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
CR 16/LOWER RVR RD
FairOver: ROARING FORK RIVER
JUST N OF STATE HWY 82, Pitkin, CO
Built 1987 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 525
SH 96 ML
FairOver: DRAW
0.5 MI E OF JCT US 50 E, Pueblo, CO
Built 1939 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 1,700
CR 264/GREEN HORN
FairOver: LITTLE GRANEROS CREEK
JUST W OF APACHE CITY RD, Pueblo, CO
Built 1985 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 127
BENCHMARK DRIVE
FairOver: PEDESTRIAN/SKIER
CITY STREET -BENCHMARK, San Miguel, CO
Built 1995 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 974
COUNTY ROAD M46
FairOver: GURLEY DITCH
1.5 MI E OF BEAVER PARK, San Miguel, CO
Built 1956 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 17
RAMP/DENVER W BLVD
FairOver: LENA GULCH R
0.8 MI E OF JCT US 40, Jefferson, CO
Built 1986 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 87,000
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD 37.5
7.5 MI W OF JCT SH 65, Mesa, CO
Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 11,500
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD 37.5
16.6 MI E OF JCT US 6 ML, Mesa, CO
Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 11,500
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: NORTH BUTTE CREEK
1 MI N OF RD F, Prowers, CO
Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 7
County Road 77
FairOver: Crow Creek
0.4 Mi N of Co Rd 92, Weld, CO
Built 2002 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 224
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: COLORADO RIVER
JUST E. OF GLENWOOD CANYO, Eagle, CO
Built 1980 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 8,500
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: UP RR
3.3 MI W OF JCT SH 13 (RI, Garfield, CO
Built 1975 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 8,500
BROOKS DRIVE
FairOver: RALSTON CREEK
NE RALSTON RD AND 59TH, Jefferson, CO
Built 1957 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,128
SH 93 ML
FairOver: VAN BIBBER CREEK
AT W. 58TH AVE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1984 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 24,000
DEER CRK CANYON RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.5 MI E OF PHILLIPSBURG, Jefferson, CO
Built 1969 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,056
27TH AVENUE
FairOver: MAPLE GROVE RES SPLWY
SPILLWAY MAPLE GROVE RES., Jefferson, CO
Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,030
COUNTY ROAD E
FairOver: ADOBE CREEK
1.4 MI E OF SH 96, Kiowa, CO
Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 10
IRR# CO.RD. G
FairOver: UTE CREEK
9.9 MI W OF CORTEZ, Montezuma, CO
Built 1999 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 732
JAY JAY ROAD
FairOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
6 MI NW OF MONTROSE, Montrose, CO
Built 1983 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 1,668
SH 52 ML
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
IN FT MORGAN, Morgan, CO
Built 1963 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 5,800
County Road 43
FairOver: Lone Tree Creek
0.1 Mi N of Co Rd 74, Weld, CO
Built 1985 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 562
Baseline Road
FairOver: South Boulder Creek
0.1 Mi W of Cherryvale Rd, Boulder, CO
Built 1980 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 4,986
I 70 ML
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD 314
3.4 MI E OF JCT 103, Clear Creek, CO
Built 1999 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 47,000
NB UNIVERSITY BLVD
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
JUST S OF CHERRY CREEK N, Denver, CO
Built 1965 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 22,904
US 40 ML
FairOver: UP RR
EASTERN EDGE OF GRANBY, Grand, CO
Built 1985 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 11,000
CO RD 27
FairOver: CEBOLLA CREEK
27.0 MI SW OF GUNNISON, Gunnison, CO
Built 1978 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 49
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: DEL AGUA CANYON
6.5 MI SO OF AGUILAR RD, Las Animas, CO
Built 1959 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 6,000
COUNTY ROAD AMBER
FairOver: WISE CREEK
1.7 MI NW OF PEA GREEN CO, Montrose, CO
Built 1991 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 78
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER
3.5 MI N OF OURAY, Ouray, CO
Built 1987 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 749
County Road 76
FairOver: Lone Tree Creek
0.2 Mi E of Co Rd 43, Weld, CO
Built 1985 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 173
County Road 126
FairOver: Lone Tree Creek
3.9 Mi W of US Hwy 85, Weld, CO
Built 2000 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 409
US 385 ML
FairOver: LANDSMAN CREEK
19.6 MI N OF JCT US 24, Yuma, CO
Built 1955 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 740
I 76 ML EBND
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
2.9 MI E -JCT I70+WADSWOR, Adams, CO
Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 39,500
PARK AVE WEST
FairOver: BNSF RR,RTD, S PLATTE R
WEST OF 22ND ST RAMP, Denver, CO
Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 58,934
FALCON HIGHWAY
FairOver: WEST FORK SQUIRREL CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CURTIS ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,020
US 24 BUSINESS RT
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
S. 31ST ST., El Paso, CO
Built 1964 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,100
I 25 ML NBND/RAMP
FairOver: FLOOD DRAINAGE
2 MI N OF JCT SH 14, Larimer, CO
Built 1950 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 14,000
COUNTY ROAD 31
FairOver: ARIKAREE RIVER
0.8 MILE NORTH OF ROAD 3V, Lincoln, CO
Built 1992 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 90
County Rd. 56
FairOver: Harmony No. 1 Canal
0.1 MI S of US HWY 138, Logan, CO
Built 2016 Load: 35.3 t
SH 141 ML
FairOver: EAST CREEK
31.9 MI NE OF GATEWAY, Mesa, CO
Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 540
FDR 380
FairOver: SOUTH FORK
.10 MI ON FDR 380, Mineral, CO
Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 143
COUNTY ROAD SS
FairOver: AMITY CANAL
JUST E OF CR 13, Prowers, CO
Built 1998 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 57
County Road 9
FairOver: Highline Canal
0.9 Mi. No. of Co. Rd. 28, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11
MISSISSIPPI AVENUE
FairOver: UPPER WESTERLY CREEK
E OF HAVANA AT KENTON WAY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 23,581
COUNTY ROAD 4110
FairOver: MINNESOTA CREEK
.1 MI EAST OF OAK ST, Delta, CO
Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 373
OMAN ROAD
FairOver: SELLERS GULCH TRIBUTARY
0.1 MI S OF SOUTH STREET, Douglas, CO
Built 1992 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,106
COUNTY ROAD 95
FairOver: COAL CREEK
0.14 MI W of CO RD 100, Fremont, CO
Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 503
PETROLEUM AVE
FairOver: COAL CREEK
JUST NORTH OF 3RD STREET, Fremont, CO
Built 1991 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 278
COUNTY ROAD 143
FairOver: OAK CREEK
11.3 MI S OF SH 115, Fremont, CO
Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 236
CR19 / BEAR PAW
FairOver: HARDSCRABBLE CREEK
5 MI SE OF SH 67, Fremont, CO
Built 1995 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 100
Showing 4,051-4,100 of 8,965 bridges
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