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
NORTH FORK EAGLE CREEK Oregon 1956 4,400 27.7 m
S.PRONG OF CLARKS CREEK North Carolina 1964 4,400 27.7 m
Sugar Creek Illinois 1968 4,400 9.1 m
PITAHAYA RIVER Puerto Rico 1945 4,400 17.2 m
CANOVANAS RIVER Puerto Rico 1947 4,400 22.4 m
COMPASS CREEK North Carolina 1975 4,400 15.5 m
FOX RIVER Illinois 1928 4,400 9.7 m
Bear Creek Florida 1951 4,400 13.0 m
PETERS CREEK North Carolina 1970 4,400 27.4 m
ST ALBANS BAY Minnesota 1941 4,400 32.9 m
North Shore Channel Illinois 1908 4,400 68.9 m
FRENCH BROAD RVR.SO.RR North Carolina 1968 4,400 148.1 m
FRENCH BROAD RVR.SO.RR North Carolina 1971 4,400 167.9 m
North Platte River Wyoming 1963 4,391 82.1 m
LITTLE FISHING CREEK Pennsylvania 1958 4,386 18.0 m
DILLARD CR Missouri 1932 4,384 29.9 m
GARRISON FORK CREEK Tennessee 1935 4,384 52.4 m
NARROW BAY New York 1959 4,381 371.9 m
Holmes Creek Florida 1953 4,381 140.8 m
SALT CREEK (L 80) Nebraska 1971 4,380 61.6 m
SR 99 California 1958 4,380 68.9 m
Port Allen Lock Louisiana 1961 4,376 117.7 m
ROUNDLICK CREEK Tennessee 1940 4,375 84.7 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1938 4,375 11.3 m
STRAWBERRY CREEK Alabama 1931 4,370 37.2 m
PEAVY CREEK Alabama 1935 4,370 40.2 m
BRANCH BEAVER DAM DITCH Indiana 1960 4,369 9.0 m
PAW PAW RIVER Michigan 1966 4,366 47.8 m
NILES DITCH Indiana 1970 4,365 10.8 m
N BR WEEPING WATER CK TR Nebraska 1953 4,360 15.5 m
S SERVICE DRIVE M-8 Michigan 1971 4,360 64.0 m
SWIFTWATER CREEK Pennsylvania 1956 4,360 21.0 m
PLATTEKILL CREEK New York 1915 4,358 10.1 m
JOHNSON CREEK Michigan 1950 4,353 36.3 m
CEDAR CR Missouri 1949 4,351 41.8 m
SPRING CREEK Tennessee 1949 4,351 191.1 m
LONG RUN CREEK Illinois 1988 4,350 15.8 m
WILL ROGERS TP I-44 UND Oklahoma 1956 4,350 96.0 m
CONEWAGO CREEK Pennsylvania 1974 4,350 11.0 m
BRILEY PKWY. Tennessee 1989 4,350 70.7 m
WB OFF RAMP Washington 1971 4,350 144.5 m
IR-271 (COLUMBUS) Ohio 1964 4,347 147.5 m
TRACE CREEK Tennessee 1935 4,347 197.3 m
MOYER CREEK New York 1900 4,343 12.2 m
NORTON CREEK Tennessee 1958 4,342 8.0 m
WEST PRONG LPR Tennessee 1958 4,342 57.5 m
WEARS CREEK Missouri 1900 4,339 18.3 m
SEBASTICOOK RIVER Maine 1985 4,336 21.5 m
PEA BROOK New Hampshire 1932 4,334 8.5 m
MINNEHAHA CREEK Minnesota 1890 4,334 10.7 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.