US Bridges

Other bridges

A structure type not covered by the standard categories. The inventory lists 2,937 of them, 0.5% of all US bridges.

Bridges
2,937
Share of all bridges
0.5%
Poor condition
10.1%
296 bridges
Average age
36.6 yrs
Combined length
70 mi
Oldest
1874

Other bridges by state

StateOtherShare of state's bridges
Texas1,5332.7%
Arkansas3903.0%
Illinois2190.8%
Indiana1160.6%
Mississippi950.6%
Pennsylvania730.3%
Iowa570.2%
Oklahoma520.2%
Washington430.5%
Puerto Rico361.5%
Alabama320.2%
New York270.2%
Missouri240.10%
South Carolina230.2%
Wyoming200.6%
Michigan180.2%
New Hampshire180.7%
West Virginia180.2%
North Carolina140.07%
California140.05%
Kansas130.05%
Florida120.09%
Utah80.3%
Virginia80.06%
Alaska80.5%
New Mexico70.2%
Ohio70.03%
Montana60.1%
Louisiana50.04%
Hawaii40.3%
Nebraska40.03%
Colorado40.04%
District of Columbia31.1%
Kentucky30.02%
New Jersey30.04%
Wisconsin30.02%
Idaho20.04%
Maine20.08%
Minnesota20.01%
Nevada20.09%
Rhode Island20.3%
Vermont20.07%
Maryland10.02%
Massachusetts10.02%
Oregon10.01%
Tennessee10.00%
Arizona10.01%

Materials used

Prestressed Concrete41.3%
Steel34.3%
Concrete12.7%
Other4.5%
Steel Continuous3.3%
Wood or Timber1.8%

When they were built

<1900: 7 bridges7<19001900s: 58 bridges5819001910s: 103 bridges10319101920s: 122 bridges12219201930s: 46 bridges4619301940s: 40 bridges4019401950s: 67 bridges6719501960s: 98 bridges9819601970s: 198 bridges19819701980s: 344 bridges34419801990s: 562 bridges56219902000s: 469 bridges46920002010s: 574 bridges57420102020s: 249 bridges2492020
Other bridges built per decade. Year built as recorded in the inventory; reconstruction years are not included.

Busiest

  1. I 80 WB over Utility Tunnel & Puc
    Alameda County, California · 265,000 vehicles/day
    Fair
  2. N IH 35 Off Ramp over UPRR & Mcneil RD
    Williamson County, Texas · 207,900 vehicles/day
    Good
  3. N IH 35 on Ramp over UPRR & Mcneil RD
    Williamson County, Texas · 207,900 vehicles/day
    Good
  4. IH 69 over Aldine Mail Route
    Harris County, Texas · 207,404 vehicles/day
    Good
  5. IH 69 over Lauder RD
    Harris County, Texas · 207,404 vehicles/day
    Good

Longest

  1. SR 520 over Lake Washington
    King County, Washington · 7,635 ft
    Fair
  2. I-90 over Lake Washington
    King County, Washington · 6,561 ft
    Poor
  3. SH99 SB to IH10 EB over IH 10 and SH 99
    Harris County, Texas · 5,166 ft
    Fair
  4. SH 242 WB over San Jacinto River
    Montgomery County, Texas · 4,781 ft
    Good
  5. SH 99N to US 290E over US 290 Ebfr; Uprr; Mound
    Harris County, Texas · 4,420 ft
    Good

Oldest

  1. FAU 9187A & Met Li over Miss RIV/RR/MSS6000
    St. Clair County, Illinois · Built 1874
    Fair
  2. Pr 14 over Cuyon River
    Coamo Municipio, Puerto Rico · Built 1877
    Fair
  3. TR 270 over Br of Oat Creek
    Henry County, Illinois · Built 1890
    Poor
  4. Crystal Falls Driv over Beaver Creek
    Washington County, Maryland · Built 1890
    Fair
  5. Oak Street over CSX
    Strafford County, New Hampshire · Built 1890
    Poor