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
KCT RR Missouri 1920 3,303 520.6 m
SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1958 3,300 60.9 m
LICK CREEK-DAISEY LN Illinois 1962 3,300 23.8 m
BIRD CREEK Florida 1959 3,300 85.3 m
I-85 South Carolina 1959 3,300 68.9 m
BEETREE CREEK North Carolina 1928 3,300 25.9 m
TRIB TO LAWSONS FORK CR South Carolina 1978 3,300 9.1 m
PYLES FORK West Virginia 1926 3,300 21.3 m
CSX (3RIV)& PACIFIC AVE Pennsylvania 1949 3,300 25.6 m
DEER CREEK California 1938 3,300 18.6 m
BEAR CREEK Wisconsin 1920 3,300 12.4 m
MIDTOWN GREENWAY Minnesota 1913 3,300 28.7 m
UNKNOWN CREEK Puerto Rico 1999 3,300 13.8 m
BLACKBERRY CREEK Illinois 1998 3,300 26.1 m
WAUBONSEE CR.TRIB. Illinois 1989 3,300 14.1 m
EL CA¥O CREEK Puerto Rico 1918 3,300 7.3 m
WICHITA VALLEY CTR FLDWY Kansas 1958 3,300 141.1 m
US 19 NBL & SBL West Virginia 1970 3,300 82.6 m
CULLOWHEE CREEK North Carolina 1952 3,300 20.1 m
TALLAHALA CREEK Mississippi 1951 3,300 76.2 m
CA¥O TIBURONES Puerto Rico 1950 3,300 6.3 m
BRANCH RIVER Rhode Island 1987 3,300 21.2 m
CAW CAW CREEK South Carolina 1935 3,300 11.6 m
ImbeauBayou-JeffersonCo Arkansas 1967 3,300 9.9 m
US74 BYP. North Carolina 1968 3,300 70.7 m
MIDDLE FK S.PLATTE RVR Colorado 1937 3,300 35.7 m
GVILLE WATER WORKS PIPES South Carolina 1970 3,300 54.9 m
DENIOS CREEK Indiana 1960 3,300 23.7 m
WOLF RIVER Mississippi 1969 3,300 85.3 m
MADISON CREEK West Virginia 1997 3,300 32.8 m
THE SLASH North Carolina 1956 3,300 26.2 m
Drainage Ditch Arkansas 1931 3,300 9.8 m
BUTTERMILK HILL R New York 1931 3,299 15.5 m
DUMPLIN CREEK Tennessee 1930 3,293 28.4 m
BREWERS CR Missouri 1936 3,292 10.3 m
TRIB. NINNESCAH RIVER Kansas 1950 3,291 13.4 m
SALMON RIVER New York 1929 3,291 14.6 m
SINKING CREEK Tennessee 1920 3,290 22.9 m
CEDAR CREEK Alabama 1965 3,290 41.5 m
BAYOU MOREAU Louisiana 1957 3,289 29.0 m
LATERAL W15#7A Louisiana 1957 3,289 17.7 m
HAWN CREEK Oregon 1964 3,288 17.1 m
BRANCH OF DESERTED CREEK Kentucky 1927 3,287 10.1 m
BRANCH OF DESERTER CREEK Kentucky 1927 3,287 10.1 m
OSAGE RVR Missouri 1964 3,285 341.4 m
PENNYPACK CREEK Pennsylvania 1883 3,280 25.9 m
BAYOU LAFOURCHE Louisiana 1952 3,279 71.6 m
SOL DUC RIVER Washington 1941 3,278 75.6 m
I- 94 BISHOP FORD Illinois 1946 3,275 63.6 m
MAIN RD & PENOBSCOT R. Maine 1966 3,270 321.6 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.