State profile · Below median Poor share

Washington 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 Washington.

8,474
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
5.5%
Poor condition

Washington has 8,474 public highway bridges in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, and 462 of them are rated Poor.

That is 5.5% 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 24 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

8,474

Public highway bridges in Washington

Good Condition

50.1%

4,246 bridges rated 7-9

0.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.5%

462 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.1pp vs national avg 7.5%

Washington vs national bridge condition

Washington - Good condition share 50.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Washington - Poor-condition share 18.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Washington 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: Washington has 8,474 bridges and a 5.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #24 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 (%) WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%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%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%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%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: Washington has 8,474 bridges and a 5.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #24 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.

Washington 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

8,474 29th of 54 higher than 25 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 Washington

The highlighted point is Washington: 8,474 bridges and 5.45% in Poor condition, rank #24 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Washington on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor
  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor
  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Washington

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 8,474 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Washington’s inventory

State agency holds 39.9% of the 8,474 public highway bridges filed under Washington in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Washington’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 12.8% of the 8,474 bridges with a recorded original year in Washington. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Washington50.1%44.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Washington (FHWA NBI)

Counties (39)

Adams 187 Asotin 29 Benton 167 Chelan 149 Clallam 151 Clark 218 Columbia 86 Cowlitz 160 Douglas 40 Ferry 53 Franklin 134 Garfield 54 Grant 306 Grays Harbor 363 Island 7 Jefferson 99 King 1238 Kitsap 115 Kittitas 308 Klickitat 90 Lewis 419 Lincoln 180 Mason 133 Okanogan 161 Pacific 120 Pend Oreille 71 Pierce 472 San Juan 13 Skagit 254 Skamania 120 Snohomish 500 Spokane 307 Stevens 75 Thurston 205 Wahkiakum 36 Walla Walla 195 Whatcom 354 Whitman 347 Yakima 558

Washington 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 Washington on the same metric.

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974
Selected

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Washington

Six lowest-condition bridges in Washington, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

STATE ROUTE 509

Poor

Over: PUYALLUP WATERWAY RR

2.5 N JCT I-5, Pierce, WA

Built 1911 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,400

I-82

Poor

Over: WASTEWATER NUMBER 3

8.4 E JCT US 97, Yakima, WA

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 28,146

Fish War Mem X-ing

Poor

Over: PUYALLUP RIVER

0.2 N JCT I-5, Pierce, WA

Built 1925 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15,255

POST STREET

Poor

Over: SPOKANE RIVER

00.6 N OF I-90, Spokane, WA

Built 1917 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,685

W Galer Street

Poor

Over: Private Road

Magnolia Seattle, King, WA

Built 1929 Load: 0.0 t

SILVER CK RD 00670

Poor

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

19.05 E SR 21, Ferry, WA

Built 1958 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 47

All Bridges in Washington

BURNHAM DR NW

Good

Over: SR 16

5.7 N JCT SR 16 AR, Pierce, WA

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 16,262

NB SR 16 SPUR

Good

Over: SB SR 16

JCT SR 3, Kitsap, WA

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,571

E-S RAMP

Good

Over: S-S RAMP

5.8 E JCT SR 8, Thurston, WA

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,313

SR 504

Good

Over: N FK TOUTLE RIVER

0.1 E JCT SR 504 SP, Cowlitz, WA

Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 710

RENTON AVE S

Good

Over: SR 405

0.9 N JCT SR 515, King, WA

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,981

SR 971

Good

Over: FIRST CREEK

9.1 N JCT US 97 ALT, Chelan, WA

Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,679

D STREET

Good

Over: SR 543 SOUTHBOUND

0.8 N JCT I-5, Whatcom, WA

Built 2007 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,423

SR 539

Good

Over: NOOKSACK R OVERFLOW

1.5 N JCT SR 544, Whatcom, WA

Built 2009 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 16,600

BELL PLAIN RD

Good

Over: SOUTH DEADMAN CREEK

9.0 N JCT SR 12, Garfield, WA

Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80

OAKVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH RIVER

2.2 SW GRAYS H CO, Pacific, WA

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

HOKO OZETTE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE HOKO RIVER

0.72 S JCT SR112, Clallam, WA

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 419

YOMAN RD AI

Good

Over: BALCH PASSAGE

0.1 NE VILLA BEACH, Pierce, WA

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 505

NORTHWOOD RD

Good

Over: FISH TRAP CR

00.2 S E BOUNDARY, Whatcom, WA

Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300

OAKESDALE AVE SW

Good

Over: SPRINGBROOK CREEK

0.5 M. WEST OF LIND AVE., King, WA

Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,866

S 277TH ST

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC RR

0.5 MI EAST OF SR-167, King, WA

Built 2003 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 26,000

ROAD

Good

Over: W FK MILLER RIVER

3.8 MI S OF 6410/OLD HWY, King, WA

Built 1961 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 44

ROAD

Good

Over: GOBLIN CREEK

17 MI NE OF HWY 2/63 JCT, King, WA

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: LAKE CUSHMAN (N FK SKOK)

