State profile · Below median Poor share

Utah 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 Utah.

3,125
Public bridges
22.2%
Good condition
2.9%
Poor condition

Utah holds 3,125 public highway bridges (#42 of 52 by inventory) with a 2.91% Poor share (#44 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 2.9% 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 9 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

3,125

Public highway bridges in Utah

Good Condition

22.2%

693 bridges rated 7-9

-27.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.9%

91 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.6pp vs national avg 7.5%

Utah vs national bridge condition

Utah - Good condition share 22.2%
National avg

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

Utah - Poor-condition share 9.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Utah 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: Utah has 3,125 bridges and a 2.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #9 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 (%) UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%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%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%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%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: Utah has 3,125 bridges and a 2.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #9 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.

Utah 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

3,125 42nd of 54 higher than 12 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 Utah

The highlighted point is Utah: 3,125 bridges and 2.91% in Poor condition, rank #9 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Utah on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor
  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Utah

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 3,125 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Utah’s inventory

State agency holds 61.1% of the 3,125 public highway bridges filed under Utah in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Utah’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 5.9% of the 3,125 bridges with a recorded original year in Utah. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Utah22.2%74.9%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Utah (FHWA NBI)

Counties (29)

Beaver 53 Box Elder 184 Cache 95 Carbon 73 Daggett 13 Davis 139 Duchesne 84 Emery 126 Garfield 94 Grand 121 Iron 70 Juab 60 Kane 29 Millard 72 Morgan 53 Piute 19 Rich 20 Salt Lake 659 San Juan 50 Sanpete 52 Sevier 157 Summit 138 Tooele 35 Uintah 91 Utah 271 Wasatch 32 Washington 177 Wayne 29 Weber 129

Utah 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 Utah on the same metric.

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862
Selected

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Utah

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

SR-24

Poor

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

IN FRUITA NEAR PARK HQS, Wayne, UT

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,240

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: CENTRAL UTAH CANAL

2 MILES SW. OF LEAMINGTON, Millard, UT

Built 1935 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 38

NAVAJO TRAIL

Poor

Over: BEAVER RIVER

0.5 MILE SW. OF BEAVER GC, Beaver, UT

Built 1935 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: DUCHESNE RIVER

IN HANNA, Duchesne, UT

Built 1952 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: BRUSH CREEK CANAL

4 MILES NORTH OF JENSEN, Uintah, UT

Built 1985 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 131

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK OGDEN RIVER

1 MILE EAST OF LIBERTY, Weber, UT

Built 1972 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 2,191

All Bridges in Utah

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCHESNE RIVER

1.5 MILE SE. OF HANNA, Duchesne, UT

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.5 MILES N. OF MT.CARMEL, Kane, UT

Built 2010 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

200 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: HIGHLINE CANAL

1180 N. 200 E. SANTAQUIN, Utah, UT

Built 1925 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 53

300 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: AMERICAN FORK CREEK

250 N. 300 E. AMER. FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,260

TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN NAME CANAL

ENTRADA DR. E. OF VIRGIN, Washington, UT

Built 2006 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

SNOW CYN. PARKWAY

Fair

Over: SAND HOLLOW WASH

NORTH SIDE OF ST. GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 1999 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,670

BUENA VISTA BLVD.

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

NW SIDE OF WASHINGTON, Washington, UT

Built 1999 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,003

US-40 (SR-40)

Fair

Over: COW WASH

7.7 MILES E. OF JENSEN, Uintah, UT

Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,215

US-191 (SR-191)

Fair

Over: PACK CREEK

SO. END OF MOAB MAIN ST, Grand, UT

Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20,310

I-15 (SR-15)

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

APPROX. 3000 SO. on I-15, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 209,050

I-15 (SR-15)NB SB

Fair

Over: ASH CREEK RES. SPILLWAY

0.5 MI.NO.BLACK RIDGE INT, Washington, UT

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 32,500

SR-163

Fair

Over: TWIN WASH

NORTH OF MEXICAN HAT, San Juan, UT

Built 1964 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 840

SR-31

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON CREEK

16.9 MI. NW OF HUNTINGTON, Emery, UT

Built 1967 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 584

I-70 (SR-70)

Fair

Over: CRESCENT WASH

0.1 MI.WEST CRESCENT JCT., Grand, UT

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 11,872

I-15 (SR-15)

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

EAST SIDE OF NEPHI, Juab, UT

Built 1982 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 43,893

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

3 MI NO HARRISBURG INTER, Washington, UT

Built 1963 Load: 0.0 t

GATES LANE

Fair

Over: SANTA CLARA RIVER

SUNRIDGE SUBD.SANTA CLARA, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 500

