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

Total Bridges

8,965

Public highway bridges in Colorado

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%.

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.

TN

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

MD

Maryland

4.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,527
Selected

CO

Colorado

4.32% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

OR

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310

OH

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753

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.

All Bridges in Colorado

C470 EB RAMP TO 25

Unknown

Over: I 25, SH 470 ML R

MID-LEVEL ABOVE JCT I-25, Douglas, CO

Built 1985 ADT: 104,000

LINCOLN AVE

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

1.3 MI S OF C-470, Douglas, CO

Built 1990 ADT: 59,304

I 25 ML SBND

Unknown

Over: SH 470 ML

JCT I 25 AND SH 470, Douglas, CO

Built 1990 ADT: 90,200

I25 ML NBND

Unknown

Over: SH 470 ML

JCT I 25 AND SH 470, Douglas, CO

Built 1990 ADT: 96,000

E470WB RAMP TO 25

Unknown

Over: I 25, SH 470 ML R

MID-LEVEL ABOVE JCT I-25, Douglas, CO

Built 1991 ADT: 90,200

25 SB RAMP TO E470

Unknown

Over: I 25, SH 470 ML, RAMPS R

TOP FLYOVER, JCT I-25 & 4, Douglas, CO

Built 1991 ADT: 105,500

LUCENT BLVD

Unknown

Over: C470 ML

LUCENT BLVD, Douglas, CO

Built 1997 ADT: 24,722

SH 83 ML

Unknown

Over: SH 88 ML

SH 83/SH 88, Douglas, CO

Built 2012 ADT: 74,000

CR107 (Liggett RD)

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

0.5 MI N CASTLE ROCK BUS., Douglas, CO

Built 1964 ADT: 2,799

HAPPY CANYON ROAD

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

5.1 MI N CASTLE ROCK BUS., Douglas, CO

Built 1965 ADT: 130,000

TOMAH ROAD

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

1.9 MI N OF JCT S.H. 18, Douglas, CO

Built 1965 ADT: 280

SH 86B ML

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

JCT I25, Douglas, CO

Built 1999 ADT: 81,000

WOLFENSBERGER RD.

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

N. OF CASTLE ROCK BUS. RT, Douglas, CO

Built 2002 ADT: 12,025

CASTLE PINES PKWY

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

6.7 MI N CASTLE ROCK BUS., Douglas, CO

Built 2005 ADT: 17,035

I 25 NBND RAMP

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

0.5 MI N OF JCT SH 18 ML, Douglas, CO

Built 2021 ADT: 1,300

SKY RIDGE AVE.

Unknown

Over: I25 ML

0.4 MI S OF LINCOLN AVE, Douglas, CO

Built 2018 ADT: 100,000

I 70F SPUR

Unknown

Over: I 70A ML

EAGLE INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO

Built 1972 ADT: 17,000

US 6 ML

Unknown

Over: I 70 ML

IN GYPSUM, Eagle, CO

Built 1978 ADT: 17,000

I 70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: US 6, RR, EAGLE RIVER

4.6 MI W OF JCT SH 131, Eagle, CO

Built 1971 ADT: 2,800

I 70 ML EBND

Unknown

Over: US 6, RR, EAGLE RIVER

19.6 MI E OF GARFIELD C.L, Eagle, CO

Built 1971 ADT: 2,800

I 70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: SH 131 ML

WOLCOTT INTCHNG, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 4,700

I 70 ML EBND

Unknown

Over: SH 131 ML

WOLCOTT INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 4,700

I 70 ML EBND

Unknown

Over: US 6, RR, EAGLE RIVER

2.3 MI E OF JCT SH 131, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 3,100

I 70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: US 6, RR, EAGLE RIVER

2.3 MI E JCT SH131-WOLCOT, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 3,100

I 70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: I 70 BUSS RT

EDWARDS INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 6,100

I 70 ML EBND

Unknown

Over: I 70 BUSS RT

EDWARDS INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 6,100

I 70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: AVON ROAD

AVON INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO

Built 1971 ADT: 17,000

I 70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: US 6, RR, EAGLE RIVER

2.2 MI E OF JCT US 24, Eagle, CO

Built 1972 ADT: 3,300

I 70 ML EBND

Unknown

Over: US 6, RR, EAGLE RIVER

12.3 MI E OF JCT SH 131, Eagle, CO

Built 1972 ADT: 3,300

I 70 ML

Unknown

Over: US 6/24, RR, EAGLE RIVER

MINTURN INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO

Built 1970 ADT: 7,500

I70 ML WBND

Unknown

Over: SIMBA RUN UNDERPASS

1.2 MI W of EXIT 176, Eagle, CO

Built 2017

PINE STREET

Unknown

Over: EAGLE RIVER/RR

JUST S OF MONUMENT ST, Eagle, CO

Built 1992 ADT: 124

30TH STREET

Unknown

Over: PRIVATE SERVICE RD

0.1 MI N OF GATEWAY RD, El Paso, CO

Built 1993 ADT: 9,109

CIMARRON STREET

Unknown

Over: UP RR/CONEJOS ST

0.2 MI E OF I25, El Paso, CO

Built 2009

RETURN ROAD

Unknown

Over: PLATTE AVENUE

0.3 MI E OF NEVADA AVENUE, El Paso, CO

Built 1939 ADT: 23,480

EL PASO STREET

Unknown

Over: PLATTE AVENUE

0.3 MI EAST OF NEVADA AVE, El Paso, CO

Built 1939 ADT: 23,480

ACADEMY BLVD NB

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

ACADEMY/I25, El Paso, CO

Built 1957 ADT: 83,100

ACADEMY BLVD SB

Unknown

Over: I 25 ML

ACADEMY/I25, El Paso, CO

Built 1957 ADT: 83,100

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY

Unknown

Over: UNION BLVD/TGAP BASIN

AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY/UNION, El Paso, CO

Built 2009

CIRCLE DRIVE EB

Unknown

Over: RDWY,UP RR,BNSF RR,DITC

0.7 MI NE OF JCT I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 1963

CIRCLE DR WB

Unknown

Over: RDWY,UP RR,BNSF RR,DITC

0.7 MI NE OF JCT I25, El Paso, CO

Built 1963

ACADEMY BLVD

Unknown

Over: PLATTE AVE

ACADEMY OVER PLATTE AVE, El Paso, CO

Built 1965

HARTFORD STREET

Unknown

Over: ACADEMY BLVD

0.1 MI EAST OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 1972 ADT: 44,100

ACADEMY BLVD SB

Unknown

Over: WESTMEADOW DRIVE

1.5 MI W OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 2008

ACADEMY BLVD NB

Unknown

Over: WESTMEADOW DRIVE

1.5 MI W. OF I25, El Paso, CO

Built 1979 ADT: 5,000

ACADEMY BLVD SB

Unknown

Over: B ST, US ARMY RR

1.2 MI W OF I-25, El Paso, CO

Built 2010

NB ACADEMY BLVD

Unknown

Over: B ST, US ARMY RR

1.2 MI W OF I25, El Paso, CO

Built 1978 ADT: 10,000

ACADEMY BLVD SB

Unknown

Over: US 85 ML BNSF RR

0.75 MI S OF CO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO

Built 1972 ADT: 23,000

ACADEMY BLVD NB

Unknown

Over: US 85 ML BNSF RR

0.75 MI S OF CO SPRINGS, El Paso, CO

Built 1972 ADT: 23,000

ACADEMY BLVD SB

Unknown

Over: BRADLEY ROAD

1 MI. E. OF I25, El Paso, CO

Built 1974 ADT: 250

Showing 401-450 of 8,965 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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