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
HARPETH RIVER Tennessee 1929 19,517 251.8 m
US 61 Louisiana 1968 19,515 64.6 m
CP RAIL Minnesota 1927 19,510 35.1 m
SF Southern R/R New Mexico 1974 19,503 51.5 m
I 93 /US1/ST3 Massachusetts 1954 19,500 45.7 m
NS RR South Carolina 1954 19,500 50.3 m
OPOSSUM CREEK Alabama 1955 19,500 11.0 m
I77 US21 North Carolina 1970 19,500 114.6 m
DUHARTS CREEK North Carolina 1977 19,500 14.3 m
SUAREZ CHANNEL Puerto Rico 1974 19,500 18.1 m
STONY CREEK Michigan 1931 19,500 30.5 m
LAKE NORMAN North Carolina 1961 19,500 68.5 m
GREASY CREEK North Carolina 1960 19,500 9.7 m
CITY ST;UPRR;CALDWELL OP Idaho 1956 19,500 189.3 m
BRANCH OF BEAVER CREEK Ohio 1965 19,498 24.4 m
MINGO CREEK Oklahoma 1965 19,481 32.3 m
US-77 Nebraska 1992 19,480 46.9 m
RTE I490 RAMP TO I490 E New York 1974 19,473 88.7 m
TOWAMENCIN CREEK Pennsylvania 1986 19,455 6.1 m
DAYS CREEK Tennessee 1968 19,431 51.8 m
CSX TRANS/AMTRAK New York 1972 19,418 648.3 m
Hurricane Creek Louisiana 1956 19,417 8.8 m
I-480 (GRT NRTHRN BLVD) Ohio 1980 19,407 89.0 m
US 50 West Virginia 1963 19,400 62.6 m
WATER CHERRY RUM BROOK Massachusetts 1964 19,397 6.7 m
ESLAVA CREEK Alabama 1964 19,384 9.8 m
WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER Rhode Island 1951 19,384 17.2 m
ELLICOTT CREEK ELLICOTT New York 1984 19,383 152.4 m
JOLIET JNCT PED/BIKE Illinois 1964 19,350 50.3 m
JOLIET JNCT PED/BIKE Illinois 1964 19,350 50.3 m
HACKENSACK RIVER New Jersey 1971 19,326 92.7 m
Little Kanawha River West Virginia 1935 19,300 275.9 m
I- 90 JFK & CTA Illinois 1958 19,300 117.9 m
EDISTO RIVER South Carolina 1953 19,300 207.3 m
BEAVER RUN(PAULINS KILL) New Jersey 1915 19,298 6.7 m
BROOKHOLLOW CREEK Oklahoma 1975 19,279 14.4 m
ST 38 NB/MYSTIC AVE Massachusetts 1973 19,267 113.4 m
W 9TH ST & UPRR Arkansas 1927 19,253 364.8 m
ARROYO DEL VALLE California 1940 19,250 75.0 m
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY Maine 1975 19,242 8.4 m
HINKSON CR Missouri 1968 19,216 83.2 m
I-10 Louisiana 1940 19,200 439.5 m
CHANNEL Puerto Rico 1980 19,200 9.1 m
CAL UNION DITCH Illinois 1984 19,200 7.9 m
E.BRANCH DU PAGE RV Illinois 1946 19,200 16.9 m
ILL 116 Illinois 1962 19,200 75.3 m
COMB I 90 & MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1965 19,200 93.6 m
SR 524/196TH ST SW Washington 1999 19,198 108.5 m
CENTRAL RR OF NJ-CONRAIL New Jersey 1973 19,193 78.3 m
CENTRAL RR OF NJ-CONRAIL New Jersey 1951 19,193 78.0 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.