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
SHINNS RUN West Virginia 1920 9,400 10.2 m
REEDY BRANCH North Carolina 1964 9,400 33.8 m
HURRICANE CREEK Mississippi 1935 9,400 30.5 m
DOUGLAS CREEK Illinois 1954 9,400 27.9 m
ACCESS DR (CONVYR REMVD) Ohio 1963 9,400 10.4 m
PINEY CREEK West Virginia 1988 9,400 539.4 m
DRY RUN CREEK Illinois 1928 9,400 36.9 m
Commonwealth Blvd. Kentucky 2016 9,399 45.1 m
SIDE HILL STRUCTURE NB7 Ohio 1961 9,392 72.5 m
I-20 Louisiana 1963 9,385 81.4 m
CEDAR RIVER Iowa 1938 9,382 200.6 m
US 54 MNA RR Missouri 1969 9,382 97.8 m
S FK PALOUSE RIVER Washington 1923 9,381 69.5 m
TWO RUN CREEK Georgia 1949 9,380 45.7 m
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER Colorado 1970 9,367 73.5 m
FETTERS RUN Ohio 1964 9,364 16.5 m
BIG SIOUX RIVER South Dakota 1986 9,363 98.8 m
Big Goose Creek Wyoming 1968 9,363 62.2 m
US20 EB to 910F NB RTE New York 1984 9,354 29.3 m
LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER Tennessee 1970 9,352 295.8 m
C & NW RR Illinois 1977 9,350 53.6 m
SR 20 EB/WB E MAIN Pennsylvania 1959 9,349 65.8 m
PARKVIEW DITCH Oklahoma 1968 9,341 12.2 m
AMTRAK(NY-WASH BRANCH) Pennsylvania 1923 9,341 47.2 m
WHITE RIVER Indiana 1973 9,340 72.1 m
SOUTH SANDY CREEK New York 1961 9,336 90.5 m
OHIO CANAL Ohio 1965 9,331 25.1 m
UNNAMED CREEK UNNAMED C New York 1974 9,331 7.6 m
EN HINES DRIVE Michigan 1933 9,326 20.4 m
TABLE ROCK LK Missouri 1956 9,320 567.5 m
WATER WEWEANTIC RIVER Massachusetts 1900 9,300 8.5 m
NORFOLK & SO. RR Active Alabama 1955 9,300 54.9 m
I-290 IKE Illinois 1951 9,300 62.8 m
BOONE CREEK Illinois 1969 9,300 18.8 m
SMYRE CREEK North Carolina 1922 9,300 19.8 m
YAUCO RIVER Puerto Rico 1986 9,300 22.8 m
KEITH CREEK Illinois 1915 9,300 10.5 m
Upper Chloe Creek Kentucky 1940 9,300 6.7 m
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Pennsylvania 1914 9,300 585.8 m
BEAVER CREEK Wisconsin 1970 9,300 9.6 m
LITTLE LEHIGH CREEK Pennsylvania 1957 9,297 77.7 m
ENGLISH BAYOU Louisiana 1963 9,291 48.8 m
NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM Kentucky 1982 9,286 54.3 m
CENTER CR Missouri 1949 9,281 117.0 m
SALEM CREEK Indiana 1959 9,267 10.2 m
BR LITTLE STILLWATER CR Ohio 1985 9,264 12.6 m
PASCACK BROOK New Jersey 1900 9,261 18.3 m
B&LE B&P RRS;CONNOQUE CR Pennsylvania 1937 9,259 264.6 m
PR 706 Puerto Rico 1992 9,250 45.3 m
PR 706 Puerto Rico 1992 9,250 45.4 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.