State profile · Near median Poor share

Wyoming 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 Wyoming.

3,136
Public bridges
30.1%
Good condition
6.5%
Poor condition

Wyoming holds 3,136 public highway bridges (#41 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.51% Poor share (#24 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.5% 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 29 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

3,136

Public highway bridges in Wyoming

Good Condition

30.1%

943 bridges rated 7-9

-19.9pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.5%

204 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.0pp vs national avg 7.5%

Wyoming vs national bridge condition

Wyoming - Good condition share 30.1%
National avg

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

Wyoming - Poor-condition share 21.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Wyoming 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: Wyoming has 3,136 bridges and a 6.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #29 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 (%) WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%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%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%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%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Wyoming has 3,136 bridges and a 6.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #29 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.

Wyoming 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

3,136 41st of 54 higher than 13 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 Wyoming

The highlighted point is Wyoming: 3,136 bridges and 6.51% in Poor condition, rank #29 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Wyoming on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
  • Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor
  • Wisconsin: 14,446 bridges · 6.52% Poor
  • Hawaii: 1,195 bridges · 6.53% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Wyoming

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 3,136 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Wyoming’s inventory

State agency holds 62.9% of the 3,136 public highway bridges filed under Wyoming in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Wyoming’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 5.2% of the 3,136 bridges with a recorded original year in Wyoming. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Wyoming30.1%63.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Wyoming (FHWA NBI)

Counties (23)

Albany 124 Big Horn 91 Campbell 152 Carbon 206 Converse 137 Crook 176 Fremont 177 Goshen 106 Hot Springs 39 Johnson 204 Laramie 254 Lincoln 129 Natrona 135 Niobrara 34 Park 187 Platte 160 Sheridan 170 Sublette 109 Sweetwater 191 Teton 119 Uinta 132 Washakie 61 Weston 43

Wyoming 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 Wyoming on the same metric.

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490
Selected

WY

Wyoming

6.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,136

WI

Wisconsin

6.52% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,446

HI

Hawaii

6.53% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,195

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Wyoming

Six lowest-condition bridges in Wyoming, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

We Cnty Rd 1A

Poor

Over: Beaver Creek

23 Miles Se Of Newcastle, Weston, WY

Built 1933 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 136

Wa Cnty Rd 580

Poor

Over: East Fork Sand Creek

8 Mi+East Of Worland, Washakie, WY

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4

Fr Cnty Rd 523

Poor

Over: Twin Creek

15 Mi. S.E. Of Lander, Fremont, WY

Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 8

FIREHOLE LAKE DRIV

Poor

Over: THERMAL AREA DRAINAGE

10 +/- MI. SOUTH OF MADIS, Teton, WY

Built 1935 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 1,500

Sb Cnty Rd 175

Poor

Over: New Fork River

T30N R110W S22, Sublette, WY

Built 1940 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 11

Cb Cnty Rd 680

Poor

Over: Encampment River

4 Miles N. Of Encampment, Carbon, WY

Built 1915 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 70

All Bridges in Wyoming

15th Street

Fair

Over: Spring Creek

15Th Street In Laramie, Albany, WY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,046

Smith Street

Fair

Over: Squaw Creek

Smith Court Lander, Fremont, WY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,277

US 20

Fair

Over: C and NW Railroad

Lusk-Vantassel Road, Niobrara, WY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 525

S 2nd Street

Fair

Over: Spring Creek

2nd Street - Laramie, Albany, WY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 252

WYO 156

Fair

Over: North Platte River

Torrington-Lingle Road, Goshen, WY

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 427

Go Cnty Rd 124

Fair

Over: Cottonwood Creek

3 Mi. W. Of Jay-Em, Goshen, WY

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31

Ui Cnty Rd 180

Fair

Over: Muddy Creek

18 Mi. E. Of Evanston, Uinta, WY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 71

Ui Cnty Rd 180

Fair

Over: Antelope Creek

15 Mi. E. Of Evanston, Uinta, WY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 71

S 13th Street

Fair

Over: Spring Creek

Laramie, Albany, WY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 429

Pa Cnty Rd L10C

Fair

Over: Frannie Canal

2.5 Mi. N.E. Of Ralston, Park, WY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 128

Pa Cnty Rd L7B

Fair

Over: Frannie Canal

3.5 Miles N.W. Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 128

Pa Cnty Rd L6

Fair

Over: Frannie Canal

4 Miles N.W. Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 128

Pa Cnty Rd L5

Fair

Over: Frannie Canal

5 Miles N.N.W. Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 128

US 189

Fair

Over: UPRR

Lazeart Jct.-Kemmerer, Lincoln, WY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,066

