Poor Condition Bridges

41,677 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 41,677 such bridges in the US.

Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
I-93 New Hampshire 1958 22,391 50.9 m
KIRKVILLE RD New York 1972 22,378 35.4 m
CSX TRANS/AMTRAK New York 1972 22,378 654.1 m
I-20 Louisiana 1960 22,345 89.0 m
UNION RR THOMPSON RUN Pennsylvania 1928 22,325 246.3 m
NEW JERSEY 18 New Jersey 1963 22,324 50.0 m
KCS MOPAC & PAC RRS Louisiana 1950 22,308 216.1 m
I-295 NB & SB Rhode Island 1965 22,300 58.8 m
RTE 29 BUSINESS Virginia 1970 22,297 72.2 m
CONNECTICUT RIVER NECRR New Hampshire 1966 22,288 258.2 m
MUD RUN Pennsylvania 1957 22,283 224.9 m
DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL New Jersey 1920 22,262 22.6 m
SOUTH FORK MUDDY CREEK North Carolina 1971 22,250 67.6 m
LAKE HICKORY North Carolina 1983 22,250 287.7 m
LETORT SPRING CREEK Pennsylvania 1908 22,247 14.0 m
INTERSTATE 680 California 1974 22,241 96.6 m
PLOUGH BLVD. SB. LANES Tennessee 1978 22,230 51.2 m
PLOUGH BLVD. NB. LANES Tennessee 1978 22,230 51.2 m
DAYS CREEK Tennessee 1965 22,230 38.4 m
AMTRAK RAILROAD Connecticut 1971 22,200 37.2 m
WATER KETTLE BROOK Massachusetts 1880 22,200 32.2 m
TRENTON CHANNEL Michigan 1932 22,180 410.2 m
NH108 CSX(ABD) New Hampshire 1957 22,163 62.8 m
FIVE MILE RUN New Jersey 1928 22,136 21.0 m
BROWN DITCH Indiana 1964 22,124 28.0 m
CHANNEL Puerto Rico 1960 22,100 33.6 m
I 710 N710-W91 E91-N710 California 1971 22,100 644.5 m
Parrs Run West Virginia 1920 22,100 6.7 m
LOMA ALTA CREEK California 2003 22,100 17.5 m
WATEREE RIVER South Carolina 1970 22,100 457.2 m
MANSKER CREEK Tennessee 1937 22,090 64.6 m
RT 495 RAMP J New Jersey 1963 22,070 52.4 m
WHITE RIVER Indiana 1941 22,060 167.0 m
4400 SOUTH STREET Utah 1967 22,044 30.8 m
OAK ROAD (CR 681) New Jersey 1972 22,026 32.3 m
BLACK BROOK New Hampshire 1956 22,005 22.6 m
FOUNTAIN CREEK Colorado 1965 22,000 102.9 m
SANITARY&SHIP CANAL Illinois 1909 22,000 108.0 m
HUNTER MILL ROAD Virginia 1961 22,000 36.4 m
CN RR Minnesota 2011 22,000 353.8 m
NORTHWEST EXPY UNDER Oklahoma 1952 22,000 56.7 m
KCS RR/COUNTY ROAD Mississippi 1967 22,000 109.4 m
I 25 ML Colorado 1956 22,000 78.1 m
I80 OHIO TPK Ohio 1954 22,000 58.5 m
I80 OHIO TPK Ohio 1954 22,000 67.1 m
684I684I87011178 RTE I6 New York 1966 21,993 64.3 m
CEDAR AVE Minnesota 1967 21,982 50.7 m
INTERSTATE 395 Virginia 1967 21,942 95.1 m
PASSAIC RIVER New Jersey 1908 21,920 100.0 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA Maryland 1967 21,909 38.1 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%
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.