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
GRAYSON CREEK California 2005 28,700 104.8 m
Ramp D Railroad West Virginia 1984 28,700 181.1 m
Spur 117 (S WW White Rd) Texas 1966 28,666 86.0 m
ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1975 28,663 102.1 m
I-10 Louisiana 1969 28,550 420.3 m
I-10 Louisiana 1969 28,550 450.8 m
PEAVINE CK * ACL RR Alabama 1924 28,511 143.0 m
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Pennsylvania 1986 28,506 338.0 m
GRASSY CREEK North Carolina 1962 28,500 9.7 m
CONTRA COSTA CANAL California 1977 28,500 11.6 m
I-96 & M-21 Michigan 1961 28,460 106.7 m
CHIPPEWA CRK .40 MI E 21 Ohio 1932 28,437 22.3 m
US 1 ELMWOOD AV Rhode Island 1965 28,420 44.5 m
CHARTER OAK ROAD Illinois 1978 28,400 38.4 m
AMTRAK(32ND)(HBG)SEPTA F Pennsylvania 1964 28,399 167.0 m
AMTRAK(NEC) Pennsylvania 1964 28,399 27.1 m
UP RR & AMTRAK California 1948 28,392 259.4 m
UP RR & AMTRAK California 1967 28,392 258.9 m
MILL CREEK New York 1952 28,375 7.0 m
RTE 383 New York 1954 28,375 43.9 m
BNSF RR Washington 1934 28,316 64.3 m
Biscayne Canal (C-8) Florida 1960 28,291 27.5 m
AMTRAK & KL AVE Michigan 1963 28,268 93.0 m
AMTRAK & KL AVE Michigan 1963 28,268 93.0 m
THIRD CREEK North Carolina 1964 28,250 60.9 m
LITTLE EAGLE CREEK Indiana 1988 28,240 44.0 m
COBBS CREEK Pennsylvania 1964 28,224 76.5 m
west east cook school rd West Virginia 1964 28,200 276.0 m
WATER CHARLES RIVER Massachusetts 1906 28,188 35.4 m
PR 506 KM 1.5 Puerto Rico 1970 28,150 31.2 m
WISCONSIN RIVER 31 Wisconsin 1915 28,144 37.7 m
ST LOUIS R; RR STREET Wisconsin 1961 28,098 2,432.3 m
ST LOUIS R; RR STREET Minnesota 1961 28,098 2,432.3 m
MNA RR Missouri 1933 28,093 48.2 m
Wheeling Creek & City St West Virginia 1966 28,082 371.7 m
I-287 SB & RAMP G New Jersey 1963 28,041 54.3 m
CSX Maryland 1929 28,030 62.8 m
RICHLAND CREEK North Carolina 1981 28,000 13.1 m
CONN RIVER RTE 9 P&W RR Connecticut 1938 28,000 1,044.9 m
ARGO RR YARD Washington 1933 28,000 530.7 m
WATER CADY BROOK Massachusetts 1957 28,000 13.1 m
RI 146 EDDIE DOWLING HWY Rhode Island 1969 27,992 76.7 m
BUSHKILL CREEK Pennsylvania 2004 27,991 51.2 m
GRAND ELK RR Michigan 1960 27,941 54.9 m
NM-101 NM-478 BNSF RR New Mexico 2004 27,926 155.4 m
BURLINGTON CANAL SR Colorado 1948 27,925 23.6 m
I440 Tennessee 1984 27,908 62.8 m
COBBS CREEK Pennsylvania 1934 27,899 9.1 m
HENRIETTA CR Texas 1930 27,805 39.0 m
WEST SLOUGH Texas 1930 27,805 34.7 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.