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
PLEASURE LAKE Rhode Island 1897 2,764 11.6 m
MILLSTONE RIVER New Jersey 1982 2,761 19.5 m
TEQUISQUITA SLOUGH California 1952 2,760 14.8 m
M-9131- WHITE STREET Georgia 1965 2,760 96.9 m
W BR UNADILLA RIVER New York 1980 2,759 25.6 m
HAMILTON CRK Missouri 1929 2,758 8.2 m
INTERSTATE 395 Maine 1964 2,757 83.3 m
FALL CREEK New York 1933 2,756 7.9 m
CSX Maryland 1923 2,755 188.4 m
S BR CASS RIVER I/C DRN Michigan 1930 2,754 15.5 m
GAP CREEK Tennessee 1948 2,752 8.6 m
SILVER LAKE SPILLWAY California 2002 2,750 78.4 m
WALNUT CREEK Illinois 1940 2,750 14.9 m
US ROUTE 67 Illinois 1946 2,750 45.9 m
CREEK Louisiana 1975 2,750 18.0 m
CSXRR (UPRR KCSRR) Illinois 1935 2,750 208.6 m
SANDY LICK CREEK Pennsylvania 1975 2,750 31.1 m
BNSF RR (004590M) Illinois 1930 2,750 46.6 m
TRIB KICKAPOO CR Illinois 1991 2,750 15.6 m
BOEUF RIVER Louisiana 1958 2,747 115.8 m
DINDE BAYOU Louisiana 1968 2,741 17.4 m
ERIE CANAL - LOCK 9 MOH New York 1914 2,741 247.2 m
TEKAMAH CREEK Nebraska 1973 2,740 19.7 m
BEAR CREEK Iowa 1969 2,740 38.7 m
HCFCD DITCH Texas 1995 2,740 11.0 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Kentucky 1931 2,739 33.5 m
COW CREEK Kentucky 1931 2,739 11.6 m
HARVEYS CREEK Pennsylvania 1927 2,737 23.8 m
RP IS670E TO IS70W RP I Missouri 1961 2,737 116.4 m
FISH LAKE-2006 Mississippi 2006 2,736 50.7 m
MORGAN CREEK Indiana 1950 2,734 19.8 m
PRIVATE ALLEY Tennessee 1917 2,732 32.0 m
MONROE AVE/D THOMAS BLVD Tennessee 1965 2,732 25.0 m
CONOTTON CREEK Ohio 1948 2,731 65.5 m
HUBBLE CR Missouri 1936 2,729 62.5 m
HUBBLE CR OVRFL Missouri 1936 2,729 31.1 m
KULIOUOU STREAM Hawaii 1968 2,728 13.6 m
JACKSON RUN Pennsylvania 1952 2,727 18.6 m
OVER JACKSON RUN Pennsylvania 1922 2,727 12.5 m
CANADIAN NATIONAL RR Michigan 1976 2,726 41.5 m
COLEWA CREEK Louisiana 1953 2,725 73.8 m
CONNECTICUT RIVER New Hampshire 1866 2,722 136.9 m
MAPLE RIVER Michigan 1948 2,720 18.2 m
ERIE BARGE CANAL New York 1964 2,718 190.8 m
Santa Cruz River Arizona 1959 2,718 109.1 m
DRAIN Louisiana 1963 2,717 8.5 m
RED ROCK CRK California 1936 2,712 8.5 m
DRENNAN DITCH 2231 Ohio 1931 2,711 7.3 m
BAYOU AMY Louisiana 1968 2,711 75.6 m
WARD BRANCH Kentucky 1975 2,710 6.7 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.