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
LITTLE CALUMET RIVER Illinois 1915 8,050 104.1 m
SBI 8 (OLD US 34) Illinois 1985 8,050 10.7 m
COLD BROOK New York 1955 8,046 9.0 m
KENTUCKY RIVER & CITY ST Kentucky 1952 8,046 389.2 m
NJ 17 NB New Jersey 1964 8,038 36.6 m
HOP BROOK New Jersey 1961 8,038 35.7 m
BLUMFIELD CREEK Michigan 1929 8,033 12.2 m
302 ST (FAS 6372) South Dakota 1960 8,020 36.3 m
HILTON RUN Maryland 1936 8,010 10.4 m
REPKO RUN Pennsylvania 1947 8,006 8.5 m
I-26 I-240 North Carolina 1967 8,000 45.4 m
US HIGHWAY 101 California 1957 8,000 114.0 m
LEHIGH R. NS RR WATER ST Pennsylvania 1953 8,000 355.7 m
INTERSTATE-91 Connecticut 1965 8,000 93.9 m
PAXTON CREEK Pennsylvania 1900 8,000 17.1 m
MARK WEST CREEK California 1958 8,000 71.3 m
BIG FISHWEIR CREEK Florida 2000 8,000 10.7 m
WASHINGTON BLVD (RT 8) Pennsylvania 1912 8,000 167.0 m
I-290 IKE - IL 110 CKC Illinois 1951 8,000 63.9 m
HOMINY CREEK North Carolina 1929 8,000 34.1 m
I- 80 Illinois 1966 8,000 131.5 m
BAYOU FATMA Louisiana 1980 8,000 40.5 m
TYGART VALLEY RIVER West Virginia 1948 8,000 60.0 m
MOUNT DIABLO CREEK California 1987 8,000 18.3 m
GROUND Illinois 1982 8,000 51.2 m
PINEY CREEK Tennessee 1956 7,993 43.4 m
LITTLE CONEWAGO CREEK Pennsylvania 1937 7,993 45.1 m
SAN LEANDRO CREEK California 1939 7,991 38.7 m
GOOSE CREEK Kentucky 1935 7,990 70.4 m
BIG SIOUX RV South Dakota 1966 7,985 121.4 m
BIG SIOUX RV South Dakota 1966 7,985 121.4 m
JACKSONBURG CREEK New Jersey 1931 7,984 13.7 m
BRANCH Tennessee 1950 7,982 29.0 m
I-95 NB & SB Rhode Island 1965 7,979 61.0 m
RJC RAILROAD Kentucky 1936 7,976 110.9 m
OVER UPPER TWO MILE RUN Pennsylvania 1956 7,968 13.4 m
SOUTHERN RAILWAY Tennessee 1928 7,960 54.6 m
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR New Jersey 1890 7,956 36.0 m
BRANCH Alabama 1925 7,950 10.1 m
MNRR NH LINE New York 1887 7,948 19.8 m
IS 255 Missouri 1969 7,946 93.3 m
FISHING CREEK Pennsylvania 1910 7,944 12.2 m
TANNERY BROOK New York 1969 7,939 8.2 m
NOOKSACK R Washington 1950 7,931 175.6 m
SARANAC RIVER New York 1992 7,926 39.6 m
MAPLE STREET New York 1968 7,922 38.4 m
MAPLE STREET New York 1968 7,922 38.4 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN Delaware 1942 7,915 185.3 m
LITTLE ANDRO RIVER Maine 1961 7,915 45.5 m
Sw CR 53 (White Mtn Rd) Wyoming 1966 7,912 31.4 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.