Poor Condition Bridges

41,685 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 41,685 such bridges in the US.

Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
Coral Gables Canal Florida 1943 34,503 40.0 m
I 95 /ST 128 Massachusetts 1959 34,500 74.1 m
LITTLE BLACK CREEK Florida 1947 34,500 42.7 m
WILLS HOLE MANASQUAN RIV New Jersey 1950 34,451 39.3 m
SF Southern R/R New Mexico 1974 34,354 52.1 m
HWY FRANKLIN ST Massachusetts 1962 34,314 33.5 m
N.FRANKLIN STREET New York 1968 34,310 20.7 m
SANTA ANA RIVER CHANNEL California 1967 34,300 121.0 m
RR CSX Massachusetts 1956 34,300 26.3 m
IS 44 CST 4TH ST CST Missouri 1964 34,244 2,391.8 m
TOBYS CREEK Pennsylvania 1928 34,229 13.1 m
Pedestrian Walkway NEPP New York 1974 34,224 72.2 m
I- 80 Illinois 1967 34,200 79.3 m
DEER CROSSING Utah 1984 34,167 20.0 m
AMTRAK Rhode Island 2006 34,118 25.1 m
US 1 NB Massachusetts 1994 34,040 216.4 m
RIDLEY CK.RD;RIDLEY CK. Pennsylvania 1959 34,005 92.4 m
BOULEVARD WAY California 1994 34,000 84.4 m
RIO HONDO California 1941 33,974 147.5 m
LINCOLN CREEK Wisconsin 1958 33,971 9.4 m
BNSF RR Texas 1965 33,950 454.8 m
LOG DUMP RD & BN RY Washington 1972 33,912 205.7 m
WATER MERRIMACK RIVER Massachusetts 1925 33,900 245.1 m
Guyandotte R CR60/52&26 West Virginia 1959 33,900 371.5 m
EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER Texas 1930 33,856 426.7 m
BUFFALO CREEK RELIEF Texas 1955 33,856 110.9 m
BUFFALO CREEK RELIEF Texas 1955 33,856 110.9 m
GAME CROSSING Washington 1976 33,803 24.4 m
TALLABOA RIVER Puerto Rico 1968 33,800 97.4 m
FLY CREEK Alabama 1968 33,798 25.9 m
GREEN VALLEY CREEK California 1961 33,700 43.9 m
QUINNIPIAC RIVER Connecticut 1946 33,700 32.6 m
CAUTERSKILL ROAD KAATER New York 1955 33,622 184.1 m
SWARTZ CREEK Michigan 1969 33,600 19.5 m
I 95 Massachusetts 1960 33,600 90.8 m
LOCAL ROAD & MABU CR Puerto Rico 1990 33,600 290.3 m
DOMINGUEZ CHAN California 1963 33,600 95.4 m
RTE 8 NAUG RIV M-N RR Connecticut 1967 33,600 750.1 m
FIDDLERS CREEK North Carolina 1981 33,500 15.2 m
FOREST PARK PKWY Missouri 1961 33,500 26.3 m
ROUTE 12 Connecticut 1964 33,500 79.6 m
WATER CHARLES RIVER Massachusetts 1925 33,400 64.0 m
SR 23 CSX & CNIC RR Tennessee 1928 33,396 476.9 m
SUGAR TREE CREEK Tennessee 1923 33,357 20.1 m
DRAINAGE CANAL Illinois 1960 33,250 39.0 m
LITTLE SENECA CREEK TRIB Maryland 1995 33,220 13.7 m
HOPE SWAMP South Carolina 1967 33,200 13.0 m
MASONIC LANE Virginia 1968 33,180 58.7 m
ROUTE 101 California 1970 33,111 148.7 m
AMTRAK New Jersey 1966 33,105 54.9 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%
Virgin Islands 8 33.3%
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.