State profile · Below median Poor share

Nevada bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nevada, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

2,152
Public bridges
46.1%
Good condition
1.1%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

2,152

Public highway bridges in Nevada

Good Condition

46.1%

992 bridges rated 7-9

-3.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.1%

23 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-5.9pp vs national avg 7.0%

Nevada vs national bridge condition

Nevada - Good condition share 46.1%
National avg

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

Nevada - Poor-condition share 3.6%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Nevada57.5%41.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Nevada (FHWA NBI)

Counties (17)

Carson City 32 Churchill 70 Clark 1175 Douglas 42 Elko 224 Esmeralda 4 Eureka 25 Humboldt 55 Lander 21 Lincoln 14 Lyon 54 Mineral 7 Nye 21 Pershing 52 Storey 10 Washoe 341 White Pine 5

Nevada 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 Nevada on the same metric.

Selected

NV

Nevada

1.07% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,152

TX

Texas

1.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,740

DE

Delaware

1.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$878

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nevada

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

1096: MARYS RIVER

Poor

Over: MARYS RIVER

48 mi NW of Wells, NV, Elko, NV

Built 1991 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 12

Poor

Over: HIGHLAND CANAL

4.7 KM SW OF OWYHEE, Elko, NV

Built 1940 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 20

IRR FT McDERMITT

Poor

Over: QUINN RVR

FT. McDERMITT INDIAN RES., Humboldt, NV

Built 1976 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 55

SIX MILE CANYON RD

Poor

Over: SIX MILE CANYON CRK

WEST OF DAYTON, Storey, NV

Built 1997 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,050

OLD SR 3C E. WK.R

Poor

Over: EAST FORK WALKER RVR

SOUTHEAST OF YERINGTON, Lyon, NV

Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 85

KEYSTONE AV

Poor

Over: TRUCKEE RIVER

RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1966 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 12,800

All Bridges in Nevada

CLEAN WATER WAY

Fair

Over: STEAMBOAT CREEK

SOUTHEAST OF SPARKS, Washoe, NV

Built 1964 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,188

RMP US395S-I80E&W

Fair

Over: NINTH ST

RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1969 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 19,500

FRAZZINI WY

Fair

Over: L-CANAL

FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 605

HUALAPAI WAY

Fair

Over: DRY WASH

1.4KM S OF W.CHARLESTON, Clark, NV

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 24,500

AIRPORT SERVICE DR

Fair

Over: AIRPORT SERVICE DR

MCCARRAN AIRPORT L V, Clark, NV

Built 1985 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 27,500

SR 715/MCLEAN LN

Fair

Over: V-CANAL

WEST OF FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 1957 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,000

FRCL19 GLENDALE RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY RVR

GLENDALE, Clark, NV

Built 1988 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,200

US 93

Fair

Over: DRY WASH

SOUTH OF ALAMO, Clark, NV

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,350

COLLEGE PW

Fair

Over: DRY WASH

CARSON CITY, Carson City, NV

Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,600

LAKE MEAD BL

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE

NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 14,700

REUNION DRIVE S.

Fair

Over: CHANNEL

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1999 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,500

REVERE ST

Fair

Over: CHANNEL

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1995 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,000

SR230 STARR VLY RD

Fair

Over: MARYS RVR

NEAR DEETH, Elko, NV

Built 1940 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 100

I 80

Fair

Over: SPRR/UPRR & HUMBOLDT R.

EAST OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,125

I 80

Fair

Over: SPRR/UPRR & HUMBOLDT R.

EAST OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,125

KIRMAN AV

Fair

Over: TRUCKEE RIVER

REN0, Washoe, NV

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,800

PEBBLE RD

Fair

Over: DUCK CRK

SOUTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1994 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 2,750

CC 215

Fair

Over: RAIL ROAD

S.W OF LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1998 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 96,500

HUDSON WY

Fair

Over: WEST WALKER RVR

EAST OF SMITH, Lyon, NV

Built 1985 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 49

I 80E

Fair

Over: ROGERS CANAL

EAST OF LOVELOCK, Pershing, NV

Built 1976 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 4,550

I 80W

Fair

Over: ROGERS CANAL

EAST OF LOVELOCK, Pershing, NV

Built 1976 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 4,550

SR648 GLENDALE AV

Fair

Over: TRUCKEE RVR

SPARKS, Washoe, NV

Built 1977 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 12,300

NORTHSHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: ECHO WASH

Northeast from Henderson, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 787

NORTHSHORE ROAD

Fair

Over: ECHO WASH

Northeast from Henderson, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 880

LAKE MEAD BLVD.

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1989 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 14,700

SR341 VIRGINIA CTY

Fair

Over: V&T RR

SOUTH OF VIRGINIA CITY, Storey, NV

Built 1989 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 470

SR 659/MCCARRAN

Fair

Over: UPRR & TRUCKEE RIVER

WEST RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1990 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 27,000

DOUBLE R BL

Fair

Over: THOMAS CRK

SOUTH EAST RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 12,700

I-15

Fair

Over: WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2018 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 42,000

WEST CACTUS AVE

Fair

Over: CHANNEL

SW LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5,000

I 80

Fair

Over: EAST FORK MARYS RIVER

EAST OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 1965 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,125

I 80

Fair

Over: EAST FORK MARYS RIVER

EAST OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 1965 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,125

OLD VIRGINIA RD

Fair

Over: WHITES CRK

SOUTH RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1999 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 250

SR 146

Fair

Over: SLOAN WASH

NEAR SLOAN, Clark, NV

Built 1961 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 33,500

SR208 TOPAZ RD

Fair

Over: EAST WALKER RVR

SOUTH OF YERINGTON, Lyon, NV

Built 1930 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 390

BRIDGE STREET

Fair

Over: TRUCKEE RIVER

NORTH OF VERDI, Washoe, NV

Built 1928 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,815

SIMMONS RD

Fair

Over: LAS VEGAS CHANNEL

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,300

I 80W

Fair

Over: NIGHTINGALE EXIT 65

EAST OF FERNLEY, Churchill, NV

Built 1962 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,975

STEPHANIE ST

Fair

Over: PITTMAN WASH

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1989 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 19,000

SR 592 FLAMINGO

Fair

Over: UPRR AND FLAMINGO WASH

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1985 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 66,000

SR659 E McCARRAN

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

SOUTH OF RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1979 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 15,400

I 80

Fair

Over: SPRR

WEST OF WINNEMUCCA, Humboldt, NV

Built 1970 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 5,050

I 80

Fair

Over: SPRR

WEST OF WINNEMUCCA, Humboldt, NV

Built 1970 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 5,050

SR 117/SHECKLER RD

Fair

Over: LB LATERAL CANAL

FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 1959 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,000

SR168 GLENDALE RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY RVR

GLENDALE, Clark, NV

Built 1988 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,200

BUFFALO DRIVE

Fair

Over: CHEYENNE CHANNEL

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1990 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 17,100

AIRPORT ENTRANCE

Fair

Over: KITTY HAWK DR

MCCARRAN AIRPORT L V, Clark, NV

Built 1985 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 34,430

SR 659/E.MCCARRAN

Fair

Over: SPRR

SPARKS, Washoe, NV

Built 1967 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 30,500

SPARKS BL

Fair

Over: SPRR

SPARKS, Washoe, NV

Built 1989 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 21,500

I 15N

Fair

Over: CROSS ROAD

SOUTH OF JEAN, Clark, NV

Built 1958 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 23,500

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