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 40 ML EBND
FairOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
1.7 E OF I225, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1935 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10,500
COUNTY ROAD 105
FairOver: OAKLAND SCHOOL GULCH
0.1 MI S WOLFENSBERGER RD, Douglas, CO
Built 1990 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,343
County Road 32C
FairOver: Buckhorn Creek Trib.
Just W of CR27, Larimer, CO
Built 2007 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 170
County Road 55
FairOver: South Platte River
1.2 Mi S of Hwy 138, Logan, CO
Built 1990 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 345
CASTLE CK RD/CR 15
FairOver: CASTLE CREEK
3.5 MI SOUTH OF CO 82, Pitkin, CO
Built 1989 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 750
SH 10 ML
FairOver: SAUNDERS ARROYO
35 MI E OF WALSENBRG., Pueblo, CO
Built 1989 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 390
COUNTY ROAD S8
FairOver: DOLORES RIVER
1.1 MI NW OF SLICK ROCK, San Miguel, CO
Built 1957 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10
County Road LL
FairOver: Arikaree River
1.75 M. N. of Co. Rd. 1, Washington, CO
Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16
County Road 28
FairOver: Platte Valley Canal
0.1 Mi E of US Hwy 85, Weld, CO
Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 154
County Road 52
FairOver: Latham Inlet Ditch
At Junct. CR 45, Weld, CO
Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 390
County Road 70
FairOver: New Cache La Poudre Cana
0.3 Mi E of Co Rd 43, Weld, CO
Built 1988 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 333
US 85 ML
FairOver: LEE GULCH
IN LITTLETON, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1939 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 44,000
US 50 ML
FairOver: MCCRAE ARROYO
10 MI EAST OF LAS ANIMAS, Bent, CO
Built 1937 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,600
WILCOX STREET
FairOver: SELLARS GULCH
S OF 2ND ST INTERSECTION, Douglas, CO
Built 1987 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9,964
WB UINTAH ST
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
.1 MI E OF I-25, El Paso, CO
Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17,630
US 24 BUSINESS RT
FairOver: FOUNTAIN CREEK
SOUTH OF CASCADE, El Paso, CO
Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,300
WEST PORTAL DRIVE
FairOver: NORTH INLET
Road to Adams Falls, Grand, CO
Built 1950 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 924
SH 59 ML
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
4.3 MI N OF SEIBERT, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 640
County Road 17
FairOver: Pawnee Creek
0.6 Mi. N. of Co. Rd. 24, Logan, CO
Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9
SH 13 ML
FairOver: YAMPA RIVER
2 MI S. OF CRAIG, Moffat, CO
Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,800
COUNTY ROAD R13
FairOver: DOLORES RIVER
6.4 MI NW OF URAVAN, Montrose, CO
Built 1953 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 253
County Road 57
FairOver: Coal Creek
2.7 Mi N of St Hwy 14, Weld, CO
Built 1987 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 68
STEELE STREET
FairOver: NIVER CREEK
0.28 MI N of 78th PLACE, Adams, CO
Built 1999 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,868
I 76 ML
FairOver: WEST BURLINGTON CANAL
0.3 MI W OF JCT SH7, Adams, CO
Built 1935 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 28,000
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: NEVADA AVE.
IN COLORADO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO
Built 2008 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 62,000
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: HILLSIDE
2.3 MI E OF GLNWD TUNNLS, Garfield, CO
Built 1986 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 8,500
US 40 ML
FairOver: VASQUEZ CREEK
IN WINTER PARK, Grand, CO
Built 1938 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 11,000
CITY ST. 8 & HALF
FairOver: LAKE FORK GUNNISON RIVER
IN LAKE CITY, Hinsdale, CO
Built 1986 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 980
SH 59 ML
FairOver: E SPRING CREEK TRIB.
14.5 MI S OF JCT I 70, Kit Carson, CO
Built 1981 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 380
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: 1ST ST
IN PUEBLO, Pueblo, CO
Built 1959 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 26,000
SH 141 ML
FairOver: NICHOLS WASH
4.5 MILES EAST OF SLICK R, San Miguel, CO
Built 1959 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 200
APACHE STREET
FairOver: SAN JUAN RIVER
IN PAGOSA SPRINGS, Archuleta, CO
Built 1998 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 2,553
SH 119 ML NBND
FairOver: LEFT HAND CREEK
3.6 MI NE OF JCT SH 52, Boulder, CO
Built 1959 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 14,000
COUNTY ROAD 16
FairOver: EASTDALE CANAL
1 MI S OF CR SH 142, Costilla, CO
Built 1987 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 4
SHOUP ROAD
FairOver: BURGESS CREEK
0.5 MI E OF BLACK FS ROAD, El Paso, CO
Built 1997 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 917
SH 71 ML
FairOver: ARICKAREE RIVER
9 MI N OF LIMON, Lincoln, CO
Built 1987 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,300
US 385 ML
FairOver: UP RR
IN JULESBURG, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1988 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,400
YORK STREET
FairOver: O BRIAN CANAL
0.5 MI N OF BRIGHTON BLVD, Adams, CO
Built 1991 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 8,359
112TH AVENUE
FairOver: BIG DRY CREEK
.25 MI E OF SHERIDAN, Adams, CO
Built 2002 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 16,790
US 36 ML
FairOver: HIGHLAND CANAL
1.2 MI SE OF JCT SH 7 LYO, Boulder, CO
Built 1972 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 15,000
SH 94 ML
FairOver: AROYA GULCH
0.9 MI W OF JCT US 40, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1968 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 440
CR 389/GREENWOOD
FairOver: HARDSCRABBLE CREEK
0.5 MI S OF SH 96, Custer, CO
Built 1990 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 94
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: UNA CROSS ROAD
4.5 MI W OF PARACHUTE, Garfield, CO
Built 1982 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 9,000
ISABELL ST
FairOver: LENA GULCH
JUST S. OF 13TH AVE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1994 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 12,150
SH 340 ML
FairOver: COLORADO RIVER
1.9 MI E OF JCT US 6 FRUI, Mesa, CO
Built 1970 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 12,000
COUNTY ROAD 33
FairOver: FORT LYON CANAL
6 MI SW OF CR DD, Otero, CO
Built 2007 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 42
County Road 38
FairOver: Boulder Creek
1.5 Mi W of Co Rd 901, Boulder, CO
Built 1988 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,640
Winding Trail Dr
FairOver: Wonderland Creek
300 ft W of 28th, Boulder, CO
Built 2018 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 632
ELITCH CIRCLE
FairOver: ELITCH PARKING LOT
.5 MI E OF I-25 S OF SPEE, Denver, CO
Built 1995 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 956
47TH AVE
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
DENVER, Denver, CO
Built 1962 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,400
Showing 4,301-4,350 of 8,965 bridges
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