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
IH 41/ IH 894/ USH 45 Wisconsin 1964 4,000 65.5 m
N. CANADIAN RIVER Oklahoma 1955 4,000 231.6 m
US-127 Michigan 1961 4,000 84.3 m
TEMESCAL CREEK California 1981 4,000 8.8 m
UP RR & GOLDEN STATE HWY California 1948 4,000 149.0 m
DRY CREEK CANAL California 1955 4,000 14.2 m
BNSF RAILROAD Texas 1932 4,000 33.5 m
N-S RR WAVERLY AVE PAT Pennsylvania 1907 4,000 37.2 m
PACOLET RIVER South Carolina 1968 4,000 128.0 m
GIRTYS RUN Pennsylvania 1915 4,000 9.8 m
PARKER CREEK Mississippi 1964 4,000 29.0 m
Silver Creek Illinois 1950 4,000 8.1 m
WEST FORK DEEP RIVER North Carolina 1992 4,000 10.9 m
TALLABOA RIVER Puerto Rico 1935 4,000 62.0 m
HCFCD DITCH Texas 1997 4,000 11.0 m
U.S. 21 South Carolina 1965 4,000 68.9 m
CHORROS CREEK Puerto Rico 1940 4,000 19.6 m
HELENS RUN West Virginia 1924 4,000 7.3 m
I 495 Massachusetts 1961 4,000 119.5 m
WILLIAMSON CREEK North Carolina 1976 4,000 23.1 m
LAS CURÍAS CREEK Puerto Rico 1936 4,000 10.1 m
WEST BOOMER CREEK Oklahoma 1980 4,000 7.7 m
CAMPUS DRIVE North Carolina 1950 4,000 10.3 m
HELENS RUN West Virginia 1924 4,000 8.5 m
US52 & NC8 North Carolina 1964 4,000 51.5 m
VAN BRUNT CREEK Pennsylvania 1940 3,999 6.4 m
SWAMP New York 1932 3,998 8.2 m
DOLLAR HIDE CREEK Indiana 1967 3,998 17.4 m
PEACH CREEK WEST RELIEF Texas 1938 3,995 82.3 m
PEACH CREEK EAST RELIEF Texas 1938 3,995 210.3 m
BAYOU FOUNTIAN Louisiana 1968 3,993 23.8 m
TRIB TO MARSH CREEK Pennsylvania 1920 3,987 11.9 m
BYNUM RUN Maryland 1957 3,986 28.3 m
I 94; EB ON RAMP Minnesota 1965 3,986 131.8 m
PLUM CREEK Kentucky 1932 3,985 39.3 m
STEMMERS RUN Maryland 1933 3,982 14.3 m
ANDERSON ARROYO Colorado 1931 3,981 37.4 m
SPEARFISH CK South Dakota 1988 3,981 25.0 m
NORTH FORK ROCK CREEK Tennessee 1970 3,980 17.4 m
ROCK CREEK Georgia 1910 3,980 30.2 m
MARNE CREEK South Dakota 1976 3,980 12.3 m
CANIP CREEK Kentucky 1933 3,978 65.5 m
PONEY CR Missouri 1972 3,976 33.2 m
DRAINAGE CANAL Louisiana 1928 3,974 10.7 m
UP RR California 1963 3,970 45.9 m
QUITTAPAHILLA CREEK Pennsylvania 1967 3,968 26.5 m
WILLOW CREEK Colorado 1972 3,964 15.9 m
90IX RTE I90 New York 1954 3,961 64.6 m
N CHUCTANUNDA CK New York 1912 3,960 21.3 m
BUCK CREEK Pennsylvania 1932 3,958 21.0 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.