N.W. END OF LAKE CUSHMAN, Mason, WA

Built 1959 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5

RAINY CREEK

Good

Over: RAINY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Chelan, WA

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: SULLIVAN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Pend Oreille, WA

Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 33

SR 28

Good

Over: WINCHESTER WASTEWAY

8.4 E JCT SR 281, Grant, WA

Built 1949 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 5,489

SR 167

Good

Over: W VALLEY HWY

0.5 N JCT SR 410, Pierce, WA

Built 1987 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 45,555

EDEN VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: COVILLE CREEK

34.8 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA

Built 2013 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,900

M.5 RD SW

Good

Over: SADDLE MOUNTAIN WW

M.5 0.1 S of 24 SW, Grant, WA

Built 1974 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 50

WAGNER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SINKING CREEK

6.38 S SR 2, Lincoln, WA

Built 1972 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 65

FACTORY ROAD

Good

Over: Black Creek

00.16 E FERSON ROAD, Yakima, WA

Built 1961 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,075

C RD SE

Good

Over: WEST CANAL

C SE .7 N of 12, Grant, WA

Built 1964 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 139

KENDALL RD

Good

Over: RUSSELL CREEK

00.94N COTTONWOOD, Walla Walla, WA

Built 1988 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 887

MCDONALD RD

Good

Over: WALLA WALLA RIVER

01.93 N FROG HOLLOW, Walla Walla, WA

Built 1989 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 770

MARSH AVENUE

Good

Over: CHINA CREEK

00.1 N JCT. SR507, Lewis, WA

Built 1994 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 553

DEAL RD

Good

Over: WEBER COULEE

00.21MI S SCHRAG RD, Adams, WA

Built 1989 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 107

CHATCOLET ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.5 S HOXIE ROAD, Spokane, WA

Built 2004 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 48

WAWAWAI/9000

Good

Over: UNNAMED DRAINAGE

30.78 MI SW SR 195, Whitman, WA

Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 268

S 25TH ST

Good

Over: SR 16 RAMPS/S SPRAGUE AV

0.4 N JCT I-5, Pierce, WA

Built 1969 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,575

SR 504

Good

Over: SR 504 TURNAROUND

21.9 E JCT SR 504 SP, Cowlitz, WA

Built 1992 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 586

I-405 N-E RAMP

Good

Over: 116TH AVE NE

JCT SR 520, King, WA

Built 1993 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 32,129

CRAWFORD STREET

Good

Over: DRAGOON CREEK

0.1 W DEER PARK CL, Spokane, WA

Built 1968 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 3,506

BLUESTEM ROAD

Good

Over: CRAB CREEK

8.34 SE SR 28, Lincoln, WA

Built 1960 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 150

LONGMIRE LANE

Good

Over: WENAS CREEK

00.04 N OF FINK RD, Yakima, WA

Built 1957 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 450

LIND-RALSTON RD

Good

Over: INTERMITTENT STREAM

0.86 MI W THIEL RD, Adams, WA

Built 1993 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 116

BOULEVARD ROAD

Good

Over: TRAIL & CREEK

.05 S I5, Thurston, WA

Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 9,640

CANBY BRIDGE 37430

Good

Over: CRAB CREEK

4.09 W SR 23, Lincoln, WA

Built 1913 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 11

MISSIMER ROAD

Good

Over: SVID CANAL

0.46 S KING TULL, Benton, WA

Built 1975 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 135

K RD SW

Good

Over: WAHLUKE BRANCH CANAL

K SW .4 N of 22.5, Grant, WA

Built 1969 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 229

SPRING VALLEY RD

Good

Over: SPRING VALLEY

01.58N VALLEY GROVE, Walla Walla, WA

Built 1995 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 57

144th Street SE

Good

Over: Penny Creek

0.35 mi W of 35th Ave SE, Snohomish, WA

Built 1994 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 925

W. SUNSET WY

Good

Over: ISSAQUAH CK

0.1 W OF FRONT ST, King, WA

Built 1996 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 9,100

R SW

Good

Over: WALUKE BRANCH CANAL

R SW @ 23 SW, Grant, WA

Built 1983 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 247

Country Meadow Ln

Good

Over: KID Canal

0.4 Mi S of Badger Road, Benton, WA

Built 2009 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 262

ELMA HICKLIN ROAD

Good

Over: MF WILDCAT CREEK

0.5 W JCT SR 108, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 2023 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 547

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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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