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
GINHOUSE CREEK Florida 1965 10,081 18.3 m
HIGHLINE CANAL Colorado 1965 10,077 10.9 m
PARKERS CREEK New Jersey 1906 10,066 11.6 m
RTE 11 NYS Routes 11&41 New York 1966 10,063 50.0 m
TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER New York 1966 10,063 56.4 m
ROUTE I 280 California 1963 10,055 114.3 m
SHINGLE HLLOW BRK New York 1932 10,052 7.3 m
STREAM Illinois 1937 10,050 6.8 m
BLAKELY DRAIN Michigan 1924 10,048 14.9 m
MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIV California 1954 10,046 76.8 m
I 495 Massachusetts 1961 10,040 90.2 m
US 130 SB New Jersey 1961 10,038 44.5 m
BAYOU RAMOS Louisiana 1994 10,035 2,550.9 m
SELAH CREEK Washington 1969 10,035 407.5 m
WAX LAKE OUTLET Louisiana 1975 10,035 397.2 m
BURBANK CREEK Washington 1970 10,035 124.4 m
NORTH BR. PIGEON CREEK Pennsylvania 1956 10,033 7.0 m
PARK CREEK Pennsylvania 1928 10,028 10.1 m
THOMAS CREEK New York 1914 10,027 8.2 m
I 395 Massachusetts 1965 10,027 66.4 m
OVERFLOW CHANNEL NO 2 Washington 1948 10,027 20.7 m
DELTA LAKE Indiana 1939 10,025 7.6 m
NOVATO CREEK California 1969 10,024 29.9 m
WOLF CREEK Michigan 1981 10,021 19.2 m
US HIGHWAY 101 California 2013 10,020 80.4 m
RAILROAD AVENUE California 2013 10,002 68.3 m
SANDY RUN North Carolina 1965 10,000 64.0 m
LAKE BOWEN South Carolina 1959 10,000 121.9 m
I 40-SEC 32 Arkansas 1967 10,000 88.7 m
UPRR Illinois 1969 10,000 205.8 m
WATER UTILITY CANAL Massachusetts 1954 10,000 41.2 m
Illinois River/West Crsg Arkansas 1995 10,000 420.3 m
SANDY RUN CREEK North Carolina 1925 10,000 63.7 m
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PAR Maryland 1966 10,000 116.1 m
RUSSIAN RIVER California 1914 10,000 161.8 m
UP RR PARKSIDE RAILROAD California 1988 10,000 77.3 m
STATE ROUTE 13 California 1966 10,000 96.9 m
TURTLE CREEK Pennsylvania 1982 10,000 11.9 m
BAKER CREEK Ohio 1959 10,000 17.7 m
GLADE CREEK West Virginia 1988 10,000 667.4 m
NOLEHOE CREEK Mississippi 1976 10,000 8.2 m
TIMBER CREEK Colorado 1977 10,000 96.2 m
BLACK GORE CREEK Colorado 1977 10,000 107.9 m
CORRAL CREEK Colorado 1979 10,000 116.1 m
SMITH GULCH Colorado 1977 10,000 83.1 m
GULLER GULCH Colorado 1977 10,000 125.3 m
POLK CREEK Colorado 1978 10,000 223.1 m
MONTOUR TRAIL & RUN Pennsylvania 1989 10,000 68.9 m
NORFOLK S. RAILROAD (ABA North Carolina 1939 10,000 24.3 m
TRUCKEE RVR Nevada 1938 10,000 14.6 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.