State profile · Below median Poor share

Washington bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Washington, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

8,808
Public bridges
42.4%
Good condition
4.8%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

8,808

Public highway bridges in Washington

Good Condition

42.4%

3,734 bridges rated 7-9

-7.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.8%

424 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.2pp vs national avg 7.0%

Washington vs national bridge condition

Washington - Good condition share 42.4%
National avg

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

Washington - Poor-condition share 16.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Washington49.9%44.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Washington (FHWA NBI)

Counties (39)

Adams 190 Asotin 29 Benton 173 Chelan 154 Clallam 152 Clark 228 Columbia 86 Cowlitz 167 Douglas 40 Ferry 54 Franklin 138 Garfield 54 Grant 314 Grays Harbor 365 Island 8 Jefferson 100 King 1364 Kitsap 119 Kittitas 311 Klickitat 91 Lewis 422 Lincoln 181 Mason 139 Okanogan 163 Pacific 120 Pend Oreille 72 Pierce 502 San Juan 13 Skagit 256 Skamania 120 Snohomish 516 Spokane 360 Stevens 81 Thurston 216 Wahkiakum 36 Walla Walla 200 Whatcom 358 Whitman 351 Yakima 565

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.

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

AR

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544
Selected

WA

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630

KS

Kansas

5.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,867

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.

SILVER CK RD 00670

Poor

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

19.05 E SR 21, Ferry, WA

Built 1958 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 47

4TH ST

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

4TH AND MILL CR, Walla Walla, WA

Built 1908 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 2,624

NO DATA ENTERED

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH LECLERC CREE

NO DATA ENTERED, Pend Oreille, WA

Built 1954 Load: 3.5 t ADT: 5

STEVENS RD. -IRRIG

Poor

Over: DRAIN

00.26 NO CHAMBERS, Yakima, WA

Built 1965 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 68

PEARL HILL RD

Poor

Over: JORDAN CREEK

1.44 E JCT HILAND ORCH RD, Douglas, WA

Built 1953 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 72

FARM ACCESS

Poor

Over: ROZA ID WASTEWAY NO 3

NR PARKER HEIGHTS, WA, Yakima, WA

Built 1955 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Washington

SR 16

Good

Over: SOUTH 12TH STREET

3.0 N JCT I-5, Pierce, WA

Built 2006 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 48,124

419th Ave SE

Good

Over: May Creek

0.7 NE JCT SR 2, Snohomish, WA

Built 2009 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 215

WASHINGTON STREET

Good

Over: SPOKANE RIVER

0.85 N OF I-90, Spokane, WA

Built 1985 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 23,554

SE LAKE WALKER RD

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

3.5 MI W OF SR-169, King, WA

Built 2023 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 350

US 2

Good

Over: ALPINE CREEK

13.7 E SNOHOMISH CO, King, WA

Built 1998 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,915

WALDRICK ROAD

Good

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

2.5 m E of Hwy 99, Thurston, WA

Built 1986 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,957

WALDRICK ROAD

Good

Over: RAILROAD

00.25E OLD HWY 99, Thurston, WA

Built 1995 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 2,391

SKOOKUMCHUCK ROAD

Good

Over: SKOOKUMCHUCK OVERFLOW

2.2 SE JCT SR507, Thurston, WA

Built 1996 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 981

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: MUELLER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA

