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
BELLDEAU BAYOU Louisiana 1973 2,890 99.1 m
MAPLE RIVER Michigan 1980 2,890 42.0 m
CROOKED RUN CREEK Kentucky 1931 2,888 34.3 m
ROCK CR Missouri 1970 2,887 41.8 m
CHIKASKIA RIVER OFLOW Oklahoma 2017 2,886 51.8 m
ODEBOLT CREEK Iowa 1967 2,884 46.6 m
BNSF RR Minnesota 1979 2,884 54.0 m
SR 24 / I40 Tennessee 1965 2,882 103.3 m
HOSENSACK CREEK Pennsylvania 1933 2,882 8.8 m
MARTINS FK CUMBERLAND RV Kentucky 1970 2,881 54.9 m
CREEK Washington 1947 2,879 70.4 m
LABADIE CR Missouri 1950 2,879 9.9 m
CHARTIERS CREEK Pennsylvania 1970 2,878 16.2 m
NEWFOUND RIVER New Hampshire 1949 2,878 21.9 m
SR 0011 TR 11 NB Pennsylvania 1955 2,877 54.9 m
New Cache La Poudre Cana Colorado 1971 2,877 12.5 m
GREYS CREEK Louisiana 1955 2,876 29.6 m
MILL CREEK New York 1933 2,876 14.6 m
LITTLE GOOSE CREEK Kentucky 1935 2,868 8.7 m
HYDRAULIC CANAL Indiana 1976 2,867 15.0 m
E CANADA CREEK New York 1931 2,866 93.6 m
ZIMMERMAN CREEK New York 1976 2,866 11.6 m
LATERAL DTCH NO 1 Missouri 1946 2,866 31.4 m
LOST CR Missouri 1937 2,866 20.7 m
BIG PAPILLION CREEK TRIB Nebraska 1959 2,865 37.5 m
CREEK Louisiana 1967 2,862 29.0 m
CROSS COVE Maine 1936 2,861 18.1 m
FLAT BAYOU Louisiana 1980 2,861 18.0 m
FEC Canal Florida 1967 2,861 25.9 m
San Miguel Creek Texas 1954 2,856 138.7 m
DUNCAN CREEK Wisconsin 1934 2,855 46.6 m
OLD RAILROAD BED Virginia 1974 2,855 43.9 m
WILSON STREAM Maine 1958 2,854 18.5 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1940 2,853 6.7 m
I 93 Massachusetts 1959 2,850 97.5 m
YOUNGS RUN Ohio 1978 2,850 13.7 m
DRAIN DITCH #39 North Dakota 1958 2,850 11.6 m
HEATH CREEK Minnesota 1955 2,850 9.0 m
N. KICKAPOO CR Illinois 1980 2,850 26.9 m
BULL RUN CREEK Illinois 1974 2,850 13.7 m
I-96 Michigan 1962 2,850 98.7 m
ST 99 SULLIVAN SQ UNDRPS Massachusetts 1951 2,845 22.3 m
POWELL CREEK Virginia 1920 2,845 12.8 m
WATER W BR HOUSATONIC R Massachusetts 1993 2,845 13.7 m
WATER SAWMILL RIVER Massachusetts 1939 2,844 13.7 m
TOWN FARM BROOK Maine 1917 2,844 13.4 m
WATER OTTER RIVER Massachusetts 1938 2,844 24.8 m
CHEBOYGANING CREEK Michigan 1929 2,842 9.4 m
HONEY CR Missouri 1930 2,842 66.1 m
E BR NAUGATUCK RIVER Connecticut 1958 2,840 20.4 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.