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
Machinery Pass Wyoming 1971 3,379 54.9 m
BAYOU TECHE PARKS Louisiana 1950 3,378 75.3 m
MEDINA RIVER Texas 1985 3,378 137.8 m
BR OF MOCK ROY CREEK Kentucky 1963 3,376 7.9 m
DIXON CR Oregon 1958 3,374 11.3 m
COAL LICK RUN Pennsylvania 1918 3,372 7.9 m
ROCK CR Missouri 1920 3,371 8.8 m
MISSISSINEWA RIVER Indiana 1966 3,370 100.4 m
South Fork Bear Creek Wyoming 1977 3,370 45.7 m
CR 237-1 (Bristol Ridge) Wyoming 1968 3,370 28.0 m
Lodgepole Creek Wyoming 1970 3,370 65.8 m
LOWER ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1955 3,368 27.7 m
SAUNDERS FORK CREEK Tennessee 1963 3,365 71.6 m
SABINE RIVER Louisiana 1938 3,365 99.7 m
TITICUS RIVER New York 1958 3,362 24.7 m
WATER N BR MANHAN RIVER Massachusetts 1964 3,362 23.5 m
K96 HWY EB - WB Kansas 1974 3,362 93.3 m
LITTLE HARBOR New Hampshire 1942 3,359 77.3 m
MURDER CREEK New York 1960 3,355 46.0 m
WIGGINS BAYOU Louisiana 1953 3,354 18.0 m
Creek Oregon 1954 3,351 11.6 m
Richeau Creek Wyoming 1958 3,350 33.1 m
VERMILION R & AT&SF Illinois 1981 3,350 248.7 m
N Antelope Creek Rd Wyoming 1958 3,350 24.4 m
MID FORK SALINE RIV. Illinois 1972 3,350 77.1 m
TITICUS RIVER New York 1957 3,349 14.3 m
CHESTUEE CREEK Tennessee 1958 3,347 91.4 m
FLETCHER CREEK Michigan 1929 3,344 7.0 m
DOUGLAS AVE Michigan 1963 3,343 42.0 m
DOUGLAS AVE Michigan 1963 3,343 42.1 m
LITTLE SCIOTO RIV Ohio 1935 3,341 15.2 m
SR 40 Tennessee 1966 3,340 60.9 m
BRUSH CREEK Tennessee 1943 3,340 8.5 m
AMTRAK W SIDE CON New York 1934 3,336 31.4 m
NO.BR TIMBER CREEK New Jersey 1939 3,336 17.7 m
THREE MILE RUN Ohio 1920 3,334 8.2 m
ABND.RR.TUNNEL(NO TRS) Ohio 1877 3,326 10.4 m
LITTLE BULL CREEK Pennsylvania 1900 3,323 6.1 m
MIDDLE BR SANDY CREEK Ohio 1972 3,323 20.6 m
LEE CREEK Georgia 1958 3,320 61.0 m
LETTS CREEK Michigan 1983 3,320 18.9 m
BIG RICHLAND CREEK Tennessee 2005 3,316 109.8 m
ELKHORN RIVER Nebraska 1937 3,315 67.7 m
THREE HILL CR Missouri 1933 3,312 10.5 m
MILL CR Missouri 1964 3,312 55.5 m
MILK RIVER Montana 1964 3,311 65.2 m
DUNCAN CREEK Wisconsin 1934 3,310 41.1 m
BUCKS RUN Pennsylvania 1953 3,309 6.7 m
I-75 Michigan 1957 3,308 61.8 m
CLARK CR Missouri 1965 3,308 55.5 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.