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

10600 South

Good

Over: Monroe Street

SR-151 over Monroe Street, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2017 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 45,297

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Good

Over: 1500 SOUTH STREET

600 W.1500 SO.WOODS CROSS, Davis, UT

Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 156,607

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Good

Over: 1500 SOUTH STREET

600 W.1500 SO.WOODS CROSS, Davis, UT

Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 156,607

SR-165

Good

Over: BLACKSMITH FORK RIVER

North edge of Nibley, Cache, UT

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,329

NB Bangerter Hwy

Good

Over: 5400 S (SR 173)

NB SR 154 over SR 173, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 55,137

SR-194 WB 2100 No.

Good

Over: LOCAL ACCESS ROAD

SR-194 W of Jordan River, Utah, UT

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20,687

DUCHESNE CITY ST.

Good

Over: STRAWBERRY RIVER

SO. SIDE OF DUCHESNE CITY, Duchesne, UT

Built 2008 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 310

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Good

Over: SR-156 SP.FORK MAIN ST.

SPANISH FORK INTERCHG., Utah, UT

Built 2011 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 71,445

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Good

Over: SR-156 SP.FORK MAIN ST.

SPANISH FORK INTERCHG., Utah, UT

Built 2011 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 71,445

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Good

Over: BITTER SEEP WASH

W. OF S. SALT WASH INTCHG, Emery, UT

Built 1989 Load: 40.2 t

SR-132

Good

Over: Salt Creek

1.5 Miles E. of Nephi, Juab, UT

Built 1999 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,158

RP.SR-68 TO I215SB

Good

Over: RAMP I-80WB TO I-215NB

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

Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,006

RP.I215EB TO I15SB

Good

Over: WINCHESTER AVE.

500 WEST 6400 SO.-MURRAY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 54,480

SEEP RIDGE RD

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

2 MILES SOUTH OF OURAY, Uintah, UT

Built 2020 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 63

I-15

Good

Over: US-89

I-15 over US-89, Utah, UT

Built 2020 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 179,486

SR 78

Good

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

WEST of MILLS JCT.INTCHG., Juab, UT

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 647

SR-22

Good

Over: SEVIER IRRIGATION CANAL

1.5 MILES N. OF ANTIMONY, Garfield, UT

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 464

US-89 (SR-89)

Good

Over: SAN PITCH RIVER

NORTH SIDE OF FAIRVIEW, Sanpete, UT

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,562

SR-102

Good

Over: CORINNE CANAL

At Haws Corner, Box Elder, UT

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,509

SR-67NB RP.to I-15

Good

Over: I-15 &UPRR UTA TRACK

No.Farmington Interchg., Davis, UT

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,645

US-40

Good

Over: Ped / Wildlife Trail

.8 Mi E of Silver Creek, Summit, UT

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 37,244

SR-85 SB (MVC)

Good

Over: BINGHAM CREEK

Approx. 10200 South, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t

US-40

Good

Over: Ped / Wildlife Trail

1.8 Mi E of Silver Creek, Summit, UT

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 37,244

Clima Drive

Good

Over: SR-85 (MVC)

Clima Dr over SR-85, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,787

7200 West

Good

Over: Utah and Salt Lake Canal

7200 West 3900 South, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2017 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 11,866

SR-176 Vineyard

Good

Over: UTA Frontrunner

SR 176 over Frontrunner, Utah, UT

Built 2015 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 13,232

SR-118

Good

Over: STATE CANAL

IN TOWN OF JOSEPH, Sevier, UT

Built 1983 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 910

SR-155

Good

Over: TIMOTHY WASH

3.3 MI NORTH OF CLEVELAND, Emery, UT

Built 1997 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 982

SR-201 EBL

Good

Over: COPPER CO. HAUL ROAD

NEAR KCC MAGNA PLANT, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2003 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 22,579

I-80 (SR-80) EBL

Good

Over: RR. TRAIL @ ATKINSON CY.

1.4 MI.E.Silver Creek Int, Summit, UT

Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 18,438

ROAD 80021

Good

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD CREEK

7 MI UP BIG COTTONWOOD CY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1996 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 150

600 N in Lehi

Good

Over: Waste Ditch Canal

600 N 200 W in Lehi, Utah, UT

Built 2017 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 464

SEEP RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CULVERT UNDERPASS

39.59 MILES SO. OF OURAY, Uintah, UT

Built 2012 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 67

SR-35

Good

Over: NO. FORK DUCHESNE RIVER

10 MILES NW. OF TABONIA, Duchesne, UT

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 584

RP. I84EB TO I15NB

Good

Over: I-84 (SR-84)

I-15 I-84 INT.@ TREMONTON, Box Elder, UT

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 695

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Good

Over: I-215WB and RAMP TO I-

6400 SOUTH INTERCHANGE, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1999 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 191,939

ENTRANCE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED DRAINAGE

3 MI NE OF REFUGE HQ, Uintah, UT

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

I-15 NBL

Good

Over: SR-140; Bluffdale Road

14600 South, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2016 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 182,494

I-15 SBL

Good

Over: SR-140; Bluffdale Road

14600 South, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2016 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 182,494

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER RIVER

1 MILE NW. OF MINERSVILLE, Beaver, UT

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,395

2000 WEST ST.

Good

Over: WEST CANAL

990 NORTH 2000 WEST, Box Elder, UT

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 568

I-15 NB Off Ramp

Good

Over: I-15 NB On Ramp

Lehi Main to SR-92, Utah, UT

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,000

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Good

Over: SR-48 7200 SOUTH STREET

7200 SOUTH INTERCHANGE, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2000 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 195,457

US-191NB (SR-191)

Good

Over: COLORADO RIVER

2.8 Miles North of Moab, Grand, UT

Built 2010 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 14,182

I-15 NB

Good

Over: UTA Tracks

I-15 LEHI MAIN OVER UTA, Utah, UT

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 167,000

US-191 SB (SR-191)

Good

Over: COLORADO RIVER

2.8 miles North of Moab, Grand, UT

Built 2010 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 14,182

Redwood Rd

Good

Over: I-215

Redwood Rd over I-215, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 15,000

I-15 SB

Good

Over: UTA Tracks

I-15 LEHI MAIN OVER UTA, Utah, UT

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 167,000

ROAD 80073

Good

Over: STEEL CREEK

4 MILES EAST OF D4 D5 BDY, Summit, UT

Built 2000 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 50

I-15 NB

Good

Over: OLD US-91

I-15 NB over old US-91, Washington, UT

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 27,900

Showing 2,801-2,850 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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