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

SELTICE/1260

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.03 MI SE WARNER, Whitman, WA

Built 1912 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 70

Q RD NE

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

Q NE 2.16 S 36 NE, Grant, WA

Built 1914 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 35

NELSON RD

Fair

Over: BLACK SLOUGH

00.5 E VALLEY HWY, Whatcom, WA

Built 1934 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 80

ROBBINS RD

Fair

Over: HILINE CANAL

00.34 N SMITHSON RD, Kittitas, WA

Built 1955 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 218

SMITHSON RD

Fair

Over: HILINE CANAL

00.85 NE ROBBINS RD, Kittitas, WA

Built 1931 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 24

42 RD NE

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

42 NE .8 West of U NE, Grant, WA

Built 1914 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 29

KOLISCH RD E

Fair

Over: CARBON RIVER

00.6 E FAIRFAX RD, Pierce, WA

Built 1937 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK

0.10 S SR 23, Whitman, WA

Built 1966 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 150

SIXTH ST

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK PALOUSE RIVER

0.10 MI E SR 195, Whitman, WA

Built 1920 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 300

WALL STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK PALOUSE RIVER

0.10 MI W SR 195, Whitman, WA

Built 1965 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 200

THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.1 S JCT US 2, Lincoln, WA

Built 1965 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 200

STEPTOE STREET

Fair

Over: UNION FLAT CREEK

0.20 N SR 195, Whitman, WA

Built 1910 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 200

OVERLAKE DR

Fair

Over: DEPRESSION

0.6 E JCT 84TH AVE, King, WA

Built 1951 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,050

MT CONSTITUTION RD

Fair

Over: PAUL CREEK

0.75M EAST OF OLGA ROAD, San Juan, WA

Built 1929 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 30

DUSTY/6171

Fair

Over: ALKALI FLAT CREEK

0.33 MI E SR 26, Whitman, WA

Built 1940 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 174

SR 6

Fair

Over: ROCK CR NP RY-ABANDONED

0.4 E PACIFIC CO, Lewis, WA

Built 1930 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,561

SR 9

Fair

Over: THUNDER CREEK

6.3 N JCT SR 20, Skagit, WA

Built 1900 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 3,638

NB SR 16

Fair

Over: TACOMA NARROWS

5.1 N JCT I-5, Pierce, WA

Built 1949 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 43,285

SR 17

Fair

Over: LIND COULEE

3.0 N JCT SR 170, Grant, WA

Built 1954 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 8,915

I-90

Fair

Over: HILLS NORTH RD

7.3 E JCT SR 261, Adams, WA

Built 1958 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 10,355

NE 50TH ST

Fair

Over: I-5

1.6 N JCT SR 520, King, WA

Built 1962 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 26,500

FOURTH PLAIN BLVD.

Fair

Over: NP RY SPS RY & ACCESS RD

1.7 N JCT I-5, Clark, WA

Built 1962 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 6,180

US 195

Fair

Over: I-90

29.0 N WHITMAN CO, Spokane, WA

Built 1963 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 5,615

US 195

Fair

Over: I-90

29.0 N WHITMAN CO, Spokane, WA

Built 1963 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 5,615

SR 512 EB

Fair

Over: GOLDEN GIVEN RD

0.9 E JCT SR 7, Pierce, WA

Built 1966 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 42,444

SR 512 WB

Fair

Over: GOLDEN GIVEN RD E

0.9 E JCT SR 7, Pierce, WA

Built 1966 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 42,444

W-N RAMP TO I-405

Fair

Over: S-W RAMP TO I-90

0.1 E JCT I-405, King, WA

Built 1968 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 20,305

I-5

Fair

Over: COWEEMAN RIVER

2.0 N JCT SR 432, Cowlitz, WA

Built 1979 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 28,653

THACKER ROAD

Fair

Over: SVID CANAL

00.11 N GURLEY ROAD, Yakima, WA

Built 1960 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 393

GORDON ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

0.1 N EUCLID ROAD, Spokane, WA

Built 1981 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 155

Duncan Road

Fair

Over: COLVILLE RIVER

00.27 S JCT SR 395, Stevens, WA

Built 1973 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 80

BEANE ROAD

Fair

Over: ROZA CANAL

00.15 N. OF S.R.24, Yakima, WA

Built 1952 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 240

OUTLOOK ROAD

Fair

Over: SNIPES CANAL

00.49 W FORDYCE RD, Yakima, WA

Built 1941 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,060

TRACK RD. N.

Fair

Over: USIS CANAL

00.03 S PHILLIP JN, Yakima, WA

Built 1961 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,400

MONTE ELMA ROAD

Fair

Over: SATSOP RIVER

00.1 W JCT E.SATSOP, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 1938 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,869

MONSTER ROAD SW

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER CHANNEL

0.6 MI S JCT SR-900, King, WA

Built 1998 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 10,670

NOB HILL BLVD

Fair

Over: UP & BN RR

00.02 W SO 1ST ST, Yakima, WA

Built 1964 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 24,000

EUCLID ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

.1 MI N GARFIELD RD, Spokane, WA

Built 1987 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 54

US 97ALT

Fair

Over: ENTIAT RIVER

14.3 N JCT US 2, Chelan, WA

Built 1959 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 7,342

US 97

Fair

Over: WANITY SLOUGH

27.3 N KLICKITAT CO, Yakima, WA

Built 1931 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 5,455

MAIN ST (OLD US97)

Fair

Over: NP RY & RAMP

14.7 N JCT SR22, Yakima, WA

Built 1941 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 8,981

SR 105

Fair

Over: SOUTH BAY

1.9 N JCT SR 105 SP, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 1955 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 5,529

WOODLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE KLICKITAT RIVER

1.4 E JCT SR 97, Klickitat, WA

Built 1980 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 561

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BUCK CREEK

0.18 NE JCT NESTER PEAK R, Skamania, WA

Built 1979 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 38

VALLEY VIEW RD

Fair

Over: HAYNIE CR

00.1 S MCGEE RD., Whatcom, WA

Built 1956 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 820

STEIN RD

Fair

Over: DAKOTA CR TRIB

00.7 S. HAYNIE RD., Whatcom, WA

Built 1906 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 323

ISSQ-HOBART RD SE

Fair

Over: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK

0.3 MI S OF SE MAY VLY RD, King, WA

Built 1949 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 21,368

STATELINE/1070

Fair

Over: LITTLE HANGMAN CREEK

0.10 MI S SR 274, Whitman, WA

Built 1972 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 50

MARSH ROAD

Fair

Over: ROZA POWER WASTEWAY

00.33 W BUTTERFIELD, Yakima, WA

Built 1964 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 360

PAHA-PACKARD RD

Fair

Over: DRY WASH

00.43 MI N TOKIO RD, Adams, WA

Built 1915 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 52

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