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
RT 116 (PATTAGUMPUS RD) Maine 1966 3,160 38.4 m
MAIN RD & PENOBSCOT R. Maine 1966 3,160 324.8 m
S BR OF FRIDAY CR Ohio 1927 3,159 15.5 m
MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER Michigan 1939 3,158 13.7 m
90IX RTE I90 New York 1952 3,156 60.0 m
ERIE CANAL New York 1912 3,155 56.7 m
LEE SLOUGH CREEK Illinois 1997 3,150 12.1 m
UPRR Nevada 1976 3,150 115.5 m
JORDAN AND SALT LAKE C Utah 1965 3,150 7.5 m
BIRCH CR Missouri 1967 3,149 35.7 m
WATER WEST RIVER Massachusetts 1959 3,144 43.9 m
OVER WILLS CREEK Ohio 1958 3,143 60.4 m
BOGART RD/MILLS CREEK Ohio 1941 3,140 12.2 m
SALT CREEK Indiana 1968 3,140 32.5 m
907K 907K87011009 907K New York 1971 3,139 57.3 m
LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER Tennessee 1960 3,132 177.7 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1960 3,132 13.7 m
US 60 Missouri 1985 3,130 68.3 m
CANE CREEK Tennessee 1928 3,130 39.3 m
Sullivan Ditch Colorado 1994 3,128 7.8 m
I 90 Minnesota 1970 3,126 89.9 m
PATOUT CANAL Louisiana 1945 3,125 12.2 m
BNSF RY California 1965 3,124 41.8 m
RED CHUTE BAYOU Louisiana 1980 3,124 64.0 m
E FK SALT RVR Missouri 1947 3,123 40.5 m
CROSSWICKS CREEK New Jersey 1868 3,122 31.7 m
MAMARONECK RIVER New York 1900 3,122 11.9 m
TRIB TO HARRODS CREEK Kentucky 1929 3,116 6.6 m
NAPA RIVER California 1966 3,115 53.6 m
RR AND LOCAL STREETS Pennsylvania 1925 3,115 410.0 m
HUNLOCK CREEK Pennsylvania 1925 3,114 17.7 m
S BR SMOKES CRK. New York 1930 3,114 17.7 m
SACRAMENTO RIVER California 1929 3,112 198.9 m
E BR AU GRES RIVER Michigan 1954 3,110 53.9 m
US 80 Texas 1971 3,105 497.1 m
I 93 /US1/ST3 Massachusetts 1954 3,103 43.3 m
WATER QUABOAG RIVER Massachusetts 1929 3,103 38.2 m
SALMON CREEK California 1950 3,100 208.8 m
SPRING CREEK Illinois 1912 3,100 15.2 m
M F N BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1962 3,100 14.6 m
JIMMIES CREEK South Carolina 1960 3,100 7.6 m
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER Arkansas 1964 3,100 338.3 m
MINETTA BRANCH Florida 1924 3,100 109.2 m
I-77 North Carolina 1964 3,100 118.8 m
REDGRASS CREEK Mississippi 1952 3,100 12.2 m
INTERSTATE-84 Connecticut 1963 3,100 80.8 m
CREEK Mississippi 1952 3,100 45.7 m
US HIGHWAY 101 California 1963 3,100 69.6 m
CALUMET RIVER Illinois 1927 3,100 99.5 m
BRANCH OF DEEP RIVER North Carolina 1957 3,100 10.0 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.