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

US 101

Fair

Over: SKOOKUM CR NP RY

0.3 S JCT SR 108, Mason, WA

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,553

US 101

Fair

Over: SKOOKUM CR NP RY

0.3 S JCT SR 108, Mason, WA

Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,553

SPRING ST RAMP

Fair

Over: I-5 SB COL

1.1 N JCT I-90, King, WA

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 14,032

I-5 HOV

Fair

Over: I-705 SR 7 RAMPS RR

1.3 N JCT SR 16, Pierce, WA

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 72,576

SW 6TH AVE

Fair

Over: SR 14

6.3 E JCT I-205, Clark, WA

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,297

I-405

Fair

Over: N-W RAMP

3.6 N JCT I-90, King, WA

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 81,296

SR 24

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA RIVER

4.9 E JCT SR 240, Benton, WA

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,305

SR 410

Fair

Over: SCATTER CREEK

6.2 E JCT SR 164, King, WA

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,043

I-5

Fair

Over: W-S W-W S-E RAMPS

1.3 N JCT SR 529, Snohomish, WA

Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 61,062

SR 599

Fair

Over: 42ND AVE S / MACADAM RD

0.7 N JCT I-5, King, WA

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 22,020

SR 23

Fair

Over: NP RY

3.8 N WHITMAN CO, Lincoln, WA

Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,334

I-90

Fair

Over: DOERSCHLAG RD

3.6 E ADAMS CO, Lincoln, WA

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,407

SR 527

Fair

Over: I-405

JCT I-405, Snohomish, WA

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 51,895

I-90 S-W RAMP

Fair

Over: MCCLELLAN ST BERNARD ST

1.7 E JCT US 195, Spokane, WA

Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,130

I-90

Fair

Over: DRY RELIEF

10.1 E JCT I-82, Kittitas, WA

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,460

I-82 EB

Fair

Over: E-E RAMP

0.1 E JCT I-90, Kittitas, WA

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,819

SR 23

Fair

Over: LORDS VALLEY CREEK

13.4 N JCT SR 231, Lincoln, WA

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 367

I-82

Fair

Over: E POMONA RD

5.3 E KITTITAS CO, Yakima, WA

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,724

200TH ST NE

Fair

Over: I-5

1.7 N JCT SR 531, Snohomish, WA

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,601

SR 518

Fair

Over: DES MOINES WAY S

0.6 E JCT SR 509, King, WA

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 57,625

I-82

Fair

Over: SR 821 WHIPPLE WASTEWAY

3.2 E JCT I-90, Kittitas, WA

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,488

I-5

Fair

Over: STILLAGUAMISH R

0.7 N JCT SR 530, Snohomish, WA

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 43,620

I-90

Fair

Over: AVALANCHE PATH

20.5 E JCT SR 202, King, WA

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 18,185

I-205

Fair

Over: ST JOHNS RD

3.4 N JCT SR 500, Clark, WA

Built 1973 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 37,053

US 395

Fair

Over: US 12 I-182 US 395

3.7 N BENTON CO, Franklin, WA

Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 22,004

PLEASANT HILL RD

Fair

Over: I-5

3.3 N JCT SR 4, Cowlitz, WA

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 982

I-90

Fair

Over: E FK ISSAQUAH CREEK

2.9 E JCT SR 900, King, WA

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 33,574

I-82

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD AND CANAL

3.7 E JCT US 97, Yakima, WA

Built 1979 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 14,023

I-82

Fair

Over: BN RR & DRAIN CANAL

0.5 E JCT SR 223, Yakima, WA

Built 1981 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,295

US 101

Fair

Over: BOGACHIEL RIVER

1.0 N JEFFERSON CO, Clallam, WA

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,744

I-405

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

0.9 N JCT SR 515, King, WA

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 84,707

SR 519

Fair

Over: STADIUM BNSFRR 4TH AVE

0.2 W JCT I-90, King, WA

Built 2002 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 28,008

SR 104

Fair

Over: HOOD CANAL

13.7 E JCT US 101, Jefferson, WA

Built 2007 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 17,634

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

6 1/2 MILES SE OF JCT. FS, Skamania, WA

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 99

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: PINTO CREEK

ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF H, Lewis, WA

Built 1954 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 59

SUMNER TAPPS HWY E

Fair

Over: LAKE TAPPS OUTFALL PSE

.117F N TAPPS HWY, Pierce, WA

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,675

BLANCHARD ROAD

Fair

Over: SCAMMON CREEK

1.0 SW CENTRALIA, Lewis, WA

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 173

ROSENOFF RD

Fair

Over: INTERMITTENT STREAM

03.02 MI E GRANT CO, Adams, WA

Built 1920 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 407

COUNTY ROAD 9455

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

17.4 MI.SE JCT.SH30, Okanogan, WA

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 52

SKATE CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: COWLITZ OVERFLOW

0.5 NW PACKWOOD, Lewis, WA

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,359

MAGNUS RD

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CR

9.0 E ONALASKA, Lewis, WA

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 36

SW GRADY WAY

Fair

Over: SPRINGBROOK CREEK

0.7 MI E OF SR-181, King, WA

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 28,000

SW 27TH STREET

Fair

Over: SPRINGBROOK CREEK

0.2 MI WEST LIND AVE SW, King, WA

Built 2000 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,300

SR 397

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA RIVER

18.0 N JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 18,849

OAKESDALE AVE SW

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER DRAIN

1.1 MI N OF I-405, King, WA

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,500

S JACKSON ST

Fair

Over: ST TUNNEL

S Jackson St WO 5th Ave S, King, WA

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 26,700

LOCUST WAY

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

1.9 N KING CO LINE, Snohomish, WA

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,514

HOWE ROAD

Fair

Over: SKOOK CREEK

4.9 NW TOLEDO, Lewis, WA

Built 2003 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 40

DELAMETER RD

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS CREEK

0.59 W SR 411 (MP 11.33), Cowlitz, WA

Built 1953 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,430

SR 155

Fair

Over: OMAK CR

50.5 N DOUGLAS CO, Okanogan, WA

Built 1967 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,325

Showing 2,801-2,850 of 8,474 bridges

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