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
110; I-395NB & I-395 EXP Virginia 1976 15,947 309.4 m
GRAND RIVER Michigan 1915 15,940 22.5 m
RTE 11 New York 1963 15,922 89.3 m
POGUES RUN Indiana 1965 15,921 33.9 m
WISSAHICKON CREEK Pennsylvania 1888 15,917 29.9 m
9 9 82051122 RTE 9 New York 1958 15,908 66.8 m
SKIPPACK CREEK Pennsylvania 1935 15,908 26.8 m
INTERSTATE 84 Connecticut 1956 15,900 61.1 m
AINGER CREEK Florida 1981 15,900 35.4 m
SANITARY&SHIP CANAL Illinois 1926 15,900 98.7 m
WEST BRANCH OF SALT CREE Illinois 1985 15,900 12.9 m
Little Bear Creek Florida 1951 15,896 6.3 m
CATFISH CREEK Pennsylvania 1943 15,885 8.8 m
BNSF RR LIT PINEY RVR Missouri 2002 15,872 340.1 m
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR New Jersey 1900 15,867 43.3 m
BNSF Airpark Dr Fillmore Texas 1983 15,848 330.1 m
SR 62/64 EB/WB Indiana 1974 15,821 58.2 m
BRUSH CREEK West Virginia 1977 15,800 12.6 m
CLINTON RIVER Michigan 1928 15,800 10.3 m
Whiteday Crk & CR 73/01_ West Virginia 1969 15,800 151.6 m
U.S. 15 South Carolina 1957 15,800 51.8 m
I 35W Minnesota 1969 15,800 64.0 m
I 89 OVER WR&NECR&107 Vermont 1968 15,800 279.5 m
US 20 BY PASS Illinois 1959 15,800 21.9 m
BRUSH CR Missouri 1958 15,796 34.7 m
NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE New Jersey 1925 15,793 28.0 m
Flat Creek Wyoming 1938 15,780 19.4 m
CSX TRANS/CPR&P&W New York 1916 15,766 11.0 m
NESCOPECK CREEK Pennsylvania 1965 15,765 105.2 m
TEN MILE RIVER Rhode Island 1947 15,757 11.6 m
MORSE RESERVOIR Indiana 1954 15,750 35.9 m
SALEM CREEK North Carolina 1955 15,750 36.5 m
TOMS CREEK North Carolina 1960 15,750 50.2 m
RICHLAND CREEK North Carolina 1965 15,750 60.9 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1939 15,748 7.3 m
N RIVERFRONT DR Minnesota 1977 15,742 76.0 m
MILL CREEK Pennsylvania 1932 15,720 34.7 m
FALCON CREEK Indiana 1972 15,715 7.1 m
I- 80 Illinois 1967 15,700 68.0 m
VALENCIA EXIT New Mexico 1957 15,700 7.8 m
PHEASANT BRANCH CREEK Wisconsin 1949 15,700 10.9 m
UNION DRAINAGE DITCH Illinois 1900 15,700 11.0 m
SUBWAY- ABANDONED New York 1922 15,692 833.0 m
FELLOWS CREEK Michigan 1978 15,675 7.6 m
PA 93 TR 93 EXIT 253 Pennsylvania 1965 15,666 61.6 m
WILSON CREEK Washington 1967 15,658 36.0 m
UMPTANUM RD Washington 1967 15,658 49.4 m
Mon. Co. 19/24 West Virginia 1972 15,650 57.0 m
COWASELON CREEK New York 1954 15,647 34.7 m
MACKS BAYOU Louisiana 1967 15,642 66.4 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.