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
CID CANAL Washington 1971 12,416 9.1 m
CONRAIL (ABND) New Jersey 1900 12,409 36.0 m
FOX RIVER Illinois 1939 12,400 84.4 m
ILLINOIS RIV BNSF T&P Illinois 1932 12,400 1,127.8 m
S FORK PEACHTREE CREEK Georgia 1958 12,400 54.9 m
ECHO LAKE Illinois 1987 12,400 153.3 m
BALUS CREEK Georgia 1961 12,400 8.8 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1960 12,400 17.1 m
RICHLAND ST. Illinois 1966 12,400 57.0 m
ENOREE RIVER South Carolina 1958 12,400 88.4 m
SOUTH YUBA RIVER California 1962 12,400 6.7 m
GREEN VALLEY CREEK California 1930 12,400 57.0 m
SANTA CATALINA CREEK Puerto Rico 1983 12,400 19.7 m
IS 695 Maryland 1961 12,400 77.7 m
WATER MOTHER BROOK Massachusetts 1976 12,400 14.3 m
KENT CREEK Illinois 1930 12,400 18.7 m
SAUGATUCK RIVER Connecticut 1870 12,400 87.5 m
WATER GREEN RIVER Massachusetts 1957 12,396 42.0 m
SCHROON RIVER New York 1931 12,388 29.9 m
C&O RAILROAD Ohio 1969 12,367 30.6 m
YOUGHIOGHENY SR1037 CSXT Pennsylvania 1959 12,362 149.4 m
YORKTOWN BOULEVARD Virginia 1965 12,355 24.7 m
Pedestrian walkway bike New York 1960 12,354 182.3 m
US 19 Branch of Dunkard West Virginia 1968 12,350 101.1 m
US 19 Branch of Dunkard West Virginia 1968 12,350 101.1 m
Mgl Co Rt 68/7 West Virginia 1975 12,350 40.4 m
NS RR Missouri 1973 12,342 30.5 m
CAY & SEN CANAL New York 1932 12,332 96.0 m
390 390 43011052 RTE 39 New York 1983 12,315 58.2 m
US 169 Minnesota 1984 12,311 61.3 m
CROSSWICKS CREEK New Jersey 1941 12,309 45.1 m
LITTLE BUCK CREEK Indiana 1964 12,305 32.4 m
CROSSWICKS CREEK New Jersey 1924 12,291 45.7 m
ESOPUS CREEK New York 1932 12,282 81.4 m
NORTH FORK & WAT PLNT RD Pennsylvania 1962 12,277 329.8 m
US 130 NB New Jersey 1962 12,275 42.7 m
LA 415/M P RR @ LOBDELL Louisiana 1940 12,262 303.3 m
US 61-SCENIC Louisiana 1940 12,262 61.0 m
ABANDONED RR Indiana 1921 12,258 98.7 m
I70 HWY NL-SL Kansas 1964 12,255 65.2 m
WICOMICO RIVER EAST BRAN Maryland 1958 12,237 36.9 m
RTE 203 New York 1957 12,236 34.1 m
COUNTY ROAD 32 New York 1958 12,236 61.9 m
STATION DRIVE ARCADE & New York 1976 12,235 79.9 m
PNWR & Scoggin Creek Oregon 1967 12,233 93.6 m
HOLMES RUN Virginia 1960 12,231 32.0 m
N&S RR CR 251 N Indiana 1963 12,226 55.8 m
RTE I495 495I495IX5M141 New York 1958 12,215 32.9 m
Wissahickon Creek Pennsylvania 1820 12,200 20.4 m
UP RR California 1993 12,200 58.2 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.