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
ICG RR @ SIBLEY Louisiana 1935 6,469 37.2 m
IDLEWILD CREEK New York 1929 6,466 13.7 m
SALEM DITCH Oregon 1975 6,466 14.6 m
MOSHASSUCK RIVER Rhode Island 1962 6,464 10.8 m
UP RR Missouri 1968 6,462 55.8 m
KCS RR MINDEN Louisiana 1935 6,459 39.6 m
CR Missouri 1927 6,459 6.4 m
Tacony Creek Pennsylvania 1914 6,455 17.7 m
HORN DITCH Indiana 1959 6,450 21.4 m
SANDY RIVER Oregon 1914 6,445 84.7 m
RICHLAND CREEK Tennessee 1956 6,443 82.8 m
MENOMONEE RIVER Wisconsin 1980 6,439 135.8 m
CLARKS R. S.OF MURRAY Kentucky 1956 6,438 135.5 m
UNNAMED WATERWAY New Mexico 1963 6,438 6.2 m
OUTLET BROOK New York 1984 6,437 11.6 m
RTE 907D RTE 907D New York 1940 6,437 29.3 m
TANGIPAHOA RIVER Louisiana 1939 6,435 156.4 m
OVER DUTCHMANS RUN Pennsylvania 1948 6,433 15.2 m
PIGEON CREEK & WALK PATH Indiana 1932 6,432 94.0 m
NEW YORK BRNCH (CSXT) New Jersey 1918 6,429 29.9 m
UP RR Missouri 1956 6,420 118.6 m
HAYSTACK BROOK New Jersey 1944 6,419 10.1 m
WYLIE RUN Pennsylvania 1905 6,411 15.2 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1999 6,410 17.7 m
S FK SKYKOMISH RIVER Washington 1933 6,408 135.9 m
HUNLOCK CREEK Pennsylvania 1940 6,406 14.6 m
90IX RTE I90 New York 1953 6,405 65.2 m
PARADISE CREEK Idaho 1992 6,400 8.8 m
RR NS South Carolina 1956 6,400 48.8 m
CHANNEL BETW LAKE & RIVR Michigan 1974 6,400 8.5 m
MNA RR ROARK CR Missouri 2001 6,400 197.8 m
UNNAMED STREAM Mississippi 1933 6,400 18.3 m
SANDY CREEK OVERFLOW North Carolina 1981 6,400 9.4 m
GUANAJIBO RIVER Puerto Rico 1950 6,400 71.6 m
HONDA CREEK Puerto Rico 1891 6,400 13.1 m
STEVENS CREEK Illinois 1974 6,400 52.2 m
US70 North Carolina 1963 6,400 53.9 m
GRANDMOTHER CREEK North Carolina 1990 6,400 8.5 m
SHELTON DITCH Colorado 1954 6,400 6.8 m
S FORK SOLOMON RIVER Kansas 1966 6,400 37.8 m
US 52 NB Minnesota 1958 6,400 95.7 m
FA320 (IL-121) & CN RR Illinois 1976 6,400 81.5 m
VAN BRUNT CREEK Pennsylvania 1940 6,398 7.0 m
MCRR SIDING Maine 1960 6,398 54.0 m
SAND CREEK Minnesota 1954 6,395 6.9 m
RED DUCK CREEK Kentucky 1920 6,394 7.0 m
PRIVATE ROAD West Virginia 1930 6,389 42.2 m
SPRING RVR BNSF RR Missouri 1984 6,388 414.8 m
I-5 Washington 1966 6,386 283.5 m
HARIHOKAKE CREEK New Jersey 1938 6,382 10.1 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.