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
FRENCH CREEK West Virginia 1960 3,500 52.5 m
I-295 RTE US 1 & M C RR Maine 1958 3,497 148.9 m
US 5 /ST10/N KING ST Massachusetts 1963 3,497 51.2 m
STONEY RUN CREEK Pennsylvania 1950 3,497 6.4 m
STONY BROOK New Hampshire 1929 3,496 7.0 m
LITTLE MUDDY RIVER North Dakota 1954 3,495 36.6 m
LITTLE DEER CREEK Pennsylvania 1939 3,495 15.2 m
390I390I43031047 RTE I3 New York 1976 3,495 89.6 m
ST LOUIS CANAL Louisiana 1965 3,492 18.3 m
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT California 1966 3,491 46.9 m
SOUTH FORK ANCHOR RIVER Alaska 1959 3,490 25.0 m
WENATCHEE RIVER Washington 1931 3,489 108.5 m
SALING BR Missouri 1930 3,488 38.7 m
KCS RR Missouri 1936 3,488 61.9 m
LOWES CREEK Wisconsin 1956 3,485 27.7 m
RILEY CREEK - DIXIE HWY Ohio 1925 3,481 35.8 m
KAMPEN-STRUK DRAIN Michigan 1957 3,480 10.9 m
BLACK BRANCH Kentucky 1927 3,477 8.5 m
BACK CREEK Virginia 1948 3,476 64.9 m
M.I.D. MAIN CANAL California 1922 3,475 15.2 m
NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK TRIB Nebraska 1945 3,475 24.7 m
400 400 53011164 RTE 40 New York 1968 3,475 70.4 m
Wolf Creek Pennsylvania 1981 3,473 28.7 m
MUDDY FORK Ohio 1960 3,470 9.4 m
ROBINSON RUN Pennsylvania 1980 3,469 20.1 m
US 19 West Virginia 1970 3,465 82.6 m
BAYOU DESAIRD Louisiana 1979 3,462 29.0 m
MILL BAYOU Louisiana 1957 3,462 12.2 m
CREEK Louisiana 1957 3,462 12.2 m
CEDAR RIVER Iowa 1979 3,461 208.8 m
OTTAWA RIVER ADGATE RD Ohio 1972 3,457 47.1 m
NEW JERSEY 15 New Jersey 1973 3,455 57.6 m
INDIAN CREEK Oregon 1957 3,451 10.7 m
ROCHESTER HOLLOW New York 1958 3,450 9.4 m
MISSISSIPPI R Illinois 1929 3,450 1,579.3 m
SUNFLOWER RIVER Mississippi 1962 3,450 128.6 m
I-290 - IL 110 & CTA Illinois 1954 3,450 83.4 m
DesPlaines River Illinois 1990 3,450 47.4 m
DITCH Mississippi 1958 3,450 7.7 m
WOLF CREEK Oklahoma 1933 3,450 43.3 m
MAHANOY CREEK Pennsylvania 1893 3,447 20.7 m
CREEK Oregon 1932 3,445 11.6 m
PHELPS CRK 1.59 MI E 528 Ohio 1955 3,445 30.2 m
RABBIT RIVER Michigan 1940 3,443 10.0 m
WEST PIPESTONE CK South Dakota 1953 3,442 56.7 m
TOBACCO HERITAGE TR Virginia 1957 3,441 44.8 m
WOLF CREEK OFLOW Oklahoma 1933 3,440 43.3 m
COWETA CREEK Oklahoma 1922 3,440 19.5 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Louisiana 1970 3,440 18.0 m
RONDOUT CREEK New York 1957 3,436 80.8 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.