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
ABERNETHY CREEK Oregon 1933 9,700 31.7 m
WATER MONOOSNOC BROOK Massachusetts 1900 9,700 22.9 m
Roberts Lake Dam Florida 1997 9,700 6.3 m
WATER FIRST LEVEL CANAL Massachusetts 1919 9,698 36.6 m
MILL STREAM Maine 1923 9,693 13.4 m
390I390I42021198 RTE I3 New York 1982 9,687 103.0 m
Reading/BM/Northern RR Pennsylvania 1924 9,687 39.9 m
SR 10 / I-40 Tennessee 1965 9,676 76.2 m
CENTER CR OVRFL Missouri 1968 9,671 46.6 m
BRANCH PLUM RUN Pennsylvania 1988 9,670 9.8 m
LA0010 Louisiana 1989 9,668 150.9 m
25A (EB) U-TURN FLUSHIN New York 1963 9,664 314.6 m
FURNACE RUN Pennsylvania 1930 9,664 7.6 m
987F 987F87011004 RTE 9 New York 1958 9,660 72.8 m
TWO MILE PKWY/ CSX RR Tennessee 1968 9,653 60.7 m
CSXRR Illinois 1968 9,650 43.0 m
UP RR Missouri 1920 9,650 59.7 m
US-1 BY-PASS Pennsylvania 1968 9,650 45.7 m
CROOKED CREEK Illinois 1968 9,650 63.4 m
CROOKED CREEK Illinois 1968 9,650 63.4 m
US-23 Michigan 1957 9,650 68.4 m
DOUGLAS CREEK Washington 1957 9,626 91.4 m
STREAM Ohio 1978 9,626 10.7 m
BEAVER CRK Washington 1979 9,615 173.7 m
BAYOU MANCHAC Louisiana 1931 9,615 99.1 m
VILLAR CANAL Louisiana 1971 9,608 17.7 m
NEW RIVER Louisiana 1982 9,608 17.4 m
BLACK BAYOU Louisiana 1983 9,608 23.2 m
VILLAR DRAINAGE Louisiana 1971 9,608 17.4 m
US 6 ML Colorado 1964 9,607 27.7 m
EAST BRANCH CROTON RIVER New York 1928 9,600 27.4 m
CREEK Oklahoma 1965 9,600 13.1 m
BEAVER CREEK North Carolina 1975 9,600 7.0 m
BAIROA RIVER Puerto Rico 1961 9,600 25.4 m
UNION STATION TRACKS Illinois 1913 9,600 44.6 m
S BR CHICAGO RIV Illinois 1913 9,600 93.1 m
MENOMONEE RIVER Wisconsin 1964 9,600 61.0 m
I-85 South Carolina 1959 9,600 71.0 m
NORFOLK&SOUTHERN RAILWAY North Carolina 1974 9,600 36.8 m
BRANCH OF CHARTIERS CRK Pennsylvania 1920 9,600 7.3 m
WAIOLAMA CANAL Hawaii 1949 9,600 9.4 m
GRAND RIVER Michigan 1957 9,599 29.3 m
GTW RR &I-75 Michigan 1969 9,590 178.9 m
RTE I95 New York 1961 9,588 15.8 m
SNOOK KILL New York 1950 9,577 8.5 m
West Fork Dairy Creek Oregon 1940 9,574 32.0 m
Dry Creek Wyoming 1992 9,573 17.2 m
WATER DRY BROOK Massachusetts 1967 9,569 7.8 m
MOREAU RVR Missouri 1984 9,565 145.4 m
DEEP RIVER Indiana 1992 9,563 25.8 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.