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
NASELLE RIVER OVERFLOW Washington 1964 2,839 61.0 m
ROCK CREEK Iowa 1965 2,838 31.1 m
IOWA RIVER Iowa 1955 2,838 162.8 m
BUTLER DITCH Wisconsin 1988 2,837 10.8 m
BUTLER DITCH Wisconsin 1988 2,837 10.8 m
ERIE CANAL New York 1914 2,836 46.6 m
R. J. CORMAN RAILROAD Pennsylvania 1962 2,834 31.7 m
N BR PRESQUE ISLE STREAM Maine 1922 2,830 13.4 m
MAD RIVER New Hampshire 1979 2,828 164.6 m
NORTH CHENIERE CR Louisiana 1958 2,828 23.8 m
RACCOON AND RR Iowa 1936 2,825 288.6 m
I-287 SB New Jersey 1968 2,825 35.4 m
Lehigh Valley ML New Jersey 1970 2,825 49.7 m
MUNCY CREEK Kentucky 1937 2,823 13.1 m
Mikes Draw Wyoming 1980 2,823 9.4 m
190IX CSXT RR/AMTRAK R New York 1960 2,821 253.0 m
CRANE CREEK Montana 1957 2,821 11.3 m
CREEK North Dakota 2006 2,820 10.4 m
NORTH FORK SUGGS CREEK Tennessee 1970 2,820 12.5 m
TRIB. TO COWSKIN CREEK Kansas 1986 2,815 16.9 m
BAYOU DELEMAR Louisiana 1955 2,815 30.5 m
INDIAN CABIN CREEK New Jersey 1919 2,813 7.9 m
SABBATUS RIVER Maine 1913 2,812 42.7 m
PEQUABUCK RIVER Connecticut 1900 2,805 19.0 m
ST FRANCIS RVR Missouri 1981 2,804 505.7 m
BASELINE / ASHLAND RAIL Ohio 1950 2,803 18.9 m
LITTLE DUFFAU CREEK Texas 1942 2,802 32.0 m
BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK Pennsylvania 1935 2,802 6.7 m
LITTLE SWATARA CREEK Pennsylvania 1949 2,801 61.0 m
NEZINSCOT RIVER Maine 1947 2,801 53.0 m
US52 US311 & NC8 North Carolina 1963 2,800 51.5 m
DRY CREEK California 1930 2,800 7.6 m
CULLOWHEE CREEK North Carolina 1973 2,800 26.2 m
BURNT FORK West Virginia 1959 2,800 11.0 m
OVER CUSSEWAGO CREEK Pennsylvania 1950 2,800 47.9 m
BACK SWAMP South Carolina 1930 2,800 9.7 m
RAMP 202 MEADOW STREET Connecticut 1967 2,800 204.8 m
CHINESE CREEK California 1914 2,800 9.5 m
FOUR MILE RIVER Connecticut 1982 2,800 8.5 m
MNA RR ALLEY Missouri 1920 2,800 17.1 m
TWELVE MILE CREEK South Carolina 1938 2,800 45.7 m
HATHAWAY CREEK California 1967 2,800 25.9 m
Rocky Comfort Creek Florida 1978 2,800 18.3 m
PORTNEUF RIVER Idaho 1969 2,800 14.3 m
I-74 Illinois 1970 2,800 83.9 m
BEAVER BROOK Connecticut 1938 2,800 13.1 m
LONGVIEW CREEK North Carolina 1960 2,800 7.3 m
BUCK RUN Pennsylvania 1940 2,800 8.2 m
FRENCH BROAD RIVER North Carolina 1958 2,800 87.7 m
BR CHIPPEWA RIVER Wisconsin 1992 2,800 8.4 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.