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

HUNTER CK-CRKD. R.

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

3 MI N.W. OF DEER PARK, Boise, ID

Built 1965 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 12

US 12

Good

Over: MAGGIE CREEK

1.4 E. KOOSKIA, Idaho, ID

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 910

S 1200 W

Good

Over: MILNER MAIN CANAL

12.0 W 1.4 S BURLEY, Cassia, ID

Built 2021 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 270

OLD CROUCH ROAD

Good

Over: M FK PAYETTE R;CROUCH BR

AT CROUCH, Boise, ID

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 530

BACK RD; OLD LEMHI

Good

Over: PRATT CREEK (#1)

9.0 E. 6.5 S. SALMON, Lemhi, ID

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 50

E 3000 N

Good

Over: S.FK.TETON RIVER

0.2 S. 2.2 E. SUGAR CITY, Madison, ID

Built 1988 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 70

I 84 EBL

Good

Over: UPRR; GOWEN SPUR

BOISE SCL, Ada, ID

Built 2015 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 25,000

STC5752;CDA RVR RD

Good

Over: S.FK.COEUR DALENE RIVER

0.17 S. ENAVILLE, Shoshone, ID

Built 2016 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 2,200

STC 7673;GOWEN RD

Good

Over: NEW YORK CANAL

ON GOWEN ROAD; E HENRY ST, Ada, ID

Built 2020 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 3,000

ABBOTT ROAD

Good

Over: US 95;ABBOTT RD IC

0.7 S. CHILCO, Kootenai, ID

Built 2013 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 19,000

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: TEAKWEH CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Clearwater, ID

Built 2005 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 100

US 2

Good

Over: UPRR (DOVER BRIDGE)

AT DOVER WCL, Bonner, ID

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,100

SH 3

Good

Over: LITTLE POTLATCH CREEK

3.5 S. JULIAETTA, Nez Perce, ID

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,200

SH 39 NBL

Good

Over: SNAKE R.;AM.FALLS DAM BR

1.1 W. AMERICAN FALLS, Power, ID

Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,400

SH 55

Good

Over: POWER CANAL

HORSESHOE BEND, Boise, ID

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,400

US 91 ;QUINN RD.

Good

Over: UPRR;QUINN ROAD OP

IN POCATELLO;QUINN ROAD, Bannock, ID

Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 22,500

US 95

Good

Over: GALLOWAY CANAL

0.4 N. WEISER NCL, Washington, ID

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,800

STC 6770; SALEM RD

Good

Over: EGIN CANAL

0.6 S. 1.0 W. PARKER, Fremont, ID

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,400

STP8423;AMITY AVE

Good

Over: UPRR;AMITY AVE OP

IN NAMPA; AMITY AVE, Canyon, ID

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,000

200 EAST ROAD

Good

Over: J CANAL

2.5 N 2.0 E JEROME, Jerome, ID

Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 290

SMA 7073; S. COLE

Good

Over: NEW YORK CANAL

2.4 S. 2.5 W. BOISE, Ada, ID

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,500

MAYFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

8.8N 0.5W MOUNTAIN HOME, Elmore, ID

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30

TOM BEALL ROAD

Good

Over: LAPWAI CREEK

1.0 N. 0.1 E. LAPWAI, Nez Perce, ID

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 80

E 400 N

Good

Over: SALEM UNION CANAL

1.4 S 1.7 W ST. ANTHONY, Fremont, ID

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 450

WOODBRIDGE RD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

IN MERIDIAN, Ada, ID

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000

US 30

Good

Over: UPRR BLISS RAILROAD OP

1.3 W. BLISS, Gooding, ID

Built 2020 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,200

SH 41

Good

Over: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR

IN OLDTOWN, Bonner, ID

Built 2019 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,000

I 84 EBL WBL

Good

Over: NOTUS CANAL

IN CALDWELL, Canyon, ID

Built 2022 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 67,500

STC 5804;WESTSIDE

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

5.0 S. 2.3 W. COPELAND, Boundary, ID

Built 2020 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 300

OLD MALAD HWY

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

2.0 S. 2.0 W. DOWNEY, Bannock, ID

Built 2018 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 330

N 4000 E

Good

Over: MARYSVILLE CANAL

0.5 S. 3.0 E. MARYSVILLE, Fremont, ID

Built 2016 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 80

US 20

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

12.4 E. FAIRFIELD, Camas, ID

Built 2019 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,100

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Latah, ID

Built 2017 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PINE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Teton, ID

Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 10

US 95

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

6.9 N. MOSCOW, Latah, ID

Built 2018 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 6,400

SH 200B

Good

Over: STRONG CREEK; E.HOPE BR.

IN EAST HOPE, Bonner, ID

Built 2019 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 560

S1720;N PLSNT VLY

Good

Over: ABERDEEN SPRINGFIELD CNL

4.1 N. 2 W AMERICAN FALLS, Power, ID

Built 2014 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,100

THOUSAND SPRGS GRD

Good

Over: SNAKE R 1000 SPRS OUTLET

2.8 E. 4.7 S. HAGERMAN, Gooding, ID

Built 2021 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 50

FS ROUTE NO. 201

Good

Over: E FK FISHHOOK CREEK

E FK FISHHOOK, Shoshone, ID

Built 1967 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 40

STC5731;ST JOE RVR

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.0 S. 7.7 E. AVERY, Shoshone, ID

Built 1992 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 300

I 15 NBL

Good

Over: I 86 EB RAMP

2.8 N. POCATELLO, Bannock, ID

Built 2023 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 9,750

SH 51

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

15 S. MOUNTAIN HOME, Owyhee, ID

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,200

US 89

Good

Over: OVID CREEK

3.69 N. PARIS, Bear Lake, ID

Built 2019 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,000

SH 75

Good

Over: BIG WOOD RIVER

19.9 N. KETCHUM, Blaine, ID

Built 2020 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,500

US 95

Good

Over: WEISER RIVER;TAMARACK BR

6.4 W. NEW MEADOWS WCL, Adams, ID

Built 2017 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,300

SH 3

Good

Over: ST JOE RIVER

IN ST MARIES, Benewah, ID

Built 2019 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 4,600

OASIS ROAD

Good

Over: I 84;SAND HOLLOW IC

8.7 W. CALDWELL, Canyon, ID

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,100

THUNDER MT RD

Good

Over: TRAPPER CREEK

4.5 MI SW RIORDAN LAKE, Valley, ID

Built 2009 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

FDR

Good

Over: COPPER CREEK

21 MILES EAST OF GIMLET, Blaine, ID

Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

NHS 6710;W 65TH S

Good

Over: I 15 SB-NB;N. SHELLEY IC

3.0 N. SHELLEY, Bonneville, ID

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 9,100

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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.