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
COMB MERRIMACK ST & MBT Massachusetts 1963 10,371 120.4 m
LOPATCONG CREEK New Jersey 1921 10,356 14.0 m
STH 49S - STH 54W Wisconsin 1965 10,350 73.6 m
MERRYMEETING RIVER New Hampshire 1934 10,346 10.7 m
CENTER CR OVRFL Missouri 1990 10,333 46.6 m
ALLEGHENY CREEK Pennsylvania 1956 10,331 22.3 m
Mill Creek Pennsylvania 1951 10,329 32.6 m
Norfolk Southern RR Pennsylvania 1937 10,328 18.0 m
MORMON FK CR Missouri 1969 10,324 39.3 m
INTERSTATE 295 NB & SB Maine 1958 10,320 74.4 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1979 10,315 12.2 m
RT 195 & CSX TRANSP Virginia 1975 10,312 82.3 m
NEIGHORN BR Missouri 1941 10,305 29.9 m
NEWTOWN CREEK New York 1901 10,303 70.1 m
La Vega Creek Puerto Rico 1940 10,300 7.9 m
COMB I 90 & MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1965 10,300 137.2 m
JORDAN CREEK South Carolina 1952 10,300 45.7 m
MINERAL CREEK Illinois 1961 10,300 46.0 m
MINERAL CREEK Illinois 1961 10,300 46.0 m
BNSF RY AND AMTRAK California 1938 10,300 129.5 m
CREEK Puerto Rico 1930 10,300 14.0 m
COFRESI CREEK Puerto Rico 1940 10,300 20.3 m
BIG CARLOS PASS Florida 1965 10,300 513.4 m
LA VEGA CREEK Puerto Rico 1940 10,300 7.9 m
IH 30 Texas 1959 10,295 98.5 m
I-79 NB/SB & TR BRUSH CR Pennsylvania 1970 10,286 79.9 m
940T940T43011006 RTE 94 New York 1962 10,275 24.4 m
MORMON FK CR Missouri 1926 10,271 38.7 m
ST 9 WORCESTER RD Massachusetts 1957 10,271 51.5 m
RTE 11 N TOWNSEND STREE New York 1968 10,269 189.6 m
CEDAR RIVER & RR Iowa 1969 10,268 202.4 m
ROCK RUN Pennsylvania 1954 10,266 25.6 m
DIX ROAD Michigan 1930 10,257 45.4 m
S FK WILLAPA RIVER Washington 1966 10,253 182.9 m
LIVE OAK CREEK Texas 1940 10,251 32.0 m
I- 90 94 JFK Illinois 1957 10,250 87.5 m
WSSB RAILROAD North Carolina 1950 10,250 43.5 m
WSSB RR North Carolina 1950 10,250 43.5 m
S BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1916 10,250 109.5 m
US401 North Carolina 1956 10,250 76.2 m
STERLING CREEK New York 1954 10,248 25.6 m
TONAWANDA CREEK New York 1952 10,246 46.9 m
CSX RAILROAD Maryland 1940 10,242 60.7 m
79ST BT BASIN GRG 79 ST New York 1935 10,238 193.9 m
INTERSTATE 95 NB & SB Maine 1963 10,232 79.4 m
SMITH CREEK New York 1931 10,223 9.1 m
NORTHRUP CREEK New York 1931 10,223 10.1 m
Fish Creek Wyoming 1949 10,222 56.8 m
TR METHUEN RAIL TRAIL Massachusetts 1936 10,220 10.7 m
ROCKY RIVER VALLEY PKWY Ohio 1925 10,217 272.2 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.