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: LOST CREEK

1.5 MILES N. DEVILS SLIDE, Morgan, UT

Built 1954 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,564

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

1 MILE W. OF HOLIDAY PARK, Summit, UT

Built 1950 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 115

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WASH

4 MILES EAST OF RANDLETT, Uintah, UT

Built 1953 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,172

ZIONS PARKWAY

Fair

Over: LaVERKIN CREEK

SOUTH OF TOQUERVILLE, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 126

US-40 (SR-40)

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

3.1 MI.EAST of FRUITLAND, Duchesne, UT

Built 1959 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 6,791

SR-30

Fair

Over: I-84 (SR-84) EBL & W

W.SNOWVILLE INTERCHANGE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 573

SR-24

Fair

Over: NORTH CEDAR CREEK

8.2 MILES S. OF SALINA, Sevier, UT

Built 1927 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,589

SR-19 INTCH.X-ROAD

Fair

Over: I-70 (SR-70) EBL & WBL

AT THE ELGIN INTERCHANGE, Grand, UT

Built 1981 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,911

COUNTY RD.INT.X-RD

Fair

Over: I-70 (SR-70) EBL & W

AT THE BELKNAP INTERCHANG, Sevier, UT

Built 1983 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,244

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: SR-21 BEAVER CENTER ST.

WEST SIDE OF BEAVER, Beaver, UT

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 23,081

I-84 (SR-84) EBL

Fair

Over: SR-83

HOWELL JCT INTERCHANGE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1959 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 12,109

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: SR-21 BEAVER CENTER ST.

WEST SIDE OF BEAVER, Beaver, UT

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 23,081

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: 100 SOUTH STREET

1150 E.100 S.in ST.GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 1972 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 51,695

I-84 (SR-84) WBL

Fair

Over: SR-83

HOWELL JCT INTERCHANGE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1959 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 12,109

I-80 (SR-80) WBL

Fair

Over: CREAMERY LANE CO. RD.

HOYTSVILLE, Summit, UT

Built 1967 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 16,767

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

LOWER TWO MILE, San Juan, UT

Built 1969 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 1500 N

Fair

Over: CLASS C CANAL

1500 N. 14300 W., Duchesne, UT

Built 2010 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 63

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR RIVER

6 MILES SE. OF RANDOLPH, Rich, UT

Built 1917 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD.#236

Fair

Over: MULE CANYON

14 MILES WEST OF BLANDING, San Juan, UT

Built 1955 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 7

SR-12

Fair

Over: HENRIEVILLE WASH

8 MILES NE OF HENRIEVILLE, Garfield, UT

Built 1955 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 897

SR-178 800 S. INT.

Fair

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

SOUTH PAYSON INTERCHANGE, Utah, UT

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 13,525

I-215 (SR-215)

Fair

Over: I-80 (SR-80)

I215-I80 INTCHG.W.OF SLC., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 96,167

SR-154 -BNGTR.HWY.

Fair

Over: 3600 WEST STREET

13600 SO.3600 W.-RIVERTON, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1998 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 43,874

SR-121

Fair

Over: STEINAKER SERVICE CANAL

IN MAESER, Uintah, UT

Built 1932 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 8,200

US-40 (SR-40)

Fair

Over: SAND WASH

4.5 MI.EAST of FRUITLAND, Duchesne, UT

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,791

SR-101

Fair

Over: BLACKSMITH FORK RIVER

1.7 MILE E. OF HYRUM, Cache, UT

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,638

I-15 (SR-15)NB&amp

Fair

Over: SOUTH ASH CREEK

3.6 MI.NO.ANDERSON R.INT., Washington, UT

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 32,923

SR-121

Fair

Over: UINTAH CANAL NO.1

1.7 MILES EAST OF NEOLA, Duchesne, UT

Built 1959 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,755

SR-87

Fair

Over: LK.FORK CREEK OFLOW

2 MILES WEST OF ALTAMONT, Duchesne, UT

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,088

SR-31

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON CREEK

21 MI. NW OF HUNTINGTON, Emery, UT

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 584

SR-81

Fair

Over: CORINNE CANAL

SOUTH OF FIELDING, Box Elder, UT

Built 1983 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 840

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: SR-13 AND UPRR

NORTH BRIGHAM INTERCHANGE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 32,262

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: 560 NORTH STREET & U

0.7 MI.NO.CEDAR CITY INT., Iron, UT

Built 1968 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35,682

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: CO.RD.(IOWA STRING RD)

SOUTH TREMONTON, Box Elder, UT

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 23,139

I-80 (SR-80) EBL

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD(INT. X-ROAD)

DELLE INTERCHANGE, Tooele, UT

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10,709

800 WEST STREET

Fair

Over: STORM SEWER CANAL

1800 N.800 W. W.BOUNTIFUL, Davis, UT

Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,260

CREEK ROAD (8150S)

Fair

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK

2680 E. 8150 S. SL.CO., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 12,925

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

WEST OF HOYTSVILLE, Summit, UT

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 252

CENTER STREET

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

25 W. CENTER ST. IN KAMAS, Summit, UT

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 95

HURRICANE CITY RD.

Fair

Over: LEEDS CREEK

HARRISBERG RESORT, Washington, UT

Built 1931 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 504

FARR WEST CITY ST.

Fair

Over: WILLARD CANAL

NORTH PLAIN CITY ROAD, Weber, UT

Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 995

CITY STREET

Fair

Over: LAYTON CANAL

2300 W. 2400 S. W. HAVEN, Weber, UT

Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 756

US-6 (SR-6)

Fair

Over: FLOOD WASH

IN WELLINGTON, Carbon, UT

Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9,824

CO.RD. INTCHG.X-RD

Fair

Over: I-70 (SR-70)

WEST WATER INTERCHANGE, Grand, UT

Built 1972 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 18

SR-30

Fair

Over: BEAR RIVER

2 MILES EAST OF RIVERSIDE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 8,042

PLEASANT GR.BLVD.

Fair

Over: I-15 (SR-15)

AT PLEASANT GR.INTCHG., Utah, UT

Built 2002 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,097

I-15(SR-15)NBL

Fair

Over: MALAD RIVER

1.5 MI.SO.PLYMOUTH INT., Box Elder, UT

Built 1990 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 13,856

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Fair

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

1.5 MI SW SPANISH FK INT, Utah, UT

Built 1967 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 71,445

I-70 (SR-70) EBL

Fair

Over: SR-10 INTCHG.X-ROAD

FREMONT JCT.INTERCHANGE, Sevier, UT

Built 1972 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,986

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Fair

Over: UPRR SPUR TRACK

1.5 MI.SW.SPANISH FK.INT., Utah, UT

Built 1967 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 71,445

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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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