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

ROAD 20038

Good

Over: LOGAN RIVER

7 M NE OF LOGAN V RT 89, Cache, UT

Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 50

EDUCATION CENTER L

Good

Over: EAST SLOUGH

NEAR JCT I-15 & W. FOREST, Box Elder, UT

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STRAWBERRY RIVER

13 MILES WEST OF DUCHESNE, Duchesne, UT

Built 2002 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 126

SR-31

Good

Over: BROCKBANK HOLLOW WASH

3.0 MI. W. of HUNTINGTON, Emery, UT

Built 1993 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 7,096

I-15 NB OFF-RAMP

Good

Over: UPRR TRACKS

South of 12th St. Intchg., Weber, UT

Built 2009 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 10,578

NOELL NELSON DRIVE

Good

Over: EAST JORDAN CANAL

1500 South 1000 West, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2016 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON WASH

WEST OF THOMPSON, Grand, UT

Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 12

ROAD 80014

Good

Over: BIG COTTON WOOD CREEK

EAST OF SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1984 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

I-15NB (SR-15)

Good

Over: 13600 NORTH STREET

2 MI. NO. of GARLAND INT., Box Elder, UT

Built 1989 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 15,266

SR-128

Good

Over: MAT MARTIN POINT WASH

14.4 MILES NORTH OF MOAB, Grand, UT

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,120

SR-177

Good

Over: Farmington Creek

SR-177 Farmington Crk, Davis, UT

Built 2023 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10,100

SR-85 SB exit

Good

Over: SUP

SR-85 SB to SR-201 WB, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2021 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,023

760 NO.ST. CO.RD.

Good

Over: PRICE RIVER

760 NO. 1 MI. NW OF PRICE, Carbon, UT

Built 1999 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 63

8800 SOUTH STREET

Good

Over: EAST JORDAN CANAL

200 E. 8800 S. SANDY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2006 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,626

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Good

Over: SR-173 5300 SO.INT.X-RD.

5300 SOUTH INTERCHANGE, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1999 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 222,312

MOON LAKE

Good

Over: TWIN POTTS CREEK

9 MI N MOUNTAIN HOME UT, Duchesne, UT

Built 2016 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 50

N/FK DUCHESNE

Good

Over: HADES CREEK

6.60 MI N JCT U-35, Duchesne, UT

Built 2015 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 50

500 WEST ST. -CO.

Good

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

1320 NORTH 500 WEST ST., Uintah, UT

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 139

SR194WB 100 N.ST.

Good

Over: JORDAN RIVER

1 Mi. west of I-15 Intchg, Utah, UT

Built 2011 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 5,467

SR-21

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

South end of Milford, Beaver, UT

Built 2007 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,759

HORSE VALLEY / BUL

Good

Over: Sevier River

15 miles N of Panguitch, Garfield, UT

Built 2015 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 50

6400 N

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

1 MI. W. BEAR RIVER CITY, Box Elder, UT

Built 2011 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 373

13800 S

Good

Over: Jordan and SL Canal

13800 So. Connector, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2017 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 455

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Good

Over: SR-102 MAIN STREET

WEST OF TREMONTON, Box Elder, UT

Built 1990 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 14,686

NOTOM ROAD

Good

Over: DRY WASH

1.1 MI.SO. WAYNE CO. LINE, Garfield, UT

Built 2012 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 127

CO.RD.-9600 NO.ST.

Good

Over: JORDAN RIVER

NORTH OF LEHI, Utah, UT

Built 1995 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 1,028

I-70 (SR-70) EBL

Good

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

COVE FORT INTERCHANGE, Millard, UT

Built 1966 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 7,577

I-15 SB (SR-15)

Good

Over: UPRR & UTA

0.5Mi.No. of 31st St.Intr, Weber, UT

Built 2009 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 120,588

SEEP RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CULVERT UNDERPASS

40.31 MILES SO. OF OURAY, Uintah, UT

Built 2012 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 67

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STRAWBERRY RIVER

14 MILES WEST OF DUCHESNE, Duchesne, UT

Built 2002 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 126

SR 102

Good

Over: West Canal

0.47 MI S of Thatcher, Box Elder, UT

Built 2018 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 400

I-15 (SR-15) SBL

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

0.2 MI.SO.6400 SOUTH ST., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1999 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 203,590

I-80WB ON-RAMP

Good

Over: 600 EAST STREET in SLC

2400 So. 600 East SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2008 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 16,077

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: LOGAN RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Cache, UT

Built 2012 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

WEST SIDE SCOFIELD RESV., Carbon, UT

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 63

6800 WEST STREET

Good

Over: WEST CORINNE CANAL

2880 NORTH 6800 WEST., Box Elder, UT

Built 2019 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 619

14400 NO.ST. CO.RD

Good

Over: CORINNE CANAL

4540 W. 14400 N. GARLAND, Box Elder, UT

Built 2015 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 127

I-15 (SR-15) NBL

Good

Over: CO. RD. TO NUCOR & SR-13

PLYMOUTH INTERCHANGE, Box Elder, UT

Built 1989 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 12,747

I15SBCD.Rp. toI80

Good

Over: 2250 SOUTH ST. & UPR

350 W. 2250 SO. SO. SL., Salt Lake, UT

Built 1999 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,023

9200 WEST ST

Good

Over: WEST CANAL

11785 N. 9200 W., Box Elder, UT

Built 2013 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 214

X-BAR ROAD

Good

Over: SB. EXIT FROM AIRPORT

SLC international airport, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2005 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,008

SR-260

Good

Over: STATE CANAL

NORTH OF AURORA, Sevier, UT

Built 2004 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,349

CENTER ST. PROVO

Good

Over: PROVO RIVER

ENTRANCE TO STATE PARK, Utah, UT

Built 2006 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,520

I-215 (SR-215) NBL

Good

Over: SR-171 (3500 SOUTH ST)

3500 SOUTH INT.-W.VALLEY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1975 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 108,974

IVY STREET

Good

Over: PRICE RIVER

W. OF MAIN ST. IN HELPER, Carbon, UT

Built 2000 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 126

ROAD 20007

Good

Over: TEMPLE FORK OF LOGAN R.

17 M NE OF LOGAN V RT 89, Cache, UT

Built 2010 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 50

CANYON ROAD

Good

Over: FERRON CREEK

800 WEST CANYON ROAD, Emery, UT

Built 2013 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 1,000

600 SOUTH

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR RIVER

4620 W. 600 S. LOGAN, Cache, UT

Built 1985 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 322

I-15 (SR-15) SB

Good

Over: 13600 NORTH ST.

2 MI. NO. of GARLAND INT., Box Elder, UT

Built 1989 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 195,867

SR-95

Good

Over: WHITE CANYON

6.1 MI.E.HITE MARINA ROAD, San Juan, UT

Built 1965 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 199

Showing 2,901-2,950 of 3,125 bridges

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