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
BLACKWATER RVR OVR Missouri 1961 3,585 54.3 m
UP RR & LYNN CK Iowa 1971 3,584 216.4 m
SO. BR. SWATARA CREEK Pennsylvania 1920 3,582 31.4 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Tennessee 1930 3,582 34.7 m
CAYUGA CREEK New York 1928 3,581 11.9 m
IS 35 BLUFF ST CST E Missouri 1967 3,578 570.0 m
BERKSHIRE and EASTERN RA New York 1970 3,577 65.8 m
IH 35 Texas 1958 3,577 82.9 m
RTE I295 RTE I295 RTE New York 1963 3,577 87.5 m
DRAINAGE CANAL Tennessee 1926 3,574 23.8 m
NAVASOTA RIVER REL NO 2 Texas 1956 3,572 138.7 m
JAMES RVR Missouri 1962 3,571 162.5 m
I-75 Georgia 1966 3,570 79.9 m
GREGORY CREEK Ohio 1969 3,570 34.1 m
POPE CRK.(LAKE BERRYESSA California 1957 3,570 214.4 m
North Laramie River Wyoming 1966 3,568 69.2 m
ERIE CANAL TRAIL ERIE B New York 1959 3,564 97.5 m
Machinery Pass Wyoming 1972 3,563 22.9 m
BNSF / Irvine Road Wyoming 1971 3,563 95.1 m
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT California 1966 3,561 76.2 m
BRANCH LITTLE NESHAMINY Pennsylvania 1934 3,559 7.6 m
BRANCH LITTLE NESHAMINY Pennsylvania 1927 3,559 15.2 m
RALSTON CREEK Colorado 1983 3,557 41.5 m
CSX RR / AMTRAK New York 1983 3,556 77.4 m
MILL CREEK Indiana 1920 3,556 9.4 m
STONY RUN Pennsylvania 1958 3,554 12.2 m
ROCK CREEK Maryland 1965 3,554 46.9 m
KASKASKIA RIVER Illinois 1927 3,550 53.2 m
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RR Arizona 1965 3,550 35.9 m
LEE SLOUGH CREEK Illinois 1997 3,550 12.2 m
MOREY ARROYO California 1933 3,550 8.2 m
KICKAPOO CREEK Illinois 1993 3,550 55.6 m
I- 57 Illinois 1966 3,550 89.7 m
FRENCH CREEK Illinois 1923 3,550 23.8 m
BEAN CREEK Indiana 1916 3,550 11.5 m
PLEASANTON-SUNOL ROAD California 1967 3,550 52.4 m
Fern Creek Oregon 1953 3,545 10.7 m
SASCO BROOK Connecticut 1973 3,540 10.7 m
HIGHLAND BROOK New York 1913 3,536 12.2 m
FALLING SPRING CREEK Pennsylvania 1918 3,535 19.5 m
Brawley Wash Arizona 1960 3,531 55.6 m
RAILROAD CREEK Iowa 1961 3,529 11.0 m
I-74 Indiana 1958 3,528 65.9 m
BIG QUILCENE RIVER Washington 1936 3,525 74.4 m
BRAZOS RIVER Texas 1948 3,525 270.1 m
CYPRESS RELIEF Arkansas 1939 3,524 39.0 m
FLOYD RIVER Iowa 1962 3,523 93.0 m
N BRANCH PENNSAUKEN CRK New Jersey 1906 3,521 18.9 m
Big Creek Arkansas 1948 3,519 37.2 m
CREEK Louisiana 1948 3,518 65.8 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.