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

I-90

Fair

Over: GARDEN SPRINGS RD

4.7 E JCT SR 902, Spokane, WA

Built 1962 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 24,650

I-90 E-N RAMP

Fair

Over: BROWNE ST

1.9 E JCT US 195, Spokane, WA

Built 1967 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 9,924

SR 290 W-W RAMP

Fair

Over: 2ND AVE

0.2 E JCT I-90, Spokane, WA

Built 1974 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 5,240

OLD HWY 99 SW

Fair

Over: SCATTER CREEK

WEST OF TENINO NEAR TRAC, Thurston, WA

Built 1923 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 5,042

MARTIN WAY EAST

Fair

Over: MC ALLISTER CREEK

.23 m SW of Nisqually Cu, Thurston, WA

Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 17,895

US 195

Fair

Over: UPRR (ABANDONED)

7.9 N JCT SR 23, Whitman, WA

Built 1964 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 4,027

I-82

Fair

Over: TEAR-FORSELL ROAD

2.1 E JCT SR 241, Yakima, WA

Built 1981 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 13,793

I-82

Fair

Over: TEAR-FORSELL ROAD

2.1 E JCT SR 241, Yakima, WA

Built 1981 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 13,793

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: CHURCH CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Mason, WA

Built 1965 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: STEVENS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 10

WOODINVILLE DUVALL

Fair

Over: TUCK CREEK

0.9 MI W OF SR-203, King, WA

Built 1948 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 10,564

PACIFIC HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DUWAMISH RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT SR599 & SR99, King, WA

Built 2000 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 22,406

LAKEMONT BLVD

Fair

Over: HILL SIDE

0.1 MI S OF JCT I-90, King, WA

Built 1998 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 16,261

SOUTH SHORE BRIDGE

Fair

Over: SOUTH SHORE ACCESS

LOWER GRANITE DAM, Garfield, WA

Built 1973 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 150

HAMPTON RD

Fair

Over: INTERMITTENT STREAM

00.17 MI E SR21, Adams, WA

Built 1952 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8

MILL CREEK RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.66 N SR 4 (MP 47.64), Cowlitz, WA

Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 145

QUINAULT S SHORE

Fair

Over: FALLS CREEK

2.3 NE JCT US 101, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 962

SR 99

Fair

Over: CLOVERDALE ST

2.5 N JCT SR 599, King, WA

Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 27,446

SR 520

Fair

Over: PEAT BOG

0.2 E JCT I-405, King, WA

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 32,129

US 97

Fair

Over: SWAUK CR

12.9 N JCT SR 10, Kittitas, WA

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,602

SR 6 RAMP TO SB I5

Fair

Over: DILLENBAUGH CR

6.3 E JCT SR 603, Lewis, WA

Built 1976 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,450

BAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: VEACH CREEK

2.9 SW PACKWOOD, Lewis, WA

Built 1936 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18

JORGENSEN RD.

Fair

Over: S.FORK NEWAUKUM RIVER

0.44 SE JCT SR 508, Lewis, WA

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 798

SR 213

Fair

Over: OKANOGAN RIVER

0.2 N JCT US 97, Okanogan, WA

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 678

COUNTY ROAD 1131

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

3.2 W.SR20 @ WNTHP, Okanogan, WA

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,423

304 ST E

Fair

Over: SOUTH CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.5 E JCT SR 7, Pierce, WA

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,600

I-405

Fair

Over: 228TH ST

1.3 N KING CO, Snohomish, WA

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 45,734

US 2

Fair

Over: SNOHOMISH R,HIGHLAND AVE

0.2 E JCT I-5, Snohomish, WA

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 39,701

128TH AVE SW

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

.23 W OF LITTLEROCK RD, Thurston, WA

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,047

183RD SW

Fair

Over: SCATTER CREEK

0.5 m W of Sargent Rd Int, Thurston, WA

Built 1949 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,813

SR 124

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

22.7 E JCT US 12, Walla Walla, WA

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,579

MYRA RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.22 MI N ROSE ST, Walla Walla, WA

Built 2008 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,345

SR 9

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

9.2 N SKAGIT CO, Whatcom, WA

Built 1952 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,307

NEWHALEM CAMPGROUN

Fair

Over: SKAGIT RIVER

100 feet South of Highway, Whatcom, WA

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

I-82

Fair

Over: WINE COUNTRY RD, RR, PED

3.8 E JCT SR 241, Yakima, WA

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,793

COUNTY ROAD 1750

Fair

Over: SO FORK ASOTIN CREEK

3.3 MI SO JCT RD. 1100, Asotin, WA

Built 1957 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1

ESTEB ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE KLICKITAT RIVER

1.1 S JCT SR 142, Klickitat, WA

Built 1965 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 27

WASHOUGAL RIVER RD

Fair

Over: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RY

0.2 E JCT SR 14, Clark, WA

Built 1965 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 8,727

SEABECK HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BIG BEEF CREEK

.5 W JCT ANDERSON HILL RD, Kitsap, WA

Built 1974 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 6,604

Sullivan Lake Rd

Fair

Over: Outlet Creek

1/4 m s/o Ranger Station, Pend Oreille, WA

Built 1995 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 450

FOSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: ELOCHOMAN RIVER

0.5 W JCT SR 409, Wahkiakum, WA

Built 1977 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 174

Columbia Ctr. Blvd

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

.05 N. JCT CLEARWATER AVE, Benton, WA

Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 26,932

I-182

Fair

Over: N 20TH AVE

6.8 E BENTON CO, Franklin, WA

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19,145

US 101

Fair

Over: HUMPTULIPS OVERFLOW

21.3 N JCT SR 109, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,251

US 12

Fair

Over: NP RY

10.0 E JCT SR 107, Grays Harbor, WA

Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,029

WEST BOUNDARY ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON RIVER

4.4 MI NORTH OF HWY 101, Jefferson, WA

Built 1979 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

INTERURBAN AVE S

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.1 N JCT I-405, King, WA

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 32,860

I-5 RAMP

Fair

Over: AIRPORT WAY S

5.9 N JCT SR 900, King, WA

Built 1967 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,824

W EMERSON ST

Fair

Over: RR TRACKS, ALLEY

1500 W Emerson St, King, WA

Built 1949 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 19,800

SHYBEAR WY NW

Fair

Over: WETLAND 1 TRIBUTARY

0.15 M S OF NW TALUS DR, King, WA

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 280

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