E Oak Street

Fair

Over: Wheatland Creek

E Oak Street-Wheatland, Platte, WY

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

14th Street

Fair

Over: Canal No 2

Wheatland, Platte, WY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

12th Street

Fair

Over: Canal No 2

Wheatland, Platte, WY

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

Pl Cnty Rd 59

Fair

Over: Horseshoe Creek

3 Mi. S.W. Of Glendo, Platte, WY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 129

Pl Cnty Rd 59

Fair

Over: Horseshoe Creek

11 Mi. S.W. Of Glendo, Platte, WY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 129

Go Cnty Rd 61E

Fair

Over: Katzer Main Drainage

4 Miles N.E. Of Huntley, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 58E

Fair

Over: Katzer Main Drainage

6 Mi. N.E. Of Huntley, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 61D

Fair

Over: Horse Creek

4 Miles E. Of Huntley, Goshen, WY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 48C

Fair

Over: Horse Creek

3.5 S.E. Of Huntley, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 47A

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

3 Miles W. Of Huntley, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23

Go Cnty Rd 40B

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

6.5 Mi. N.E. Hawk Springs, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 61B

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

8 Miles S.E. Of Huntley, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 31A

Fair

Over: Cherry Creek Lateral

1.6 Mi S. Of WYO 154, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8

Go Cnty Rd 33D

Fair

Over: Cherry Creek Lateral

1.5 Mi. N.E. Of Veteran, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 66B

Fair

Over: Cherry Creek Drainage

T24N R061W S30, Goshen, WY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 66B

Fair

Over: Cherry Creek Drainage

3.5 Mi. Sw Of Torrington, Goshen, WY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 66B

Fair

Over: Cherry Creek Drainage

3 Mi. Sw Of Torrington, Goshen, WY

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 33E

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

T24N R062W S06, Goshen, WY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 27D

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

3.5 Miles S.W. Of Lingle, Goshen, WY

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 84C

Fair

Over: Interstate Canal

1.5 Miles N.W. Of Lingle, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 10

Fair

Over: Bear Creek

6 Mi. W. Of Lagrane, Goshen, WY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9

Go Cnty Rd 10

Fair

Over: Badger Branch

7 Mi. W. Of Lagrange, Goshen, WY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9

Go Cnty Rd 10

Fair

Over: Dater Creek

11 Mi. W. Of Lagrange, Goshen, WY

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9

Go Cnty Rd 84D

Fair

Over: Rawhide Creek

2.5 Mi. N.E. Of Lingle, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 39E

Fair

Over: Interstate Canal

3 Miles N.E. Of Lingle, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 41C

Fair

Over: Interstate Canal

4 Miles E. Of Lingle, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 31E

Fair

Over: Jay Em Creek

2 Mi. N. Of Jay Em, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 51E

Fair

Over: Interstate Canal

3 Miles N. Of Torrington, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 82C

Fair

Over: Rawhide Creek

2 Miles E. Of Lingle, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 15E

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

1 Mi. S. Of Ft. Laramie, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 84A

Fair

Over: Laramie River

3 Mi. W. Of Ft. Laramie, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 84A

Fair

Over: Fort Laramie Canal

3 Mi. SW of Ft Laramie, Goshen, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

Go Cnty Rd 90

Fair

Over: Laramie River

4 Mi. W. Of Ft. Laramie, Goshen, WY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

Spruce Street

Fair

Over: Blacks Fork River

Spruce Street, Sweetwater, WY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 113

N Gould Street

Fair

Over: Little Goose Creek

Sheridan, Sheridan, WY

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 644

WYO 215

Fair

Over: UPRR / US 30

Pine Bluffs - Albin, Laramie, WY

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 731

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