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

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Utah, UT

Built 2007 ADT: 50

CO.RD. TO ROWLEY

Good

Over: SKULL VALLEY DRAINAGE C

4 Miles W. of Rowley JCT., Tooele, UT

Built 2021 ADT: 1,021

SR-177

Good

Over: Davis-Steed Creek

SR-177 Davis-Steed Creek, Davis, UT

Built 2023 ADT: 3,400

200 West in Draper

Good

Over: Jordan and Salt Lake can

13065 S. 220 West, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2019 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,600

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: SEVIER RIVER

2 MILES NO.OF PANGUITCH, Garfield, UT

Built 1986 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 69

CITY STREET

Good

Over: WILLARD CANAL

1300 WEST 200 SOUTH, Weber, UT

Built 1962 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 504

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Juab, UT

Built 2008 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: WEBER RIVER OVERFLOW CH.

1.5 MIILES NW. OF PEOA, Summit, UT

Built 1948 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 3,382

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK WEBER RIVER

2.5 MI. E.OF HOLIDAY PARK, Summit, UT

Built 1950 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 844

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: SAN RAFAEL RIVER

22 MI.SO.OF GREEN RIVER, Emery, UT

Built 1998 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 13

800 NORTH STREET

Good

Over: PROVO RIVER

850 W. 800 N. PROVO, Utah, UT

Built 1960 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 6,375

2330 NORTH STREET

Good

Over: PROVO RIVER

500 W. 2330 N. PROVO, Utah, UT

Built 1978 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 17,374

ROAD 80051

Good

Over: MOOREHOUSE CREEK

LEDGEFORK CAMPGROUND, Summit, UT

Built 2012 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50

GOLF CR. ENTR. RD.

Good

Over: SURPLUS CANAL

ADJACENT TO SLC AIRPORT, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1956 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 2,583

INDUSTRIAL ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

300 EAST INDUSTRIAL ROAD, Washington, UT

Built 2008 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 8,292

SR-134

Good

Over: WILLARD CANAL

3.2 MI.EAST of PLAIN CITY, Weber, UT

Built 1962 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 4,455

SR-145

Good

Over: JORDAN R. & TRAIL

0.5 mi. east Redwood Rd., Utah, UT

Built 2010 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 24,589

14400 N.ST. CO.RD.

Good

Over: MALAD RIVER

5000 W. 14400 N. GARLAND, Box Elder, UT

Built 1960 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 127

LOGAN CITY STREET

Good

Over: LOGAN RIVER

1550 SO. PARK AVE LOGAN, Cache, UT

Built 1953 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 6,917

4400 W.ST. CO.RD.

Good

Over: WEST CANAL

17740 N. 4400 W. FIELDING, Box Elder, UT

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 288

SR-112

Good

Over: TRAIL AND DRAINAGE DITCH

1.5 Mi.W from Jct. SR-36, Tooele, UT

Built 2009 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,108

FOREST RD 80082

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4.5 MILE SO. W. OF WYO, Summit, UT

Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: CENTRAL UTAH CANAL

1 MILE SE. OF LEAMINGTON, Millard, UT

Built 1996 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 38

SHEEP CR GEO LOOP

Good

Over: SHEEP CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT U-44, Daggett, UT

Built 1976 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

DIXIE DRIVE

Good

Over: GAP WASH

1500 S. DIXIE DRIVE, Washington, UT

Built 2002 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 19,993

CEDAR HEIGHTS ROAD

Good

Over: KANAB CREEK

WEST SIDE OF KANAB, Kane, UT

Built 1989 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 189

CITY STREET

Good

Over: WILLARD CANAL

1300 WEST 400 NORTH, Weber, UT

Built 1962 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 11,392

COUNTY ROAD #4190

Good

Over: EVACUATION CREEK

10 MILES SOUTH OF BONANZA, Uintah, UT

Built 2010 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 107

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: WILLARD CANAL

2 MILES W.OF HOT SPRINGS, Box Elder, UT

Built 1960 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 347

2500 NORTH

Good

Over: NORTHERN LOGAN CANAL

1035 E. 2500 N. N. LOGAN, Cache, UT

Built 2005 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,005

CARBONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: PRICE CANAL

CARBONVILLE ROAD, Carbon, UT

Built 2008 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 3,270

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

6 MILES EAST OF BOULDER, Garfield, UT

Built 1994 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 551

PAROWAN CITY ST.

Good

Over: PAROWAN CREEK

SOUTH END PAROWAN MAIN ST, Iron, UT

Built 1950 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 63

4100 SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: UTAH AND SALT LAKE CAN

5650 W. 4100 S. W.VALLEY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1960 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 23,846

FREMONT STREET

Good

Over: JORDAN RIVER

1100 WEST 1100 SOUTH SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2004 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,260

13550 SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: SOUTH JORDAN CANAL

13550 S.1300 W. RIVERTON, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1994 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,260

6800 NORTH

Good

Over: AMERICAN FORK CREEK

6800 NORTH 6000 WEST, Utah, UT

Built 2006 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 189

CITY STREET

Good

Over: HOOPER CANAL

1.5 MILE NE. OF HOOPER, Weber, UT

Built 1945 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,260

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Utah, UT

Built 2006 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: AMERICAN FORK RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Utah, UT

Built 2006 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

1650 W.ST.IN SPVL.

Good

Over: HOBBLE CREEK

800 N.1650 W. SPRINGVILLE, Utah, UT

Built 1984 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 505

10000 WEST ST.

Good

Over: WEST CANAL

10000 W. 12000 N., Box Elder, UT

Built 2008 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 437

800 EAST STREET

Good

Over: HOBBLE CREEK

650 S. 800 E. SPRINGVILLE, Utah, UT

Built 1940 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 725

9000 SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: UTAH & SALT LAKE CAN

2500 W.9000 SO. W.JORDAN, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1996 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 33,935

SR-128

Good

Over: NASH WASH

5 MILES W. OF CISCO, Grand, UT

Built 1949 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 364

SR-142

Good

Over: WEST CACHE CANAL

4.5 MI.EAST OF CLARKSTON, Cache, UT

Built 1956 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 631

GOOSEBERRY ROAD

Good

Over: WASH

GOOSEBERRY RD TO FISHLAKE, Sevier, UT

Built 2005 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 280

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: SALINA CREEK

0.5 MI. E GOOSEBERRY INT, Sevier, UT

Built 2007 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 25

SR-24

Good

Over: ROCKY FORD CANAL

6 MILES SOUTH OF SALINA, Sevier, UT

Built 1953 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 2,339

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Good

Over: WASHINGTON MAIN STREET

1.1 MI.NO.WASHINGTON INT, Washington, UT

Built 1964 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 64,174

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