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
CSX TRANSPORTATION Pennsylvania 1996 20,000 42.7 m
WHITE OAK CREEK North Carolina 1947 20,000 34.1 m
SAN TOMAS AQUINO CREEK California 1976 20,000 16.5 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1940 20,000 7.6 m
INTERSTATE 80 California 1957 20,000 85.0 m
BECKETT RUN Indiana 1948 20,000 13.2 m
CONTENTNEA CREEK North Carolina 1947 20,000 38.7 m
RACCOON CREEK Pennsylvania 1970 19,995 19.2 m
SEPTA & LR 09041 Pennsylvania 1973 19,992 114.0 m
NATOMAS E MAIN DRN CANAL California 1970 19,991 83.8 m
WILLOW BROOK CREEK California 1999 19,980 50.3 m
RTE 11 New York 1963 19,974 88.1 m
PORTLAND RD Michigan 1958 19,963 42.9 m
APPERSN DR O ROANOKE RV Virginia 1940 19,916 46.7 m
N BR CHICAGO RIVER Illinois 1914 19,900 90.2 m
UPRR and Parking Lot Illinois 1968 19,900 301.8 m
OAKLAND ESTUARY California 1939 19,900 154.0 m
SNAKEDEN BRANCH Maryland 1966 19,882 8.5 m
SEPTA & LR 09041 Pennsylvania 1973 19,881 114.9 m
OHIO RIVER West Virginia 1968 19,844 686.3 m
LINDEN RD Michigan 1968 19,829 41.7 m
LINDEN RD Michigan 1968 19,829 41.7 m
WHITEWATER RIVER Indiana 1965 19,818 57.5 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR Illinois 1938 19,800 314.4 m
SANTA ANA RIVER CHANNEL California 1967 19,800 262.9 m
East Bay (ICWW) Florida 1965 19,800 837.6 m
VERMILION R/ABBEVILLE Louisiana 1964 19,800 107.6 m
ASHLEY RIVER South Carolina 1971 19,800 64.0 m
I-90 Washington 1957 19,798 34.1 m
COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA Massachusetts 1964 19,784 45.3 m
PASCACK CREEK New York 1931 19,772 101.2 m
SOUTH PASCACK RD New York 1931 19,772 11.9 m
BEAN CREEK CONRAIL RR Indiana 1973 19,770 306.0 m
BR. PEQUEST RIVER New Jersey 1910 19,759 10.1 m
UP RR California 1980 19,750 264.3 m
CORTE MADERA CR & EB SFD California 1959 19,700 502.3 m
CSXT RAILROAD Maryland 1976 19,679 55.5 m
HARPETH RIVER Tennessee 1958 19,656 68.6 m
DEQUINDRE CUT Michigan 1929 19,649 25.9 m
ABANDONED RR Indiana 1962 19,634 42.2 m
BOARDMAN RIVER Michigan 1980 19,628 13.4 m
CSXT RIVER LINE HUDSON New York 1924 19,611 688.2 m
SAN JOSE CRK California 1968 19,603 16.2 m
S-149 South Carolina 1959 19,600 54.9 m
REIDY CREEK California 1966 19,600 15.0 m
MOSHER SLOUGH California 1972 19,600 20.1 m
WEBER RIVER AND UPRR Utah 1965 19,585 177.5 m
LITTLE YELLOW CREEK Kentucky 1989 19,568 13.4 m
PUYALLUP AVE NPRR Washington 1973 19,549 292.6 m
WATER CANOE RIVER Massachusetts 1978 19,525 14.6 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.