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
TOBY CREEK Pennsylvania 1941 29,878 13.7 m
TOBY CREEK Pennsylvania 1941 29,878 20.7 m
TOBY CREEK Pennsylvania 1941 29,878 17.1 m
HATTRICK RD CR-110 Ohio 1965 29,867 32.3 m
PIGEON RIVER Tennessee 1966 29,828 87.2 m
GOLF COURSE RD (A526) Tennessee 1970 29,828 36.7 m
DARBY CREEK Pennsylvania 1974 29,821 65.5 m
PEQUANNOCK RIVER New Jersey 1924 29,784 48.2 m
YOUNGS BAYOU Louisiana 1966 29,759 36.6 m
DARBY CREEK Pennsylvania 1950 29,754 32.0 m
KY 155 (TAYLORSVILLE RD) Kentucky 1987 29,753 71.5 m
ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1932 29,650 10.3 m
CNIC E419 ICCN & 5250 Tennessee 2003 29,627 287.4 m
ROOSEVELT BLVD. Pennsylvania 1967 29,582 31.1 m
LAKE ELSINORE OUTLT CHNL California 1994 29,580 29.7 m
COMPTON CRK California 1938 29,520 33.3 m
MOKELUMNE RI FRONTAGE R California 1930 29,500 253.3 m
Earman River (C-17) Florida 1956 29,500 43.9 m
East Loop West Loop RT New York 1970 29,488 85.6 m
6 6 84041136 RTE 6 M New York 1967 29,466 132.6 m
PASSAIC RIVER New Jersey 1905 29,431 110.9 m
W RIVER DR & MDOT RR COR Michigan 1969 29,425 144.5 m
I-96 WB Michigan 1966 29,356 43.1 m
COULEE MINE BR Louisiana 1958 29,320 24.4 m
LA 73 NORTH Louisiana 1953 29,303 97.5 m
UNION PACIFIC R.R. Illinois 1974 29,300 419.5 m
NC251 SR1781 REEDS CREEK North Carolina 1970 29,250 82.6 m
HUMACAO RIVER Puerto Rico 1985 29,200 89.8 m
MILL CREEK Tennessee 1940 29,173 54.1 m
PR 765 & BEATRIZ CRE Puerto Rico 1972 29,150 184.6 m
I-5 RAMPS Washington 1961 29,145 97.8 m
SEPTA Pennsylvania 1905 29,145 35.1 m
SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL California 1970 29,100 55.8 m
RR MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1948 29,095 29.6 m
BEAR TRAP CREEK New York 1948 29,077 9.1 m
NFA 1242 Tennessee 1970 29,058 37.0 m
FOREST RD Michigan 1963 29,013 32.8 m
LITTLE DRY CREEK Colorado 1965 29,000 21.6 m
LUZ CO RAIL AUTHORITY Pennsylvania 1966 29,000 76.2 m
COOPER RIVER South Carolina 1944 29,000 233.5 m
UP RR BNSF RY & AMTRAK California 1961 29,000 51.0 m
CARPENTER ROAD California 1958 29,000 28.0 m
RED R. C.FANT PKWY AR TE Louisiana 1968 28,999 860.5 m
HIGH BRIDGE RTE 907P R New York 1939 28,991 603.5 m
MACKAY CREEK South Carolina 1956 28,950 679.8 m
US190B/LA21/Bouge Falaya Louisiana 1958 28,900 344.4 m
MARTIN PE¥A CHANNEL Puerto Rico 1939 28,800 73.5 m
Salem Fork Pvt Dr Trai West Virginia 1981 28,798 189.5 m
SR 6309 Pennsylvania 1967 28,742 81.4 m
LUZ CO RAIL AUTHORITY Pennsylvania 1966 28,742 71.3 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.