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
I-385 South Carolina 1959 3,200 93.9 m
SENACHWINE CREEK Illinois 1962 3,200 36.2 m
TOWN BRANCH Arkansas 1959 3,200 17.7 m
FAIRFOREST CREEK South Carolina 1931 3,200 114.3 m
BIG CEDAR CREEK South Carolina 1928 3,200 67.1 m
NS & GTW RR Michigan 1938 3,200 91.4 m
SHEBOYGAN RIVER Wisconsin 1958 3,200 25.6 m
MILE BR. Louisiana 1970 3,200 11.9 m
NOTTAWA CREEK Michigan 1931 3,200 21.3 m
CONEJOS RIV.OVERFLOW Colorado 1929 3,200 28.0 m
CONRAIL Pennsylvania 1916 3,200 56.1 m
SPRING CR Illinois 1986 3,200 16.2 m
AMTRAK Pennsylvania 1909 3,200 41.8 m
BAYOU Mississippi 1949 3,200 45.7 m
DISMAL SWAMP CANAL North Carolina 1934 3,200 39.5 m
N GABOURI CR Missouri 1940 3,200 16.8 m
OVER UP RR & STREET Iowa 1937 3,200 201.2 m
GREEN POND BROOK New Jersey 1959 3,200 15.9 m
CREEK Mississippi 1940 3,200 6.2 m
LOWER CREEK North Carolina 1968 3,200 41.4 m
BIG DECEIPER CREEK Arkansas 1931 3,200 32.0 m
GUANAJIBO RIVER Puerto Rico 1990 3,200 22.9 m
BEAR CREEK Illinois 1923 3,200 7.9 m
MATA DE PLATANO CREEK Puerto Rico 1981 3,200 21.4 m
EL CHORRO CREEK Puerto Rico 1925 3,200 8.5 m
LA JOYUELA CREEK Puerto Rico 1925 3,200 8.5 m
I-68 West Virginia 1971 3,200 150.6 m
WEST FORK RIVER West Virginia 1913 3,200 35.5 m
POPLAR CREEK Illinois 1958 3,200 16.5 m
Beaver Cr./Pinchot Lake Pennsylvania 1959 3,198 16.2 m
MOORDENER KILL New York 1970 3,198 33.8 m
Erie Canal Lock 27 and T New York 1919 3,197 66.4 m
HINKLE CREEK Iowa 1973 3,197 31.4 m
SOUTHERN RAILWAY Tennessee 1967 3,196 36.9 m
LEATHERWOOD CREEK Indiana 1950 3,191 10.9 m
CAMPBELL DITCH Indiana 1978 3,191 9.7 m
CROSS CREEK California 1968 3,190 16.8 m
BRANCH MARCUS HOOK CREEK Pennsylvania 1926 3,190 6.7 m
SEP I 90 Montana 1959 3,188 139.3 m
Swartswood Creek New Jersey 1940 3,185 24.4 m
DUWAMISH RIVER Washington 1949 3,185 86.6 m
ASHAWAY RIVER Rhode Island 1950 3,184 28.2 m
Tubbys Creek Florida 1969 3,182 30.8 m
Mosquito Creek Florida 1969 3,182 30.8 m
MANASQUAN RIVER New Jersey 1937 3,173 20.1 m
MILL BROOK Maine 1920 3,172 7.0 m
RIDING RUN Ohio 1940 3,170 10.8 m
N. Fork Republican River Colorado 1980 3,169 11.0 m
LACMTA AND SCRRA TRACK California 1938 3,162 7.6 m
ILE DES CANNES COULEE Louisiana 1973 3,160 23.2 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.