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
HENNEPIN CANAL Illinois 1933 2,400 53.0 m
I-80 Illinois 1963 2,400 82.4 m
BOOTHS CREEK West Virginia 1931 2,400 11.5 m
FOSTER CREEK North Carolina 1969 2,400 18.5 m
PUYALLUP WATERWAY RR Washington 1911 2,400 174.3 m
HENDERSON CR Illinois 1931 2,400 32.4 m
TRIBUTARY OF LAKE CREEK Oregon 1968 2,400 7.6 m
POLECAT BRANCH North Carolina 1999 2,400 8.2 m
TURKEY CREEK South Carolina 1939 2,400 12.2 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1995 2,400 9.1 m
CROW CREEK South Carolina 1960 2,400 18.3 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1970 2,400 55.5 m
FRACTION RUN Illinois 1968 2,400 9.1 m
Bayou Bartholomew Arkansas 1956 2,400 110.5 m
TRACE FORK West Virginia 1939 2,400 21.4 m
WALNUT CREEK Oklahoma 1927 2,400 55.5 m
DITCH Minnesota 1931 2,400 6.7 m
BLACK CREEK CANAL Florida 1964 2,400 36.6 m
BRIAR CANAL California 1957 2,400 20.4 m
CENTRAL MAIN CANAL California 1957 2,400 34.4 m
MARTIN CREEK Alabama 1929 2,400 11.0 m
ST JOSEPH RIVER Michigan 1965 2,400 45.1 m
WATER DROWNED LAND BROOK Massachusetts 1959 2,400 13.3 m
Slab Fork and CO 54/12 West Virginia 1965 2,400 89.3 m
BIG ISL. BEAVER CREEK North Carolina 1971 2,400 36.5 m
SLAB FORK West Virginia 1965 2,400 22.4 m
SLAB FORK West Virginia 1965 2,400 28.7 m
EATON DITCH Colorado 1941 2,400 8.8 m
I73 I74 US220 North Carolina 1962 2,400 80.7 m
N S RAILWAY West Virginia 2004 2,400 79.8 m
WATER MILL RIVER Massachusetts 1894 2,400 29.6 m
BR SALT LICK CRK Kentucky 1928 2,399 6.7 m
BRANCH SERVICE CREEK Pennsylvania 1989 2,398 6.4 m
NORTHDALE CANAL Louisiana 1960 2,397 10.7 m
HORTON CREEK Pennsylvania 1969 2,397 14.6 m
S FORK CROSS B Louisiana 1965 2,397 46.3 m
I-20 Louisiana 1964 2,397 69.2 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Iowa 1954 2,396 25.0 m
GRAND CAILLOU BAYOU Louisiana 1960 2,395 48.2 m
BACK RUN Pennsylvania 1934 2,390 9.4 m
BLACK BAYOU Louisiana 1969 2,388 23.2 m
DRY AUGLAIZE CREEK Missouri 1993 2,388 110.3 m
Dry Creek Colorado 1988 2,385 12.0 m
WADING RIVER New Jersey 1928 2,384 122.2 m
BUCK RUN Ohio 1982 2,383 18.6 m
BAYOU LAFOUCHE Louisiana 1953 2,382 146.9 m
BAYOU LAFOURCHE Louisiana 1940 2,380 76.2 m
COPPER CREEK New Jersey 1914 2,380 7.6 m
Grade Crossing Virginia 1931 2,379 53.0 m
HORSE CK South Dakota 1947 2,378 9.8 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.