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Bowker Rd over Briar Canal

Imperial County, California · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Bowker Rd over Briar Canal in Imperial County, California, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 35 of the 445 inventoried bridges in Imperial County rated poor (7.9%); 35 (7.9%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the California department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Border Crossing (c over New River	2018	29,500	Good
State Route 111 over All American Canal	1938	29,000	Good
Imperial Avenue over Interstate 8	2022	23,361	Good
Interstate 8 over Araz Wash	1973	20,400	Good
State Route 111 SB over Rockwood Canal	2003	17,580	Good
State Route 111 NB over Rockwood Canal	2003	17,580	Good