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
BOND BROOK Maine 1854 8,861 11.6 m
OHIO CANAL (110) Ohio 1931 8,859 84.7 m
MOSQUITO CREEK Ohio 1974 8,855 43.6 m
Matanza Arroyo New Mexico 1971 8,854 63.1 m
Walnut Creek New Mexico 1964 8,854 40.8 m
Walnut Creek New Mexico 1964 8,854 40.8 m
MADERA CANYON New Mexico 1939 8,854 46.0 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1962 8,852 10.7 m
BIG ALLISON CREEK South Carolina 1975 8,850 97.5 m
TOBYS CREEK Pennsylvania 1939 8,846 47.9 m
MERIDAN AVE. BNSF RR Kansas 1975 8,841 382.1 m
KENNEBEC RIVER Maine 1936 8,829 175.0 m
SR 155 Washington 1964 8,828 17.7 m
OPEN AREA Michigan 1931 8,816 145.7 m
SD038 South Dakota 1989 8,815 72.9 m
BROWNS CREEK Florida 1963 8,800 231.6 m
AGUACATE CREEK Puerto Rico 1920 8,800 10.4 m
PORTUGUES RIVER Puerto Rico 1933 8,800 59.4 m
WITCHER CREEK West Virginia 1969 8,800 113.6 m
ELK CREEK West Virginia 1973 8,800 72.4 m
STATE ROUTE 99 California 1964 8,800 81.7 m
GRANDE CREEK Puerto Rico 1967 8,800 11.3 m
HOUSATONIC RIVER Connecticut 1919 8,800 299.6 m
UPRR Arkansas 1976 8,800 188.4 m
SOLDIER CREEK Iowa 1974 8,798 89.9 m
BRANCH NAAMANS CREEK Pennsylvania 1916 8,790 19.2 m
NORTHEAST BRANCH Maryland 1964 8,781 42.7 m
ANNARICKEN BROOK New Jersey 1949 8,777 8.2 m
SIGHTS BR Missouri 1924 8,773 6.4 m
BOGUE CREEK Michigan 1925 8,772 7.3 m
W. HICKMAN CREEK Kentucky 1970 8,760 19.2 m
BR OF W.HICKMAN CREEK Kentucky 1970 8,760 14.6 m
WEBER RIVER Utah 1967 8,760 283.8 m
MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1922 8,758 19.5 m
MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1922 8,758 19.5 m
SEPTA(WEST CHESTER BR.) Pennsylvania 1917 8,755 19.2 m
BR OF MATTAWOMAN CREEK Maryland 1951 8,750 8.2 m
PASCOAG RIVER Rhode Island 1902 8,750 15.0 m
CH23R Illinois 1968 8,750 82.0 m
CH R23 Illinois 1968 8,750 82.0 m
ADDISON CR Illinois 1931 8,750 7.9 m
Louis Creek Illinois 1968 8,750 28.3 m
CO 9/9 West Virginia 1986 8,750 95.3 m
Louis Creek Illinois 1968 8,750 28.5 m
CSX New Hampshire 1890 8,749 19.8 m
SCIOTO RIVER Ohio 1972 8,739 141.7 m
US75 Nebraska 1977 8,730 59.4 m
JACKSON BOTTOM SLOUGH Oregon 1966 8,728 46.3 m
ST. JONES RIVER Delaware 1965 8,726 92.2 m
ARTHUR ST VIADUCT Oregon 1947 8,710 81.0 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.