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
ABRAMS CREEK Virginia 1932 4,846 12.2 m
LACK RR and LACK RIVER Pennsylvania 1970 4,844 193.9 m
OAK CREEK OFLOW Oregon 1991 4,841 6.9 m
BN RY & OLD SR 195 Washington 1975 4,838 115.5 m
Deer Creek Wyoming 1967 4,838 57.0 m
Deer Creek Road Wyoming 1967 4,838 58.8 m
GRAND RVR Missouri 1968 4,837 193.9 m
BLACK BAYOU Louisiana 1974 4,835 17.4 m
I-90 Washington 1958 4,835 64.8 m
LONG LICK CREEK Kentucky 1927 4,832 22.6 m
SPARKILL CREEK New York 1931 4,830 9.8 m
PA 33 Pennsylvania 1963 4,828 29.6 m
COUNTY ROAD 15 New York 1965 4,824 39.9 m
D&R FEEDER CANAL New Jersey 1926 4,821 17.4 m
FLAT BRANCH Alabama 1972 4,820 21.9 m
SHOAL CR Missouri 1939 4,820 164.3 m
HORSE FK OF PANTHER CRK Kentucky 1980 4,819 25.1 m
RTE. 395 Virginia 1973 4,818 77.4 m
OOSTANAULA CREEK Tennessee 1986 4,813 15.2 m
S. FORK FORKED DEER RIVE Tennessee 1934 4,808 129.1 m
NSRC CSX BEAVER RIVER Pennsylvania 1986 4,808 399.3 m
LOG RD & CSX RR (ABN) Michigan 1975 4,806 50.0 m
KISKIMINETAS RIVER Pennsylvania 1985 4,806 120.4 m
GOOSE RIVER Maine 1953 4,806 9.6 m
RTES I 64 & 33 Virginia 1972 4,806 151.0 m
RTE. 27 (WASHINGTON BLVD Virginia 1965 4,804 62.5 m
Rockcastle Creek Kentucky 1953 4,804 52.4 m
BOARDMAN RIVER Michigan 1955 4,803 30.4 m
SLAB FORK West Virginia 1985 4,800 41.1 m
BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1977 4,800 7.9 m
Six Mile Creek Relief Arkansas 1928 4,800 110.3 m
SHEPAUG RIVER Connecticut 1957 4,800 56.7 m
I40 North Carolina 1958 4,800 59.7 m
SAVANNAH RIV/CO RD IN GA South Carolina 1956 4,800 349.0 m
LAND Illinois 1986 4,800 212.8 m
I 91 Massachusetts 1962 4,800 125.1 m
H.PT. THOMASVILLE DEN.RR North Carolina 1966 4,800 50.2 m
UP IR 77 DN IR-480-L/R Ohio 1974 4,800 144.2 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1984 4,800 18.1 m
I-75 Michigan 1969 4,800 101.5 m
HARRISON CREEK Oklahoma 1940 4,800 6.4 m
Unnamed Bayou Florida 1999 4,800 7.8 m
SAVANNAH RIV/CO RD IN GA Georgia 1956 4,800 349.0 m
BR WILLOW RIVER Wisconsin 1962 4,800 16.8 m
WISCONSIN RIVER 48 Wisconsin 1964 4,800 75.9 m
CONGAREE CREEK South Carolina 1974 4,800 22.9 m
MOHAWK RIVER New York 1980 4,796 58.2 m
SPRUCE CREEK New York 1920 4,793 9.4 m
OLD BRAZOS RIV/E 2ND/RR Texas 1967 4,793 554.7 m
AMTRAK New York 1976 4,781 113.1 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.