4400 W.ST. FA.#506

Fair

Over: CORINNE CANAL

13540 N. 4400 W. GARLAND, Box Elder, UT

Built 1948 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 922

I-80 (SR-80)EB&amp

Fair

Over: ECHO CREEK

2.4 MI. E. of Castle Rock, Summit, UT

Built 1962 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 14,665

US-6 (SR-6)

Fair

Over: SHEEP CREEK

Hwy 6 at Sheep Creek, Utah, UT

Built 1954 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 10,768

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: PARIA RIVER

1 MILES SE. OF TROPIC, Garfield, UT

Built 1987 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 32

CO.RD.TO NEBO CRK.

Fair

Over: THISTLE CREEK

8 MILES SE.OF THISTLE JCT, Utah, UT

Built 1940 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 13

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON CREEK

10 MI. NW. OF HUNTINGTON, Emery, UT

Built 1994 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 13

US-6 (SR-6)

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

EAST END OF WELLINGTON, Carbon, UT

Built 1989 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 8,172

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: SR-99 INTCHG. X-ROAD

NO.FILLMORE INTERCHANGE, Millard, UT

Built 1972 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 24,744

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SEVIER RIVER

7 MILES NO.OF PANGUITCH, Garfield, UT

Built 1925 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 38

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: ESCALANTE RIVER

4.5 MILES W. OF ESCALANTE, Garfield, UT

Built 1935 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 13

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Fair

Over: US-191 (SR-191)

CRESCENT JCT. INTERCHANGE, Grand, UT

Built 1976 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 10,152

SR-108 SYRACUSE RD

Fair

Over: I-15 (SR-15) NBL AND SBL

Syracuse Rd.Int.in Layton, Davis, UT

Built 1967 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 58,441

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR RIVER

WEST OF CUTLER DAM, Box Elder, UT

Built 1954 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 71

LAGOON DRIVE ROAD

Fair

Over: SR-227 SBL

1.0 MI.SO.of LAGOON INT., Davis, UT

Built 1973 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 1,428

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: PINTO WASH

11 MILES E. OF THOMPSON, Grand, UT

Built 1950 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 13

TOWN STREET

Fair

Over: EAST FORK VIRGIN RIVER

CENTER STREET IN GLENDALE, Kane, UT

Built 1925 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 32

TOWN STREET

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

EAST SIDE OF OAKLEY, Summit, UT

Built 1986 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 777

PROVO CITY STREET

Fair

Over: PROVO RIVER

150 W. 5200 N. PROVO, Utah, UT

Built 1993 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 13,401

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: PRICE RIVER

12 MILES NE. OF ELMO, Emery, UT

Built 1998 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 38

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WASH

4 MILES SW. OF LAMPO JCT., Box Elder, UT

Built 1957 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 241

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK SEVIER RIVER

0.5 MILE WEST OF ANTIMONY, Garfield, UT

Built 1928 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 63

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: CISCO WASH

1 MILE WEST OF CISCO, Grand, UT

Built 1949 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 302

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WASH

2 MILES NE. OF CISCO, Grand, UT

Built 1931 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 302

CITY STREET

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

1 MILE NW OF CEDAR CITY, Iron, UT

Built 1969 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 3,872

17600 N.ST. CO.RD.

Fair

Over: WEST CANAL

5600 W. 17600 N. GARLAND, Box Elder, UT

Built 1948 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 69

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK SEVIER RIVER

12 MI. NE. OF TROPIC JCT, Garfield, UT

Built 1950 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 13

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: ALVEY WASH

2 MILES SE. OF ESCALANTE, Garfield, UT

Built 1991 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 32

300 WEST STREET

Fair

Over: SEVIER VALLEY CANAL

700 N. 300 W. RICHFIELD, Sevier, UT

Built 1968 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 761

SR-16

Fair

Over: WOODRUFF-RANDOLPH CANAL

5.4 MI SO SAGE CREEK JCT, Rich, UT

Built 1935 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 3,051

Main Street

Fair

Over: City Creek Parking

Main St. SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2008 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 15,031

TABBY SWALE ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCHESNE RIVER

0.5 MILE SE. OF HANNA, Duchesne, UT

Built 1965 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 13

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: STRAWBERRY RIVER

8 MILES WEST OF DUCHESNE, Duchesne, UT

Built 1972 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 126

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: MAMMOTH CREEK

8 MILES SO.PANGUITCH LAKE, Garfield, UT

Built 1988 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 19

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