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
CUNLIFFS LAKE Rhode Island 1897 2,551 13.4 m
SUGAR CR Illinois 1964 2,550 25.0 m
BOONE CREEK Illinois 1998 2,550 25.5 m
DES PLAINES RIVER Illinois 1932 2,550 114.3 m
MACKINAW RIVER Illinois 1985 2,550 154.8 m
SANTA CLARA RIV BR California 1936 2,550 98.5 m
GRAHAM MCCULLOCH DRAIN Indiana 1945 2,550 8.8 m
WALNUT CREEK Illinois 1921 2,550 13.1 m
WOLF CREEK Illinois 1955 2,550 10.2 m
BRANCH CROOKED CREEK Indiana 1987 2,549 12.8 m
BEAVER MEADOW CR New York 1928 2,549 8.8 m
WATER STONES BROOK Massachusetts 1950 2,548 13.4 m
WHITE CREEK #2 Michigan 1966 2,547 8.2 m
IS 29 Missouri 1972 2,545 65.8 m
BALD EAGLE CREEK Pennsylvania 1933 2,544 22.6 m
POLLOCK RUN Pennsylvania 1927 2,544 10.4 m
WHITE BAYOU Louisiana 1965 2,544 40.5 m
VANDIVER DITCH Indiana 1978 2,540 10.9 m
BIG RUN CREEK Ohio 1957 2,540 20.4 m
SULPHUR FORK CREEK Kentucky 1930 2,537 39.5 m
DEER CREEK Wisconsin 1960 2,537 12.7 m
YELLOW CREEK Tennessee 1956 2,536 47.5 m
MAPLE RIVER Michigan 1929 2,533 67.1 m
CANE CR Missouri 1963 2,533 86.9 m
ADOBE CREEK SR Colorado 1969 2,532 28.5 m
FLAT RUN Ohio 1940 2,532 44.7 m
COH FRESHWATER CANAL Texas 1955 2,532 14.9 m
JACKS CREEK Pennsylvania 1965 2,531 51.2 m
CSX TRANSPORTATION Pennsylvania 1886 2,529 29.9 m
TERN WATERWAY Florida 1955 2,528 7.9 m
RTE I87 New York 1960 2,527 43.3 m
RTE I87 New York 1960 2,527 44.8 m
TRIER DRAIN Indiana 1969 2,525 21.6 m
MADISON RIVER Wyoming 1958 2,525 61.3 m
ST JOSEPH RIVER Michigan 1930 2,524 30.4 m
TEK CREEK Michigan 1930 2,524 9.4 m
ABANDONED MKT RAILROAD Texas 1934 2,523 61.0 m
ONONDAGA LAKE OUTLET ON New York 1915 2,522 75.3 m
MCMICHAELS CREEK Pennsylvania 1919 2,521 14.6 m
HO-HO-KUS BROOK New Jersey 1960 2,520 16.2 m
BRUSHY BAYOU Louisiana 1975 2,520 17.4 m
LYTLE CREEK Tennessee 1927 2,520 28.7 m
CARRABASSET RIVER Maine 1916 2,515 53.6 m
SAN PABLO CREEK California 1955 2,514 6.4 m
SALMON CREEK New York 1927 2,514 14.9 m
GUM TREE BRANCH Alabama 1973 2,512 7.3 m
KETCHIKAN CREEK Alaska 1957 2,512 20.4 m
FIBLES RUN Kentucky 1952 2,510 10.7 m
NYS & W New York 1948 2,510 18.9 m
BULLSKIN CREEK Kentucky 1952 2,510 30.2 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.