National Bridge Inventory: Utah
- Of the 3,056 bridges in the state, 63, or 2.1 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
- This is down from 81 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2017.
- The deck area of structurally deficient bridges accounts for 0.9 percent of total deck area on all structures.
- 6 of the structurally deficient bridges are on the Interstate Highway System. A total of 88.9 percent of the structurally deficient bridges are not on the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate and other key roads linking major airports, ports, rail and truck terminals.
- 210 bridges are posted for load, which may restrict the size and weight of vehicles crossing the structure.
- The state has identified needed repairs on 128 bridges at an estimated cost of $87.2 million.
- This compares to 140 bridges that needed work in 2017.
County | Year Built | Daily Crossings | Type of Bridge | Location |
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Davis | 1966 | 130,000 | Urban Interstate | I-15 (SR-15) SBL over SR-193,7 So.Clearfield |
Weber | 1966 | 115,000 | Urban Interstate | I-15 (SR-15) NBL over SR-97, 56 So. Roy |
Iron | 1965 | 29,000 | Urban Interstate | I-15 (SR-15) NBL over Nichols Canyon Road |
Iron | 1965 | 29,000 | Urban Interstate | I-15 (SR-15) SBL over Nichols Canyon Road |
Salt Lake | 1979 | 26,000 | Urban minor arterial | 106 So over East Jordan Canal |
Salt Lake | 1936 | 20,000 | Urban minor arterial | Highland Drive over Big Cottonwood Creek |
Salt Lake | 1980 | 16,000 | Urban collector | 3 East Street over Mill Creek |
Salt Lake | 1965 | 16,000 | Urban minor arterial | 650 North Street over Jordan River |
Davis | 1966 | 16,000 | Urban minor arterial | SR-109,Gentile St. over I-15 (SR-15) NBL & S |
Summit | 1968 | 14,685 | Rural Interstate | Int.X-Rd.To I-80EB over I-80(SR-80) EBL & WB |
Washington | 1998 | 13,000 | Urban collector | Foremaster Drive over Rim Rock Wash |
Utah | 1968 | 12,000 | Urban other principal arterial | SR-75 over Union Pacific Railroad |
Salt Lake | 1935 | 9,800 | Urban minor arterial | 134 South Street over Utah & Salt Lake Canal |
Salt Lake | 1940 | 7,100 | Urban minor arterial | 56 South Street over Jordan Salt Lake Canal |
Salt Lake | 1964 | 5,800 | Urban collector | 17 East Street over I-80 (SR-80) EBL & W |
Millard | 1966 | 5,800 | Rural Interstate | I-70 (SR-70) EBL over I-15 (SR-15) NBL and SBl |
Salt Lake | 1960 | 2,293 | Urban local road | 5 South Street over Jordan River |
Salt Lake | 1972 | 2,200 | Urban collector | 3 West Street over I-215 (SR-215) EBL & |
Morgan | 1961 | 2,100 | Rural major collector | County Road over Union Pacific RR |
Weber | 1972 | 2,000 | Rural major collector | County Road over North Fork Ogden River |
Summit | 1955 | 1,700 | Rural minor arterial | SR-32 over Weber River |
Summit | 1971 | 1,600 | Rural major collector | SR-65,Int. X-Road over I-84 (SR-84) EB and WB |
Utah | 1975 | 1,260 | Urban local road | 4 East Street over American Fork Creek |
Millard | 1966 | 1,200 | Rural major collector | SR-161,Int.X-Rd over I-15 (SR-15) NBL & ; S |
Salt Lake | 1970 | 1,197 | Urban local road | Dutch Draw Drive over North Jordan Canal |
Type of Bridge | Number of Bridges | Area of All Bridges (sq. meters) |
Daily Crossings on All Bridges | Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges | Area of Structurally Deficient Bridges (sq. meters) |
Daily Crossings on Structurally Deficient Bridges |
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Rural Interstate | 414 | 272,537 | 7,905,383 | 2 | 1,428 | 20,485 |
Rural arterial | 176 | 102,694 | 1,348,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rural minor arterial | 145 | 51,530 | 323,902 | 1 | 273 | 1,700 |
Rural major collector | 299 | 89,940 | 369,053 | 8 | 2,473 | 8,540 |
Rural minor collector | 149 | 32,176 | 149,609 | 5 | 591 | 1,210 |
Rural local road | 525 | 89,829 | 169,509 | 27 | 2,579 | 2,613 |
Urban Interstate | 468 | 633,597 | 49,021,736 | 4 | 3,128 | 303,000 |
