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

8th Street

Fair

Over: Soldier Creek

Downer Addt Road Sheridan, Sheridan, WY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,125

US 189

Fair

Over: North Fork Green River

Kemmerer - Daniel Jct, Sublette, WY

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,380

Al Cnty Rd 37

Fair

Over: Laramie River

12 Miles West Of Laramie, Albany, WY

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 47

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: WYO 259

Casper - Kaycee, Natrona, WY

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,515

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: WYO 259

Casper - Kaycee, Natrona, WY

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,464

Pl Cnty Rd 81

Fair

Over: Iowa Lateral Ditch

5.5 Mi. S.W. Of Wheatland, Platte, WY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 131

Pl Cnty Rd 204

Fair

Over: Iowa Lateral Ditch

3 Miles West Of Wheatland, Platte, WY

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 14

I-180 SBL

Fair

Over: UPRR

Cheyenne Central Ave, Laramie, WY

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,258

Jo Cnty Rd 204B

Fair

Over: Powder River

34 Miles S.E. Of Buffalo, Johnson, WY

Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 31

Sh Cnty Rd 84

Fair

Over: Dutch Creek

7 Miles East Of Sheridan, Sheridan, WY

Built 1950 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 37

Jo Cnty Rd 51

Fair

Over: Murphy Creek

13 Miles S. Of Kaycee, Johnson, WY

Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 53

US 26

Fair

Over: Wind River

Dubois-Diversion Dam Jct, Fremont, WY

Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,296

US 26

Fair

Over: Big Dry Creek

Dubois-Diversion Dam Jct., Fremont, WY

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,554

We Cnty Rd 7A

Fair

Over: Cheyenne River

16 Miles S.W. Of Clareton, Weston, WY

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 32

US 189

Fair

Over: Albert Creek

Lazeart Jct-Kemmerer, Uinta, WY

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,134

WYO 120

Fair

Over: Owl Creek

Thermopolis-Meeteetse, Hot Springs, WY

Built 1986 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,780

WYO 24

Fair

Over: South Fork Hay Creek

Hulett-South Dakota Line, Crook, WY

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 789

WYO 24

Fair

Over: Lytle Creek

Devils Tower Jct-Hulett, Crook, WY

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,238

Na Cnty Rd 101

Fair

Over: Badwater Creek

23 Miles N.W. Of Waltman, Natrona, WY

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12

WYO 59

Fair

Over: BNSF Railway

Douglas Bypass, Converse, WY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,281

US 16

Fair

Over: Slick Creek

Worland-Manderson Road, Washakie, WY

Built 1985 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,132

US 14

Fair

Over: Lone Tree Creek

Sheridan Gillette, Sheridan, WY

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 304

US 18

Fair

Over: Old Woman Creek

Lusk - Newcastle, Niobrara, WY

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,115

Broadway Street

Fair

Over: Little Goose Creek

Broadway St. - Sheridan, Sheridan, WY

Built 1986 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,360

Pa Cnty Rd 4EU

Fair

Over: Greybull River

4 Miles S.W. Of Meeteetse, Park, WY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 67

I-90 Service Road

Fair

Over: Sand Creek

Sundance - S Dakota Line, Crook, WY

Built 1988 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 688

WYO 93

Fair

Over: North Platte River

Orpha Road, Converse, WY

Built 1989 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 610

Wa Cnty Rd 82

Fair

Over: Little Canyon Creek

19.5 Mi. S Of Tensleep, Washakie, WY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 59

Sh Cnty Rd 38

Fair

Over: Powder River

0.3 Miles South Of Arvada, Sheridan, WY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13

WYO 116 S

Fair

Over: Coyote Creek

Upton-Clareton Road, Weston, WY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 309

WYO 116 S

Fair

Over: North Fork Soda Creek

Upton-Clareton Road, Weston, WY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 309

WYO 116 S

Fair

Over: South Fork Soda Creek

Upton-Clareton Road, Weston, WY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 309

Sh Cnty Rd 131

Fair

Over: Prairie Dog Creek

10 Mi Se Of Sheridan, Sheridan, WY

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 157

WYO 120

Fair

Over: Gooseberry Creek

Thermopolis-Meeteese, Hot Springs, WY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,423

WYO 120

Fair

Over: Shoshone River

Cody-Montana State Line, Park, WY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,654

Sb Cnty Rd 222

Fair

Over: Green River

1 Mile N. Labarge, Sublette, WY

Built 1991 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 49

Jo Cnty Rd 266

Fair

Over: North Fork Powder River

1/4 Mile W. Of Mayowrth, Johnson, WY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 97

US 191

Fair

Over: Duck Creek

Pinedale-Daniel Jct, Sublette, WY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,924

US 191

Fair

Over: Barber Creek

Pinedale-Daniel Jct, Sublette, WY

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,193

US 16

Fair

Over: Elk Creek

Worland - Basin, Big Horn, WY

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,122

WYO 95

Fair

Over: North Platte River

Glenrock-Ross, Converse, WY

Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,551

La Cnty Rd 126-1

Fair

Over: Allison Draw

Cheyenne Streets, Laramie, WY

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,859

WYO 433

Fair

Over: Big Horn Canal

Worland Streets, Washakie, WY

Built 2006 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,857

I-25 SBL

Fair

Over: I-80

Cheyenne Marginal, Laramie, WY

Built 1963 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 11,542

I-80 EBL

Fair

Over: CR 154-1/Egbert South Rd

Cheyenne - Nebraska Line, Laramie, WY

Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,226

I-80 WBL

Fair

Over: CR 154-1/Egbert South Rd

Cheyenne - Nebraska Line, Laramie, WY

Built 1965 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,387

WYO 59

Fair

Over: East Fork Hay Creek

Reno Jct - Gillette, Campbell, WY

Built 1977 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,017

WYO 130

Fair

Over: N F Little Laramie River

Laramie - Jct WYO 230, Albany, WY

Built 1968 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 723

WYO 150

Fair

Over: Bear River

Evanston South, Uinta, WY

Built 1989 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,743

I-25 NBL

Fair

Over: I-25 Service Road

Casper - Kaycee, Johnson, WY

Built 1965 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 1,499

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