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
County Road KK.75
FairOver: Surveyor Creek
0.25 Mi, N. of Co Rd 40.5, Washington, CO
Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 40
US 36 ML
FairOver: PECOS STREET
IN WESTMINSTER, Adams, CO
Built 2001 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 129,000
COUNTY ROAD L.7
FairOver: EL POSO CREEK
JUST W OF CR 25.5, Costilla, CO
Built 1997 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 78
I 25 ML
FairOver: CLYDESDALE LN
9.5 MI N OF CASTLE ROCK, Douglas, CO
Built 1999 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 116,000
E. ILIFF AVE.
FairOver: HIGHLINE CANAL
0.45 MI W. OF PARKER ROAD, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1977 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 38,491
Hover Road
FairOver: St. Vrain River
100 Ft S of 3rd Avenue, Boulder, CO
Built 1960 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 26,762
C.RD TRINCHERA
FairOver: SANGRE DE CRISTO CREEK
2.1 MI E OF FORT GARLAND, Costilla, CO
Built 1989 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 531
TWENTY MILE ROAD
FairOver: SULPHUR GULCH
JUST SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, Douglas, CO
Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 12,682
Drake Road
FairOver: Spring Creek
0.0 Mi E of Hanover Dr, Larimer, CO
Built 1997 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 17,741
COUNTY ROAD 11
FairOver: AMITY CANAL
1.0 MI NORTH SH 196, Prowers, CO
Built 1970 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 55
County Road 36
FairOver: Platte Valley Canal
0.8 Mi E of Co Rd 29, Weld, CO
Built 1981 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 103
COUNTY ROAD DD
FairOver: SAND ARROYO
0.1 MI W OF CR 55, Baca, CO
Built 1997 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 40
US 385 ML
FairOver: DRAW
7.2 MI S OF JCT US 40, Cheyenne, CO
Built 1961 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 730
COUNTY ROAD 10
FairOver: EASTDALE NO.1 CANAL
2.3 MI S OF CR H, Costilla, CO
Built 2002 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 27
22ND ST RAMP
FairOver: COORS FLD LOT/RAILROAD
JUST W OF WAZEE STREET, Denver, CO
Built 1994 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 30,064
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: SWEETWATER CROSS ROAD
DOTSERO INTERCHANGE, Eagle, CO
Built 1980 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 8,500
I 25 ML
FairOver: DRAW
10.3 MI NO OF JCT SH 239, Las Animas, CO
Built 1969 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 12,000
POTOMAC ST
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK TRIB
AT BRONCOS PKWY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1986 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 21,329
COUNTY ROAD J
FairOver: TRIB. OF MUDDY CREEK
.5 MI SW OF CR 10, Bent, CO
Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 10
NWP EB
FairOver: BNSF
7.68 MI FROM I-25, Broomfield, CO
Built 2002 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 12,000
NWP WB
FairOver: BNSF
7.68 MI FROM I-25, Broomfield, CO
Built 2002 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 12,000
EB MAINSTREET
FairOver: CHERRY CREEK
1.0 MI WEST OF HWY 83, Douglas, CO
Built 2000 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 13,212
I 25 ML SBND
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1.8 MI S OF JCT SH 83, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 62,000
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: LARIMER COUNTY CANAL
5.2 MI N OF JCT SH 14, Larimer, CO
Built 1950 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 14,000
County Road 28
FairOver: Louden Ditch
0.5 Mi E of Co Rd 17, Larimer, CO
Built 1977 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 11,797
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1.8 MI S OF JCT SH 83, El Paso, CO
Built 2004 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 62,000
County Road 315
FairOver: Mamm Creek
5.2 Mi South of I-70, Garfield, CO
Built 1993 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 181
SH 330 ML
FairOver: PLATEAU CREEK
5 MI W OF COLLBRAN, Mesa, CO
Built 1975 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,600
IRR# US 491 ML
FairOver: MANCOS RIVER
2 MI NORTH OF NEW MEXICO, Montezuma, CO
Built 1959 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,000
WILDERNEST ROAD
FairOver: BLUE RIVER
.1 MI W OF STATE HWY 9, Summit, CO
Built 1983 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 11,850
County Road 31
FairOver: Pierce Lateral Canal
0.1 Mi N of Co Rd 88.75, Weld, CO
Built 1989 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 108
COUNTY ROAD 34.5
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
.7 MI S OF CR JJ, Bent, CO
Built 1994 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 173
23RD ST RAMP
FairOver: COORS FIELD LOT/RR
JUST W OF WAZEE STREET, Denver, CO
Built 1995 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 23,318
I 25 ML NBND
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.4 MI N OF JCT I-25 BUS, El Paso, CO
Built 2002 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 58,000
WELCH AVENUE
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
S OF HWY 74 IN KITTREDGE, Jefferson, CO
Built 1988 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 537
COUNTY ROAD 19
FairOver: ARKANSAS RIVER
.7 MI S OF SH 169, Prowers, CO
Built 2000 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 105
ARAPAHOE ROAD
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
AT INT OF S LIVERPOOL ST, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1998 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 25,186
PRICE LANE
FairOver: EAGLE RIVER
0.2 W OF PORPHYRY ROAD, Eagle, CO
Built 1982 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 754
CO RD 76
FairOver: QUARTZ CREEK
6.7 MI NE OF PARLIN, Gunnison, CO
Built 1998 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 498
US 6 ML
FairOver: ADOBE CREEK
2.6 MI SE OF JCT SH340, Mesa, CO
Built 1986 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 12,000
SH 133 ML
FairOver: COAL CREEK
AT REDSTONE, Pitkin, CO
Built 1961 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROAD 2
FairOver: CUNNINGHAM CREEK
4.5 MI NE OF SILVERTON, San Juan, CO
Built 1989 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 997
120TH AVE
FairOver: BRANTNER DITCH
2 MI W OF US85, Adams, CO
Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 9,217
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: DRAW
11.2 MI E OF RD TO AGATE, Elbert, CO
Built 1958 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,500
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: DRAW
3.2 MI E OF RIVERBEND, Elbert, CO
Built 1958 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,500
US 36 ML
FairOver: DRAW
2.9 MI E OF LINDON, Washington, CO
Built 1938 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 570
ALAMEDA AVE
FairOver: COLUMBIA CREEK
0.3 MI W OF BUCKLEY ROAD, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 21,562
I 70 ML WBND
FairOver: DRAW
7 MI W OF JCT DEERTRAIL S, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,000
I 70 ML EBND
FairOver: DRAW
5.3 MI E OF JCT US 36 (BY, Arapahoe, CO
Built 1964 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,000
SH 96 ML
FairOver: MEREDITH CANAL
3.5 MI EAST OF ORDWAY, Crowley, CO
Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,600
Showing 4,801-4,850 of 8,965 bridges
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