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
POWELLS CREEK Pennsylvania 1860 6,935 24.4 m
CUMBERLAND RIVER Tennessee 1934 6,931 430.4 m
BLACK RIVER TRIBUTARY Michigan 1973 6,930 9.1 m
Tumtum River Oregon 1989 6,930 6.7 m
FALL CREEK Indiana 1957 6,928 49.8 m
FANNO CREEK Oregon 1962 6,925 14.6 m
Arkansas River & Uprr Arkansas 1930 6,925 468.5 m
MINNESOTA RIVER Minnesota 1978 6,924 175.0 m
LOOP 286 Texas 1965 6,924 50.9 m
WYO 377 Wyoming 1964 6,916 25.6 m
N BRANCH RARITAN RIVER New Jersey 1922 6,913 36.0 m
S.BRANCH OF RAHWAY RIVER New Jersey 1977 6,909 20.4 m
WILDCAT CREEK Indiana 1958 6,909 40.0 m
SANTA ANITA WASH California 1959 6,901 12.2 m
I- 94 EDENS Illinois 1950 6,900 74.1 m
Ten Mile Bayou Diversion Arkansas 1960 6,900 22.9 m
CONNOQUENESSING CR Pennsylvania 1970 6,900 31.1 m
FOX RIVER Illinois 1949 6,900 84.1 m
MDOT RR CORRIDOR Michigan 1980 6,900 24.0 m
PRICKETT CREEK West Virginia 1955 6,900 36.8 m
VARIOUS CITY STRTS Illinois 1949 6,900 61.7 m
SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER North Carolina 1931 6,900 156.6 m
COTTONWOOD CREEK California 1954 6,900 146.3 m
PETERS CREEK North Carolina 1940 6,900 11.8 m
MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1949 6,900 93.7 m
UNKNOWN CREEK Puerto Rico 1952 6,900 8.2 m
SR4000 North Carolina 1968 6,900 56.9 m
SNAKE RIVER Idaho 1936 6,900 147.2 m
MACKINAW RIVER Illinois 1970 6,900 167.6 m
MACKINAW RIVER Illinois 1970 6,900 167.6 m
SHERMANS CREEK Iowa 1914 6,893 12.2 m
BIG SISTER CREEK New York 1929 6,893 28.3 m
490I490I43022040 RTE I4 New York 1959 6,890 50.0 m
W BR SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Pennsylvania 1975 6,886 65.5 m
Del-Raritan St Prk Trail New Jersey 1913 6,876 10.7 m
EASTSIDE ST SE Washington 1957 6,876 23.2 m
RR CHERRY MLK JR PKWY Iowa 1967 6,875 461.8 m
DES MOINES RIVER Iowa 1987 6,875 132.9 m
BUFFALO BYU/IH 45 NB Texas 1962 6,871 223.4 m
CRYSTAL BAY CHANNEL Minnesota 1958 6,871 36.6 m
CAZENOVIA CREEK New York 1930 6,870 37.2 m
LACKAWANNA RIVER Pennsylvania 1949 6,870 45.1 m
I-82 Washington 1978 6,869 64.0 m
BRENT RUN Michigan 1929 6,864 8.2 m
STOCKTON DIVERTING CANAL California 1948 6,863 64.6 m
RTE 9W New York 1968 6,863 74.4 m
PLATTE RVR Missouri 1995 6,862 241.1 m
RT.28 RAILROAD LOCAL ST. Pennsylvania 1960 6,859 235.3 m
ST 2 Massachusetts 1984 6,854 42.7 m
RR MBTA/BMRR Massachusetts 1950 6,853 54.6 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.