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
SILVER CREEK Indiana 1920 14,500 53.6 m
COLDWATER RIVER Mississippi 1966 14,500 125.0 m
CALUMET RIVER Illinois 1938 14,500 151.5 m
Unnamed Creek Puerto Rico 1988 14,500 7.9 m
BLAKELY DRAIN Michigan 1933 14,486 11.5 m
SCHUYLKILL RIVER Pennsylvania 1951 14,475 28.0 m
990G990G91011008 RTE 99 New York 1963 14,451 75.6 m
ILL 17 Illinois 1955 14,450 50.6 m
COW BAYOU Texas 1941 14,443 245.1 m
FREEHOLD SEC. MP 18.35 New Jersey 1925 14,438 34.4 m
UP RR & N103-FORD AV OFF California 1947 14,427 334.6 m
CONEY ISLAND CRK New York 1930 14,425 62.5 m
I-80 New Jersey 1962 14,418 58.2 m
ROCKY RIVER Ohio 1933 14,415 584.9 m
ISINGLASS RIVER New Hampshire 1951 14,407 36.3 m
DICKISON RUN CREEK Illinois 1958 14,400 62.2 m
LA PLATA RIVER Puerto Rico 1979 14,400 118.3 m
BEAUFORT RIVER South Carolina 1979 14,400 1,283.2 m
FOURPOLE CK CSX CITY ST West Virginia 1964 14,400 125.1 m
BAYAMON RIVER Puerto Rico 1944 14,400 75.4 m
DICKISON RUN CREEK Illinois 1937 14,400 62.2 m
STREET--CREEK UNDER Oklahoma 1971 14,400 52.1 m
MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD New York 1967 14,398 54.6 m
LOUP RIVER Nebraska 1931 14,395 387.1 m
FRY DITCH CREEK #2 Oklahoma 1950 14,386 6.4 m
HURON & EASTERN RR Michigan 1961 14,378 54.3 m
BNSF Oregon 1909 14,374 103.6 m
PA 93 TR 93 EXIT 256 Pennsylvania 1965 14,363 64.0 m
I-75 NB Michigan 1968 14,350 116.7 m
SPROGELS RUN Pennsylvania 1910 14,340 18.3 m
CSX RAILROAD Tennessee 1930 14,336 58.2 m
LEHIGH VALLEY MAIN LINE New Jersey 1933 14,333 38.1 m
SR 5 & SR 218 Indiana 1963 14,329 42.0 m
IR-77NB RMP TO E14TH NB Ohio 1960 14,326 48.8 m
POND FLAT DITCH Indiana 1946 14,325 10.3 m
POND FLAT DITCH Indiana 1946 14,325 10.3 m
DRAINAGE DITCH Texas 1935 14,318 7.6 m
CSX(ABD) New Hampshire 1936 14,314 36.6 m
CSX TRANS/W SHORE New York 1963 14,304 58.5 m
BEAVER MEADOW ROAD Connecticut 1966 14,300 30.7 m
BR OF TINLEY CREEK Illinois 1931 14,300 9.8 m
IH 90 WB Wisconsin 1963 14,300 38.2 m
U.S. 76 BUSINESS South Carolina 1958 14,300 54.9 m
CR 21 West Virginia 1959 14,300 56.6 m
METRO NORTH RAILROAD Connecticut 1933 14,300 75.6 m
RTE 6 New York 1964 14,281 46.6 m
DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL New Jersey 1953 14,270 21.0 m
MO PAC BN N&W RR Missouri 1965 14,270 411.8 m
MOUSAM RIVER Maine 1958 14,260 22.6 m
STATE ROUTE 85 California 1965 14,256 75.0 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.