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

SMA 7674;MTN VIEW

Fair

Over: PARADISE CREEK

IN MOSCOW;HILLCREST-MTN V, Latah, ID

Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,200

LEMHI ROAD

Fair

Over: ABERDEEN SPRINGFIELD CNL

1.0 N. 0.4 E. MORELAND, Bingham, ID

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 790

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON FALLS CREEK

7.7 N. 4.9 W. BUHL, Twin Falls, ID

Built 1921 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 30

SMA9463;FIVE MILE

Fair

Over: I 84;FIVE MILE RD GS

5.4 W. BOISE, Ada, ID

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,500

PACKER JOHN ROAD

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1.0 E. 0.2 S. MEADOWS, Adams, ID

Built 1960 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 80

LOFFS BAY ROAD

Fair

Over: MICA CREEK

5.0 W. 6.0 S. CDA, Kootenai, ID

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 250

HAYDEN LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: YELLOWBANKS CREEK

2.0S 3.0E HAYDEN LAKE, Kootenai, ID

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 130

NORTH FRONTAGE RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK CDA RIVER

IN WALLACE, Shoshone, ID

Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

BRENTWOOD DRIVE

Fair

Over: EAST LATERAL CANAL

IN IDAHO FALLS, Bonneville, ID

Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,000

STP7243;E PARK CTR

Fair

Over: BOISE RIVER

EAST BOISE, Ada, ID

Built 2009 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 9,600

RAILROAD GRADE RD

Fair

Over: MERCURY CREEK

7.6 E. ST. MARIES, Benewah, ID

Built 1912 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40

US 26

Fair

Over: ANDERSON CANAL

14 NE IDAHO FALLS, Bonneville, ID

Built 2010 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 8,900

FS ROUTE NO. 338

Fair

Over: BIRD CREEK

BIRD CREEK, Shoshone, ID

Built 1956 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 50

FDR 712

Fair

Over: QUARTZ CREEK

50 MILES FROM PIERCE ID, Clearwater, ID

Built 1967 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 20

FOREST ROAD 222-D

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

DIXIE ID, Idaho, ID

Built 1959 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 10

SH 16

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

8.3 S. EMMETT, Ada, ID

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,000

I 90 EBL & WBL

Fair

Over: CROSSROAD BD;W.WALLACE I

IN WALLACE, Shoshone, ID

Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,000

US 95

Fair

Over: LAPWAI CREEK

4.1 S. CULDESAC, Nez Perce, ID

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,500

US 95

Fair

Over: LAPWAI CREEK

2.1 S. CULDESAC, Nez Perce, ID

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,500

US 95

Fair

Over: LAPWAI CREEK

1.8 S. CULDESAC, Nez Perce, ID

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,500

US 95

Fair

Over: LAPWAI CREEK

1.0 S. CULDESAC, Nez Perce, ID

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,500

ESTEP LANE

Fair

Over: BANNOCK CREEK;NW PAULINE

0.9 N. 0.8 W. PAULINE, Power, ID

Built 1981 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD; FR 754

Fair

Over: ST JOE RIVER;ST JOE BR

1.0 N. 10.0 E. ST MARIES, Benewah, ID

Built 1979 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 230

SH 21

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

8.0 E. LOWMAN, Boise, ID

Built 2011 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,100

S.E. 10TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: D LINE CANAL

9.5 S 3.6 E NEW PLYMOUTH, Payette, ID

Built 2018 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 50

SH 3

Fair

Over: RENFRO CREEK

@ SANTA SCL, Benewah, ID

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,600

SH 3

Fair

Over: CDA RIVER;ROSE LAKE

3.0 S. ROSE LAKE, Kootenai, ID

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,900

SH 8

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

AT TROY WCL, Latah, ID

Built 1948 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,300

US 12

Fair

Over: CROOKED FK.CLEARWATER R.

4.7 W. IDA-MONT LINE, Idaho, ID

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 560

I 86 WBL & EBL

Fair

Over: CANNELL LN;MACHINE PASS

6.5 W. AMERICAN FALLS, Power, ID

Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,700

I 15 SBL

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.5 N. DUBOIS, Clark, ID

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700

US 20

Fair

Over: SAGE CANAL

5.5 N. IDAHO FALLS, Bonneville, ID

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 34,500

US 26

Fair

Over: ANDERSON CANAL

15 N. IDAHO FALLS, Bonneville, ID

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,900

I 84B

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

IN NAMPA, Canyon, ID

Built 1951 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25,500

SH 52

Fair

Over: PAYETTE RIVER;EMMETT BR.

IN EMMETT, Gem, ID

Built 1971 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,000

SH 55

Fair

Over: BOULDER CREEK

AT DONNELLY SCL, Valley, ID

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,800

US 20

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.9 E. FAIRFIELD, Camas, ID

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,800

I 84 WBL

Fair

Over: D LINE CANAL

9.1 W. CALDWELL, Payette, ID

Built 1961 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,000

I 84 WBL

Fair

Over: UPRR

BOISE SCL, Ada, ID

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25,000

I 84 EBL

Fair

Over: BODENHEIMER ROAD GS

11.1 E. TWIN FALLS, Jerome, ID

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,000

US 91

Fair

Over: BEAR RIVER

2.2 N. PRESTON, Franklin, ID

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,200

US 95

Fair

Over: MOYIE R;LOWER EASTPORT

0.9 S. EASTPORT (CANADA), Boundary, ID

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,100

STC 1843; FIRTH RD

Fair

Over: SNAKE RIVER;FIRTH BRIDGE

0.5 N. 0.3 E. FIRTH, Bingham, ID

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 510

STC2730;3000 E. RD

Fair

Over: LOW LINE CANAL

3S.TWIN FALLS;3500N-3000E, Twin Falls, ID

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,400

SMA 7563;OVERLAND

Fair

Over: RIDENBAUGH CANAL

1.5 S. 2.9 E. MERIDIAN, Ada, ID

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25,000

STC3808;N. IDAHO

Fair

Over: SNAKE RIVER(KINGHILL BR)

0.2 S. KINGHILL, Elmore, ID

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 150

BOND ROAD

Fair

Over: ABERDEEN SPRINGFIELD CNL

2.2 N. 1.2 W. GROVELAND, Bingham, ID

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 315

STC1821;SGR FCTORY

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

1.6 N. 3.2 E. FIRTH, Bingham, ID

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 880

ANDERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: N. EXTENSION CANAL

2.1 N 3.5 W GRACE, Caribou, ID

Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

STC 9623;W. WRIGHT

Fair

Over: NEW YORK CANAL

IN BOISE;W.WRIGHT ST, Ada, ID

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,200

Showing 2,601-2,650 of 4,616 bridges

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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.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Idaho Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.