Poor Condition Bridges

41,685 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 41,685 such bridges in the US.

Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
E 64TH AVE BURLINGTON C Colorado 1969 48,500 67.1 m
SOFIA STREET Puerto Rico 2000 48,500 24.0 m
SH 265 ML UP RR BNSF RR Colorado 1969 48,500 112.5 m
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER Colorado 1969 48,500 93.9 m
SERVICE RD BNSF RR Colorado 1970 48,500 103.1 m
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER Colorado 1969 48,500 94.2 m
DITCH RD BURLINGTON CANA Colorado 1969 48,500 66.8 m
North Line Canal Florida 2016 48,400 1,082.0 m
IC RR & NONCONNAH CREEK Tennessee 1929 48,162 240.2 m
90IX RTE I90 New York 1954 48,152 84.7 m
HWY W MAIN ST Massachusetts 1966 48,152 42.7 m
S WENATCHEE AVE Washington 1973 48,107 39.6 m
NS RR Ohio 1987 48,060 10.5 m
I 90 Massachusetts 1965 48,021 65.5 m
MOSHER SLOUGH California 1975 48,000 40.2 m
I-240 OFF RAMPS North Carolina 1968 48,000 70.7 m
NVRR NAPA RIVER STANLY California 1977 48,000 679.7 m
WATER ASSABET RIVER Massachusetts 1963 47,879 25.3 m
RI 2 NEW LONDON AV Rhode Island 1965 47,871 31.3 m
ASHLEY RIVER South Carolina 1953 47,800 698.3 m
INNER HARBOR NAV CANAL Louisiana 1957 47,739 467.9 m
RR CANAL Louisiana 1991 47,739 8.5 m
KCS RR Louisiana 1960 47,738 207.9 m
US 60 West Virginia 1975 47,700 148.1 m
P&W RR & HARTFORD AVE Connecticut 1942 47,500 93.8 m
COBBLE HILL RD Rhode Island 1956 47,393 20.4 m
MAIN BR. NEWTON CREEK New Jersey 1927 47,355 64.0 m
HWY LITTLE ALUM PD RD Massachusetts 1957 47,303 12.2 m
MOUNTAIN CREEK South Carolina 1939 47,300 44.7 m
ENOREE RIVER South Carolina 1939 47,300 73.2 m
AMTRAK Rhode Island 1963 47,277 46.0 m
FOX RIVER Illinois 1960 47,200 201.2 m
ST CHARLES ST Illinois 1960 47,200 48.8 m
ST140 GRAFTON ST Massachusetts 1932 47,107 12.2 m
PADDY HILL CREEK New York 1983 46,856 6.4 m
RI 138 Rhode Island 1969 46,800 52.6 m
RR MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1968 46,713 43.3 m
WATER SUDBURY RIVER Massachusetts 1934 46,700 25.6 m
WATER WYMAN BROOK Massachusetts 1947 46,691 11.9 m
MD 717 Maryland 1959 46,652 28.0 m
SOUTH STREET New Hampshire 1959 46,612 16.8 m
SR 6 LL / DOUGLAS AVENUE Tennessee 1969 46,596 41.8 m
SR 6 RL / DOUGLAS AVENUE Tennessee 1969 46,596 41.8 m
SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK California 1969 46,500 74.7 m
SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK California 1969 46,500 74.7 m
ALPINE RD & LOS TRANCOS California 1969 46,500 111.3 m
BEACH LAKE California 1975 46,500 175.9 m
MARINA LAGOON California 1963 46,460 171.6 m
BRISTOL IND.RR:DB-252 Pennsylvania 1954 46,280 15.8 m
T-346 BLOMSDAL RD Pennsylvania 1954 46,280 30.5 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%
Virgin Islands 8 33.3%
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.