Urban freeway/expressway | 61 | 72,752 | 2,004,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Urban other principal arterial | 257 | 313,848 | 6,755,696 | 1 | 586 | 12,000 |
Urban minor arterial | 165 | 164,938 | 1,953,533 | 6 | 3,197 | 94,900 |
Urban collector | 202 | 92,522 | 941,094 | 4 | 2,330 | 37,000 |
Urban local road | 195 | 56,758 | 467,928 | 5 | 1,307 | 5,506 |
Total | 3,056 | 1,973,121 | 71,410,362 | 63 | 17,891 | 486,954 |
Type of Work | Number of Bridges | Cost to Repair (in millions) |
Daily Crossings | Area of Bridges (sq. meters) |
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Bridge replacement | 27 | $45 | 636,311 | 15,498 |
Widening & rehabilitation | 1 | $0 | 3,000 | 263 |
Rehabilitation | 81 | $39 | 516,083 | 23,631 |
Deck rehabilitation/replacement | 1 | $0 | 150 | 33 |
Other structural work | 18 | $3 | 1,224 | 2,177 |
Total | 128 | $87 | 1,156,768 | 41,602 |
About the data:
Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on January 3, 2022. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections. Cost estimates were downloaded by ARTBA on January 3, 2022.
Effective January 1, 2018, FHWA changed the definition of structurally deficient as part of the final rule on highway and bridge performance measures, published May 20, 2017 pursuant to the 2012 federal aid highway bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Two measures that were previously used to classify bridges as structurally deficient are no longer used. This includes bridges where the overall structural evaluation was rated in poor or worse condition, or where the adequacy of waterway openings was insufficient.
The new definition limits the classification to bridges where one of the key structural elements—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition.
Cost estimates have been derived by ARTBA, based on 2020 average bridge replacement costs for structures on and off the National Highway System, published by FHWA. Bridge rehabilitation costs are estimated to be 68 percent of replacement costs. A bridge is considered to need repair if the structure has identified repairs as part of the NBI, a repair cost estimate is supplied by the bridge owner or the bridge is classified as structurally deficient. Please note that for a few states, the number of bridges needing to be repaired can vary significantly from year to year, and reflects the data entered by the state.
Bridges are classified by FHWA into types based on the functional classification of the roadway on the bridge. Interstates comprise routes officially designated by the Secretary of Transportation. Other principal arterials serve major centers of urban areas or provide mobility through rural areas. Freeways and expressways have directional lanes generally separated by a physical barrier, and access/egress points generally limited to on- and off-ramps. Minor arterials serve smaller areas and are used for trips of moderate length. Collectors funnel traffic from local roads to the arterial network; major collectors have higher speed limits and traffic volumes and are longer in length and spaced at greater intervals, while minor collectors are shorter and provide service to smaller communities. Local roads do not carry through traffic and are intended for short distance travel.
48
Compared to 49 in 2020
in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges
1. West Virginia | 20.4% |
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47. Georgia | 2.1% |
48. Utah | 2.1% |
49. Delaware | 1.9% |
49
Compared to 48 in 2020
in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges
1. Iowa | 4,504 |
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48. Vermont | 68 |
49. Utah | 63 |
50. Nevada | 29 |
52
Compared to 52 in 2020
in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area
1. Rhode Island | 19.5% |
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51. Georgia | 1.1% |
52. Utah | 0.9% |
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