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
MIDDLE TYGER RIVER South Carolina 1977 2,800 36.6 m
North Fork Tomlinson Run West Virginia 1926 2,800 6.9 m
SAN RAMON CREEK California 1950 2,800 33.8 m
MAMEYES RIVER Puerto Rico 1966 2,800 30.3 m
RELIEF Mississippi 1957 2,800 27.4 m
ROCKY CREEK South Carolina 1962 2,800 36.6 m
BIRDS CREEK West Virginia 1940 2,800 14.0 m
DES PLAINES RIVER Illinois 1967 2,800 53.0 m
TRIB TO KEOWEE RIVER South Carolina 1958 2,800 22.9 m
PEARL RIVER Mississippi 1940 2,800 169.1 m
I-26 South Carolina 1959 2,800 71.3 m
LITTLE LICK CREEK Illinois 1948 2,800 8.4 m
BOOMER CREEK Oklahoma 1976 2,800 15.8 m
CR 47/17 and Walker Ck. West Virginia 1938 2,800 133.3 m
BRANCH ROCK CREEK Illinois 1977 2,800 19.2 m
MORGAN CREEK Pennsylvania 1922 2,800 10.1 m
FIFTEEN MILE CREEK South Carolina 1965 2,800 18.3 m
BRUSHY CREEK Mississippi 1956 2,800 36.6 m
WATER N NASHUA RIVER Massachusetts 1900 2,800 26.5 m
WAR EAGLE CREEK Arkansas 1964 2,800 154.5 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1967 2,800 36.9 m
SLOUGH Mississippi 1991 2,800 17.4 m
BIG SPRING CREEK Colorado 1968 2,800 25.6 m
FAULKNER BRANCH Maryland 1963 2,799 27.7 m
BRANNIN CREEK California 1914 2,799 50.0 m
FLINT CREEK Arkansas 1958 2,799 82.9 m
BRANCH OF PASSAIC RIVER New Jersey 1921 2,799 11.0 m
BIG BROOK New Jersey 1969 2,795 29.0 m
WHITE BAYOU Louisiana 1970 2,794 29.6 m
So. Br. of Raritan River New Jersey 1979 2,791 108.2 m
INDIAN BAYOU (SPOIL BANK Louisiana 1987 2,790 18.3 m
RIVER RR & STREET Maine 1952 2,790 276.1 m
SARGENT CREEK Alaska 1980 2,790 23.3 m
OVER JOHNSTON RUN Pennsylvania 1928 2,788 11.3 m
RHINEBECK KILL New York 1919 2,787 12.5 m
RUSSELL CREEK Kentucky 1933 2,786 35.7 m
NORTH FORK SUGGS CREEK Tennessee 1960 2,786 9.1 m
OVER TWENTY MILE CREEK Pennsylvania 1973 2,785 114.6 m
HARRIS CREEK Tennessee 1929 2,784 18.9 m
LOST RIVER New Hampshire 1931 2,784 21.0 m
E BRANCH NAUGATUCK RIVER Connecticut 1961 2,780 21.5 m
BULL BRANCH Louisiana 1957 2,778 18.0 m
NS Railway Virginia 1908 2,777 14.3 m
WEST BRANCH RUSSIAN RIV California 1958 2,776 111.9 m
NSRR Illinois 1968 2,775 46.9 m
NSRR Illinois 1968 2,775 46.9 m
LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK New York 1931 2,771 15.2 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR New York 1933 2,771 100.9 m
RS0305 RT US81 ALT Kansas 1969 2,770 45.9 m
PUCHYAN RIVER Wisconsin 1929 2,769 7.7 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.