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
JOHNSON CREEK Oregon 1950 9,838 32.0 m
ROUTE I-64 Virginia 1967 9,838 107.4 m
LITTLE SISTER CRK New York 1927 9,835 7.6 m
BIG SISTER CREEK New York 1928 9,835 29.0 m
CO CANAL LOCKPORT Louisiana 1959 9,831 125.0 m
3901390143031083 RTE I3 New York 1980 9,827 113.4 m
RR MBTA/CSX Massachusetts 1986 9,827 13.4 m
NEVERSINK RIVER New York 1983 9,826 62.8 m
HERNDON CANAL California 1925 9,815 12.5 m
Green River Wyoming 1982 9,814 139.8 m
Salem Fork Rails Trails West Virginia 1966 9,800 158.0 m
I-696 Michigan 1972 9,800 102.7 m
LRD WATER ST Wisconsin 1926 9,800 291.2 m
LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA California 1956 9,800 7.3 m
TWO MILE BRANCH Tennessee 1920 9,800 6.1 m
ROUTE 5 California 1970 9,800 68.6 m
ROUTE 17 SB RAMP 007 Connecticut 1952 9,800 22.3 m
ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1928 9,800 110.6 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1930 9,794 10.7 m
SR 821 WHIPPLE WASTEWAY Washington 1970 9,791 108.8 m
RTE I95 RTE 95I New York 1958 9,788 36.5 m
S PRAIRIE CR Washington 1956 9,771 36.6 m
I-15 (SR-15) NBL and SBL Utah 1966 9,768 72.9 m
MNA RR Missouri 1949 9,767 74.7 m
PP&L FLUME Pennsylvania 1959 9,766 16.5 m
MATAWAN CREEK New Jersey 1944 9,762 14.0 m
ROARING BROOK Pennsylvania 1969 9,761 23.8 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1940 9,759 19.2 m
NS Railway Virginia 1938 9,753 83.8 m
DRY FK CR Missouri 1979 9,751 51.2 m
WATER CONCORD RIVER Massachusetts 1955 9,750 57.9 m
I-290 - IL 110 & CTA Illinois 1954 9,750 90.8 m
US64 NC28 North Carolina 1972 9,750 82.6 m
Calumet River Illinois 1958 9,750 104.5 m
MOREAU RVR Missouri 1960 9,742 175.9 m
SNOQUALMIE RIVER Washington 1931 9,740 135.3 m
UPRR Wyoming 1982 9,739 557.5 m
ELKHORN RUN Pennsylvania 1930 9,739 7.0 m
IR-90(CUY-90-0595) Ohio 1977 9,734 75.9 m
NEWELL CREEK Ohio 1960 9,731 17.7 m
MIDDLE RIVER Maine 1930 9,731 8.8 m
BATON ROUGE BAYOU Louisiana 1961 9,721 37.2 m
PAULINS KILL New Jersey 1933 9,721 53.0 m
HCFCD DITCH Texas 1954 9,720 11.0 m
CST PINEVILLE RD KCS RR Missouri 1959 9,720 64.6 m
OVER CC RR Iowa 1968 9,703 64.9 m
ABERNETHY CREEK Oregon 1933 9,700 31.7 m
US311 NC14 NC87 NC770 North Carolina 1957 9,700 48.4 m
WATER MONOOSNOC BROOK Massachusetts 1900 9,700 22.9 m
Roberts Lake Dam Florida 1997 9,700 6.3 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.