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
SAUK RIVER Minnesota 1965 14,250 43.6 m
BNSF; CP RAIL Minnesota 1984 14,248 92.3 m
Louise St & Dawson St Texas 1972 14,240 268.8 m
SPRING CREEK Pennsylvania 1938 14,239 11.3 m
NRFLK STHRN RR Pennsylvania 1967 14,228 45.1 m
COLUMBIA RIVER Oregon 1924 14,227 1,346.6 m
COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA Massachusetts 1964 14,224 61.0 m
RIPPOWAM RIVER Connecticut 1954 14,220 38.4 m
MIDDLE BRANCH Maryland 1916 14,220 616.6 m
678I678IX5M11071 NYCTA New York 1924 14,210 424.0 m
MACKINAW RIVER Illinois 1964 14,200 128.6 m
BARABOO RIVER Wisconsin 1985 14,200 45.0 m
MACKINAW RIVER Illinois 1964 14,200 128.6 m
SHABAKUNK CREEK New Jersey 1930 14,195 7.3 m
MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1952 14,193 27.7 m
MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1948 14,193 27.7 m
SR 3016-GREEN GARDEN RD Pennsylvania 1969 14,186 49.7 m
CANAL RD OH CANAL/METRO Ohio 1958 14,182 194.2 m
RIVERVIEW RD/CREEK Ohio 1958 14,182 72.7 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR Pennsylvania 1942 14,151 32.3 m
North Fork Ash Creek Oregon 1954 14,149 15.5 m
RT 682 (KIMBERLIN RD.) Virginia 1963 14,146 35.3 m
SR 0081 I-81 NB & SB Pennsylvania 1963 14,137 49.4 m
L AND N RAILROAD Tennessee 1924 14,115 8.8 m
CHERRY RR MLK PKWY Iowa 1967 14,108 406.6 m
MONKSVILLE RESERVOIR New Jersey 1986 14,101 34.1 m
MAPLE SWAMP South Carolina 1931 14,100 9.6 m
DEEP FORK CREEK Oklahoma 1940 14,100 7.6 m
CREEK SUGAR RIDGE Ohio 1991 14,095 7.3 m
ATCHAFALAYA FLDWY Louisiana 1961 14,088 1,214.3 m
GUERNSEY ROAD Pennsylvania 1967 14,067 28.3 m
SR-6 (ELLINGTON PK.) Tennessee 1967 14,066 44.8 m
BEAR CREEK California 1966 14,064 50.0 m
US-1 BY-PASS Pennsylvania 1965 14,054 39.9 m
WATER ST VIADUCT Alaska 1955 14,046 495.0 m
DITCH BROOK Maine 1959 14,042 30.9 m
WHITE ROCK CREEK Texas 1974 14,029 111.9 m
SAN DIEGUITO RIVER California 1932 14,027 181.7 m
RALSTON CREEK Iowa 1972 14,025 25.3 m
WATER RIVER MEADOW BROOK Massachusetts 1960 14,012 12.5 m
UPRR California 1979 14,009 22.1 m
I-78 & RAMP ED New Jersey 1967 14,006 139.3 m
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RR Louisiana 1977 14,003 75.6 m
CROSS BAYOU Louisiana 1960 14,003 137.2 m
TWELVE MILE BAYOU Louisiana 1968 14,003 174.3 m
Prairie Rd Abandoned UPR Illinois 1972 14,000 65.5 m
BROCK CREEK Oklahoma 2000 14,000 26.5 m
STREAM Iowa 1926 14,000 10.4 m
TOWN CREEK Mississippi 1920 14,000 18.3 m
MIDDLE SWAMP South Carolina 1937 14,000 26.8 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.