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
ENOREE RIVER South Carolina 1940 6,300 195.0 m
CR 5 Mud Fork Road West Virginia 1996 6,300 466.3 m
FINLEY CREEK Illinois 1977 6,300 40.3 m
TYLER CREEK West Virginia 1930 6,300 8.1 m
WEBER RIVER Utah 1965 6,300 36.7 m
PATAPSCO RIVER Maryland 1961 6,300 504.1 m
TR-422 & WABASH RV Indiana 1967 6,300 824.4 m
TR-422 & WABASH RV Indiana 1967 6,300 824.4 m
CATFISH CHANNEL Michigan 1966 6,300 37.9 m
GUNPOWDER FALLS Maryland 1923 6,296 195.1 m
MAQUOKETA RIVER Iowa 1980 6,294 64.6 m
BRANCH OF FALLING CREEK Virginia 1947 6,293 6.9 m
ABRAHAMS CREEK Pennsylvania 1962 6,292 23.2 m
ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER Maine 1959 6,291 124.7 m
HOP BROOK New Jersey 1959 6,288 7.9 m
BR CASSADAGA CRK New York 1955 6,288 8.2 m
US 22 (LR 772) Pennsylvania 1954 6,287 28.3 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 6,280 77.7 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 6,280 68.6 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 6,280 59.4 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 6,280 27.4 m
CMSTP&P RR Wisconsin 1929 6,280 114.3 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 6,280 64.0 m
CMSTP&P RR Wisconsin 1929 6,280 73.2 m
JEDDO CREEK New York 1946 6,277 8.5 m
CSX RAILWAY Virginia 1932 6,272 47.5 m
Skipanon River Oregon 1929 6,271 39.6 m
E F Medicine Bow River Wyoming 1969 6,267 51.2 m
CHOCOLATE BAYOU Texas 1966 6,263 659.0 m
KOKOMO CREEK Indiana 1970 6,263 24.3 m
Wea Creek Indiana 1929 6,262 52.4 m
MAPLE STREET Washington 1958 6,261 20.4 m
MAPLE STREET Washington 1958 6,261 21.0 m
LAKE JACKSON(OCMULGEE R) Georgia 1964 6,260 214.0 m
NEW THOMPSON DITCH Indiana 1976 6,257 25.3 m
I 70 ML Colorado 1970 6,252 72.1 m
TORO CREEK California 1962 6,250 35.6 m
MISS RIV/FAU 9416 Illinois 1942 6,250 861.7 m
CALUMET RIVER Illinois 1928 6,250 106.7 m
REEDY CREEK Tennessee 1955 6,249 60.8 m
MD-295 B/W PARKWAY RAMP Maryland 1950 6,246 22.9 m
S. Shunganunga Cr. Kansas 1962 6,245 6.1 m
BEDENS BROOK New Jersey 1973 6,245 10.4 m
CHARENTON Louisiana 1941 6,242 738.2 m
RODDY BRANCH Tennessee 1924 6,242 8.7 m
SANDAGER CANAL Louisiana 1930 6,242 19.5 m
Erie Canal Trail ERIE C New York 1966 6,241 87.2 m
CREEK Louisiana 1931 6,236 11.0 m
MAIN CANAL Maine 1958 6,236 28.8 m
FERGUSON CREEK FERGUSON New York 1965 6,235 10.4 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.