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

DIXIE DRIVE

Fair

Over: SANTA CLARA RIVER

SE. SIDE OF ST. GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 21,589

SR-39

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

14.5 MI. E. OF HUNTSVILLE, Weber, UT

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 663

SR-68 REDWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: SURPLUS CANAL

1300 SO. REDWOOD ROAD-S, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 34,652

SR-128

Fair

Over: BIG BEND WASH

8.8 MILES NORTH OF MOAB, Grand, UT

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,120

SR-68 REDWOOD RD.

Fair

Over: 200 SOUTH STREET

200 SOUTH REDWOOD RD. SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 23,512

SR-13

Fair

Over: MALAD RIVER & CO. ROAD

EAST OF GARLAND, Box Elder, UT

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,297

I-215 (SR-215) EBL

Fair

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

.2 MI.W.JCT.WITH I-15 NSL, Davis, UT

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35,708

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: SR-267 400 SOUTH ST.

700 WEST 400 SOUTH ST., Salt Lake, UT

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 163,023

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: 400 NORTH STREET

IN PAYSON, Utah, UT

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 56,001

COUNTY ROAD #134

Fair

Over: CLASS C CANAL

2050 N. 15000 W. UPALCO, Duchesne, UT

Built 2002 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 189

West Temple

Fair

Over: Conference Center Park

LDS Conference Center, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1998 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 22,060

200 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: PLEASANT CREEK

50 N. 200 E. MT.PLEASANT, Sanpete, UT

Built 2000 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 220

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

1 MILE NO. OF WANSHIP, Summit, UT

Built 1936 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,318

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: ECHO CREEK

1.5 MILES SE. OF ECHO, Summit, UT

Built 1924 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 426

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: CHALK CREEK

1.5 MILES E. OF PINEVIEW, Summit, UT

Built 1958 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 261

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SANTA CLARA RIVER

9.7 MILES W.OF ST. GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 1931 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 2,389

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

5650 WEST 1200 SOUTH, Weber, UT

Built 1975 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 6,855

CENTER STREET

Fair

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

IN CEDAR CITY, Iron, UT

Built 1968 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 8,534

SR-104 20TH ST

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER & CO. RO

0.5 MI. E. WILSON LN. INT, Weber, UT

Built 1976 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 15,989

CO.RD. INT.X-ROAD.

Fair

Over: I-15 (SR-15) NBL & S

AT SCIPIO SUMMIT INTCHG., Millard, UT

Built 1978 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 32

SR-113

Fair

Over: PROVO RIVER

2 MILES WEST OF HEBER, Wasatch, UT

Built 1942 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 12,998

SR-21

Fair

Over: BEAVER RIVER

11.5 MI. WEST OF BEAVER, Beaver, UT

Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,258

SR-68 REDWOOD RD.

Fair

Over: I-80 (SR-80) EBL & W

170 SOUTH REDWOOD RD. SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1972 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 23,512

SR-203 HARRISON B

Fair

Over: OGDEN RIVER

HARRISON BLVD.NR.CYN. DR., Weber, UT

Built 1967 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 22,528

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: SR-115 PAYSON MAIN ST

PAYSON INTERCHANGE, Utah, UT

Built 1967 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 56,001

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: UTA LIGHT RAIL SPUR LINE

0.1 MI.SO.OF 6400 SO.ST., Salt Lake, UT

Built 2000 Load: 22.4 t

I-80 (SR-80) EBL

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

.5 MI.No.of Coalville Int, Summit, UT

Built 1968 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 15,835

I-80 (SR-80) EBL

Fair

Over: SR-196

ROWLEY INTERCHANGE, Tooele, UT

Built 1972 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 10,709

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: SR-193 700 SO.CLEARFIELD

CLEARFIELD INT (700 SO), Davis, UT

Built 1966 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 137,245

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: SR-115 PAYSON MAIN ST.

PAYSON INTERCHANGE, Utah, UT

Built 1967 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 56,001

I-215 (SR-215) WBL

Fair

Over: JORDAN RIVER

1100 WEST 6200 SO. SL CO., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1971 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 106,756

I-84 (SR-84) WBL

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

NORTHWEST OF HENEFER, Summit, UT

Built 1971 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 10,055

I-80 (SR-80) WBL

Fair

Over: SR-196

ROWLEY INTERCHANGE, Tooele, UT

Built 1972 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 10,709

1350 N in Lehi

Fair

Over: Dry Creek

1350 N. 100 W in Lehi, Utah, UT

Built 2012 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 500

1300 NORTH STREET

Fair

Over: LAYTON CANAL

4050 W.1300 N. WEST POINT, Davis, UT

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,156

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: CLASS C CANAL

3.5 MILES NW. OF UPALCO, Duchesne, UT

Built 1999 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 189

DUCHESNE CITY ST.

Fair

Over: DUCHESNE RIVER

EAST END OF MAIN ST, Duchesne, UT

Built 1985 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 411

13800 SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: JORDAN AND SALT LAKE C

200 W. 13800 S. DRAPER, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1995 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,260

14400 S. #FA 2038

Fair

Over: UTAH & SALT LAKE CANAL

2160 W.14400 S. BLUFFDALE, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,715

LAKE PARK BLVD.

Fair

Over: RELOCATED RITER CANAL

2420 S. 4085 W. W.VALLEY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1998 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,780

900 WEST STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2900 S. 900 W. SO. SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 32,130

NORTH TEMPLE ST.

Fair

Over: JORDAN RIVER

1150 W. N. TEMPLE SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2010 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,044

WASATCH COUNTY RD.

Fair

Over: CURRANT CREEK

AT JCT. WITH SR-40, Wasatch, UT

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 107

9500 EAST

Fair

Over: NO.BR.SO.FK. OGDEN RIVER

2 MILES E. OF HUNTSVILLE, Weber, UT

Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 662

SR-13

Fair

Over: CORINNE CANAL

0.7 MI NORTH HAWS CORNER, Box Elder, UT

Built 1938 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,340

SR-266 4700 SO.ST.

Fair

Over: NORTH JORDAN CANAL

1625 WEST 4700 SOUTH, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 26,170

SR-30

Fair

Over: CORINNE CANAL

1.5 MI.EAST OF RIVERSIDE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,042

SR-276

Fair

Over: NORTH WASH

AT TRACHYTE JUNCTION, Garfield, UT

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 324

US-6 (SR-6)

Fair

Over: SR-147

4TH NO.ST.in SPANISH FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 32,921

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: COUNTY RD.INT.X-ROAD.

SO.SANTAQUIN INTERCHANGE, Utah, UT

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 42,557

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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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