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
Turnbull Creek Florida 1955 2,650 55.5 m
REND LAKE Illinois 1967 2,650 151.4 m
CN RR Illinois 1955 2,650 41.8 m
GIRDER BR Illinois 1919 2,650 13.1 m
I-290 - IL 110 & CTA Illinois 1953 2,650 62.2 m
I-55/N OF NORMAL Illinois 1962 2,650 67.3 m
INTERMIT STREAM Illinois 1959 2,650 26.5 m
REND LAKE Illinois 1966 2,650 89.1 m
CSX RAILROAD Georgia 1960 2,650 32.0 m
SALT CREEK Ohio 1932 2,649 24.1 m
STOMBAUGH DITCH #510 Ohio 1935 2,648 7.0 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Iowa 1953 2,642 7.3 m
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR New Jersey 1930 2,642 20.7 m
CANEY CREEK Louisiana 1954 2,642 18.0 m
KENTUCKY RIVER Kentucky 1954 2,641 194.8 m
ROCKHOUSE CREEK Tennessee 1931 2,640 34.7 m
ENGLISH CREEK Iowa 1975 2,640 62.5 m
DAVIS CREEK Tennessee 1992 2,640 31.1 m
Branch S Fork Wildcat Cr Indiana 1981 2,639 7.0 m
SHAVER CREEK New York 1914 2,637 9.4 m
WATER SEWER CANAL Massachusetts 1904 2,636 6.2 m
STREAM Minnesota 1956 2,636 8.1 m
HUMPTULIPS RIVER OVERFLO Washington 1966 2,633 29.6 m
WATER SOUTH RIVER Massachusetts 1978 2,633 16.2 m
BARTONS CREEK Tennessee 1960 2,633 23.8 m
CHADAKOIN RIVER New York 1990 2,632 30.4 m
LITTLE RIVER Maine 1979 2,630 9.8 m
WATER E BR WESTFIELD RIV Massachusetts 1939 2,630 41.1 m
SUGAR CREEK Iowa 1933 2,628 7.9 m
JOHNSON CREEK Iowa 1933 2,628 10.7 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1946 2,627 9.8 m
BROKEN ARROW CREEK Oklahoma 1980 2,627 32.3 m
KENDALL RUN Pennsylvania 1941 2,626 7.0 m
FLAT RIVER Louisiana 1964 2,626 69.8 m
S FK TILTON RIVER Washington 1938 2,625 61.0 m
ABANDONED RAILROAD Washington 1944 2,625 76.5 m
DINDE BAYOU Louisiana 1945 2,625 219.5 m
MILL CREEK Washington 1908 2,624 15.5 m
INDIAN CREEK Tennessee 1931 2,623 11.9 m
R&W RR South Dakota 1953 2,622 76.0 m
BERG SLOUGH Washington 1964 2,622 18.9 m
BNSF RR AND STREAM Iowa 1964 2,620 75.0 m
CLIFF STREET Pennsylvania 1935 2,619 10.7 m
TIMBER GUT CREEK Alabama 1939 2,618 9.6 m
BLACKS CREEK New Jersey 1921 2,618 16.8 m
IH 35 Texas 1963 2,616 70.1 m
PALMETTO CREEK Louisiana 1973 2,614 29.0 m
LITTLE SALMON RIVER New York 1934 2,613 17.1 m
BUCKEYE ST AND TTRR Ohio 1958 2,613 26.2 m
ROCKY RIVER Ohio 1929 2,612 55.5 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.