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

CO.RD. 600 EAST ST

Good

Over: HIGHLINE CANAL

10100 S.600 E.SE.SP. FORK, Utah, UT

Built 1989 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 637

1400 WEST STREET

Good

Over: HALFWAY WASH

NORTH SIDE OF ST. GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 1999 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,772

2000 NORTH STREET

Good

Over: SNOW CANYON WASH

2100 W. 2000 N. ST GEORGE, Washington, UT

Built 1990 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 7,010

NOTOM ROAD COUNTY

Good

Over: BURRO WASH

7.7 MI. SO. OF JCT. SR-24, Wayne, UT

Built 2002 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 121

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: U. M. CREEK

AT MILL MEADOW RESERVOIR, Wayne, UT

Built 1989 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 200

NOTOM ROAD COUNTY

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD WASH

8.9 MILES SO. OF JCT. 24, Wayne, UT

Built 2002 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 121

SR-24

Good

Over: SAND CREEK WASH

2.6 MILES E. OF TORREY, Wayne, UT

Built 1954 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 1,641

SR-68 REDWOOD RD.

Good

Over: Ped Trail

2100 North, Utah, UT

Built 2019 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 23,000

US-40 (SR-40)

Good

Over: SAND SPRING WASH

0.8 MI W. OF COLORADO LN., Uintah, UT

Built 1955 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 3,646

SR-21

Good

Over: CORRAL CANYON WASH

41 MI. SE.of GARRISON, Beaver, UT

Built 1954 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 329

SR-163

Good

Over: UNNAMED WASH

2 MILES SO.OF MEXICAN HAT, San Juan, UT

Built 1957 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,683

SR-24

Good

Over: BLUE FLAT WASH

6 MILES W. OF CAINVILLE, Wayne, UT

Built 1960 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 335

SR-24

Good

Over: PLEASANT CREEK

EAST OF CAPITOL REEF PARK, Wayne, UT

Built 1960 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 335

SR-162

Good

Over: DRY WASH

5 MILES WEST OF ANETH, San Juan, UT

Built 1966 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,274

SR-21

Good

Over: TUNNEL SPRING MTNS. WASH

28 MILES SE.OF GARRISON, Millard, UT

Built 1975 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 231

SR-95

Good

Over: BENNETT WASH

17.2 MI.SO.of HANKSVILLE, Garfield, UT

Built 1969 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 756

SR-45

Good

Over: WESTERN FUELS RAILROAD

1 MI.SO.DESERET POWER PLT, Uintah, UT

Built 1982 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 859

I-15 (SR-15)

Good

Over: FARM ROAD UNDERPASS

2.5 MI.NO.RIVERSIDE INT., Box Elder, UT

Built 1989 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 13,856

US-89 (SR-89)

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

AT OLD THISTLE JUNCTION, Utah, UT

Built 1992 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 3,457

SR-162

Good

Over: MARBLE WASH

0.5 MI.WEST COLORADO LN., San Juan, UT

Built 1995 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,114

SR-313

Good

Over: SEVEN MILE CYN. WASH

3 Mi. W. Jct with SR-191, Grand, UT

Built 2012 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 2,820

SR-279

Good

Over: POTASH PLANT WASH

.1 Mi. N. Of Potash Plant, Grand, UT

Built 2013 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 478

SR-175 (11400 SO.)

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.5 Mi. E. Jordan River, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2010 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 21,907

SR-212 TELGRPH ST.

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

In Washington City, Washington, UT

Built 2012 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 19,451

I-70 (SR-70) EBL

Good

Over: SAGERS WASH

0.5 MI.E.YELLOWCAT INTER., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) EBL

Good

Over: PINTO WASH

5 MI. E. YELLOWCAT INT., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) EBL

Good

Over: SALARATUS WASH

7 MI.EAST YELLOWCAT INT., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) EBL

Good

Over: BLAZE CANYON WASH

1 MI. W. THOMPSON INT., Grand, UT

Built 1976 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 10,152

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Good

Over: TUMBLEWEED WASH

2 MI.EAST YELLOWCAT INT., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Good

Over: PINTO WASH

5 MI.EAST YELLOWCAT INT., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Good

Over: SALARATUS WASH

7 MI.EAST YELLOWCAT INT., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Good

Over: UNNAMED WASH

10 MI.E. YELLOWCAT INTER., Grand, UT

Built 1974 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 11,127

I-70 (SR-70) WBL

Good

Over: BLAZE CANYON WASH

1 MI.WEST THOMPSON INTER., Grand, UT

Built 1976 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 10,152

PorterRockwellBlvd

Good

Over: U&SL Canal

Blvd over U&SL Canal, Salt Lake, UT

Built 2022 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,000

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

15600 N.ST. CO.RD.

Poor

Over: WEST CANAL

5800 W. 15600 N. GARLAND, Box Elder, UT

Built 1950 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 189

HIGHLAND DRIVE

Poor

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD CREEK

4850 SO.1850 E. HOLLADAY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1936 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 20,009

ROAD 20264

Poor

Over: LOGAN RIVER

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

Built 1951 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: SALERATUS CREEK

6 MILES SOUTH OF WOODRUFF, Rich, UT

Built 1935 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: WILLOW CREEK

13 MI.S.BUCK CYN.RD.JCT., Uintah, UT

Built 1975 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 5

NO DATA ENTERED

Poor

Over: HUNTINGTON CREEK

HUNTINGTON CANYON, Emery, UT

Built 1981 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50

13400 SOUTH STREET

Poor

Over: UTAH AND SALT LAKE CANAL

2300 W.13400 S. RIVERTON, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1935 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 9,840

300 EAST STREET

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

3045 S. 300 E. SO. SLC, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1980 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 16,400

10600 SO

Poor

Over: EAST JORDAN CANAL

300 E.10600 S. SANDY, Salt Lake, UT

Built 1979 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 37,101

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: NO.BR.SO.FK. OGDEN RIVER

0.5 MI. SE. OF HUNTSVILLE, Weber, UT

Built 1948 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 189

Showing 3,001-3,050 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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