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
STATE ROUTE 99 California 1962 4,700 87.5 m
STONY CREEK West Virginia 1998 4,700 26.1 m
Daisy Creek Florida 1958 4,700 9.7 m
PACIFIC TO A ST Washington 1937 4,700 147.8 m
WALBRIDGE CREEK Illinois 1971 4,700 10.4 m
RESERVATION MAIN DRAIN California 1977 4,700 24.7 m
RAPID CK South Dakota 1974 4,700 55.5 m
BURRA-BURRA CREEK Tennessee 1940 4,700 68.6 m
TANAMA RIVER Puerto Rico 1948 4,700 8.3 m
ROCKY CREEK South Carolina 1938 4,700 122.7 m
QUAKER BROOK Maine 1938 4,700 7.3 m
REDIVERSION CANAL South Carolina 1983 4,700 213.6 m
SPRING CREEK Texas 1964 4,698 7.9 m
SHEETS CREEK Indiana 1935 4,697 9.3 m
87IX RTE I87 New York 1957 4,695 79.6 m
RALSTON CREEK Iowa 1935 4,693 18.9 m
ORRS CREEK California 1972 4,692 18.9 m
OVER IAIS RR Iowa 1970 4,688 59.1 m
RT K Missouri 1969 4,685 79.9 m
BLACK CREEK Michigan 1970 4,685 8.2 m
M.I.D. LATERAL #7 California 1925 4,684 10.2 m
COWASELON CREEK New York 1976 4,684 21.3 m
METHOW RIVER Washington 1929 4,683 102.2 m
BASS CREEK Iowa 1958 4,680 34.1 m
TIN BROOK New York 1994 4,678 19.2 m
CATHANCE RIVER Maine 1973 4,672 54.9 m
Loveland Greeley Canal Colorado 1994 4,671 12.2 m
N HIGHLAND ST / I-40 Tennessee 1972 4,669 64.6 m
SEVEN MILE CREEK Ohio 1900 4,665 21.0 m
I-65 SB/NB Indiana 1970 4,664 85.7 m
BUSH KILL CREEK Pennsylvania 1965 4,658 57.8 m
190IX CSX TRANS/AMTRAK New York 1945 4,655 12.5 m
PENNYPACK CREEK Pennsylvania 1932 4,653 57.0 m
MILES CREEK California 1928 4,650 7.3 m
Crabtree Creek Illinois 1986 4,650 10.0 m
TH 62 Minnesota 1966 4,650 47.2 m
CYPRESS CREEK Illinois 1931 4,650 10.3 m
SOLDIER CR Illinois 1961 4,650 15.2 m
HORSE CREEK OVERFLOW Illinois 1952 4,650 41.9 m
THREE MILE CREEK Texas 1955 4,647 36.9 m
KAATERSKILL CREEK New York 1925 4,644 27.7 m
ZEKIAH SWAMP RUN Maryland 1969 4,644 13.6 m
PINEY BRANCH Maryland 2000 4,644 18.3 m
CSX RAILROAD Tennessee 1936 4,643 42.7 m
RTE I490 RAMP LW TO 490 New York 1974 4,642 129.8 m
BURNS DITCH (DEEP RIVER) Indiana 1970 4,635 87.1 m
S FORK BLACK BAYOU Louisiana 1954 4,633 36.6 m
SR0279 Pennsylvania 1986 4,631 62.5 m
UP RR BNSF RY AMTRAK 2ND California 1958 4,620 165.8 m
INDIAN RIVER New York 1961 4,620 14.6 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.