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
US 24/ IL 29 Illinois 1963 11,800 48.2 m
CANYON "D" California 2002 11,800 96.7 m
CENTER STREET Illinois 1962 11,800 54.3 m
COMB MBTA & RED LN Massachusetts 1924 11,800 29.9 m
I-68 EB Ramp and I-79 West Virginia 1970 11,800 133.1 m
RR MBTA SPUR Massachusetts 1925 11,800 11.9 m
NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RR. Connecticut 1941 11,800 71.8 m
990G990G91011008 RTE 99 New York 1963 11,798 71.0 m
MNRR PJ LINE New York 1932 11,798 80.8 m
490I490I43022045 RTE I4 New York 1959 11,784 37.2 m
Big Creek Ohio 1929 11,781 18.6 m
CUY-90-0704(WOOSTER ROAD Ohio 1969 11,777 58.2 m
SR 1 (US 70S) & NFA 2727 Tennessee 1971 11,754 57.3 m
SR 20 WB / ICG RAILROAD Tennessee 1985 11,746 61.0 m
CLINTON RIVER Michigan 1960 11,736 61.5 m
WILLAMETTE RIVER Oregon 1910 11,732 239.3 m
MACHINERY UNDRPSS New York 1973 11,731 6.4 m
I-15 (SR-15) UPRR & Utah 1973 11,728 123.2 m
INTERSTATE 680 California 1974 11,717 64.6 m
WESTSIDE MAIN CANAL California 1950 11,714 36.0 m
MOSLEY MILL CREEK Louisiana 1975 11,712 17.4 m
BEAR CREEK Louisiana 1975 11,712 40.8 m
INDIAN CREEK Michigan 1925 11,702 8.8 m
BEECH FORK TWELVEPOLE CK West Virginia 2010 11,700 43.0 m
CARICABOA RIVER Puerto Rico 1937 11,700 9.5 m
KISHWAUKEE RIVER Illinois 1964 11,700 36.4 m
ELK CREEK West Virginia 1970 11,700 89.5 m
LITTLE FLAT BROOK New Jersey 1929 11,687 11.3 m
QUASSAIC CREEK New York 1929 11,671 21.9 m
NORTH BR PENNSAUKEN CK New Jersey 1912 11,669 12.8 m
RR PWRR Massachusetts 1961 11,662 22.3 m
NS RAILWAY Virginia 1983 11,661 46.5 m
SKAGIT RIVER Washington 1959 11,660 296.3 m
I-295 NB Rhode Island 1968 11,658 41.9 m
TANNERY (BIRD) BROOK Maine 1929 11,655 6.7 m
UPPER ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1927 11,655 29.5 m
former CNJRR (ABAND) New Jersey 1920 11,653 29.6 m
RTE I895 BRONX RIVER A New York 1909 11,653 225.9 m
US-23 Michigan 1962 11,652 88.1 m
ILL RTE 17 Illinois 1955 11,650 50.6 m
SAUQUOIT CREEK New York 1960 11,636 38.1 m
I-20 Louisiana 1963 11,636 73.2 m
CYPRESS CREEK Louisiana 1961 11,636 41.1 m
US 165 FRONTAGE RD RR Louisiana 1964 11,635 220.1 m
YUBA RIVER California 1957 11,630 127.1 m
LONG ISLAND RR AMTRAK New York 1908 11,628 101.2 m
DRAINAGE CANAL Louisiana 1965 11,623 34.7 m
ROBINSON CREEK Kentucky 1940 11,609 43.9 m
LICKING RIVER Kentucky 1936 11,608 305.4 m
SAN RAFAEL CREEK California 1959 11,601 18.3 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.