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
BEARGRASS CREEK Kentucky 1966 27,088 73.8 m
BLUE SPRING DITCH Kentucky 1965 27,081 19.6 m
ROUTE 88 (LAFAYETTE ST) Maine 1959 27,080 42.3 m
DRY CREEK CANAL California 1962 27,039 8.3 m
Lilly Creek Ohio 1961 27,017 17.7 m
605 & W91-S605 CONN California 1966 27,000 86.0 m
GIANT UP RR BNSF AMTRAK California 1995 27,000 717.5 m
GIANT UP RR BNSF AMTRAK California 1995 27,000 717.5 m
SR1825 (PATTERSON AVE.) North Carolina 1962 27,000 59.4 m
HAMPSHIRE ROCKS S YUBA R California 1963 27,000 125.9 m
SR1825 (PATTERSON AVE.) North Carolina 1962 27,000 59.4 m
LEESBURG PIKE; ROUTE 7 Virginia 1965 27,000 64.9 m
PARKING GARAGE Washington 1910 27,000 359.1 m
RR PARR Massachusetts 1882 27,000 39.6 m
WATSONVILLE RD Kentucky 1985 26,999 41.1 m
BNSF RR 074-715-B Nebraska 1939 26,985 192.6 m
storm sewer Ohio 1968 26,981 6.7 m
North Channel Toms River New Jersey 1928 26,921 46.0 m
COMB I 90 & MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1965 26,911 108.2 m
ROUTE I 280 California 1964 26,805 46.2 m
S BR CHICAGO RIVER Illinois 1928 26,800 80.0 m
NJ 139 New Jersey 1926 26,769 31.1 m
I-95 NB & SB AMTRAK Rhode Island 1965 26,754 237.1 m
RAILROAD PLAZA New York 1966 26,742 137.6 m
STH 24-FOREST HOME AVE Wisconsin 1963 26,700 83.2 m
RR GWRR Massachusetts 1847 26,700 7.6 m
TN RIVER & FAU 5395 Tennessee 1917 26,697 609.6 m
PLATTE RVR Missouri 1959 26,656 214.6 m
LOWER ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1929 26,614 32.0 m
EATON WASH California 1956 26,536 17.7 m
METRO NO COMMUTER HARLE New York 1961 26,505 149.0 m
W180-CEDAR RAMP MAPLE AV California 2005 26,500 204.3 m
AMERICAN RIVER California 1915 26,500 189.0 m
INTERSTATE 15 California 1964 26,500 112.2 m
MISS RVR RR & IA 461 Iowa 1940 26,500 1,174.7 m
SR297 Pine Forest Florida 1961 26,494 57.0 m
US90A SR10 Florida 1961 26,494 86.0 m
SAN JOSE CRK CHAN California 1967 26,484 54.6 m
BELLEVUE AVE. Virginia 1967 26,406 34.9 m
US 61-SCENIC Louisiana 1940 26,376 61.0 m
HOSNER MOUNTAIN ROAD New York 1968 26,344 37.8 m
987G 987G82031029 RTE 9 New York 1963 26,344 105.8 m
987F 987F87011000 RTE 9 New York 1958 26,325 100.3 m
SAN JOSE CANYON New Mexico 1967 26,300 25.6 m
FISHKILL CREEK New York 1963 26,265 69.8 m
CHURCH STREET MULTI-USE New York 1973 26,255 696.8 m
NORTH SERVICE RD Michigan 1964 26,250 46.5 m
I 93 Massachusetts 1957 26,250 79.2 m
SADDLE CREEK RD Nebraska 1934 26,220 16.2 m
CHEHALIS RIVER Washington 1955 26,216 804.1 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.