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
STH 145-W FOND DU LAC AV Wisconsin 1964 11,400 88.8 m
ROCK RIVER SIDE RD Illinois 1938 11,400 280.1 m
W ARKANSAS ST & K R.R. Oklahoma 1969 11,400 59.7 m
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT California 1966 11,400 74.5 m
DELTA-MENDOTA CANAL California 1971 11,400 68.0 m
DELTA-MENDOTA CANAL California 1971 11,400 68.0 m
PASSAIC RIVER New Jersey 1930 11,396 31.4 m
OVER CSX RAILROAD Pennsylvania 1959 11,394 62.2 m
VIRGINIA AVE O NS RWY Virginia 1963 11,385 37.4 m
BAYOU MANCHAC Louisiana 1972 11,384 34.7 m
PEQUANNOCK RIVER New Jersey 1968 11,370 15.8 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1950 11,363 16.0 m
IS 270 Missouri 1990 11,356 91.7 m
I-20 Louisiana 1965 11,342 109.4 m
PROPHECY CREEK Pennsylvania 1926 11,333 8.2 m
COX CREEK Oregon 1940 11,330 14.3 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1966 11,325 29.2 m
DRAIN Louisiana 1975 11,309 11.9 m
PLEASANT RUN Indiana 1923 11,306 22.5 m
STERLING CREEK New York 1954 11,303 25.6 m
2nd Street West Virginia 1971 11,300 113.8 m
MENOMONEE RIVER Wisconsin 1968 11,300 64.3 m
GUANAJIBO RIVER Puerto Rico 1969 11,300 161.8 m
PAN AM RAILROAD Connecticut 1969 11,300 56.9 m
CR 53 & GABES CREEK West Virginia 1976 11,300 113.5 m
ACTA California 2000 11,268 17.9 m
WILLOW CREEK Pennsylvania 1915 11,268 14.0 m
I-287 SB New Jersey 1966 11,262 41.5 m
I 25 ML Colorado 1952 11,261 78.0 m
COOL CREEK Indiana 1998 11,260 51.5 m
RIO DEL OSO New Mexico 1964 11,253 84.1 m
DAVIDSON RIVER North Carolina 1957 11,250 41.1 m
SOCAPATOY CREEK Alabama 1972 11,250 9.8 m
MISSION CREEK California 1916 11,250 10.1 m
COACHELLA CANAL California 1947 11,250 23.8 m
NORFOLK & SOUTHERN RR Indiana 1935 11,240 46.6 m
DES MOINES RIVER Minnesota 1971 11,239 63.4 m
YAKIMA RIVER Washington 2006 11,237 477.0 m
MNRR HA LINE New York 1953 11,232 55.2 m
SHREWSBURY RIVER New Jersey 1950 11,230 201.5 m
OHIO RIVER Kentucky 1974 11,223 673.4 m
US 80 Texas 1971 11,221 416.7 m
US-127 Michigan 1961 11,219 111.2 m
490I490I43022049 RTE I4 New York 1959 11,219 51.8 m
ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1927 11,218 67.6 m
OHIO R. CSX KEEVER ST. Ohio 1955 11,215 778.9 m
PLUM BROOK DRAIN Michigan 1972 11,214 29.6 m
S. FORK SYCAMORE CREEK Tennessee 1947 11,214 65.5 m
YAKIMA RIVER Washington 1977 11,211 149.4 m
YAKIMA RIVER Washington 1977 11,211 149.4 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.