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
EAST TWIN CREEK CHANNEL California 1961 5,814 16.5 m
SR-15 / I-24 Tennessee 1959 5,811 93.0 m
SR-15 / I-24 Tennessee 1959 5,811 90.8 m
BIG SPRING CREEK Alabama 1953 5,810 15.2 m
KAMPEN-STRUIK DRAIN Michigan 1980 5,810 9.7 m
HARRIS FORK CREEK Kentucky 1934 5,809 15.1 m
BR CANOE CRK Kentucky 1948 5,807 25.6 m
TENNESSEE SOUTHERN RR Tennessee 1966 5,803 38.1 m
HORSESHOE LAKE OUTLET Michigan 1920 5,803 9.1 m
BLUE RIDGE RR South Carolina 1938 5,800 33.5 m
SAN RAMON CREEK California 1959 5,800 25.0 m
DE LOS CHINOS CREEK Puerto Rico 1945 5,800 6.8 m
PASCOAG RIVER Rhode Island 1865 5,800 10.4 m
Rock Creek Arkansas 1930 5,800 32.0 m
OLDTOWN CREEK West Virginia 1942 5,800 53.6 m
CROOKED RUN West Virginia 1925 5,800 7.9 m
MC RY Minnesota 1926 5,800 20.1 m
LITTLE DOOR CREEK Wisconsin 1954 5,800 7.0 m
WENATCHEE RIVER Washington 1957 5,800 96.6 m
BIG BRANCH North Carolina 1960 5,800 8.5 m
TRICK-UM CREEK North Carolina 1978 5,800 10.9 m
CRIPPLE DEER CREEK Mississippi 1948 5,800 45.7 m
BIG SANDY CREEK/ C.R. 29 West Virginia 1972 5,800 146.5 m
SALMON FALLS RIVER Maine 1969 5,800 150.8 m
Derriseaux Cr - Grant Co Arkansas 1948 5,800 33.5 m
I85 North Carolina 1961 5,800 72.2 m
LITTLE PUDDING RIVER Oregon 1963 5,800 480.4 m
GRANDE DE PATILLAS RIVER Puerto Rico 1994 5,800 1,182.6 m
Pequea Creek Pennsylvania 1926 5,797 24.4 m
MURDER CREEK New York 1910 5,796 11.9 m
IR-271 Ohio 1963 5,796 149.8 m
HOMOWACK KILL New York 1961 5,788 32.6 m
COAL CR Missouri 1966 5,786 7.7 m
TOBYS CREEK Pennsylvania 1970 5,783 19.8 m
ANTHRACITE CREEK Washington 1940 5,782 13.7 m
HART DITCH Indiana 1955 5,782 25.0 m
NORTH FORK CANOE CREEK Kentucky 1983 5,779 29.6 m
UPPER TUNKHANNOCK CREEK Pennsylvania 1958 5,774 16.5 m
CONTOOCOOK RIVER New Hampshire 1942 5,773 53.6 m
PATUXENT RIVER Maryland 1953 5,772 64.0 m
SOLDIER CREEK & TRAIL Iowa 1961 5,768 279.8 m
BLAKELY DRAIN Michigan 1940 5,767 7.3 m
RIO SAN JOSE/BNSF R/R New Mexico 1974 5,763 188.7 m
SHAKER CREEK Ohio 1969 5,762 11.3 m
Trib of North Fork River Ohio 1941 5,757 7.6 m
RTE. 120 N. GLEBE ROAD Virginia 1964 5,752 65.2 m
US ROUTE 67 Illinois 1961 5,750 35.1 m
ROANOKE RIVER OVERFLOW North Carolina 1940 5,750 128.0 m
DUPAGE RIVER Illinois 1982 5,750 56.7 m
ST MARYS RIVER Indiana 1972 5,750 83.2 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.