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
DRY CREEK Tennessee 1940 2,958 9.8 m
SAN GABRIEL RIV California 1964 2,958 110.0 m
MARTIN BROOK New Hampshire 1929 2,956 8.2 m
US 59 CST ATCHISON ST Missouri 1979 2,956 513.0 m
87IX RTE I87 New York 1953 2,955 63.1 m
US-127 SB Michigan 1961 2,953 71.9 m
PINEY CREEK Tennessee 1930 2,953 106.7 m
OVER OIL CREEK EAST BR Pennsylvania 1930 2,951 42.7 m
RODEWALD DITCH Indiana 1978 2,950 7.8 m
HORSE CR. Illinois 1958 2,950 27.4 m
BR S FK VERMILION RV Illinois 1951 2,950 7.5 m
JACKSON CREEK Illinois 1977 2,950 9.4 m
SAND CREEK TRIBUTARY Michigan 1974 2,950 10.1 m
TRIB. OF PECATONICA Illinois 1982 2,950 24.6 m
SALT CREEK Illinois 1973 2,950 36.6 m
MOSQUITO CREEK Iowa 1965 2,949 46.3 m
BARRANCO ARROYO New Mexico 1957 2,943 36.6 m
BAYOU BREAUX Louisiana 1969 2,943 11.6 m
SLATEFORD CREEK Pennsylvania 1909 2,941 10.1 m
STREAM Nebraska 1961 2,940 18.6 m
Nehalem River Oregon 1938 2,938 63.9 m
ROCK CR Missouri 1924 2,932 8.8 m
SWAMP BROOK CREEK Pennsylvania 1958 2,932 11.9 m
BIG CREEK Iowa 1957 2,930 127.4 m
I 20 Louisiana 1963 2,930 86.0 m
BEAVER CREEK Virginia 1929 2,930 13.4 m
GOOSE FARE CREEK Maine 1948 2,930 19.9 m
HAZLE CREEK Pennsylvania 1961 2,928 11.3 m
TRIBUTARY TO ROCKY BROOK New Jersey 1900 2,927 11.3 m
S FK SCAPPOOSE CREEK Oregon 1957 2,926 25.9 m
INDIAN CREEK Michigan 1931 2,925 9.1 m
STATE AND INDIAN CREEK Michigan 1931 2,925 8.2 m
WATER WASHNGTN MTN BROOK Massachusetts 1911 2,925 9.8 m
TOBYHANNA CREEK Pennsylvania 1932 2,921 20.1 m
I-20 Louisiana 1963 2,920 73.8 m
PINE CREEK Pennsylvania 1929 2,917 7.6 m
SALINE RIVER Arkansas 1950 2,917 140.5 m
CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK New York 1939 2,916 89.3 m
SMITH RIVER New Hampshire 1940 2,913 32.3 m
BASH BISH BROOK New York 1945 2,912 44.8 m
CLEAR CREEK New York 1982 2,911 31.7 m
INT EAST LIVINGSTON I 90 Montana 1962 2,910 85.0 m
RTE 77 New York 1952 2,910 39.3 m
BRANCH SKIPPACK CREEK Pennsylvania 1830 2,907 7.3 m
RS1290 Kansas 1955 2,905 8.5 m
OVER INLET CREEK Pennsylvania 1934 2,904 13.7 m
MUD CREEK Iowa 1927 2,902 6.7 m
JOHNSON CREEK Oregon 1930 2,901 10.1 m
GORDONS CREEK Mississippi 1929 2,900 20.1 m
S.BR.LITTLE WHITE OAK CR North Carolina 1967 2,900 23.1 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.