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
MEDIGENER CR Missouri 1921 4,480 9.8 m
OVER SR 6 FR.CK.HWY.& RR Pennsylvania 1951 4,474 287.7 m
N FK ASH CREEK Oregon 1979 4,473 9.1 m
SAW MILL RIVER New York 1900 4,465 17.1 m
JONES BROOK Maine 1963 4,464 10.1 m
SUGAR NOTCH RUN CREEK Pennsylvania 1961 4,458 9.4 m
TONAWANDA CREEK New York 1948 4,457 27.1 m
I-12 Louisiana 1972 4,450 98.1 m
Rock Creek Oregon 1930 4,450 42.7 m
I-74 Illinois 1960 4,450 68.4 m
CASE CREEK Illinois 1983 4,450 27.4 m
LAND Illinois 1977 4,450 67.7 m
MILL CREEK Illinois 1932 4,450 74.3 m
THORN CREEK Pennsylvania 1942 4,448 21.6 m
GASCONADE RVR Missouri 1973 4,448 242.9 m
CROSS CREEK Kansas 1998 4,443 60.4 m
HORSESHOE CANAL Louisiana 1975 4,442 36.6 m
PANNEL CREEK Alabama 1950 4,441 6.9 m
LOST CREEK Indiana 1962 4,441 13.7 m
IS 55 Missouri 1962 4,440 76.2 m
COON CREEK Michigan 1927 4,440 8.5 m
KARRS CREEK Louisiana 1964 4,439 87.5 m
STONY BROOK New York 1931 4,434 16.8 m
FLOYD RIVER Iowa 1962 4,432 106.4 m
R&W RR South Dakota 1952 4,431 64.7 m
CARPENTIER CREEK Indiana 1976 4,429 18.5 m
COMB ST18 & RELIEF Massachusetts 1973 4,428 61.3 m
OVER MUD CREEK Pennsylvania 1930 4,422 30.2 m
Golf Course Road Wyoming 1967 4,416 28.0 m
N BRANCH PENTWATER RIVER Michigan 1980 4,413 225.0 m
17 17 65062010 RTE 17 New York 1973 4,411 57.0 m
CHOCTAW CREEK Oklahoma 1938 4,408 6.4 m
RTE 907A RTE 907A New York 1941 4,406 29.5 m
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT California 1967 4,403 47.2 m
S FK MID FABIUS RV Missouri 1947 4,402 39.0 m
WHITE OAK CREEK North Carolina 1961 4,400 18.5 m
I 55 Mississippi 1960 4,400 81.1 m
UP RR Colorado 1962 4,400 43.3 m
WEST CHERRY CREEK Colorado 1968 4,400 35.1 m
WATER ASSABET RIVER Massachusetts 1902 4,400 7.9 m
SANDY CREEK Mississippi 1983 4,400 40.0 m
BIG BLACK RIVER Mississippi 1960 4,400 207.3 m
Wolfe Creek Arkansas 1950 4,400 28.0 m
CR 119/1 West Virginia 1992 4,400 132.9 m
SPRING CREEK Arkansas 2003 4,400 125.9 m
Sugar Creek Illinois 1968 4,400 9.1 m
ST ALBANS BAY Minnesota 1941 4,400 32.9 m
PETERS CREEK North Carolina 1970 4,400 27.4 m
Bear Creek Florida 1951 4,400 13.0 m
FOX RIVER Illinois 1928 4,400 9.7 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.