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
SAW MILL RIVER New York 1902 2,690 12.2 m
GUNSTOCK RIVER New Hampshire 1941 2,690 7.6 m
CHEESE CREEK Nebraska 1981 2,690 6.1 m
W. BR. PERKIOMEN CREEK Pennsylvania 1931 2,689 17.7 m
LITTLE HARBOR BROOK Maine 1978 2,688 8.2 m
CSX TRANS/AMTRAK NYS BA New York 1981 2,686 146.0 m
JUMP BROOK New York 1931 2,685 8.2 m
NSRR RAILROAD Ohio 1975 2,682 39.4 m
COLD CREEK Michigan 1935 2,681 10.6 m
CSX TRANS/AMTRAK ERIE C New York 1970 2,681 169.2 m
Morristown Line MP 26.79 New Jersey 1941 2,680 42.4 m
CANEY CREEK Tennessee 1971 2,679 19.8 m
TRIB. MONONGAHELA RIVER Pennsylvania 1922 2,677 8.2 m
FALLS RIVER Connecticut 1954 2,677 13.4 m
ATLANTIC CITY LINE New Jersey 1937 2,677 71.6 m
SLOANS CREEK Texas 1931 2,676 52.1 m
BEAVERHEAD RIVER 033 Montana 1946 2,676 45.6 m
SUCKER BROOK New Hampshire 1929 2,674 8.5 m
SUCKER BROOK New Hampshire 1929 2,674 8.5 m
NHRR(ABD) New Hampshire 1929 2,674 54.6 m
CARROLL CREEK Maryland 1963 2,674 19.8 m
DRY RUN CREEK Iowa 1905 2,673 13.4 m
ROLLING FORK RIVER Kentucky 1941 2,671 104.2 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Iowa 1953 2,671 7.6 m
SMALL NATURAL STREAM Iowa 1954 2,671 28.0 m
MISSISSIPPI RVR Missouri 1929 2,670 1,579.3 m
M-47 Michigan 1966 2,670 55.1 m
CLAM BAYOU OUTFALL Florida 1990 2,667 6.4 m
CK South Dakota 1974 2,666 6.2 m
PUDDING RIVER Oregon 1950 2,663 51.5 m
WASH BLMR PIERCE STS & R Ohio 1975 2,663 276.8 m
FRENCH CREEK New York 1934 2,661 20.4 m
HOGE BR Missouri 1926 2,660 9.1 m
ABANDONED RAILROAD Washington 1960 2,660 64.6 m
METRO CENTER LAKE Tennessee 1980 2,660 27.4 m
INACTIVE NS RR SPUR Tennessee 1906 2,659 297.8 m
FORK OF BOONE CREEK Kentucky 1975 2,659 7.3 m
D&H RAILROAD (ABANDONED) Pennsylvania 1961 2,658 11.9 m
LACKAWANNA RIVER Pennsylvania 1961 2,658 12.8 m
EVANS CREEK Michigan 1934 2,657 11.5 m
MNRR HU LINE New York 1981 2,657 44.5 m
SAW MILL RIVER New York 1970 2,655 29.3 m
CONNECTICUT RIVER Vermont 1866 2,655 136.9 m
EX-NY CENTRAL RR New York 1969 2,654 44.8 m
BLACKWATER RIVER New Hampshire 1933 2,652 22.9 m
INDIANA RR CO Indiana 1952 2,652 30.4 m
Bear Creek Ohio 1957 2,651 19.5 m
REND LAKE Illinois 1966 2,650 64.6 m
SO BR KISHWAUKEE RIV Illinois 1954 2,650 30.8 m
W Br DuPage River Illinois 1992 2,650 12.8 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.