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
PR 706 Puerto Rico 1992 9,250 45.4 m
RR TRACKS-WAYMAN ST. Illinois 1981 9,250 173.1 m
AMTRAK/NSRC Pennsylvania 1961 9,249 27.1 m
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR New Jersey 1911 9,247 46.9 m
LITTLE RIVER Kentucky 1936 9,241 25.6 m
BEAVER CRK 1.77 MI. W 44 Ohio 1961 9,238 7.3 m
RAMP TO 25AX WB New York 1963 9,225 213.1 m
COOKS RUN Pennsylvania 1926 9,221 10.4 m
STATE ROUTE 99 & RAMPS California 1957 9,220 60.4 m
TWIN LAKE NORTH INLET Minnesota 1967 9,209 6.7 m
WITCHER CREEK West Virginia 1969 9,200 113.6 m
US220 North Carolina 1960 9,200 60.3 m
S BR MANITOWOC RIVER Wisconsin 1951 9,200 11.1 m
WILLOW RIVER Wisconsin 1980 9,200 57.3 m
EVANS LAKE & YELLOW CR Ohio 1954 9,200 22.9 m
SMACKS BAYOU Florida 1965 9,200 56.1 m
DUKE POWER FEEDER North Carolina 1956 9,200 135.9 m
Big Grave Creek West Virginia 1973 9,200 77.6 m
I- 55 Illinois 1956 9,200 94.3 m
84I 84I83011374 RTE I84 New York 1963 9,188 68.6 m
RTE I490 New York 1963 9,186 48.5 m
RTE I490 New York 1963 9,186 40.5 m
US 1 N & SB Maine 1961 9,185 23.4 m
DRAIN CANAL Louisiana 1959 9,183 24.1 m
US-127 BR Michigan 1961 9,181 43.5 m
US-127 BR (POLK RD) Michigan 1961 9,181 34.7 m
US-127 BR Michigan 1961 9,181 44.7 m
BEECH CREEK Tennessee 1956 9,181 30.5 m
I 93 Massachusetts 1959 9,181 122.8 m
COMB I 90 & CSX/MBTA Massachusetts 1964 9,181 56.5 m
SAW MILL RIVER New York 1925 9,180 10.7 m
BIG TIMBER CREEK New Jersey 1934 9,175 99.7 m
WATER PLUM ISLAND RIVER Massachusetts 1973 9,172 41.1 m
KILLBUCK CREEK Ohio 1950 9,171 49.1 m
HOLMES CTY TRAIL Ohio 1940 9,171 11.3 m
CLARK FORK RIVER Montana 1964 9,168 299.2 m
SUNNYVALE EAST CHANNEL California 1961 9,158 15.2 m
I-375 Michigan 1964 9,150 119.5 m
LYONS RUN Pennsylvania 1952 9,150 10.1 m
BEARGRASS CREEK Kentucky 1930 9,144 56.1 m
OBED RIVER Tennessee 1959 9,135 60.8 m
FURMAN ROAD Kansas 1956 9,132 8.5 m
MIDDLETOWN & NJ RAILROAD New York 1950 9,130 16.2 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN Pennsylvania 1965 9,129 31.1 m
CSX RR Michigan 1972 9,123 42.3 m
Columbia River Oregon 1966 9,117 3,413.8 m
NHRR New Hampshire 1949 9,117 44.2 m
GW RR Colorado 1974 9,116 37.7 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 9,109 64.3 m
MILE CREEK Louisiana 1948 9,109 25.6 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.