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
DELAWARE CREEK Pennsylvania 1952 3,956 20.7 m
COOLEY BRANCH Louisiana 1954 3,955 36.6 m
CREEK Louisiana 1954 3,955 30.5 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1960 3,954 6.4 m
MINNEHAHA CREEK Minnesota 1963 3,950 17.4 m
Mackinaw River Over Illinois 1940 3,950 51.1 m
I-20 Louisiana 1968 3,950 73.8 m
YELLOW RIVER Indiana 1964 3,936 81.0 m
MAIDEN CREEK TRIBUTARY Pennsylvania 1929 3,933 17.7 m
Machinery Pass Wyoming 1976 3,932 44.2 m
JORDAN RIVER Utah 1956 3,931 20.4 m
INDIAN CREEK Washington 1927 3,925 27.7 m
I-20 Louisiana 1964 3,924 82.6 m
PEEKSKILL HOLLOW CREEK New York 1959 3,923 24.7 m
HIGH WATER CHAN PEN RIV Maine 1938 3,923 31.4 m
WEST CALCASIEU RIVER REL Louisiana 1980 3,923 76.2 m
WEST CALCASIEU RIVER REL Louisiana 1980 3,923 91.4 m
WALLKILL RIVER New York 1915 3,916 98.1 m
DOODLETOWN BROOK New York 1929 3,915 6.4 m
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY Tennessee 1958 3,912 96.0 m
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN Louisiana 1938 3,912 7,596.2 m
IRISH BAYOU Louisiana 1978 3,912 103.6 m
TRIGG AVE / I240 & RAMPS Tennessee 1961 3,911 78.3 m
OVER LOR-54-0514 TH-54 Ohio 1974 3,911 37.2 m
US 24 Missouri 1968 3,910 74.8 m
W FK ADAMS FORK Kentucky 1926 3,909 13.1 m
FOUR MILE CREEK Iowa 1978 3,908 75.0 m
NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM Kentucky 1940 3,908 30.5 m
N BR PELICAN RIVER Wisconsin 1960 3,908 16.2 m
LAKE CREEK New Jersey 1914 3,907 10.4 m
BAYOU BEOUF Louisiana 1958 3,905 1,114.0 m
OVER ABANDONED B&LE RR Pennsylvania 1951 3,905 43.9 m
IS 44 Missouri 1967 3,902 58.2 m
LIMESTONE RUN West Virginia 1941 3,900 12.4 m
Mississippi River-Dist 1 Arkansas 1961 3,900 1,586.2 m
I 90 Minnesota 1959 3,900 55.1 m
SOUTHERN RR North Carolina 1928 3,900 20.7 m
I-55 Illinois 1972 3,900 89.9 m
LAPA RIVER Puerto Rico 1926 3,900 28.2 m
DENTS RUN West Virginia 1922 3,900 14.0 m
COLUMBIA AVE & ELK RIVER West Virginia 1955 3,900 190.5 m
LITTLE TYGART CREEK West Virginia 1928 3,900 16.5 m
RR Arkansas 1961 3,900 142.7 m
W BR FOND DU LAC RIVER Wisconsin 1965 3,900 25.3 m
LAKESIDE CREEK Wisconsin 1927 3,900 19.4 m
SMITHERS CREEK West Virginia 1976 3,900 15.4 m
COONEWAH CREEK Mississippi 1958 3,900 71.3 m
I-85 South Carolina 1976 3,900 115.2 m
Unnamed Tributary Virginia 1980 3,900 7.3 m
DALE CREEK Colorado 1958 3,900 50.4 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.