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
I-74 Illinois 1963 2,300 68.6 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1966 2,300 36.9 m
Ballard Creek Arkansas 1930 2,300 32.0 m
LITTLE ROCK CK Illinois 1995 2,300 34.3 m
NEELY CREEK Mississippi 2004 2,300 17.4 m
DRAW Colorado 1943 2,300 7.3 m
A&O RAILROAD West Virginia 1937 2,300 64.9 m
RIVER RAISIN Michigan 1970 2,300 14.9 m
FAIRFOREST CREEK South Carolina 1930 2,300 86.6 m
RAILROAD CREEK Illinois 1960 2,300 25.6 m
LAUREL FORK North Carolina 1939 2,300 166.5 m
U.S. ROUTE 421 North Carolina 2001 2,300 81.5 m
LANGSTON TRIBUTARY South Carolina 1965 2,300 9.1 m
WIND LAKE DR CANAL Wisconsin 1975 2,300 20.0 m
LONG CREEK North Carolina 1957 2,300 39.0 m
BR OF KICKAPOO CREEK Illinois 2003 2,300 35.5 m
FRENCH RIVER CANAL Connecticut 1976 2,300 16.2 m
LONG GULCH CREEK Colorado 1939 2,300 14.5 m
REDDICK RUN CR. Illinois 1959 2,300 35.1 m
COTTON CREEK Mississippi 1952 2,300 10.4 m
BEAVER CREEK Virginia 1925 2,299 13.7 m
RKY.FRD.CRK.EAGLEVILLE R Ohio 1928 2,297 18.6 m
PISCATAQUIS RIVER Maine 1930 2,296 71.3 m
POOR VALLEY CREEK Tennessee 1958 2,295 48.8 m
OVERFLOW Tennessee 1922 2,294 33.8 m
OVERFLOW Tennessee 1922 2,294 23.5 m
OVERFLOW Tennessee 1922 2,294 39.6 m
FALL CREEK New York 1934 2,294 35.1 m
COEYMANS CREEK New York 1977 2,294 28.7 m
JORDAN RIVER Utah 1960 2,293 28.3 m
CROOKED RIVER Maine 1941 2,291 36.9 m
ELKHORN CREEK Ohio 1958 2,291 40.2 m
MILL CREEK New York 1927 2,290 6.4 m
STONES CREEK Tennessee 1988 2,290 24.4 m
BRADLEY CREEK Tennessee 1940 2,285 16.4 m
DD NO 247 Iowa 1974 2,284 23.8 m
LAWRENCE BROOK New York 1928 2,283 11.0 m
WOLF CREEK California 1988 2,281 54.9 m
BRANCH- DRY FORK Kentucky 1992 2,279 6.7 m
SHILOH CREEK Texas 1940 2,278 17.4 m
BR OF MILL CREEK Kentucky 1926 2,275 7.9 m
S BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1916 2,275 83.9 m
CANEY BRANCH Alabama 1928 2,270 6.7 m
AMERICAN FORK CREEK Utah 1925 2,268 7.3 m
POESTEN KILL New York 1900 2,267 25.6 m
STILL CREEK New York 1939 2,267 12.2 m
I-94 Michigan 1955 2,264 52.4 m
87IX RTE I87 New York 1972 2,264 62.5 m
ST JOSEPH RIVER Michigan 1985 2,262 22.8 m
EAST LOW CANAL Washington 1959 2,260 31.1 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.