Oldest Bridges in Alaska

The oldest bridge in Alaska dates to 1910. The table below shows the state's most historic bridges, ranked by year built. Many of these structures have survived well beyond their original design life — click any bridge to see its current condition and inspection history.

How this ranking works

This state list uses the NBI year-built field and links each bridge to its current inspection record. Treat age as a history signal, not a condition score.

Bridge	County	Year Built	Condition	Daily Traffic
Copper River HWY over Million Dollar Bridge	County 063	1910	Poor	65
Edgerton/mccarthy over Kuskulana River	County 066	1910	Fair	70
9th Street over Gold Creek Ninth ST	Juneau City and	1934	Fair	953
Willoughby AVE over Gold Creek	Juneau City and	1934	Fair	6,139
Calhoun Avenue over Calhoun Viaduct	Juneau City and	1934	Fair	2,816
Douglas Highway over Lawson Creek	Juneau City and	1935	Fair	6,160
Point Whitshed RD over Heney Creek	County 063	1936	Poor	440
Basin Road over Basin Road Trestle	Juneau City and	1936	Good	280
Seward Highway over Grouse Creek No. 2	Kenai Peninsula	1937	Fair	2,180
Halibut Point Road over Cascade Creek	Sitka City and	1937	Fair	4,790
Sterling L/ophir over Yankee Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1937	Fair	45
Sterling L/ophir over California Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1937	Poor	45
Sterling L/ophir over Ganes Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1937	Fair	45
Basin Road over Gold Creek	Juneau City and	1938	Fair	280
South Tongass HWY over Forks Creek	Ketchikan Gateway	1938	Fair	820
Collinsville Trail over Peters Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1938	Fair	10
Petersville Road over Peters Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1938	Fair	100
Main Street over Main Street Pelican	Hoonah-Angoon	1939	Poor	10
Front Street over Front Street Trestle	County 063	1940	Fair	60
Irr:nome-taylor RD over Kougarok River	Nome	1941	Poor	50
Sterling L/ophir over Takotna River	Yukon-Koyukuk	1941	Poor	45
South Tongass HWY over Ketchikan Creek	Ketchikan Gateway	1944	Fair	6,850
Irr:northway Road over Chisana River	Southeast Fairbanks	1944	Fair	210
Alaska Highway over Robertson River	Southeast Fairbanks	1944	Fair	230
Alaska Highway over Johnson River	Southeast Fairbanks	1944	Poor	180
Alaska Highway over Gerstle River	Southeast Fairbanks	1944	Poor	180
Grubstake-hatchers over Willow Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1945	Poor	10
Sing Lee Alley over Rasmus Enge Bridge	Petersburg	1945	Fair	100
Happy Creek Road over Otter Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1947	Poor	10
Sterling L/ophir over Tatalina River	Yukon-Koyukuk	1947	Fair	45
Dyea Road over Taiya River	Skagway	1948	Fair	238
Seward Highway over Bird Creek	Anchorage	1950	Fair	6,860
Crow Creek Road over Crow Creek	Anchorage	1950	Fair	410
North Douglas HWY over Fish Creek	Juneau City and	1950	Fair	740
12th Street over Gold Creek Calhoun	Juneau City and	1950	Fair	2,290
Glacier Highway over Auke Creek Culverts	Juneau City and	1950	Fair	8,860
Hopkins Alley over Bauer-hopkins Trestle	Ketchikan Gateway	1950	Fair	400
91 Mile Loop over Trail Creek	County 066	1951	Fair	15
Denali Highway over Gulkana River	County 066	1951	Fair	80
Sterling Highway over Anchor River Culverts	Kenai Peninsula	1951	Good	3,490
Glenn HWY Spur over Little Nelchina River	County 066	1952	Fair	765
Richardson Highway over Darling Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1952	Fair	240
Minnie Street over Noyes Slough (minnie St)	Fairbanks North Star	1953	Poor	4,130
Copper River HWY over Eyak River	County 063	1954	Poor	1,110
Richardson Highway over Gunn Creek	County 066	1954	Poor	200
91 Mile Loop over Little Tok Overflow	County 066	1954	Good	30
Denali Highway over Tangle River	County 066	1954	Fair	140
Sterling Highway over Kenai River (schooners)	Kenai Peninsula	1954	Fair	2,900
Richardson Highway over Mccallum Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Trims Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Michael Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Flood Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Whistler Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Boulder Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Gunny Sack Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1954	Fair	240
Sterling Highway over Cooper Creek	Kenai Peninsula	1955	Fair	3,150
South Tongass HWY over Water ST Viaduct	Ketchikan Gateway	1955	Poor	14,046
Peterson Street over Peterson Street	Ketchikan Gateway	1955	Poor	30
Denali Highway over Brushkana Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1955	Fair	60
Denali Park Road over Teklanika River	Yukon-Koyukuk	1955	Fair	1,300
Denali Park Road over East Fork Toklat River	Yukon-Koyukuk	1955	Fair	300
South Tongass HWY over Tongass Avenue Viaduct	Ketchikan Gateway	1956	Fair	14,564
Denali Highway over Susitna River	Matanuska-Susitna	1956	Poor	60
Irr:airport Road over Mukluk Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1956	Fair	10
Denali Park Road over Sanctuary River	Yukon-Koyukuk	1956	Fair	1,300
