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
HALSEY ROAD New York 1961 8,174 39.0 m
Ramp GC RAMP GB New York 1971 8,163 54.3 m
SACO RIVER Maine 1948 8,158 61.6 m
NINE PIPE RESERVOIR Montana 1933 8,158 23.6 m
ROBINSON RUN Ohio 1982 8,156 19.5 m
GUNPOWDER CREEK Kentucky 1951 8,155 22.9 m
GRINDSTONE RIVER Minnesota 1960 8,150 34.6 m
ROCK RUN CREEK Illinois 1996 8,150 42.1 m
OTVRR Minnesota 1968 8,148 49.6 m
OTVRR Minnesota 1968 8,148 49.6 m
DRY BR Missouri 1931 8,145 9.8 m
DRY BR Missouri 1931 8,145 7.6 m
RISLEY CHANNEL New Jersey 1963 8,142 403.3 m
NINE MILE CR & RR Washington 1933 8,140 64.9 m
N FK SPRING RVR OV Missouri 1947 8,139 68.6 m
N FK ELKHORN RIVER Nebraska 1968 8,130 80.8 m
TRIBUTARY TO WHITE MARSH Maryland 1978 8,126 12.9 m
Old Prairie Creek Arkansas 1930 8,107 10.1 m
STEEP BAYOU Louisiana 1955 8,105 23.8 m
S BR BUFFALO R Minnesota 1939 8,105 68.6 m
KETTLE CREEK Pennsylvania 1925 8,101 11.3 m
SOU. RAILROAD South Carolina 1951 8,100 57.9 m
CSX RR Illinois 1940 8,100 55.5 m
LITTLE CREEK North Carolina 1950 8,100 6.7 m
BNSF RR (079039A) Illinois 1975 8,100 59.1 m
SMITHS CREEK North Carolina 1967 8,100 36.8 m
BNSF & UPRR KICKAPOO Illinois 1935 8,100 194.5 m
BRADLEY RD California 1965 8,100 33.1 m
HORSE CREEK South Carolina 1951 8,100 73.2 m
MINER CREEK Wisconsin 1984 8,100 7.0 m
U S 1 South Carolina 1952 8,100 33.7 m
US 79-SEC 5 Arkansas 1968 8,094 60.4 m
MC CANLESS BRANCH Tennessee 1930 8,087 52.1 m
ARRINGTON CREEK Tennessee 1932 8,087 32.3 m
SCHUYLER CREEK New York 1885 8,084 7.3 m
Waterfall Canyon Arizona 1929 8,079 29.3 m
Queen Creek Arizona 1949 8,079 175.9 m
RR PCRR (ABANDONED) Massachusetts 1890 8,078 39.6 m
UPRR MARY AVE WACO CRK Texas 1935 8,074 261.2 m
HONEY RUN CREEK Tennessee 1941 8,067 34.7 m
NHRR(ABD) New Hampshire 1957 8,066 21.6 m
BEARGRASS CREEK Kentucky 1956 8,064 30.5 m
W BR CUY RIV 0.78 M E 44 Ohio 1956 8,061 39.0 m
Hopsons Crk .96 M W 168 Ohio 1956 8,061 20.3 m
DEER CR Missouri 1981 8,060 13.4 m
Ar Delta Heritage Trail Arkansas 1948 8,056 95.7 m
US 50 Missouri 1964 8,055 52.1 m
SUGAR FK CR Missouri 1998 8,053 85.6 m
LITTLE CALUMET RIVER Illinois 1915 8,050 104.1 m
SBI 8 (OLD US 34) Illinois 1985 8,050 10.7 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.