N OF NEW MEXICO, Archuleta, CO

Built 1948 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 1,300

County Road P

Fair

Over: Sand Creek Overflow

0.95 Mi. N. of Co. Rd. 21, Washington, CO

Built 1955 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 23

County Road 33.75

Fair

Over: N. Fork Repulbican River

0.60 Mi East of Co Rd BB, Yuma, CO

Built 1960 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 16

County Road 2

Fair

Over: Kiowa Creek

0.4 Mi N of Co Rd M.5, Morgan, CO

Built 1973 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 366

SH 145 ML

Fair

Over: DOLORES RIVER

16 MILES NE OF STONER, Montezuma, CO

Built 1967 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,800

COUNTY ROAD 35

Fair

Over: AMITY CANAL

JUST N OF CR MM, Prowers, CO

Built 1960 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 146

County Road 6W

Fair

Over: W Channel Michigan River

1.5 Mi W of St Hwy 125, Jackson, CO

Built 1970 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 179

County Road 12W

Fair

Over: N Fork N Platte River

11.9 Mi W of St Hwy 14, Jackson, CO

Built 1980 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 50

FRENCH STREET

Fair

Over: BLUE RIVER

JUST WEST OF MAIN ST, Summit, CO

Built 1985 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 2,706

DRENNAN ROAD

Fair

Over: JIMMY CAMP CREEK

0.5 MI E MARKSHEFFEL RD, El Paso, CO

Built 1964 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 2,210

WILLIAMS ST

Fair

Over: EAST HARVARD GULCH

AT E HARVARD GULCH, Denver, CO

Built 1967 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 281

CHARTR OAK RNCH RD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WASH

.6 MI N OF OLD HIGHWAY 85, El Paso, CO

Built 1965 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 69

SH 470 ML WBND

Fair

Over: I 70 ML

JCT. I70 & 470, Jefferson, CO

Built 1987 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 35,000

COUNTY ROAD NN

Fair

Over: S.FORK ARIKAREE RIVER

2.2 MILES WEST OF ROAD 4, Kit Carson, CO

Built 1959 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 9

County Road 1

Fair

Over: New Ish Ditch

3.4 Mi N of St Hwy 66, Weld, CO

Built 1980 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 260

County Road 45

Fair

Over: Latham Ditch

0.2 Mi N of Co Rd 54.5, Weld, CO

Built 1996 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 178

COUNTY ROAD 40

Fair

Over: Willow Creek Spillway

8 mi from Granby CO, Grand, CO

Built 1953 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 50

County Road 37

Fair

Over: Fish Creek

2.5 Mi E of Co Rd 37A, Routt, CO

Built 1990 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 49

160TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: HUDSON CANAL

0.6 MI EAST OF HARVEST RD, Adams, CO

Built 1997 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 779

COUNTY ROAD 1975

Fair

Over: TONGUE CREEK

.2 MI E OF TRAP CLUB RD, Delta, CO

Built 1984 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 152

County Road 22

Fair

Over: S Fork Frenchman Creek

Inter. of Co.Rds 22 &, Phillips, CO

Built 1968 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 26

PEORIA STREET

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

0.1 MI N OF MONTVIEW BLVD, Adams, CO

Built 1966 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 33,268

GREGORY STREET

Fair

Over: GREGORY GULCH

0.01 MI WEST OF SH119, Gilpin, CO

Built 1933 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 3,289

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: CONEJOS RIVER

JUST S OF CR H, Conejos, CO

Built 1971 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 393

COUNTY ROAD 3850

Fair

Over: SMITH FORK

1.2 MI W OF CRAWFORD, Delta, CO

Built 1985 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 498

County Road 12

Fair

Over: Sand Creek

0.6 Mi E of Co. Rd. 39, Sedgwick, CO

Built 1969 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 86

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF PLUM CREEK

1 MI S OF CR MM, Baca, CO

Built 1950 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 13

SH 133 ML

Fair

Over: ROOTCAP CREEK

2 MI SW OF PAONIA EXIT, Delta, CO

Built 1949 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 3,400

County Road 30

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

0.4 Mi N of Co Rd F, Morgan, CO

Built 1950 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 25

I 25 FRONTAGE RD

Fair

Over: TIMBER CANYON SR

8.3 MI NO OF JCT SH 239, Las Animas, CO

Built 1969 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 196

COUNTY ROAD D.5

Fair

Over: RIO GRANDE CANAL

.5 MI W OF CR 43, Saguache, CO

Built 1977 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 137

FDR 125

Fair

Over: WEST FORK SURFACE CREEK

10 MI NNE OF CEDAREDGE, Delta, CO

Built 1984 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 169

WINDING ROAD 788

Fair

Over: CEBOLLA CREEK

38 MI. S.W. GUNNISON CO., Hinsdale, CO

Built 1959 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 47

County Road 12E

Fair

Over: Canadian River

11.0 Mi E of St Hwy 14, Jackson, CO

Built 1985 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 42

PICADILLY ROAD

Fair

Over: FIRST CREEK

1.3 MI NORTH OF SMITH RD, Adams, CO

Built 1960 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 3,433

COUNTY ROAD J

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1.2 MI E OF CR 13, Baca, CO

Built 1940 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 25

CUSTER PLACE

Fair

Over: WEIR GULCH

E OF SHERIDAN AT 500 BLOC, Denver, CO

Built 1976 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 380

I 70 ML EBND

Fair

Over: BLACK GORE CREEK

6.8 MI E OF JCT SH 24, Eagle, CO

Built 1977 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 10,000

SH 231 ML

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

1.5 MI N OF US 50 BUS.VIN, Pueblo, CO

Built 1965 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,700

COUNTY ROAD HH

Fair

Over: CATLIN CANAL

.3 MI E OF CR 14, Otero, CO

Built 1954 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 60

112TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

0.9 MI W OF CONVERSE ROAD, Adams, CO

Built 1960 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: ALAMOSA RIVER

0.2 MI N OF CAPULIN/SH 15, Conejos, CO

Built 1968 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 102

COUNTY ROAD 22

Fair

Over: TRIB MIDD PLUM CREEK

1 MI N OF RD N, Prowers, CO

Built 1935 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 2

County Road 59

Fair

Over: Sand Hill Ditch

0.1 Mi. W. of Co. Rd. R, Washington, CO

Built 1979 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 41

COLORADO BLVD

Fair

Over: BIG DRY CREEK

.6 MI N OF COUNTY LINE RD, Arapahoe, CO

Built 1989 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 9,445

La Crosse Ave

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.5 Mi N of US50B, Pueblo, CO

Built 1959 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 6,509

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