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

LESTER ROAD

Fair

Over: HILINE CANAL

00.27 N BRICK MILL, Kittitas, WA

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 794

L GREEN CANYON RD

Fair

Over: HILINE CANAL

00.12 N SMITHSON RD, Kittitas, WA

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 135

4TH PARALLEL ROAD

Fair

Over: TURBINE CANAL

00.06 W ROSS RD, Kittitas, WA

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 54

Mt. Adams Rd.

Fair

Over: WHITE SALMON RIVER

1.4 N JCT SR 141, Klickitat, WA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82

OLD HIGHWAY 8

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

4.4 N JCT SR 14, Klickitat, WA

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43

MT. ADAMS HWY.

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

0.2 N JCT SR 141, Klickitat, WA

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 739

OLD CREAMERY RD

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

1.0 E Jct SR141, N 0.13, Klickitat, WA

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22

SR 507 & PEARL ST

Fair

Over: CHINA CRK

0.7 S JCT SR 507, Lewis, WA

Built 1918 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,686

SR 508

Fair

Over: CREEK

24.1 E JCT I-5, Lewis, WA

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,171

US 12

Fair

Over: RAINEY CREEK OVERFLOW

10.4 E JCT SR 7, Lewis, WA

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,752

I-5

Fair

Over: SKOOKUMCHUCK RIVER

0.7 N JCT SR 507, Lewis, WA

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,794

I-5

Fair

Over: SKOOKUMCHUCK RIVER

0.7 N JCT SR 507, Lewis, WA

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,794

US 12

Fair

Over: CORTRIGHT CREEK

1.7 E JCT SR 123, Lewis, WA

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,590

STOWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.5 N SALKUM, Lewis, WA

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 332

ROCK CREEK RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CR.

2.5 SW PE ELL, Lewis, WA

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17

PIGEON SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: BERNIER CREEK

6.0 NE ONALASKA, Lewis, WA

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35

PE ELL MCDONALD RD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

7.33 E PE ELL, Lewis, WA

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 280

CURTIS HILL RD.

Fair

Over: LAKE CR.

3. SW ADNA, Lewis, WA

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 642

KING ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

0.62 E JCT 92006, Lewis, WA

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

OSBORN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

11.0 E ELBE, Lewis, WA

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 301

HWY 603

Fair

Over: CHEHALIS RIVER

0.15 S.E. SR 6, Lewis, WA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,697

BERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: STEARNS CREEK

4.0 W NAPAVINE, Lewis, WA

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

GUERRIER ROAD

Fair

Over: S FK NEWAUKUM RIVER

2.0 SE FOREST, Lewis, WA

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 261

FALLS ROAD

Fair

Over: LAMBERT CREEK

8.19 SW RANDLE, Lewis, WA

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 99

Cecil Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Sinlahekin Creek

2 miles south of Loomis, Okanogan, WA

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

US 101

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA R MEGLER

3.65 S OREGON LINE, Pacific, WA

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,800

US 101

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA R

0.96 S OREGON LINE, Pacific, WA

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,300

SR 410

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

1.3 E JCT SR 165, Pierce, WA

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,581

I-5

Fair

Over: PENDLETON AVE

4.4 N THURSTON CO, Pierce, WA

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 127,054

I-5

Fair

Over: CLOVER CREEK

10.9 N THURSTON CO, Pierce, WA

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 132,085

ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENWATER RIVER

8.4 MI E OF HY 410/70 JCT, Pierce, WA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 143

288 ST E

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK TRIBUTARY

.42 W JCT SR161, Pierce, WA

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

12TH AVE SW

Fair

Over: CLARKS CREEK

1 MI WEST OF SR 512, Pierce, WA

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 245

IRR VALLEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

2.2 E JCT SR 5, Pierce, WA

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,765

B STREET

Fair

Over: CLOVER CREEK

GRID COORD ET384211, Pierce, WA

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

LEVITOW BLVD

Fair

Over: CLOVER CREEK

GRID COORD ET385210, Pierce, WA

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

WHARF ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

GRID COORD ET275180, Pierce, WA

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

SOLO POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

GRID COORD ET274191, Pierce, WA

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

33RD DIV & TANK TR

Fair

Over: MUCK CREEK

GRID COORD ET338057, Pierce, WA

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

I STREET

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

GRID COORD ET287177, Pierce, WA

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

I-5

Fair

Over: GN RY

2.1 N JCT SR 11, Skagit, WA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,524

I-5

Fair

Over: GN RY

2.1 N JCT SR 11, Skagit, WA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,524

FRANCIS ROAD

Fair

Over: SLOUGH NO NAME

2.0 W JCT SR9, Skagit, WA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,694

BURMASTER ROAD

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

1.2 E JCT MINKLER, Skagit, WA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 353

GREEN ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

0.01 S KELLEHER RD, Skagit, WA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 54

FRIDAY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FRIDAY CREEK

2.16 N JCT OLD 99 N, Skagit, WA

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 237

FRIDAY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FRIDAY CREEK

0.6 N JCT OLD 99 N, Skagit, WA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 184

SOUTH SKAGIT HWY

Fair

Over: O'TOOLE CREEK

15.0 E JCT SR 9, Skagit, WA

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 635

FRIDAY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FRIDAY CREEK

0.4 N JCT OLD 99, Skagit, WA

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 184

FRIDAY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FRIDAY CREEK

0.3 N. of JCT w/ Old 99, Skagit, WA

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 165

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