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
RR MBTA/BMRR Massachusetts 1950 6,853 54.6 m
WATER MANHAN RIVER Massachusetts 1938 6,850 33.5 m
BU 54 Missouri 1973 6,847 71.3 m
SR-7 RR & OHIO RIVER Ohio 1905 6,845 546.9 m
BLACK RIVER TRIBUTARY Michigan 1973 6,840 10.4 m
COOPER CR Missouri 1964 6,830 73.2 m
DOUBLE KILL New York 1930 6,824 13.4 m
Dry Creek Colorado 1948 6,817 9.1 m
OVER UP RR Iowa 1980 6,813 85.0 m
I-285 RAMP TO I-75 SBL Georgia 1959 6,805 34.7 m
90IX RTE I90 New York 1953 6,801 65.2 m
US 52 Minnesota 1960 6,800 62.3 m
BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1949 6,800 30.1 m
TWELVEPOLE CREEK West Virginia 1971 6,800 61.6 m
W OLALLA SLOUGH Oregon 1936 6,800 21.0 m
I-69 RAMP L Michigan 1969 6,800 64.3 m
EAST RIVER Wisconsin 1982 6,800 23.1 m
PORKY CREEK Wisconsin 1981 6,800 8.2 m
FIRST ST & CLOVERDALE CR California 1994 6,800 79.0 m
BUFFALO CREEK Illinois 1970 6,800 9.9 m
MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1929 6,800 106.4 m
CHOUPIQUE BAYOU Louisiana 1979 6,800 412.1 m
CREEK Puerto Rico 1950 6,800 7.3 m
Cobbs Creek Pennsylvania 1932 6,800 10.4 m
PINE RUN Pennsylvania 1924 6,797 12.2 m
CROOKED CREEK Pennsylvania 1924 6,797 21.6 m
WATER LINWOOD POND Massachusetts 1923 6,796 7.3 m
SAN LUIS OBISPO CREEK California 1957 6,796 37.4 m
I-20 Louisiana 1960 6,795 92.0 m
M-32|W MAIN ST Michigan 1961 6,791 40.5 m
M-32|W MAIN ST Michigan 1961 6,791 40.5 m
ISCHUA CREEK New York 1972 6,790 99.1 m
WATER BRODIE MTN BROOK Massachusetts 1961 6,789 8.5 m
I-20/KCS RR Louisiana 1966 6,786 168.6 m
PISCATAWAY CREEK Maryland 1932 6,771 20.1 m
PISCATAWAY CREEK Maryland 1955 6,771 16.5 m
US-10 Michigan 1961 6,769 61.0 m
SWALE CREEK Washington 1960 6,760 31.7 m
I 25 ML Colorado 1965 6,760 51.6 m
EIGHTEENMILE CREEK New York 1929 6,759 23.2 m
I-94 Michigan 1960 6,756 71.3 m
I-80(LR 1002) Pennsylvania 1963 6,755 79.6 m
AMAZON CANAL Oregon 1973 6,753 36.6 m
COWLITZ RIVER Washington 1963 6,753 147.5 m
I- 94 EDENS Illinois 1950 6,750 73.5 m
CARROLL CREEK Maryland 1911 6,750 14.9 m
LONG VALLEY CREEK California 1960 6,750 30.2 m
N BR CHICAGO RIVER Illinois 1946 6,750 30.9 m
I- 94 US41 EDENS Illinois 1948 6,750 39.9 m
BIRD CREEK & RD. UNDER Oklahoma 1956 6,750 251.4 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.