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
DADDYS CREEK Tennessee 1958 2,435 26.1 m
MISSION CREEK Kansas 1939 2,435 29.7 m
ROARING BROOK Pennsylvania 1961 2,434 20.1 m
BNSF RR Minnesota 1965 2,432 45.1 m
GREAT CHAZY RIVER New York 1960 2,431 83.5 m
MORMON SLOUGH California 1966 2,430 68.0 m
TRIB OF MCCOY CR Missouri 1987 2,429 7.6 m
INTERSTATE 80 California 1965 2,429 71.7 m
KAWKAWLIN RIVER Michigan 1962 2,429 42.0 m
TRIB TO DELAWARE RIVER Pennsylvania 1925 2,425 7.9 m
PAWTUXET RIVER Rhode Island 1884 2,425 33.8 m
GASCONADE RVR Missouri 1979 2,422 263.0 m
POOR FK CUMBERLAND RVR Kentucky 1978 2,421 37.5 m
COFFEE CREEK Oklahoma 1925 2,420 29.9 m
BIG SIOUX RIVER South Dakota 1966 2,419 98.8 m
MARTINS RUN Ohio 1956 2,417 9.1 m
GREAT CHAZY RIVER New York 1948 2,416 15.8 m
STANISLAUS RIVER California 1967 2,416 168.6 m
PRICE CREEK Ohio 1968 2,415 36.3 m
TOWN CR Missouri 1976 2,414 61.0 m
ROAD RUN CREEK Kentucky 1933 2,412 14.6 m
MOC RR Missouri 1980 2,411 89.3 m
CORSONS INLET New Jersey 1948 2,410 452.6 m
PACHECO SLOUGH California 1948 2,409 229.5 m
TRIB YELLOW SPRINGS CRK Ohio 1956 2,409 8.2 m
STREAM Ohio 1975 2,409 8.5 m
INDIAN CREEK Indiana 1957 2,406 23.4 m
NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM Kentucky 1971 2,404 33.6 m
MILL CR Missouri 1963 2,404 45.1 m
ELKHART RIVER Indiana 1962 2,401 30.4 m
Grease Wood Draw Wyoming 1942 2,401 9.7 m
PUYALLUP WATERWAY RR Washington 1911 2,400 174.3 m
LITTLE SANDY CREEK West Virginia 1948 2,400 87.3 m
MILWAUKEE RIVER Wisconsin 1952 2,400 53.7 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1995 2,400 9.1 m
WALNUT CREEK Oklahoma 1927 2,400 55.5 m
W BR FOND DU LAC RIVER Wisconsin 1962 2,400 17.7 m
MUD RIVER West Virginia 2001 2,400 227.7 m
DITCH Minnesota 1931 2,400 6.7 m
BLACK CREEK CANAL Florida 1964 2,400 36.6 m
FRACTION RUN Illinois 1968 2,400 9.1 m
DITCH Illinois 1937 2,400 8.1 m
TRACE FORK West Virginia 1939 2,400 21.4 m
BAYOU Mississippi 1974 2,400 17.4 m
TALLAHOMA CREEK Mississippi 1963 2,400 84.7 m
CENTRAL MAIN CANAL California 1957 2,400 34.4 m
HENNEPIN CANAL Illinois 1933 2,400 53.0 m
BRIAR CANAL California 1957 2,400 20.4 m
I-80 Illinois 1963 2,400 82.4 m
BR. OF DEEP CREEK North Carolina 1977 2,400 7.0 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.