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

1700 SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: JORDAN RIVER

1150 WEST 1700 SOUTH SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,114

CALIFORNIA AVENUE

Fair

Over: JORDAN RIVER

1100 WEST 1300 SOUTH SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,136

AIRPT.ENTR.RD

Fair

Over: SURPLUS CANAL

ENTRANCE TO SL.INT.AIRPT., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22,208

CO.RD. CENTRAL AVE

Fair

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD CREEK

SILVERFORK SUBD.N.SOLITUD, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 63

VALLEY FORGE R0AD

Fair

Over: UTAH AND SALT LAKE CAN

3800 S. 7600 W. SL.CO., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 630

HARVEST LN. 7320 S

Fair

Over: SOUTH JORDAN CANAL

2235 W. 7320 S. W.JORDAN, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

3.5 MILES E. OF GUNNISON, Sanpete, UT

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

300 SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: CITY CREEK FLOOD CHANNEL

90 W. 300 SO. MANTI, Sanpete, UT

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 126

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAN PITCH RIVER

1 MILE WEST OF GUNNISON, Sanpete, UT

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAN PITCH RIVER

2 MILES SOUTH OF MORONI, Sanpete, UT

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 701

100 WEST STREET

Fair

Over: PLEASANT CREEK

75 NO.100 W. MT.PLEASANT, Sanpete, UT

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 378

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAN PITCH RIVER

GROVE RD. 1 MILE S.MORONI, Sanpete, UT

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SAN PITCH RIVER

RACETRK.RD. 5 MI.E.MORONI, Sanpete, UT

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

200 SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: CITY CREEK FLOOD CHANNEL

450 W. 200 S. MANTI, Sanpete, UT

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 113

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SEVIER RIVER

2 MILES SW.OF ELSINORE, Sevier, UT

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 131

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SEVIER RIVER

1.1 MILES SO. OF CENTRAL, Sevier, UT

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 329

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SEVIER RIVER

500 SO. SEGMILLAR LANE, Sevier, UT

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 95

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER 2NDRY CHAN.

1.5 MILES NW. OF PEOA, Summit, UT

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,382

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

SOUTH SIDE OF OAKLEY, Summit, UT

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 101

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: NEOLA NO. 1 CANAL

4.5 MILES NE. OF NEOLA, Uintah, UT

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 139

750 NORTH STREET

Fair

Over: STEINAKER SERVICE CANAL

1520 WEST 750 NORTH ST., Uintah, UT

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 630

2500 SOUTH ST.-CO.

Fair

Over: STEINAKER CANAL

680 WEST 2500 SOUTH ST., Uintah, UT

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 101

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

4.5 MILES NW. OF JENSEN, Uintah, UT

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 252

1500 WEST ST. -CO.

Fair

Over: STEINAKER CANAL

1300 SOUTH 1500 WEST ST., Uintah, UT

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 101

400 SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: AMERICAN FORK CREEK

50 E. 400 S. AMER. FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,008

180 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: HIGHLINE CANAL

1260 S. 180 E. PAYSON, Utah, UT

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 630

ACC.RD.TO BV FALLS

Fair

Over: PROVO RIVER

3.4 MILES NORTH OLMSTEAD, Utah, UT

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,323

POWER HOUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: HIGHLINE CANAL OVERFLOW

2000 E. 8400 S. SP. FK., Utah, UT

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 184

CO.RD.1100 EAST.ST

Fair

Over: SPANISH FORK RIVER

9400 S.1100 E. SW.SP.FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 322

CO.RD. 5950 SO.ST.

Fair

Over: HIGHLINE CANAL

12875 S.5950 W. N.OF STQN, Utah, UT

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 63

CO.RD. 5200 W.ST.

Fair

Over: HIGHLINE CANAL

12950 S.5200 W. N.OF STQN, Utah, UT

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 222

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: PROVO RIVER

VIVIAN PARK IN PROVO CYN., Utah, UT

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 213

100 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: HOBBLE CREEK

100 S. 100 E. SPRINGVILLE, Utah, UT

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 536

OREM CITY ROAD

Fair

Over: PROVO RIVER

NEAR MURDOCK DIVISION DAM, Utah, UT

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 242

700 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: AMERICAN FORK CREEK

500 E. 700 N. AMER. FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,340

450 EAST STREET

Fair

Over: AMERICAN FORK RIVER

520 N. 450 E. AMER. FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 252

HURRICANE CITY ST.

Fair

Over: GOULDS WASH

595 SOUTH 180 WEST STREET, Washington, UT

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 504

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK ASH CREEK

NEAR NEW HARMONY, Washington, UT

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 126

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: MOODY WASH

3 MILES NE. OF GUNLOCK, Washington, UT

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 551

ARROWHEAD CYN. DR.

Fair

Over: ATKINSVILLE WASH

BLOOMINGTON AREA, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 756

ANGEL ARCH DRIVE

Fair

Over: ATKINSVILLE WASH

BLOOMINGTON AREA, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 630

VIRGIN TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WASH

SIERRA BELLA DRIVE, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 126

TOWN STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH WASH

NORTH SIDE OF VIRGIN, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 126

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: RIM ROCK WASH

RIVERSIDE DR.IN ST.GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,605

S.S.D.HDQ.ACES.RD.

Fair

Over: WEBER-DAVIS CANAL

EAST OF I-15 IN ROY, Weber, UT

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 126

EXCHANGE ROAD

Fair

Over: WEBER RIVER

450 E. EXCHANGE RD. OGDEN, Weber, UT

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 504

US-89 (SR-89)

Fair

Over: LONG VALLEY CREEK

NORTH SIDE OF GLENDALE, Kane, UT

Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,222

SR-126

Fair

Over: WEBER-DAVIS CO. CANAL

1600 NORTH IN SUNSET, Davis, UT

Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,615

US-89 (SR-89)

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.8 MI.NO.SEVIER CO.LINE, Sanpete, UT

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,121

SR-44

Fair

Over: SHEEP CREEK

5.9 MI. S. OF MANILA, Daggett, UT

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 709

Showing 1,151-1,200 of 3,125 bridges

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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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