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
GREELEY BLVD
FairOver: MONUMENT CREEK
AT INT OF WALNUT/GREELEY, El Paso, CO
Built 2000 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,383
SH 96 ML
FairOver: KIOWA CREEK
21.2 MI E OF HASWELL, Kiowa, CO
Built 1987 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 790
COUNTY RD 113.0
FairOver: SALT CREEK
5 MI S OF SH 160, Las Animas, CO
Built 1940 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 24
SH 71 ML
FairOver: LITTLE HORSE CREEK
28 MI N OF ORDWAY, Lincoln, CO
Built 1963 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 650
US 50 ML EBND
FairOver: VANDIVER ARROYO
5.3 MI EAST OF LA JUNTA, Otero, CO
Built 1957 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,700
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: OTERO CANAL
.2 MI N OF SH 202, Otero, CO
Built 2014 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 88
E-470 ML
FairOver: First Creek
0.35 MI North of I-70, Adams, CO
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 36,174
JORDAN ROAD
FairOver: WINDMILL CREEK
.1 MI N OF ARAPAHOE RD, Arapahoe, CO
Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,661
SH 177 ML
FairOver: BIG DRY CREEK
JUST NO OF ARAPAHOE ROAD, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 29,000
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
4.4 MI E JCT US 36-BYERS, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,000
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
4.4 MI E OF JCT 36-BYERS, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,000
IRR# CO RD 359
FairOver: NAVAJO RIVER
4.2 MI SW OF CHROMO, Archuleta, CO
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 327
WB 56TH AVENUE
FairOver: FIRST CREEK
.2 MILES WEST OF TOWER RD, Denver, CO
Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,732
RAMP TO I 70 ML
FairOver: 48TH AVE, RR SPUR R
0.4 MI N. OF I25/I70, Denver, CO
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200,000
E-470 On-Ramp
FairOver: Cottonwood Creek
0.47 MI FROM I-25, Douglas, CO
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 800
FALCON HIGHWAY
FairOver: SQUIRREL CREEK
0.2 MI W OF PEYTON HWY, El Paso, CO
Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,804
SLOCUM ROAD
FairOver: WEST FORK SQUIRREL CREEK
1.6 MI N OF HIGHWAY 94, El Paso, CO
Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 454
Specker Ave.
FairOver: I Ditch
100 YD E INT W/BARKELEY, El Paso, CO
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000
County Road 12W
FairOver: North Platte River
6.7 Mi W of St Hwy 14, Jackson, CO
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 180
SH 93 ML
FairOver: AGGREGATE ROAD
3 MI NO OF JCT SH 72, Jefferson, CO
Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 16,000
US 550 SBND ML
FairOver: DRAW
2 MI NORTH OF NEW MEXICO, La Plata, CO
Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,050
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: WINDSOR RES,CANAL DITCH
6.9 MI S OF JCT SH 1, Larimer, CO
Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,000
US 40 ML
FairOver: DRAW
19.2 MI SE OF HUGO, Lincoln, CO
Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,300
County Road 89
FairOver: Harmony No. 1 Canal
0.4 Mi N of Co Rd 64.5, Logan, CO
Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14
SH 145 ML
FairOver: STONER CREEK
15 MILES NE OF DOLORES, Montezuma, CO
Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,800
County Road 4.5
FairOver: Brighton Ditch
0.5 Mi S of Co Rd 6, Weld, CO
Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 301
SH 194 ML
FairOver: FORT LYON CANAL
11 MI EAST OF JCT SH 109, Bent, CO
Built 1956 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 420
SH 157 ML
FairOver: WALNUT STREET
IN BOULDER, Boulder, CO
Built 1981 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 43,000
County Road 27E
FairOver: Rist Creek
100 Ft N of Co Rd 52E, Larimer, CO
Built 1984 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 99
County Road 52
FairOver: N. Sterling Outlet Canal
0.4 Mi E of Co Rd 47, Logan, CO
Built 2009 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD 10N
FairOver: FARMERS UNION CANAL
.6 MI E OF COUNTY ROAD 4W, Rio Grande, CO
Built 1997 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 150
US 385 ML
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT I76, Sedgwick, CO
Built 1956 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 1,600
County Road 18
FairOver: Sand Creek
0.7 Mi E of Co Rd 71, Weld, CO
Built 2000 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 164
TITAN ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
0.3 MI WEST OF SANTA FE, Douglas, CO
Built 1996 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 19,747
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: WEST VAIL ROAD
WEST VAIL, Eagle, CO
Built 1969 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 16,500
Berthoud Dale Ln.
FairOver: Big Thompson River
10 Ft S of US Hwy 34, Larimer, CO
Built 1977 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 26
US 285 ML
FairOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
HAMPDEN/WELLSHIRE G.C., Arapahoe, CO
Built 1960 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 52,000
COUNTY ROAD KK
FairOver: TRIB. OF TWO BUTTES CRK
.7 MI E OF CR O, Baca, CO
Built 1989 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14
US 85 ML
FairOver: DRAW
4.7 MI N.W. OF SEDALIA, Douglas, CO
Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 20,000
SH 14 ML
FairOver: POUDRE VALLEY CANAL
1.7 MI W OF 287-TEDS PLAC, Larimer, CO
Built 1984 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,100
COUNTY ROAD DD
FairOver: ROCKY FORD CANAL
.6 MI E of CR 21, Otero, CO
Built 1958 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 96
County Road 74
FairOver: Lone Tree Creek
100 Ft W of Co Rd 43, Weld, CO
Built 1965 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 806
WASHINGTON ST
FairOver: BIG DRY CREEK
0.3 MI N OF 136TH AVE, Adams, CO
Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 5,795
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD 185
10.5 MI W OF JCT DEERTRAI, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1963 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 6,000
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: DRAW
10 MI W OF LIMON, Elbert, CO
Built 1972 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 5,500
US 24 ML
FairOver: LAKE CREEK
.6 MI E. OF JCT SH 71, Lincoln, CO
Built 1975 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 1,700
US 24 ML
FairOver: KYLE RR
1.7 MI E JCT S.H. 71 N., Lincoln, CO
Built 1934 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 1,600
I 76 ML EBND
FairOver: BIJOU CREEK
1 MI EAST OF JCT US 34, Morgan, CO
Built 1966 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 9,500
COUNTY ROAD 37
FairOver: AMITY CANAL
.5 MI N OF CR LL, Prowers, CO
Built 1962 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 16
COUNTY ROAD 9N
FairOver: FARMERS UNION CANAL
.5 MI W OF CR 3W, Rio Grande, CO
Built 1994 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 48
Showing 4,651-4,700 of 8,965 bridges
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