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

I 215N

Good

Over: PEBBLE RD

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1996 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 77,000

BRADLEY ROAD

Good

Over: CC215

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2013 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 4,500

I-11SB

Good

Over: WASH

BOULDER BYPASS, Clark, NV

Built 2018 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,550

I 80E

Good

Over: ALAZON RD

WEST OF WELLS, Elko, NV

Built 1977 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,325

I 80W

Good

Over: ALAZON RD

WEST OF WELLS, Elko, NV

Built 1977 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,325

I 80

Good

Over: DRY WASH

WEST OF LOVELOCK, Pershing, NV

Built 1965 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,250

I 80

Good

Over: DRY WASH

WEST OF LOVELOCK, Pershing, NV

Built 1965 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,250

RUSSELL RD

Good

Over: DUCK CRK

NORTH OF HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1974 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 12,000

RUSSELL RD

Good

Over: DUCK CRK

NORTH OF HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1974 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 12,000

LAS PALMAS ENTRADA

Good

Over: GIBSON CHANNEL

HENDERSON CITY, Clark, NV

Built 1998 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 443

I515S RMP to US93S

Good

Over: I-11

BOULDER BYPASS, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 680

THOMAS CREEK RD

Good

Over: WHITE'S CRK

NORTH OF MT ROSE HW, Washoe, NV

Built 1994 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 3,850

US 95

Good

Over: GOWAN RD

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1977 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 70,500

US 95

Good

Over: GOWAN RD

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1977 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 70,500

Access Road to T3

Good

Over: Access Road

SE Las Vegas Airport, Clark, NV

Built 2012 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 2,000

I 215S

Good

Over: PEBBLE RD

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 77,000

SOUTH FIRST STREET

Good

Over: MESQUITE WASH

MESQUITE, Clark, NV

Built 1997 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 275

US 93

Good

Over: HOOVER DAM LOWER ACCESS

LAKE MEAD NAT REC AREA, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 18,300

SB CONN TO EB 215

Good

Over: I215

S OF MCCARRAN AIRPORT, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 16,000

US95N

Good

Over: KYLE CANYON ROAD

1.12mi N OF SKYE CANYON D, Clark, NV

Built 2019 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 9,150

EQUESTRIAN DR

Good

Over: BOULDER HWY CHANNEL

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 2004 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 3,400

CORNELIUS KELLY

Good

Over: LAKE MEAD CHANNEL

HENDERSON N. OF LAKE MEAD, Clark, NV

Built 2015 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,000

ON RAMP I515S

Good

Over: I515S OFF RAMP TO SUNSET

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 9,600

ACCESS ROAD TO G3

Good

Over: ACCESS ROAD

SE LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, Clark, NV

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,000

ON RAMP I 15N

Good

Over: D STREET

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 14,500

US 50

Good

Over: CASINO PED UNDERPASS

STATELINE LAKE TAHOE, Douglas, NV

Built 1979 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 27,000

RMP US 395-S VA ST

Good

Over: OLD VIRGINIA RD

RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 1995 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 420

DAMONTE RANCH PKWY

Good

Over: CHANNEL

SE RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 2001 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 170

US95S

Good

Over: KYLE CANYON ROAD

1.12mi N OF SKYE CANYON D, Clark, NV

Built 2019 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 9,150

AIRWAY DR

Good

Over: DRY CREEK CHANNEL

SE RENO, Washoe, NV

Built 2008 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 9,150

LOWER S FORK RD

Good

Over: HUNTINGTON CRK

SOUTH OF ELKO, Elko, NV

Built 2001 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 50

I-215

Good

Over: CHANNEL

SOUTHWEST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2001 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 4,950

IVANPAH DR.

Good

Over: S. FORK EASTERN CHANNEL

HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 2007 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 575

SR 340 BRIDGE ST

Good

Over: WALKER RVR

YERINGTON, Lyon, NV

Built 1974 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 3,100

SPENCER ST/I 215

Good

Over: PITTMAN WASH

WEST of HENDERSON, Clark, NV

Built 1991 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 154,000

AIRPORT ACCESS RD

Good

Over: WEST SIDE CHANNEL

LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1996 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,100

ACCESS ROAD TO T3

Good

Over: ACCESS ROAD TO T3

SE LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, Clark, NV

Built 2010 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 3,000

I11NB

Good

Over: BUCHANAN BLVD WAPA ACCES

BOULDER CITY BYPASS, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 8,550

I11SB

Good

Over: BUCHANAN BLVD WAPA ACCES

BOULDER CITY BYPASS, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 8,550

NEEDLES HW

Good

Over: UNNAMED WASH

LAUGHLIN, Clark, NV

Built 1997 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 5,250

I 80E

Good

Over: SHOSHONE ST

WELLS, Elko, NV

Built 1977 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 4,275

I 80W

Good

Over: SHOSHONE ST

WELLS, Elko, NV

Built 1977 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 4,275

MILLER LN

Good

Over: WALKER RVR

NORTH OF YERINGTON, Lyon, NV

Built 1976 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 570

RMP BUFFALO TO215E

Good

Over: CHANNEL

SW LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 2001 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 6,000

AMIGO ST

Good

Over: DUCK CRK

SOUTH EAST LAS VEGAS, Clark, NV

Built 1998 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 2,600

I-11 NB

Good

Over: GUN CLUB, BOY SCOUT RD

BOULDER BYPASS, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 8,550

I-11 SB

Good

Over: GUN CLUB, BOY SCOUT ROAD

BOULDER BYPASS, Clark, NV

Built 2017 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 8,550

EAGLE CANYON ROAD

Good

Over: CHANNEL

SPANISH SPRINGS, Washoe, NV

Built 2006 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 13,000

US 95

Good

Over: ALKALI WASH

NORTH OF BEATTY, Nye, NV

Built 1970 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 3,050

GREENS WAY

Good

Over: ABBOTT WASH

0.5 MILES NORTH OF I-15, Clark, NV

Built 2001 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 121

Showing 1,801-1,850 of 2,152 bridges

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