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
NAUGATUCK RIVER Connecticut 1956 3,067 54.3 m
PIKE CR Missouri 1960 3,065 44.8 m
OSO CREEK California 1973 3,062 7.9 m
OVERFLOW PUDDING RIVER Oregon 1955 3,061 31.1 m
UP RR California 1963 3,060 36.3 m
BRANCH OF SAND CREEK Michigan 1923 3,060 10.3 m
BOIS DARC CR Texas 1931 3,060 139.0 m
BR.NORTH BR.ROBINSON RUN Pennsylvania 1953 3,058 6.4 m
EX-NORFOLK SO RR New York 1938 3,058 35.7 m
CREEK Louisiana 1950 3,057 8.2 m
BLANCHARD DRAIN Michigan 1948 3,056 106.1 m
BOWMAN CANYON California 1948 3,056 7.0 m
GOOSE CR Missouri 1929 3,054 30.2 m
90IX RTE I90 25A WB Ra New York 1982 3,053 72.5 m
CAYADUTTA CREEK New York 1938 3,052 19.8 m
CAZENOVIA CREEK New York 1930 3,052 36.6 m
FORD RIVER Michigan 1928 3,051 10.7 m
TOWER CR Illinois 1975 3,050 25.3 m
BNSF RR & GRAVEL RD Illinois 1985 3,050 618.3 m
SCATTERING POINT CR Illinois 1970 3,050 20.0 m
I-74/SE OF BLOOMNGTN Illinois 1968 3,050 81.4 m
MNRR NH LINE New York 1887 3,048 19.8 m
BIG BLUE RVR Missouri 1931 3,047 86.6 m
FLAX ISLAND CREEK New York 1933 3,045 10.1 m
OTSDAWA CREEK New York 1933 3,045 15.2 m
DRY RUN CREEK Pennsylvania 1957 3,045 11.6 m
LAKE DALECARLIA Indiana 1955 3,045 10.9 m
ALGER CREEK Michigan 1928 3,044 8.2 m
ELM RV South Dakota 1959 3,041 88.8 m
COULEE Louisiana 1978 3,040 11.6 m
CROCKERY CREEK TRIBUTARY Michigan 1923 3,040 8.5 m
KELSO BAYOU/HACKBERRY Louisiana 1977 3,034 123.7 m
PRIVATE RR (ABN) Michigan 1968 3,033 44.5 m
CAN.QUEENS HWY.2 ST.LAW New York 1960 3,033 2,250.9 m
NEWPORT SEC RR Rhode Island 1919 3,030 26.5 m
WEST CANADA CREEK New York 1936 3,027 59.1 m
COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL Nebraska 1935 3,025 76.2 m
SPY RUN CREEK Indiana 1921 3,025 19.8 m
W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR Nebraska 1931 3,025 15.5 m
COLONY MAIN CANAL California 1947 3,025 20.1 m
MILL CREEK Ohio 1961 3,024 60.8 m
Shenango River Pennsylvania 1909 3,024 78.0 m
MILL CREEK New York 1939 3,022 13.4 m
WALNUT CREEK Georgia 1973 3,020 69.5 m
INTERSTATE 95 NB & SB Maine 1960 3,020 70.0 m
ELMHIRST CREEK Michigan 1963 3,016 12.5 m
SUGAR CREEK Kansas 1969 3,016 21.9 m
INDIAN CREEK Iowa 1935 3,013 13.4 m
GYPSUM CREEK Colorado 1991 3,010 10.2 m
MAD RIVER Connecticut 1956 3,010 22.3 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.