Poor Condition Bridges

41,677 bridges rated Poor condition across the United States. FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

Bridges Rated Poor Condition

A bridge is rated Poor when one or more of its major components (deck, superstructure, or substructure) has a condition rating of 4 or below on the FHWA 0-9 scale. Poor condition does not mean imminent danger of collapse, but indicates significant deterioration requiring priority maintenance or replacement. There are 41,677 such bridges in the US.

Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
TR-422 & WABASH RV Illinois 1967 7,450 824.5 m
SALT CREEK Illinois 1953 7,450 31.5 m
OTTER CREEK Michigan 1924 7,446 19.8 m
SB TH 100 TO WB I 394 Minnesota 1989 7,432 163.1 m
FLEMMING CREEK Michigan 1981 7,431 8.8 m
WEBER RIVER Utah 1970 7,420 41.2 m
OVER HOG BACK RUN Pennsylvania 1941 7,414 25.9 m
US 160 Missouri 1972 7,412 50.0 m
YANTIC RIVER Connecticut 1963 7,400 43.3 m
I 94 Minnesota 1962 7,400 106.6 m
US 50 West Virginia 1971 7,400 367.8 m
GREAT PEE DEE RIVER South Carolina 1962 7,400 579.5 m
SOUTH TYGER RIVER South Carolina 1940 7,400 51.8 m
CARTER CREEK Oklahoma 1953 7,400 45.7 m
CAMP CREEK Illinois 1968 7,400 38.9 m
CAMP CREEK Illinois 1968 7,400 38.9 m
I-40 North Carolina 1974 7,400 74.6 m
Spruce Creek Florida 1962 7,400 15.2 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1943 7,400 10.4 m
WACHOCASTINOOK CREEK Connecticut 1951 7,400 12.5 m
NE BRANCH OF ANACOSTIA R Maryland 1931 7,399 30.2 m
MUDDY CR Missouri 1960 7,398 45.7 m
MILL CREEK Ohio 1932 7,397 11.6 m
US 19 NBL & SBL West Virginia 1960 7,391 72.6 m
RTE I95 RTE I95 NYC RA New York 1958 7,388 37.7 m
NORWOOD CREEK Virginia 1939 7,387 38.9 m
PIGEON CREEK Michigan 1973 7,380 9.7 m
OTHER RELIEF Massachusetts 1965 7,372 125.0 m
WATER ABBOTT RUN RIVER Massachusetts 1850 7,370 14.3 m
TIN BROOK New York 1931 7,366 8.5 m
MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1932 7,365 29.3 m
WYO 374 Wyoming 1967 7,357 28.0 m
BARTON CREEK Tennessee 1981 7,354 27.7 m
MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1930 7,350 106.2 m
I-290 - IL 110 & CTA Illinois 1954 7,350 69.9 m
I180 Nebraska 1963 7,350 71.3 m
NCIR / ISS RAILROAD Pennsylvania 1924 7,349 22.3 m
UP RAILROAD Kansas 1969 7,338 42.4 m
I-15 (SR-15) NBL & S Utah 1984 7,336 120.1 m
UNNAMED WATERWAY New Mexico 1965 7,331 7.0 m
Warren Road Wyoming 1959 7,331 27.3 m
OBED RIVER Tennessee 1929 7,324 45.7 m
N FK AMERICAN RIVER California 1973 7,318 740.4 m
FISH RIVER Alabama 1962 7,317 152.4 m
CSX TRANS/C P RWY New York 1976 7,317 68.6 m
BRUSH CR Missouri 1965 7,316 53.0 m
NECANICUM RV Oregon 1924 7,315 46.3 m
LAUREL CREEK Tennessee 1929 7,310 30.4 m
LITTLE LEHIGH CREEK Pennsylvania 1939 7,302 52.1 m
Wheeling Creek West Virginia 1948 7,300 69.2 m

Poor Condition Bridges by State

States ranked by number of Poor condition bridges.

StatePoor Bridges% of State Total
Iowa 4,423 18.6%
Pennsylvania 2,813 12.1%
Illinois 2,563 9.5%
Missouri 2,163 8.8%
New York 1,741 9.9%
Oklahoma 1,719 7.5%
Louisiana 1,423 11.2%
North Carolina 1,382 7.1%
West Virginia 1,307 17.8%
Kansas 1,301 5.2%
California 1,284 4.9%
Ohio 1,266 4.7%
Michigan 1,250 11.0%
Nebraska 1,155 7.5%
Kentucky 1,088 7.5%
Indiana 1,043 5.3%
Wisconsin 976 6.7%
Mississippi 967 5.8%
South Dakota 945 16.1%
Tennessee 887 4.4%
Arkansas 695 5.4%
Texas 680 1.2%
Minnesota 609 4.5%
South Carolina 602 6.3%
Alabama 545 3.4%
Massachusetts 501 9.4%
Virginia 485 3.4%
Washington 473 5.6%
North Dakota 470 11.1%
Oregon 422 5.1%
Colorado 417 4.6%
Maine 392 15.4%
New Jersey 392 5.7%
Montana 388 7.4%
Florida 360 2.8%
Puerto Rico 344 14.1%
Georgia 263 1.7%
Idaho 250 5.4%
Maryland 240 4.4%
Wyoming 224 7.1%
Connecticut 209 4.8%
New Hampshire 192 7.5%
New Mexico 172 4.3%
Alaska 124 7.5%
Vermont 114 4.0%
Rhode Island 110 14.0%
Utah 109 3.5%
Arizona 95 1.1%
Hawaii 67 5.7%
Nevada 22 1.0%
Delaware 10 1.1%
District of Columbia 5 1.9%

About Poor Condition Bridge Ratings

FHWA rates bridge components on a 0-9 scale. A rating of 4 or below on any major component (deck, superstructure, substructure) classifies the bridge as Poor condition. The bridge remains open to traffic but requires priority attention. Bridges rated 0-2 are immediately closed.