Poor Condition Bridges

41,685 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 41,685 such bridges in the US.

Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
EVANSVILLE WESTERN RR Indiana 1956 44,520 79.5 m
ORTEGA CREEK Florida 1983 44,500 45.7 m
FARM HILL BOULEVARD California 1969 44,500 79.5 m
CREEK Louisiana 1960 44,391 7.3 m
PENNICHUCK BROOK New Hampshire 1954 44,365 27.4 m
Minnesota River Minnesota 1981 44,357 1,374.3 m
Minnesota River Minnesota 1981 44,357 1,339.2 m
HESR Michigan 1960 44,350 42.4 m
SR 34 Tennessee 1968 44,318 71.4 m
ILL 15 Illinois 1981 44,300 61.9 m
CAPE COD CANAL Massachusetts 1935 44,240 726.6 m
POPLAR CREEK Illinois 1959 44,100 36.3 m
PEACHTREE CREEK Georgia 1960 44,100 68.0 m
STATE ROUTE 99 California 1962 44,034 88.1 m
BRADLEY CREEK Tennessee 1963 44,002 34.1 m
RTE 32 New York 1954 43,981 33.8 m
HWY TADMUCK RD Massachusetts 1961 43,917 38.2 m
POCANTICO RIVER New York 1928 43,830 11.9 m
Mill Creek State Sprin Ohio 1931 43,788 829.4 m
WALKER SLOUGH California 1971 43,750 36.0 m
NORTH GULPH ROAD Pennsylvania 1966 43,626 64.0 m
YANCEYVILLE STREET North Carolina 1968 43,500 47.2 m
I 380 US 101 7TH CONN California 1976 43,500 712.8 m
SCIOTO RIVER Ohio 1972 43,411 210.0 m
WATER NORTH RIVER Massachusetts 1961 43,207 59.7 m
SAW MILL RIVER New York 1927 43,153 10.1 m
D&R CANAL New Jersey 1973 43,117 132.9 m
CALTRAIN UP RR SHASTA ST California 1965 43,000 80.6 m
OYSTER CREEK Florida 1958 43,000 6.4 m
I-96 Michigan 1961 42,978 96.0 m
ST 12 SOUTHBRIDGE ST Massachusetts 1957 42,886 96.0 m
I-375 Michigan 1962 42,800 41.7 m
HWY BERLIN RD Massachusetts 1963 42,765 44.4 m
CANNONS CREEK South Carolina 1960 42,700 13.0 m
I 291 /US20 Massachusetts 1969 42,672 64.2 m
OTHER MBTA - BIKE TRAIL Massachusetts 1974 42,634 31.0 m
THAMES RV RR LOCAL ROADS Connecticut 1943 42,600 1,807.8 m
I-25 NB/SB New Mexico 1961 42,600 68.6 m
GRANDE DE LOIZA RIVER Puerto Rico 1985 42,600 141.8 m
CSX RR/CAN PAC RR New York 1954 42,509 61.6 m
WATER ASSONET RIVER Massachusetts 1951 42,505 48.2 m
I 35W Minnesota 1964 42,500 167.0 m
HWY CHELSEA LOCAL STRE Massachusetts 1950 42,492 862.3 m
WASHING VALLEY RD(CR620) New Jersey 1965 42,420 63.1 m
NORTH GULPH ROAD Pennsylvania 1965 42,360 63.7 m
ABAND. NYS&W RR & STRM New Jersey 1927 42,310 30.5 m
HACIENDA BLVD OH SPTCO California 1964 42,238 66.4 m
US 22 WB+I-287 RAMP "NC" New Jersey 1960 42,223 93.6 m
31 31 43033019 RTE 31 New York 1966 42,181 82.3 m
Newton Creek New Jersey 1956 42,110 24.4 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%
Virgin Islands 8 33.3%
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.