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
CSX RAILROAD & FAU 3892 Tennessee 1959 7,621 81.8 m
CSX RAILROAD Maryland 1964 7,620 50.0 m
I-10 WEST TO US 61 Louisiana 1961 7,620 407.8 m
UNNAMED WATERWAY New Mexico 1972 7,619 11.9 m
RTE 907D RTE 907D New York 1941 7,616 34.4 m
HONEY CREEK Wisconsin 1934 7,600 9.1 m
RED RUN DRAIN Michigan 1970 7,600 7.7 m
CH 50/SUMERFIELD RD Illinois 1984 7,600 34.6 m
TOWN BROOK Illinois 1985 7,600 8.2 m
SUTTER BYPASS California 1938 7,600 1,264.5 m
US 34 BYPASS Illinois 1972 7,600 61.3 m
ROBINSON CREEK North Carolina 1967 7,600 9.7 m
STURGEON CREEK North Carolina 1944 7,600 30.7 m
SHAWNEEHAW CREEK North Carolina 1952 7,600 9.1 m
TRUCKEE RVR Nevada 1937 7,600 41.5 m
PANTHER CREEK South Carolina 1925 7,600 9.7 m
NORTH HAMBYS CREEK North Carolina 1970 7,600 8.5 m
RR NECRR Massachusetts 1938 7,600 39.6 m
ROCK CREEK North Carolina 1938 7,600 8.5 m
SOUTHERN RAILROAD South Carolina 1928 7,600 32.9 m
SANDY CREEK California 1979 7,590 7.9 m
OVER SR 18 S HERMITAGE Pennsylvania 1966 7,590 41.8 m
MARTINS RUN Ohio 1956 7,584 9.1 m
3RD AVE & I-90 Washington 1970 7,572 267.9 m
INDIAN CAMP CREEK Kentucky 1963 7,571 8.2 m
CHALPIN BAYOU Louisiana 1980 7,562 40.5 m
STREAM NO NAME Louisiana 1952 7,562 22.6 m
UP R.R. UNDER Oklahoma 1905 7,560 79.2 m
RTE I495 RTE I495 New York 1959 7,558 34.1 m
GLIMMER GLASS New Jersey 1938 7,555 85.0 m
DUCK CREEK Ohio 1947 7,551 13.1 m
COPPER SLOUGH Illinois 1976 7,550 12.1 m
SR-44 (LAK-44-0784) Ohio 1962 7,545 73.2 m
FLETCHER CREEK Tennessee 1960 7,545 66.6 m
Sproules Run Virginia 1936 7,544 6.4 m
BRANCH PICKERING CREEK Pennsylvania 1938 7,540 11.9 m
CHICKIES CREEK Pennsylvania 1937 7,538 29.9 m
907M907MX5M14046 RTE 90 New York 1963 7,533 144.8 m
NORTH FORK NOLIN RIVER Kentucky 1926 7,532 45.4 m
ROUGE RIVER Michigan 1970 7,529 10.1 m
TINKERS CREEK Ohio 1959 7,527 36.1 m
SPY RUN CREEK Indiana 1993 7,525 21.3 m
BLACK BAYOU Louisiana 1971 7,519 17.4 m
HJF CANAL Washington 1915 7,516 7.6 m
IR 270 Ohio 1968 7,515 94.8 m
CENTRAL AVE Texas 1965 7,515 55.8 m
NORTH PLATTE RIVER Nebraska 1973 7,513 131.7 m
TRIB LIT BEAVER CREEK Ohio 1985 7,512 8.8 m
Rt 209 Rt 209 Pedestria New York 1930 7,505 20.7 m
US 6 Rhode Island 1969 7,504 55.8 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.