Poor Condition Bridges in California

1,284 bridges rated Poor condition in California. 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 1,284 such bridges in California.

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Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
UP RR RAIL YARD California 1959 37,000 153.3 m
INTERSTATE 680 California 1996 36,800 190.2 m
BNSF RY ESPERANZA RD California 1981 36,000 97.8 m
BREA CANYON CHANNEL California 1980 36,000 19.8 m
I 280 I 680 US 101 STORY California 1982 36,000 1,992.5 m
BIG DALTON WASH California 1941 35,490 35.1 m
UPRR California 1979 35,177 18.3 m
STATE ROUTE 99 California 1959 35,000 81.3 m
LOS ANGELES RIV California 1942 34,736 155.1 m
UPRR California 1979 34,511 18.0 m
SANTA ANA RIVER CHANNEL California 1967 34,300 121.0 m
BOULEVARD WAY California 1994 34,000 84.4 m
RIO HONDO California 1941 33,974 147.5 m
GREEN VALLEY CREEK California 1961 33,700 43.9 m
DOMINGUEZ CHAN California 1963 33,600 95.4 m
ROUTE 101 California 1970 33,111 148.7 m
THOUSAND PALMS WASH California 1972 33,000 201.2 m
UP RR AMTRAK METROLINK California 1981 33,000 50.3 m
THOUSAND PALMS WASH California 1972 33,000 223.4 m
NAPA RIVER AND WILSON AV California 1963 33,000 999.8 m
SANTA ANA RIVER CHANNEL California 1976 32,900 118.6 m
RIO HONDO California 1959 32,849 53.9 m
INTERSTATE 5 California 1970 32,500 190.0 m
SUSCOL CREEK California 1981 32,500 18.9 m
COTTONWOOD CREEK California 1967 32,500 73.2 m
FAIRGROUNDS DRIVE California 1992 32,000 68.9 m
FAIRGROUNDS DRIVE California 1992 32,000 68.9 m
INTERSTATE 5 California 1973 31,977 65.5 m
WALNUT CRK California 1958 31,805 35.7 m
SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL California 1939 31,600 57.9 m
BARRANCA CHANNEL California 1975 31,500 11.3 m
SANTA ANA RIVER California 1948 31,153 201.5 m
NVRR CORDELIA RD BRIDGE California 1961 31,000 94.5 m
NVRR CORDELIA RD BRIDGE California 1961 31,000 94.5 m
BIANCHI ROAD California 1962 31,000 38.4 m
SANTA CLARA RIV California 1928 30,894 125.6 m
METRO / AVIENDA PADILLA California 1968 30,891 62.5 m
ARCADIA WASH California 1959 30,816 11.2 m
I 5 BNSF AMTRAK MORENA California 1969 30,500 178.0 m
OLYMPIC BLVD California 1963 30,223 71.9 m
US HIGHWAY 101 California 1987 30,055 415.4 m
STATE ROUTE 17 California 1958 30,000 67.2 m
TRAFFIC WAY California 1956 30,000 40.0 m
ATASCADERO CREEK California 1956 30,000 14.0 m
ARROYO SIMI California 1979 30,000 41.1 m
POLE CREEK California 1981 30,000 11.1 m
ATASCADERO CREEK California 1956 30,000 14.0 m
I 80 & W80-S13 CONNECTOR California 1955 30,000 140.2 m
CALTRAIN & UP RR California 1947 30,000 32.3 m
TRAFFIC WAY California 1956 30,000 40.0 m

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.