Denali Park Road over Igloo Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1956	Fair	1,300
Richardson Highway over Tonsina River	County 066	1957	Fair	290
Irr:old Align Rich over Klutina River	County 066	1957	Fair	480
No Data Entered over Palmer Creek	Kenai Peninsula	1957	Poor	10
South Tongass HWY over Hoadley Creek	Ketchikan Gateway	1957	Poor	11,900
Park/harris ST over Ketchikan Creek	Ketchikan Gateway	1957	Poor	2,512
Glenn Highway over Purinton Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1957	Fair	1,110
Denali Highway over Clearwater Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1957	Fair	50
Alaska Highway over Dry Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1957	Fair	190
Irr:steese Highway over Birch Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1957	Fair	110
Irr:steese Highway over Crooked Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1957	Poor	110
Denali Park Road over Stony Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1957	Fair	300
Munson Slough RD over Munson Slough	Fairbanks North Star	1958	Fair	10
Haines Highway over Chilkat River	Haines	1958	Fair	340
Glenn Highway over Moose Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1958	Fair	2,760
Richardson Highway over Upper Miller Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1958	Poor	280
Richardson Highway over Lower Miller Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1958	Fair	280
Richardson Highway over Castner Creek	Southeast Fairbanks	1958	Poor	280
Glacier Highway over Eagle River	Juneau City and	1959	Fair	370
Glacier Highway over Herbert River	Juneau City and	1959	Fair	450
Sterling Highway over South Fork Anchor River	Kenai Peninsula	1959	Poor	3,490
Quartz Creek Road over Crescent Creek	Kenai Peninsula	1959	Fair	100
Irr:nome-teller RD over Penny River	Nome	1959	Fair	20
Irr:nome-teller RD over Snake River	Nome	1959	Poor	20
Irr:nknk-kng Salmn over King Salmon Creek	Bristol Bay	1960	Good	760
Irr:nknk-kng Salmn over Pauls Creek	Bristol Bay	1960	Good	520
Illinois/cushman over Chena River (cushman)	Fairbanks North Star	1960	Fair	7,390
Manchu Trail over French Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1960	Good	1
Transmitter Road over Moose Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1960	Fair	200
Fourth Avenue over Seward Lagoon	Kenai Peninsula	1960	Poor	500
Thomas Street over Thomas Trestle	Ketchikan Gateway	1960	Fair	400
Sayles/gorge ST over Sayles/gorge Viaduct	Ketchikan Gateway	1960	Poor	40
Anton Larsen Bay over Buskin River No 7	Kodiak Island	1960	Fair	380
Birch Street over Birch Street Viaduct	Petersburg	1960	Fair	200
Denali Park Road over Ghiglione Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1960	Fair	300
Richardson Highway over Sheep Creek	County 063	1961	Fair	810
Point Whitshed RD over Hartney Bay	County 063	1961	Fair	440
Irr:nome-taylor RD over Kuzitrin River	Nome	1961	Fair	50
Irr:ocean Cape RD over Ankau Slough	Yakutat City and	1961	Poor	457
Elliott Highway over Hot Springs Slough	Yukon-Koyukuk	1961	Fair	130
Steese Highway over North Fork 12 Mile Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1961	Fair	100
Lampkin Range RD over Branch Delta River	Fairbanks North Star	1962	Fair	25
South Tongass HWY over Whitman Creek	Ketchikan Gateway	1962	Fair	270
Parks Highway over Little Willow Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1962	Fair	3,000
Parks Highway over Kashwitna River	Matanuska-Susitna	1962	Fair	2,640
Irr:nome-teller RD over Cripple River	Nome	1962	Fair	20
Sawmill CR Road over Sawmill Creek	Sitka City and	1962	Fair	117
Edgerton/mccarthy over Liberty Falls Creek	County 066	1963	Fair	440
Parks Highway over Nenana River At Rex	Denali	1963	Poor	910
Tok Cutoff over Tok River Overflow	Southeast Fairbanks	1963	Good	330
Tok Cutoff over Tok River Overflow No. 2	Southeast Fairbanks	1963	Fair	330
Richardson Highway over Little Tonsina River	County 066	1964	Fair	400
Sterling L/ophir over Spruce Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1964	Poor	45
Portage Glacier RD over Portage CR Overflow No 1	Anchorage	1965	Fair	920
Portage Glacier RD over Portage CR Overflow No 2	Anchorage	1965	Fair	920
Glenn Highway over Knik River Northbound	Anchorage	1965	Fair	13,300
Richardson Highway over Valdez Glacier Stream	County 063	1965	Good	1,990
Parks Highway over Pass Creek	Denali	1965	Fair	900
Parks Highway over Jack River	Denali	1965	Fair	900
Parks Highway over Bear Creek	Denali	1965	Fair	910
Parks Highway over Panguingue Creek	Denali	1965	Fair	1,640
Parks Highway over Dry Creek	Denali	1965	Fair	1,640
Parks Highway over Dry Creek Overflow	Denali	1965	Fair	1,640
Chena Hot Spr RD over Little Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1965	Fair	1,850
Sheep CR Road over Goldstream Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1965	Fair	3,760
Murphy Dome Road over Moose Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1965	Fair	1,610
Murphy Dome Road over Spinach Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1965	Fair	550
Seward Highway over Snow River West Channel	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	1,700