Built 1993 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 50

LONG LAKE ROAD SE

Good

Over: CURLEY CREEK

0.2 S JCT LAKE VALLEY RD, Kitsap, WA

Built 1993 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 1,362

NW ANDERSON HILL R

Good

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

1.0 E JCT SEABECK HWY NW, Kitsap, WA

Built 2002 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5,136

20TH INFANTRY WAY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

ET339079, Pierce, WA

Built 2003 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 10

MILLER BAY ROAD

Good

Over: GROVERS CREEK

0.02 S JCT INDIANOLA RD, Kitsap, WA

Built 2007 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 9,222

CEDAR FLATS ROAD

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

1.28 m W of Delphi Rd, Thurston, WA

Built 2008 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 887

SE MAY VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MAY CREEK

0.1 MI E OF SR-900, King, WA

Built 2010 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 6,018

MIAMI BEACH RD. NW

Good

Over: SEABECK CREEK

0.11 W MIAMI BEACH RD. NW, Kitsap, WA

Built 2013 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 2,671

SR 18

Good

Over: TERRAIN

6.3 E JCT SR 169, King, WA

Built 2001 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 24,754

VAIL LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

.5 M. S. of Vail Cut Off, Thurston, WA

Built 1982 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 851

BAIRD SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: Trinidad Creek

Baird Spring 1.7 N SR 28, Grant, WA

Built 2005 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 26

Roosevelt Grade Rd

Good

Over: Wood Gulch Haul Road

4.9 N JCT SR-14, Klickitat, WA

Built 2001 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 119

3rd Ave

Good

Over: Wide Hollow Creek

0.06 N Ahtanum Rd., Yakima, WA

Built 1999 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 5,673

Greenacres Rd

Good

Over: Johnson Creek

4 miles west of Riverside, Okanogan, WA

Built 2023 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 265

HEATON GULCH RD

Good

Over: MEADOW CREEK

6.0 N JCT US 12, Garfield, WA

Built 2001 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 20

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NORTH FORK CISPUS RIVER

SE OF RANDLE, FOLLOWING R, Lewis, WA

Built 1991 Load: 72.1 t ADT: 40

MEAD ROAD

Good

Over: KELLOGG HOLLOW CREEK

0.014 MI E KELLOGG, Columbia, WA

Built 2006 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 35

SR 504

Good

Over: COLDWATER CR

24.0 E JCT SR 504 SP, Cowlitz, WA

Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 586

I-90

Good

Over: GAME CROSSING

3.1 E JCT SR 18, King, WA

Built 1976 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 25,826

I-90

Good

Over: GAME CROSSING

3.1 E JCT SR 18, King, WA

Built 1976 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 25,826

179TH AV SE

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL

0.1 N JCT SR2, Snohomish, WA

Built 1985 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 3,540

WHITE/1075

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.05 MI W FARMINGTON, Whitman, WA

Built 1998 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 3

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: SPANGLE CREEK

0.1 N OLD SR 195, Spokane, WA

Built 1975 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 184

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: ORR CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lewis, WA

Built 1985 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 50

SWEDE HEAVEN RD

Good

Over: N.F.STILLAGUAMISH RIVER

0.8 N JCT SR 530, Snohomish, WA

Built 1991 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 986

CRYSTAL MNT BLVD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

5.85 E JCT 410, Pierce, WA

Built 2016 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 675

SR 112

Good

Over: COVILLE CREEK

34.8 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA

Built 2013 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 3,973

THIRD STREET

Good

Over: STOWE CREEK

2.5 BLKS S SR 6, Lewis, WA

Built 1994 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 600

SKAGIT HIGHLANDS

Good

Over: TRUMPETER CREEK

0.4 N JCT E DIVISION ST, Skagit, WA

Built 2003 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 800

SARGENT BOULEVARD

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

ENT MORRISON RIV PK, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 1992 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 250

SR 18

Good

Over: 244TH AVE SE

1.2 E JCT SR 169, King, WA

Built 2005 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 16,302

I-705 SB

Good

Over: TERRAIN

0.1 N JCT I-5, Pierce, WA

Built 1988 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 19,848

SR 504

Good

Over: WOOSTER CREEK

2.3 E JCT SR 505, Cowlitz, WA

Built 2018 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 956

SOUTH BANK ROAD

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

4.2 E JCT 96540, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 2017 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 1,342

FRIDEGER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SPOKANE RIVER

0.2 MI S CAMDEN, Spokane, WA

Built 2021 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 321

I-405 RAMP

Good

Over: SOUTHCENTER BLVD

0.9 N JCT I-5, King, WA

Built 1994 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 7,007

RAMP

Good

Over: E ISSAQUAH CREEK

2.1 E JCT SR 900, King, WA

Built 2003 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 2,230

SR 509

Good

Over: WAPATO CREEK

3.0 E JCT I-705, Pierce, WA

Built 1995 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 13,609

SR 27

Good

Over: N FK FOUR MILE CREEK

10.1 N JCT SR 270, Whitman, WA

Built 1983 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 2,811

SR 112

Good

Over: FIELD CREEK

25.8 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA

Built 2000 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 825

I-5

Good

Over: KALAMA RIVER

10.8 N JCT SR 503, Cowlitz, WA

Built 1970 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 36,886

SR 202

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

0.1 E JCT SR 522, King, WA

Built 2017 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 39,506

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