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
MENOMONEE RIVER Wisconsin 1929 9,109 117.0 m
LAND Wisconsin 1929 9,109 71.3 m
MILE CREEK Louisiana 1948 9,109 25.6 m
BAYOU DORCHEAT Louisiana 1954 9,109 86.0 m
DORCHEAT RELIEF Louisiana 1954 9,109 73.5 m
DORCHEAT RELIEF Louisiana 1954 9,109 97.8 m
HUBS BAYOU Louisiana 1972 9,104 23.2 m
I277 & NC16 North Carolina 1973 9,100 60.9 m
BRUSHY CREEK South Carolina 1981 9,100 27.4 m
PELICAN ISLAND CHAN Texas 1960 9,100 987.2 m
YOUNGSTOWN & SOUTHERN RR Ohio 1957 9,100 13.1 m
SILVER CREEK Illinois 1955 9,100 18.3 m
Mill Bayou Florida 1955 9,100 45.7 m
JACABOA RIVER Puerto Rico 1941 9,100 71.1 m
ALLIGATOR CREEK Mississippi 1924 9,100 11.0 m
CONNECTICUT RIVER Connecticut 1913 9,100 269.7 m
I-57 Illinois 1962 9,100 68.6 m
CARRYING PLACE Maine 1930 9,100 10.4 m
SPRING FLAT CREEK Washington 1920 9,093 11.3 m
GREEN RIVER IN LIBERTY Kentucky 1957 9,092 98.8 m
SH3/UP/TCT/GH&H RR Texas 1968 9,090 305.1 m
NUTTREE BRANCH Virginia 2004 9,077 6.7 m
E.FORK LITTLE MIAMI RIV Ohio 1935 9,074 69.8 m
LITTLE MUDDY CREEK Pennsylvania 1941 9,074 17.1 m
UP RR California 1976 9,068 39.9 m
S 3RD (US-33) OVER I-70 Ohio 1963 9,065 38.6 m
ARDMORE TRAIL Indiana 1970 9,063 35.9 m
CONRAIL RR Indiana 1970 9,063 83.6 m
DRY FK CR Missouri 1964 9,056 51.5 m
BNSF RR Missouri 1970 9,056 37.2 m
OHIO RIVER Kentucky 1867 9,054 659.0 m
PRAIRIE CR Illinois 1967 9,050 34.1 m
T.P. & W RR Illinois 1967 9,050 53.0 m
WEST SECOND ST Illinois 1967 9,050 32.6 m
IC RR Illinois 1967 9,050 69.2 m
PRAIRIE CREEK Illinois 1967 9,050 34.1 m
RONDOUT CREEK New York 1934 9,045 72.8 m
BUFFALO RIVER New York 1952 9,043 96.0 m
SR 0837 NB SB Pennsylvania 1959 9,038 218.8 m
OVER SR 20 E/WB E MAIN Pennsylvania 1959 9,035 70.4 m
TRIER DRAIN Indiana 1966 9,025 7.9 m
CHESTER CREEK / 3694-J10 Pennsylvania 1898 9,019 9.1 m
WATER WEWEANTIC RIVER Massachusetts 1929 9,017 33.2 m
Washington Scndry (N&S) New Jersey 1910 9,013 16.2 m
BAYOU TERREBONNE Louisiana 1968 9,001 29.0 m
WEST LUDLOW WASH California 1968 9,000 32.3 m
I-375 Michigan 1960 9,000 50.7 m
IH 94 Wisconsin 1963 9,000 66.4 m
MISSION CHANNEL OVERFLOW California 1966 9,000 43.3 m
UTUADO CREEK Puerto Rico 1965 9,000 18.6 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.