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
EAST FORK CLARKS RIVER Kentucky 1933 2,149 196.0 m
RTE 295 New York 1961 2,149 58.5 m
MCCOYS FORK Kentucky 1931 2,146 20.1 m
CANANDAIGUA OUTLET New York 1961 2,145 19.1 m
BIGHEART CREEK Oklahoma 1920 2,144 14.3 m
WATER SATUCKET RIVER Massachusetts 1850 2,143 6.7 m
UNT HOWARD JOHNSON DITCH Indiana 1968 2,143 6.2 m
DEEP RIVER Indiana 1964 2,141 30.4 m
IS 70 Missouri 1961 2,141 63.1 m
BNSF Railroad Alabama 1957 2,141 54.3 m
DRAINAGE Montana 1940 2,141 11.9 m
DRAINAGE Montana 1940 2,141 17.7 m
BIG CREEK New York 1936 2,140 45.7 m
BIG CREEK ROAD BIG CREE New York 1936 2,140 91.1 m
BIG CREEK ROAD BIG CREE New York 1936 2,140 64.3 m
BIG DALTON WASH California 1959 2,137 36.6 m
RAMP D & ALLEG. RIVER Pennsylvania 1968 2,134 59.4 m
FREUND CREEK - BREESE RD Ohio 1958 2,133 15.5 m
BOULDER RIVER OVERFLOW Montana 1937 2,133 7.8 m
ELK RIVER Tennessee 2012 2,132 77.7 m
VAN HYNING CREEK Ohio 1970 2,132 9.8 m
NORTH REELFOOT CREEK Tennessee 1953 2,130 178.2 m
I40 Tennessee 1960 2,127 79.2 m
HENDRIE RIVER Michigan 1960 2,127 31.4 m
BOLEN DITCH Indiana 1946 2,127 13.4 m
TRIB OF E BR JELLOWAY CR Ohio 1932 2,126 7.0 m
CYPRESS BAYOU Louisiana 1970 2,125 46.9 m
SHOAL CREEK Alabama 1915 2,123 31.1 m
RED OAK CR Missouri 1931 2,121 16.2 m
BOURBEUSE RVR Missouri 1988 2,121 121.3 m
SAN LORENZO CREEK California 1927 2,120 12.5 m
MALL CREEK Kansas 1965 2,119 11.2 m
WEST BRANCH MALL CREEK Kansas 1965 2,119 8.8 m
LINCOLN CREEK DRAINAGE Kansas 1965 2,119 10.0 m
Lost Creek Wyoming 1964 2,117 41.8 m
NORFOLK SO. Pennsylvania 1971 2,114 79.9 m
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR New Jersey 1911 2,114 36.9 m
W FK INDIAN CAMP CREEK Kentucky 1940 2,113 76.8 m
GOOSE CREEK Ohio 1972 2,111 30.5 m
Lobdell Creek Ohio 1991 2,109 14.4 m
MCDOWELLS RUN Ohio 1935 2,108 7.5 m
BUCK RUN Pennsylvania 1958 2,105 13.7 m
SAN JUAN MAIN CANAL New Mexico 1951 2,104 15.8 m
KOOTENAI RIVER-RR Montana 1942 2,104 287.1 m
NODAWAY RVR Missouri 1963 2,103 214.1 m
WASH SEC BIKE PATH Rhode Island 1984 2,102 31.1 m
Big Bayou Arkansas 1950 2,101 42.1 m
TWELVE MILE CREEK New York 1930 2,101 74.7 m
BUFFALO RUN Pennsylvania 1933 2,101 25.3 m
SAND CREEK Idaho 1957 2,100 21.6 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.