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
PEACEABLE CREEK Oklahoma 1943 2,500 51.2 m
SOUTH YADKIN RIVER North Carolina 1948 2,500 105.4 m
THE MILLPOND CREEK North Carolina 1968 2,500 16.1 m
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 04 Wisconsin 1931 2,500 498.3 m
PAJARO RIVER California 1994 2,500 145.7 m
PIGEON RIVER Wisconsin 1958 2,500 23.9 m
ROAN CREEK North Carolina 1960 2,500 12.1 m
BUTTER CREEK Oklahoma 1965 2,500 52.4 m
ROCKFISH RUN Virginia 1932 2,500 16.8 m
LITTLE RIVER South Carolina 1928 2,500 121.9 m
MAHANOY CREEK Pennsylvania 1990 2,500 9.1 m
NEW MELONES RESERVOIR California 1978 2,500 394.0 m
W & LE RAILROAD Pennsylvania 1956 2,500 28.3 m
SANGAMON RIVER Illinois 1972 2,500 43.5 m
ATASCADERO CREEK California 1967 2,500 25.0 m
Bayou Bartholomew Arkansas 1970 2,500 23.2 m
UPRR;BICKEL OVERPASS Idaho 1936 2,500 48.2 m
HENRY FORK CREEK North Carolina 1959 2,500 139.6 m
WOLF CREEK South Carolina 1967 2,500 22.9 m
MID BR OF BUSHY CR South Carolina 1967 2,500 13.7 m
DUNCAN CREEK South Carolina 1940 2,500 45.7 m
INTERSTATE 5 California 1968 2,500 68.3 m
INDIAN CREEK California 1998 2,500 25.2 m
INTERSTATE 80 California 1965 2,500 86.3 m
DUNCAN CREEK South Carolina 1940 2,500 45.7 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Illinois 1948 2,500 37.2 m
COLLEEN CANAL Florida 1950 2,500 30.5 m
FORK OF CLARKS RIVER Kentucky 2004 2,498 229.8 m
SQUAW CREEK California 1959 2,497 16.8 m
TRIBUTARY INDIAN CREEK Ohio 1961 2,497 8.8 m
N FORK LITTLE BEAVER CR Ohio 1990 2,497 24.7 m
DRY HOLLOW BR Missouri 1934 2,497 38.7 m
SPRAGUE BROOK New York 1966 2,496 11.6 m
LOOKINGGLASS RIVER Michigan 1979 2,494 29.2 m
COAL CREEK Washington 1930 2,494 20.4 m
NARRAGUAGUS RV Maine 1935 2,493 49.7 m
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT California 1966 2,492 58.5 m
MOSHANNON CREEK Pennsylvania 1940 2,492 39.0 m
DRY CREEK California 1920 2,490 10.2 m
POTATO CREEK Georgia 1966 2,490 68.3 m
BIG DITCH 051 Montana 1932 2,489 19.8 m
RALSTON CREEK Iowa 1910 2,487 10.4 m
CROWS RUN Pennsylvania 1930 2,487 7.3 m
BAYOU DARBONNE RELIEF Louisiana 1952 2,487 85.0 m
BAYOU DARBONNE Louisiana 1952 2,487 220.1 m
DAIRY RD O RTE 250 BP Virginia 1954 2,486 52.7 m
CLARK FORK RIVER Montana 1960 2,482 290.3 m
LOWER ROUGE RIVER & PKWY Michigan 1956 2,481 44.2 m
HUDSON CANAL Colorado 1960 2,480 10.5 m
BURLINGTON CANAL Colorado 1992 2,480 8.1 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.