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

EAST FORK ROAD

Good

Over: REEGAN CREEK

4.5 W. YELLOW PINE, Valley, ID

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 40

N 1800 E ROAD

Good

Over: LOW LINE CANAL

3.0 S 3.5 E BUHL, Twin Falls, ID

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 670

SH 41 NB

Good

Over: UPRR MAINLINE

1.5 N. POST FALLS, Kootenai, ID

Built 2022 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 7,500

SH 41 SB

Good

Over: UPRR MAINLINE

1.5 N. POST FALLS, Kootenai, ID

Built 2022 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 7,500

STP7243;E PARK CTR

Good

Over: LOGGERS CREEK

EAST BOISE, Ada, ID

Built 2009 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 9,600

SH 46

Good

Over: CEDAR DRAW CANAL

5.4 S. WENDELL, Gooding, ID

Built 2015 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 2,800

STEAMBOAT ROAD

Good

Over: STEAMBOAT CREEK

STEAMBOAT FORD SITE, Idaho, ID

Built 2007 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 5

STC2822;GLENDALE R

Good

Over: GLENDALE CANAL

3.3 S. 0.6 W. BELLEVUE, Blaine, ID

Built 2021 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,900

SH 33

Good

Over: TETON RIVER OVERFLOW

1.5 W. TETON, Madison, ID

Built 1976 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,300

SMA 7029;EAGLE RD

Good

Over: FARMERS UNION CANAL

2.0 N. EAGLE, Ada, ID

Built 1993 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,000

SH 34

Good

Over: TINCUP CREEK

10.85 E. WAYAN, Caribou, ID

Built 2021 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 540

FDR 250

Good

Over: OROGRANDE CREEK

29 MILES NTH OF PIERCE, Clearwater, ID

Built 1972 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 100

US 95

Good

Over: COCOLALLA CREEK

1.6 N. CAREYWOOD, Bonner, ID

Built 2017 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 11,000

I 86B

Good

Over: UPRR;AMERICAN FALLS OP

0.2 W. AMERICAN FALLS, Power, ID

Built 1990 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 3,300

SH 69

Good

Over: RIDENBAUGH CANAL

2.2 S. MERIDIAN, Ada, ID

Built 1990 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 32,000

US 95

Good

Over: MONROE CREEK

IN WEISER, Washington, ID

Built 1999 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,800

SMA7724; JOSEPH ST

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

IN MOSCOW; JOSEPH ST, Latah, ID

Built 2009 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 1,400

S. BAILEY WAY

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

2.0 S. 0.7 E. MERIDIAN, Ada, ID

Built 2007 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 200

STC3866;BOISE R RD

Good

Over: DIXIE SLOUGH

3.8 N 1.1 E WILDER, Canyon, ID

Built 2010 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 860

US 95

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.4 S Cambridge SWCL, Washington, ID

Built 2021 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 4,300

RATTLESNAKE CRK R

Good

Over: SALMON RIVER

18.8 S. SALMON, Lemhi, ID

Built 2016 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 60

BARBER VALLEY DR

Good

Over: WALLING CREEK

SE BOISE, Ada, ID

Built 2018 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 5,500

I 84 OFF RAMP

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RUN OFF

IN NAMPA, Canyon, ID

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,000

STC 9733;LAW DRIVE

Good

Over: RIDENBAUGH CANAL

IN BOISE;LAW DR&BOISE AVE, Ada, ID

Built 1989 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,600

S. LINDA VISTA AVE

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

IN BOISE, Ada, ID

Built 2000 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 400

STADIUM DR

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

IN MOSCOW @ U OF I, Latah, ID

Built 2010 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,000

SH 39

Good

Over: LATERAL A CANAL

2.75 SW ROCKFORD, Bingham, ID

Built 2019 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 4,700

EASTSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: LIBERTY PARK CANAL

0.5 W 1.0 S THORNTON, Madison, ID

Built 2021 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 70

US 95

Good

Over: ROUND PRAIRIE CREEK

6.2 S. EASTPORT (CANADA), Boundary, ID

Built 2017 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 1,100

BROOKSIDE LANE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.0 N. 1.8 E. EAGLE, Ada, ID

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 250

STC 3831;S. SLOPE

Good

Over: FARMERS COOP CANAL

1.3 S. 5.3 W. EMMETT, Gem, ID

Built 2023 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 330

FOREST ROAD 30413

Good

Over: FISH HAVEN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Bear Lake, ID

Built 2006 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 50

FDR 250

Good

Over: N FK CLEARWATER RIV

VIC OF JCT FDR 250/255, Clearwater, ID

Built 1970 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 100

HOT SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: BUCKAROO CANAL

6.1 S. 3.9 E. BRUNEAU, Owyhee, ID

Built 1989 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 90

ANDERSON DAM RD

Good

Over: CASTLE CREEK

5.0 S 4.3 W PINE, Elmore, ID

Built 2014 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 30

FS ROUTE NO. 218

Good

Over: GOLD CREEK

JCT. ROAD 218 & FH 50, Shoshone, ID

Built 1980 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 40

US 26

Good

Over: DANSKIN CANAL

2.7 W. BLACKFOOT, Bingham, ID

Built 2019 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 6,200

US 95

Good

Over: LAPWAI CREEK

1.4 N. 1.0 E. WINCHESTER, Lewis, ID

Built 2019 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 3,500

SH 52

Good

Over: FARMERS COOP CANAL

IN EMMETT, Gem, ID

Built 1992 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 11,000

US 95

Good

Over: FARMERS COOP CANAL

1.9 N. PARMA, Canyon, ID

Built 1992 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 7,400

MARSING ROAD

Good

Over: DEER FLAT HIGH LINE CNL

2.2 S. 7.3 W. NAMPA, Canyon, ID

Built 2003 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 560

SH 16

Good

Over: PHYLLIS CANAL

0.8 S 1.25 E STAR SCL, Ada, ID

Built 2014 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 19,500

GROUSE CR-MARSHAL

Good

Over: GROUSE CREEK

ON THE GROUSE CREEK ROAD, Idaho, ID

Built 2004 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 50

I 86 WB RAMP

Good

Over: I 84

12.7 E. HEYBURN, Cassia, ID

Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 400

STC 4709;WHITEBIRD

Good

Over: WHITEBIRD CREEK

AT WHITEBIRD ECL, Idaho, ID

Built 1973 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 740

S 1050 E RD

Good

Over: J CANAL

2.0 E 0.75 S DECLO, Cassia, ID

Built 2000 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 30

STC 8206;E 6TH ST

Good

Over: GALLOWAY CANAL

0.5 N. 0.8 E. WEISER, Washington, ID

Built 1990 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,300

2400 NORTH ROAD

Good

Over: BIG LOST RIVER

0.9 S. 0.7 W. ARCO, Butte, ID

Built 2012 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 200

FISH HATCHERY ROAD

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

ENTRANCE ROAD, Gooding, ID

Built 2015 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 200

HAWLEY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HAWLEY CREEK

2.8 SE LEADORE., Lemhi, ID

Built 2014 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 50

Showing 4,251-4,300 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.

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