State profile · Below median Poor share

Idaho bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Idaho.

4,616
Public bridges
29.5%
Good condition
4.9%
Poor condition

Idaho holds 4,616 public highway bridges (#37 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.9% Poor share (#33 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 20 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

4,616

Public highway bridges in Idaho

Good Condition

29.5%

1,363 bridges rated 7-9

-20.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.9%

226 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.6pp vs national avg 7.5%

Idaho vs national bridge condition

Idaho - Good condition share 29.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Idaho - Poor-condition share 16.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Idaho in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Idaho has 4,616 bridges and a 4.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #20 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Idaho has 4,616 bridges and a 4.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #20 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Idaho vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

4,616 37th of 54 higher than 17 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Idaho

The highlighted point is Idaho: 4,616 bridges and 4.90% in Poor condition, rank #20 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Idaho on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Ohio: 26,729 bridges · 4.74% Poor
  • Colorado: 8,965 bridges · 4.82% Poor
  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor
  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Idaho

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 4,616 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Idaho’s inventory

State agency holds 29.8% of the 4,616 public highway bridges filed under Idaho in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Idaho’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 7.0% of the 4,616 bridges with a recorded original year in Idaho. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Idaho29.5%65.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Idaho (FHWA NBI)

Counties (44)

Ada 299 Adams 87 Bannock 124 Bear Lake 34 Benewah 47 Bingham 263 Blaine 96 Boise 88 Bonner 104 Bonneville 213 Boundary 83 Butte 32 Camas 61 Canyon 292 Caribou 45 Cassia 116 Clark 40 Clearwater 88 Custer 128 Elmore 97 Franklin 23 Fremont 137 Gem 57 Gooding 80 Idaho 215 Jefferson 127 Jerome 110 Kootenai 154 Latah 115 Lemhi 112 Lewis 21 Lincoln 53 Madison 80 Minidoka 66 Nez Perce 71 Oneida 23 Owyhee 48 Payette 65 Power 70 Shoshone 260 Teton 37 Twin Falls 126 Valley 149 Washington 80

Idaho 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 Idaho on the same metric.

OH

Ohio

4.74% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,729

CO

Colorado

4.82% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965
Selected

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Idaho

Six lowest-condition bridges in Idaho, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

STC 6774;TETON HWY

Poor

Over: S.FK.TETON RIVER

0.5 N. TETON, Fremont, ID

Built 1977 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 1,200

RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: VINSON WASH

2.0 N. 2.6 W. GRAND VIEW, Owyhee, ID

Built 1930 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 60

SWAMP ROAD

Poor

Over: CAMAS CREEK

1.5 S. 0.3 E. HILL CITY, Camas, ID

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 40

ELK SUMMIT RD

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK SALMON RIVER

14.6 N 4.3 W YELLOW PINE, Valley, ID

Built 1934 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

ROAD 50343

Poor

Over: LOGAN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Valley, ID

Built 1980 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 50

200 SOUTH ROAD

Poor

Over: CAMAS CREEK

1.9 S. 6.8 E. FAIRFIELD, Camas, ID

Built 1920 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 30

All Bridges in Idaho

MORSCHECK ROAD

Fair

Over: COW CREEK;LAGOON BR

0.6 S. 0.5 W. GENESEE, Nez Perce, ID

Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

E FRONTAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.7N 1.8E WOLF LODGE JCT, Kootenai, ID

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100

STC5760;CANYON CRK

Fair

Over: CANYON CREEK

3.7 N. 5.6 E. WALLACE, Shoshone, ID

Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 40

STC 6749;2500N

Fair

Over: BIG LOST RIVER

1.4 W. 0.1 N. ARCO, Butte, ID

Built 1926 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 490

2900 NORTH ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST SIDE CANAL

2.7 S. 1.1 E. MOORE, Butte, ID

Built 1963 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 160

N 3000 E

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH FALL RIVER CNL

0.3 S. 0.9 E. CHESTER, Fremont, ID

Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

3700 EAST RD

Fair

Over: BURGESS CANAL

0.8 S. 2.4 W. RIGBY, Jefferson, ID

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100

FS ROUTE NO. 419

Fair

Over: LIGHTNING CREEK

LIGHTNING CREEK, Bonner, ID

Built 1956 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 40

FOREST ROAD 1614

Fair

Over: CAREY CREEK

23.2 MI. FROM RIGGINS ID, Idaho, ID

Built 1991 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50

FOREST ROAD 309

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.7 MI. FROM STATE HWY 14, Idaho, ID

Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 30

FOREST ROAD 309

Fair

Over: SO. FK. CLEARWATER RIVER

19 MI. FROM GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, ID

Built 1962 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 40

ROAD

Fair

Over: KNAPP CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Custer, ID

Built 1964 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 10

STC8215;WEISER RVR

Fair

Over: GALLOWAY CANAL

0.1 S. 2.5 E. WEISER, Washington, ID

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 320

Taylor Boulevard

Fair

Over: Taylor Drainage

27.5 N. 15.6 W. Blackfoot, Bingham, ID

Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,408

FS ROUTE #442

Fair

Over: TRAIL CREEK

AT MAGEE RANGER STATION, Shoshone, ID

Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

FS ROUTE NO. 209

Fair

Over: N.F.CDA RIVER

AT LEWELLING CREEK, Kootenai, ID

Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

FDR 711

Fair

Over: QUARTZ CREEK

49 MILES FROM PIERCE ID, Clearwater, ID

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 20

FOREST ROAD 222C

Fair

Over: FOURTH OF JULY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Idaho, ID

Built 2004 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

CUSTER MOTORWAY

Fair

Over: YANKEE FORK

NO DATA ENTERED, Custer, ID

Built 1973 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100

THOMPSON CR ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Custer, ID

Built 1982 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 40

BEAVER-LOON ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Custer, ID

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SALMON

NO DATA ENTERED, Lemhi, ID

Built 1963 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5

FDR

Fair

Over: GERMANIA CEEEK

25 UP EAST FORK SALMON R., Custer, ID

Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Bonneville, ID

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 36

HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ABERDEEN SPRINGFIELD CNL

0.3 N. 0.4 W. PINGREE, Bingham, ID

Built 1968 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 200

THOMAS ROAD

Fair

Over: PEOPLES CANAL

1.0 W. THOMAS, Bingham, ID

Built 1971 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 900

SMITH CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: M.FK.PAYETTE R;R.SMITH C

3.2 N. 0.2 E. CROUCH, Boise, ID

Built 1973 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25

NEAL ROAD

Fair

Over: S.FK.BOISE RIVER

3.1 N. 7.4 W. PRAIRIE, Elmore, ID

Built 1961 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 100

IOWA AVENUE

Fair

Over: LOWER PAYETTE CANAL

1.5 N. 1.1 E. PAYETTE, Payette, ID

Built 1940 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 150

COLLEGE STREET

Fair

Over: PARADISE CREEK

IN MOSCOW;COLLEGE ST, Latah, ID

Built 1915 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,600

KEPPS CROSSING RD

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

4.0 S. 9.0 E. AMMON, Bonneville, ID

Built 1968 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 60

NORTH 4850 EAST RD

Fair

Over: EAGLE ROCK CANAL

0.2 N 2.0 E RIRIE, Jefferson, ID

Built 1974 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 30

1900 EAST RD

Fair

Over: CAMAS CREEK

3.5 N. 6.0 E. TERRETON, Jefferson, ID

Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 30

1900 NORTH RD

Fair

Over: CAMAS CREEK

2.0 S. 4.5 W. HAMER, Jefferson, ID

Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 60

E 600 N RD

Fair

Over: LONG ISLAND CANAL

0.7 N. 0.7 W. LABELLE, Jefferson, ID

Built 1969 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

N 5050 E

Fair

Over: SNAKE RIVER;HEISE BR

1.3 N. 4.0 E. RIRIE, Jefferson, ID

Built 1975 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 550

FS ROUTE NO. 1082

Fair

Over: TRESTLE CREEK

TRESTLE CREEK, Bonner, ID

Built 1969 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 50

E.FK.-FLY CK. ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK SWANHOLM

12 MI WNW OF ATLANTA ID, Elmore, ID

Built 1976 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 5

RAMMAGE MEADOWS RD

Fair

Over: SEC.FK.CHIEF EAGLE EYE

2 MI N OF SAGEHEN RSRVOIR, Gem, ID

Built 1977 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 5

BEAVER-LOON ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Custer, ID

Built 1967 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 10

BEAVER-LOON ROAD

Fair

Over: NELSON CREEK

19 MILES NORTH OF SUNBEAM, Custer, ID

Built 1967 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 10

BULL CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE LOST RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Custer, ID

Built 1971 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 10

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: YELLOWJACKET CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lemhi, ID

Built 1963 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SALMON

NO DATA ENTERED, Lemhi, ID

Built 1958 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SALMON

NO DATA ENTERED, Lemhi, ID

Built 1959 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 50

FDR

Fair

Over: PARADISE CREEK

4 MILES ABOVE METH.CAMP, Camas, ID

Built 1976 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 30

US 12

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER;BNRR

IN LEWISTON, Nez Perce, ID

Built 1951 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 25,000

SH 14

Fair

Over: NEWSOME CREEK

5.4 E. GOLDEN, Idaho, ID

Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 150

I 86 EBL

Fair

Over: ISAAK LOOP GS

4.6 W. AMERICAN FALLS, Power, ID

Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,900

US 26

Fair

Over: X CANAL

0.3 W. GOODING, Gooding, ID

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,800

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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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