Seward Highway over Snow River Cntr Channel	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	1,700
Sterling Highway over Deep Creek	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	3,380
Sterling Highway over Ninilchik River	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	2,420
Sterling Highway over Kenai River (cooper Lnd)	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	2,830
Sterling Highway over Quartz Creek	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	2,900
Trail River Cg RD over Trail River	Kenai Peninsula	1965	Fair	10
Parks Highway over Susitna River	Matanuska-Susitna	1965	Fair	1,650
Glenn Highway over Matanuska Riv Northbound	Matanuska-Susitna	1965	Fair	13,300
Salmon River Road over Fish Creek	Prince of Wales-Hyder	1965	Fair	390
Parks Highway over Fish Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1965	Fair	1,410
Portage Glacier RD over Portage CR Overflow No 3	Anchorage	1966	Fair	920
Lake Otis Road over Campbell Creek Lake Ots	Anchorage	1966	Fair	17,400
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 1	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 2	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 3	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 4	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 5	County 063	1966	Good	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 6	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 7	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 8	County 063	1966	Poor	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 9	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 10	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Copper River HWY over Scott Glacier No 11	County 063	1966	Fair	520
Kenai Spur over Swanson River	Kenai Peninsula	1966	Fair	260
Sterling Highway over Kasilof River	Kenai Peninsula	1966	Fair	5,770
Parks Highway over Sawmill Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1966	Fair	1,650
Parks Highway over Unnamed Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1966	Good	1,650
Richardson Highway over Tanana River Big Delta	Southeast Fairbanks	1966	Fair	1,990
Dangerous River RD over Situk River	Yakutat City and	1966	Fair	40
Denali Park Road over Igloo Creek	Yukon-Koyukuk	1966	Fair	1,300
Hillcrest DR over Hillcrest Overcrossing	Anchorage	1967	Fair	2,110
Alyeska Highway over Glacier Creek	Anchorage	1967	Fair	2,760
Alyeska Highway over Girdwood Overhead	Anchorage	1967	Fair	2,510
Tok Cutoff over Little Tok River	County 066	1967	Fair	280
Chena Hot Spr RD over North Fork Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	530
Chena Hot Spr RD over North Fork Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	530
Chena Hot Spr RD over North Fork Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	530
Chena Hot Spr RD over North Fork Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	530
Chena Hot Spr RD over North Fork Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	530
Chena Hot Spr RD over Angel Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	530
Chena Hot Spr RD over West Fork Chena River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	530
Steese Highway over Chatanika River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	210
Richardson Highway over Salcha River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	930
Richardson Highway over Clear Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	930
Richardson Highway over Munson Slough	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	930
Richardson Highway over Little Salcha River	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	930
Steese Highway over Crooked Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	120
Steese Highway over Captain Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	210
Steese Highway over Kokomo Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	210
Steese Highway over Belle Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	120
Steese Highway over Mckay Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Fair	120
Chena Ridge/pump R over Cripple Creek	Fairbanks North Star	1967	Good	6,340
Seward Highway over Clear Creek (seward Hwy)	Kenai Peninsula	1967	Good	3,510
Marine HWY Route over Seldovia City Dock	Kenai Peninsula	1967	Fair	60
Fair Street over Ketchikan Creek Fair ST	Ketchikan Gateway	1967	Fair	2,480
Park Street over Ketchikan CR Park-upper	Ketchikan Gateway	1967	Fair	2,298
Park Street over Ketchikan CR Park-lower	Ketchikan Gateway	1967	Fair	2,893
Parks Highway over East Fork Chulitna River	Matanuska-Susitna	1967	Fair	900
Parks Highway over Rabideux Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1967	Fair	1,650
Parks Highway over Trapper Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	1967	Fair	1,040
Irr:nome-teller RD over Sinuk River	Nome	1967	Poor	20
Irr:nome-council over Nome River	Nome	1967	Fair	430
Irr:nome-teller RD over Gold Run Creek	Nome	1967	Fair	20
Irr:nome-teller RD over Feather River	Nome	1967	Good	20
Irr:nome-teller RD over Tisuk River	Nome	1967	Poor	20
Irr:nome-teller RD over Eldorado Creek	Nome	1967	Fair	20
Irr:nome-teller RD over Bluestone River	Nome	1967	Fair	20