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

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: ACCESS ROAD

SE OF LV AIRPORT AREA, Clark, NV

Built 2012 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 200

CD-S/CH3A

Good

Over: ALTA

NEON, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 7,200

US95S Ramp to 215N

Good

Over: CC215, US95

CENTENNIAL BOWL, Clark, NV

Built 2020 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 46,500

I-15S

Good

Over: RAMP I-15S to MLK

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2018 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 94,500

I 80

Good

Over: N. FORK HUMBOLDT RIVER

EAST OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 1962 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 4,525

I 80

Good

Over: N. FORK HUMBOLDT RIVER

EAST OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 1962 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 4,525

IRR MIN. CITY DUMP

Good

Over: OWYHEE RIVER

MOUNTAIN CITY, Elko, NV

Built 1999 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 400

IRR US 95

Good

Over: WALKER RVR

SCHURZ, Mineral, NV

Built 2005 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 2,800

I 15

Good

Over: DRY WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 21,000

I 15

Good

Over: DRY WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 21,000

ARROYO GRANDE BL

Good

Over: DRY WASH

HENDERSON CITY, Clark, NV

Built 1997 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,700

I 15N

Good

Over: DRY WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1963 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 13,150

I 15

Good

Over: DRY WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1963 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 13,150

STEWART AVE.

Good

Over: SLOAN CHANNEL

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,500

W TROPICANA AVE

Good

Over: CHANNEL

WEST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 37,000

HILLCREST DR

Good

Over: DRY WASH

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,100

VOLUNTEER PKWY

Good

Over: PITTMAN WASH

SE HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 14,700

4062-LV: RED ROCK

Good

Over: Red Rock Wash

8.4 mi. from Red Rock VC, Clark, NV

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 8,000

ROSE VALLEY RD

Good

Over: MEADOW VALLEY WASH

EAST OF PIOCHE, Lincoln, NV

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50

I 580S

Good

Over: SR647 4TH ST, SPRR

Reno SBX, Washoe, NV

Built 2022 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 81,500

HAVEN ST

Good

Over: DUCK CRK

SOUTH EAST OF LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1994 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 190

NORTH 5TH STREET

Good

Over: I 15, RR AND CHANNEL

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2014 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 10

I 80E

Good

Over: FR PE16

IMLAY, Pershing, NV

Built 1966 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 4,775

I 80W

Good

Over: FR PE16

IMLAY, Pershing, NV

Built 1966 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 4,775

ST CLAIR RD

Good

Over: AA-CANAL

SW OF FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 2008 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,000

LAS VEGAS BLVD

Good

Over: LAS VEGAS WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2007 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17,000

STEPHANIE ST

Good

Over: DUCK CRK

EAST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2001 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12,000

US 95

Good

Over: Wash

1.5 mi S from Cal-Nev-Ari, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7,600

STEPHANIE STREET

Good

Over: I 515, US 93, US 95

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 2016 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20,000

SNYDER LN

Good

Over: WALKER RVR

SOUTH OF MASON, Lyon, NV

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 121

WEDGE PW

Good

Over: WHITES CRK

SOUTH WEST OF RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6,750

PARR-DANDINI BLVD

Good

Over: US395

NORTH RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 2020 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15,100

HORIZON RIDGE

Good

Over: DRY WASH

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 19,200

SR612 NELLIS BL

Good

Over: LAS VEGAS WASH

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1974 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 41,000

HARDY WY

Good

Over: ABBOTT WASH

MESQUITE, Clark, NV

Built 2006 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,300

S GRAND CANYON DR

Good

Over: CHANNEL

WEST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2007 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,500

I 80

Good

Over: DRY WASH

EAST OF WELLS, Elko, NV

Built 1965 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 6,275

I 80

Good

Over: DRY WASH

EAST OF WELLS, Elko, NV

Built 1965 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 6,275

4062-LV: RED ROCK

Good

Over: Sandstone Quarry Wash

2.9 mi from Red Rock VC, Clark, NV

Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,000

1703: MARYS RIVER

Good

Over: MARYS RIVER

39 mi NW of Wells, NV, Elko, NV

Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 25

Emigrant Pass

Good

Over: I-80

Near Carlin, Eureka, NV

Built 2022 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 100

EAST GRAVES LN

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

CARSON CITY, Carson City, NV

Built 1995 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 12,000

IRR TRIPLE E LN

Good

Over: S-2 CANAL

EAST OF FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 66

ALLEN RD

Good

Over: L-CANAL

WEST OF FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,400

SR 115 HARRIGAN RD

Good

Over: L LINE CANAL

SOUTH OF FALLON, Churchill, NV

Built 2016 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,550

DIABLO DR

Good

Over: WESTSIDE CHNL

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1994 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,000

ON-RAMPI15S

Good

Over: DRY WASH

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 7,350

S. RAINBOW BLVD

Good

Over: CHANNEL

SOUTHWEST L.V, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 18,000

1080: HAYSTACK

Good

Over: NORTH FORK OF HUMBOLDT R

15 MI N OF JCT SR 225/226, Elko, NV

Built 1981 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 25

SR574 (CHEYENNE AV

Good

Over: LAS VEGAS WASH

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2006 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 36,000

Showing 1,451-1,500 of 2,152 bridges

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