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
W F N BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1941 31,700 16.2 m
LAJAS RIVER Puerto Rico 1978 31,700 30.2 m
MASONIC LANE Virginia 1968 31,697 55.8 m
GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER New Jersey 1928 31,688 23.5 m
RR MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1963 31,681 29.0 m
BRANCH BROWNS RUN Pennsylvania 1960 31,662 7.3 m
RTE 100 New York 1968 31,647 77.4 m
NJ 82 New Jersey 1953 31,623 36.9 m
WAILUA RIVER Hawaii 1945 31,600 129.5 m
SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL California 1939 31,600 57.9 m
COMB I 90 & MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1964 31,600 144.5 m
DES PLAINES RIV RD Illinois 1959 31,550 54.8 m
DES PLAINES RIV RD Illinois 1959 31,550 53.6 m
I- 90 TOLL & D P RIV Illinois 1959 31,550 249.6 m
MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK Kentucky 1966 31,513 35.6 m
MID FORK BEARGRASS CREEK Kentucky 1966 31,513 35.2 m
BARRANCA CHANNEL California 1975 31,500 11.3 m
LITTLE DRY CREEK Colorado 1935 31,496 18.1 m
COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA Massachusetts 1964 31,422 51.2 m
STOLLE RD FAU 9208 Illinois 1979 31,400 37.1 m
GEORGE CREEK Ohio 1963 31,397 24.2 m
YOUNGS BAYOU Louisiana 1965 31,285 42.7 m
RAGING RIVER Washington 1975 31,252 112.5 m
BRANCH Alabama 1963 31,250 16.5 m
PEDESTRIAN/BIKE PATH Idaho 1971 31,250 39.6 m
SNOW ROAD Ohio 1987 31,223 25.6 m
I-20 Louisiana 1986 31,200 119.2 m
AMTRAK WOON RVR RAMP BD Rhode Island 1988 31,200 305.3 m
SANTA ANA RIVER California 1948 31,153 201.5 m
US 6 HARRIS AV & AMTRAK Rhode Island 1972 31,112 146.3 m
RTE 253 New York 1980 31,059 50.6 m
TRIB TO GREASY DITCH Kentucky 1965 31,002 10.3 m
SR1009 North Carolina 1953 31,000 50.9 m
NVRR CORDELIA RD BRIDGE California 1961 31,000 94.5 m
BIANCHI ROAD California 1962 31,000 38.4 m
I-77 South Carolina 1977 31,000 87.0 m
US 61N TO I20W RAMP Mississippi 1971 31,000 125.6 m
I40 I85 BUSINESS North Carolina 1955 31,000 57.9 m
NVRR CORDELIA RD BRIDGE California 1961 31,000 94.5 m
MANALAPAN BROOK New Jersey 1927 30,910 11.3 m
SANTA CLARA RIV California 1928 30,894 125.6 m
METRO / AVIENDA PADILLA California 1968 30,891 62.5 m
ROUGE RIVER (RE-LOCATED) Michigan 1964 30,846 114.6 m
ARCADIA WASH California 1959 30,816 11.2 m
Biscayne Bay/Bear Cut Florida 1944 30,804 640.7 m
BROAD CREEK Maryland 1963 30,739 39.3 m
PAPILLION CREEK TRIB Nebraska 1995 30,705 7.9 m
HWY AMESBURY LINE RD Massachusetts 1964 30,681 34.0 m
NFA A244 Tennessee 1966 30,660 60.4 m
L-3199/REEDY RIVER South Carolina 1968 30,600 230.1 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%
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.