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
TRAFFIC ROUTE 309 Pennsylvania 1967 7,785 45.7 m
RIMMER CREEK Tennessee 1934 7,782 38.4 m
KOONTZ CREEK Tennessee 1930 7,782 40.2 m
OVER MILL CREEK Pennsylvania 1952 7,782 15.2 m
CHESTNUT STREET New York 1998 7,781 14.9 m
Old Youngs Bay Oregon 1921 7,781 562.4 m
WELLINGTON AV & AMTRAK Rhode Island 1965 7,776 88.7 m
CSX RR & HOLMES ST Michigan 1969 7,766 219.0 m
NB I-405 Washington 2006 7,766 39.0 m
LITTLE RIVER Maine 1944 7,764 15.3 m
PULASKI HIGHWAY Maryland 1956 7,760 72.2 m
Community Ditch Colorado 2000 7,760 10.7 m
MILL CREEK Illinois 1985 7,750 95.1 m
I 15B;W.INKOM IC Idaho 1962 7,750 34.7 m
MAIN STREET GS Idaho 1962 7,750 37.8 m
MAIN STREET GS Idaho 1962 7,750 37.8 m
Cuyahoga River Ohio 1987 7,742 43.0 m
LONG GREEN CREEK Maryland 1987 7,740 23.5 m
ROCKAWAY RIVER New Jersey 1840 7,737 28.3 m
WATERSPOUT RUN Maryland 1920 7,735 7.0 m
WHLNG CR CR.10 & ABND.RR Ohio 1932 7,734 229.8 m
THREAD RIVER Michigan 1928 7,716 13.7 m
LICK CREEK Tennessee 1960 7,714 18.0 m
PLUM CREEK Pennsylvania 1957 7,708 6.1 m
BIG RUN West Virginia 1953 7,700 65.1 m
NEGRO CK Kansas 1910 7,700 10.7 m
TURABO RIVER Puerto Rico 1973 7,700 107.5 m
KINGS RIVER California 1942 7,700 79.2 m
BLANCA CREEK Puerto Rico 1996 7,700 9.6 m
SPOON R & TR 238A Illinois 1968 7,700 119.5 m
US 276 South Carolina 1958 7,700 70.7 m
SPOON RIVER & TR238A Illinois 1968 7,700 119.5 m
BNSF RR Washington 1931 7,700 31.4 m
BROOKER CREEK Florida 1985 7,700 36.6 m
Flat Rock Creek Arkansas 1964 7,700 28.3 m
SAWKILL CREEK Pennsylvania 1942 7,699 48.8 m
ACCESS RD CREEK OLD RR Washington 1933 7,694 82.3 m
I-96 (JEFFRIES FRWY) Michigan 1970 7,690 100.9 m
Las Huertas Creek New Mexico 1975 7,686 28.7 m
ERIE CANAL New York 1912 7,684 40.2 m
2ND AVE Washington 1974 7,681 43.9 m
MNRR PJ LINE New York 1978 7,680 45.4 m
CR 21 New York 1938 7,676 38.4 m
DRAIN Texas 1987 7,669 14.0 m
ST 2 WB ROTARY Massachusetts 1966 7,667 28.9 m
PLUM CREEK UPPER BRANCH Pennsylvania 1982 7,662 9.4 m
HARVEYS CREEK Pennsylvania 1935 7,630 17.1 m
MILLER DRAIN Michigan 1964 7,630 8.2 m
BNSF RR SW 1ST NW 1ST Texas 1985 7,630 270.1 m
PIKES CREEK Pennsylvania 1935 7,630 6.4 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.