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
ROUTE 30 BY-PASS Pennsylvania 1961 5,411 50.3 m
BIG CREEK RELIEF Arkansas 1958 5,400 40.5 m
IOWA RIVER Iowa 1916 5,400 96.0 m
I-35 UNDER Oklahoma 1959 5,400 82.9 m
SOUTHERN RR North Carolina 1959 5,400 60.3 m
EMBARRAS RV OVERFLOW Illinois 1923 5,400 257.6 m
EMBARRAS R OVERFLOW Illinois 1964 5,400 114.3 m
HELENS RUN West Virginia 1939 5,400 7.7 m
BEAVERDAM CREEK North Carolina 1936 5,400 7.9 m
LOCHNESS CANAL Florida 1972 5,400 14.8 m
OLD INDIAN CREEK CHANNEL Idaho 1966 5,400 11.9 m
COTTONWOOD CREEK Oklahoma 1947 5,400 64.0 m
TAR RIVER North Carolina 1964 5,400 86.8 m
Munson Slough Florida 1949 5,400 15.4 m
HURRICANE CREEK Louisiana 1965 5,397 34.7 m
HOLT HOLLOW RUN Pennsylvania 1966 5,392 6.7 m
D&R FEEDER CANAL New Jersey 1917 5,391 8.5 m
LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER Tennessee 1947 5,388 100.6 m
I-280 New Jersey 1966 5,385 67.1 m
BLACK BAYOU Louisiana 1971 5,367 18.0 m
STREAM Nebraska 1950 5,365 11.6 m
SR 8005 RAMP C Pennsylvania 1966 5,365 18.6 m
43RD ST S/B New York 1969 5,361 16.2 m
BASS RIVER Michigan 1973 5,360 12.8 m
ONEIDA RIVER New York 1940 5,354 112.8 m
ADJ. WEST CARSON STREET Pennsylvania 1959 5,353 285.0 m
BIG MUDDY OVERFLOW Illinois 1923 5,350 10.1 m
HARPETH RIVER Tennessee 1932 5,350 93.5 m
FLAG CREEK Illinois 1963 5,350 37.2 m
W BR NAUGATUCK RIVER Connecticut 1956 5,350 33.9 m
BNSF RR Missouri 1958 5,340 19.3 m
FLINT RIVER Michigan 1954 5,338 39.6 m
RUTHERFORD CREEK Tennessee 1966 5,337 48.2 m
OYSTER CREEK Texas 1954 5,336 92.4 m
New River Sound Florida 1965 5,333 57.9 m
WILLOW CREEK Pennsylvania 1923 5,329 9.4 m
US-23 Michigan 1957 5,326 96.8 m
OTTER CREEK 1361 Ohio 1976 5,326 8.8 m
STOCKPORT CREEK New York 1926 5,320 105.8 m
NHRR(ABD) New Hampshire 1969 5,317 8.5 m
RODMAN NARROWS(CLEAR LAK California 1958 5,315 95.4 m
BELL CREEK Washington 1951 5,312 29.0 m
BICKLETON RD Washington 1972 5,310 34.1 m
CANE CREEK Tennessee 1935 5,309 12.2 m
CLEAR CREEK Tennessee 1952 5,309 69.8 m
Canal C-102-N Florida 1966 5,306 15.5 m
CASSADAGA CREEK New York 1969 5,305 50.0 m
DEEP RIVER Indiana 1969 5,302 15.2 m
OLD FIELD CREEK North Carolina 1951 5,300 8.2 m
LINVILLE RIVER North Carolina 1941 5,300 48.7 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.