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
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK Utah 1995 6,552 9.8 m
I 80 Illinois 1961 6,550 63.4 m
Laurel Run & Co Rt 73/5 West Virginia 1970 6,550 123.8 m
Laurel Run & Co Rt 73/5 West Virginia 1970 6,550 129.1 m
THORN CREEK Illinois 1982 6,550 27.0 m
GENESEE RIVER New York 1970 6,550 75.6 m
LITTLE OTTAWA FT AMANDA Ohio 1958 6,549 22.3 m
TOWNSENDS INLET New Jersey 1939 6,548 418.5 m
E BRANCH CROTON RIVER New York 1978 6,546 57.0 m
US 69 Missouri 1969 6,545 41.5 m
I-295 New Jersey 1965 6,541 78.3 m
DOUGLAS BR Missouri 1969 6,540 74.1 m
RR HAMMOND MARINA DR Indiana 1996 6,533 242.6 m
PANTHER CREEK Pennsylvania 1902 6,528 9.1 m
590 590 43013004 RTE 59 New York 1960 6,523 75.6 m
BEAVER RIVER Pennsylvania 1884 6,523 123.7 m
NS Railroad Virginia 1961 6,513 45.6 m
IS 55 Missouri 1971 6,508 74.4 m
MILL RIVER Connecticut 1935 6,505 10.7 m
WILSON RUN Pennsylvania 1957 6,504 12.2 m
UP RR DELL AVE California 1968 6,500 149.5 m
INTERSTATE 57 Illinois 1961 6,500 72.5 m
OWL CREEK Washington 1922 6,500 28.0 m
STILL RIVER Connecticut 1964 6,500 13.1 m
Crandal Waterway Florida 1970 6,500 6.7 m
SIX RUNS CREEK North Carolina 1956 6,500 64.0 m
TEQUISQUITA CREEK California 1948 6,500 28.2 m
US70 North Carolina 1947 6,500 38.7 m
PROVIDENCE RIVER Rhode Island 1996 6,500 138.7 m
DRY CREEK Mississippi 1960 6,500 10.4 m
BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1949 6,500 35.9 m
N-S RR /PAT/SASSAFRAS ST Pennsylvania 1931 6,500 96.0 m
DENTS RUN West Virginia 1971 6,500 72.4 m
WV 2 NB & SB West Virginia 1960 6,500 51.4 m
SYCAMORE CREEK West Virginia 1925 6,500 32.6 m
US 10 Minnesota 1974 6,500 94.6 m
VIA PRINCESSA California 1972 6,500 56.1 m
YUMA MAIN CANAL California 1925 6,500 40.5 m
CSX Maryland 1914 6,500 40.5 m
BNSF RR & LP 285 CONN Texas 1970 6,497 175.9 m
HAIKEY CREEK Oklahoma 1958 6,494 22.0 m
HWY NEPONSET ST Massachusetts 1977 6,488 31.2 m
ZUBER CREEK Georgia 1931 6,480 7.9 m
EAST BR. PERKIOMEN CREEK Pennsylvania 1930 6,479 34.7 m
OHIO RIVER CSX RR LOCAL Ohio 1931 6,478 964.4 m
MILL BROOK New Hampshire 1941 6,478 6.5 m
SKULLS CREEK Louisiana 1954 6,478 18.0 m
84I 84I83011208 RTE I84 New York 1969 6,478 121.9 m
190IX RTE I190 New York 1955 6,476 68.3 m
ICG RR @ SIBLEY Louisiana 1935 6,469 37.2 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.