Worst Condition Bridges in America
All 223 highway bridges rated 0-3 on the federal condition scale. These bridges have the most critical structural needs and are prioritized for repair or closure.
11
Rating 0 — Failed
6
Rating 1 — Imminent Failure
24
Rating 2 — Critical
182
Rating 3 — Serious
Understanding Low-Rated Bridge Conditions
Bridges with condition ratings of 0-3 represent the most deteriorated structures in America's highway inventory. These ratings indicate that significant structural deterioration has occurred, requiring either immediate attention, load restrictions, or closure to traffic. While alarming to see, it is important to understand that federal safety requirements mandate that any bridge remaining open to traffic must be safe for its posted limits, even when rated in critical or serious condition.
The National Bridge Inspection Standards require that bridges with critical structural needs be inspected more frequently than the standard 24-month cycle. Many bridges rated 2-3 receive quarterly inspections to monitor deterioration and ensure that conditions have not worsened beyond posted restrictions. This enhanced oversight allows transportation agencies to keep bridges in service while planning and funding rehabilitation or replacement projects, which often require years of engineering design and environmental review.
Bridges rated 0 (failed) or 1 (imminent failure) are either closed to traffic or restricted to extremely limited use. In most cases, these structures have been replaced by modern bridges nearby, with the old bridge remaining in the inventory during demolition planning or preserved for historical significance. Rating 2 (critical) indicates severe deterioration that may require closure unless repairs are completed, while rating 3 (serious) shows major structural problems that affect load-carrying capacity but remain manageable with weight restrictions.
Many low-rated bridges serve rural communities where replacement funding competes with urban infrastructure priorities. Local and county bridges often lack the federal funding available for Interstate highways, resulting in slower rehabilitation timelines. Understanding where these bridges are located helps communities advocate for infrastructure investment and plan alternative routes when load restrictions affect commercial truck traffic or emergency vehicle access.
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Understanding These Ratings
Failed Condition
Bridge is out of service and closed to traffic.
Imminent Failure
Major deterioration. May be closed until repaired.
Critical Condition
May need to close unless closely monitored.
Serious Condition
Structural elements show serious deterioration.
Bridges rated 4 (“Poor”) are not included here but can be found on state and county pages. All open bridges must meet federal safety standards regardless of condition rating.
All 223 Bridges Rated 0-3
Search by road name, crossing, location, or state. Sorted by lowest rating first.
| Rank | Bridge | State | Rating | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | WASHINGTON ROAD over EASTSIDE BYPASS This bridge in 0.1 MI E HARMON RD is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1968. Carries 120 vehicles daily. | California | 0 | Poor |
| #2 | 1ST AVE S over 21ST ST & RR This bridge in 089282000 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1968. Carries 9,860 vehicles daily. | Iowa | 0 | Poor |
| #3 | FM over DES MOINES RIVER This bridge in 084272705 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1909. Carries 80 vehicles daily. | Iowa | 0 | Poor |
| #4 | HAZELTON ROAD over WHITE RIVER/LOCAL ROAD This bridge in 00.22 N OF SR 56 / SOUTH is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1945. | Indiana | 0 | Poor |
| #5 | WILSEY RD over BLACK RIVER This bridge in 01.26 E S MAIN ST is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1918. Carries 281 vehicles daily. | Indiana | 0 | Poor |
| #6 | UNNAMED RD over I-10 This bridge in 3.1 MI EAST OF I-510 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1969. Carries 28,550 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 0 | Poor |
| #7 | UNNAMED RD over I-10 This bridge in 4.5 MI EAST OF I-510 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1969. Carries 28,550 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 0 | Poor |
| #8 | LINWOOD AVE over KCS MOPAC & PAC RRS This bridge in 0.1 MI. SO. OF U.S. 80 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1950. Carries 22,308 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 0 | Poor |
| #9 | I0010 over SABINE RELIEF This bridge in 2.1 MI WEST OF LA 109 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1954. Carries 86,969 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 0 | Poor |
| #10 | US0090 over WEST PEARL RIVER This bridge in US0090 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1933. Carries 1,215 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 0 | Poor |
| #11 | COUNTY ROUTE 13 over CR 13/2 Kanawha R. CSX R This bridge in 0.01 Miles S. of US 60 is rated 0 (Failed) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1928. | West Virginia | 0 | Poor |
| #12 | US0090 over E MIDDLE PEARL RIVER This bridge in 3 miles east of US 190 is rated 1 (Imminent Failure) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1933. Carries 1,215 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 1 | Poor |
| #13 | BLVD OF THE ALLIES over CSX RR & BIKE TRAIL This bridge in 005 Charles Anderson Brid is rated 1 (Imminent Failure) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1938. Carries 21,211 vehicles daily. | Pennsylvania | 1 | Poor |
| #14 | KEIM STREET over SCHUYLKILL RIVER This bridge in MADISON BRIDGE 3138J3 is rated 1 (Imminent Failure) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1935. Carries 8,408 vehicles daily. | Pennsylvania | 1 | Poor |
| #15 | PR 2 over YAGUEZ RIVER & URBAN This bridge in AT MAYAGUEZ CITY is rated 1 (Imminent Failure) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1961. Carries 45,800 vehicles daily. | Puerto Rico | 1 | Poor |
| #16 | I-195 WB over SEEKONK RIVER This bridge in 0.2 Mi W of JCT US 6 is rated 1 (Imminent Failure) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1969. Carries 80,500 vehicles daily. | Rhode Island | 1 | Poor |
| #17 | Jeb Stuart Highway over Staunton River This bridge in 0.00-CharCL/ 0.00-HalfxCL is rated 1 (Imminent Failure) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1930. Carries 464 vehicles daily. | Virginia | 1 | Poor |
| #18 | CO. RD. NO 107 over PIGEON CREEK This bridge in 7 MI. N RED LEVEL is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1930. Carries 100 vehicles daily. | Alabama | 2 | Poor |
| #19 | ROAD 200A over STONY CREEK This bridge in 7 MI SW OF ROAD 206 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1960. Carries 63 vehicles daily. | California | 2 | Poor |
| #20 | MAIN ST over VENTURA RIVER This bridge in 0.5 MI W OF VENTURA AVE is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1932. Carries 6,853 vehicles daily. | California | 2 | Poor |
| #21 | US 60 & 62 over MISSISSIPPI R This bridge in CAIRO is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1929. Carries 3,450 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #22 | IL 1 (HALSTED ST over RR - IHB This bridge in 1.1 M N IL 83 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1927. Carries 13,700 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #23 | 39TH ST (PERSHING) over RACINE AVE & RR This bridge in 1.3 W I-94 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1936. Carries 15,500 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #24 | IL 116 over SPOON RIVER This bridge in W EDGE LONDON MILLS is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1979. Carries 1,600 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #25 | OR-5 ChainOfRocksR over Chain of Rocks Cn & 2 LR This bridge in 1.3 M E MISS R is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1949. Carries 525 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #26 | ILL 116 over BNSF & UPRR KICKAPOO This bridge in HARMON HIGHWAY is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1935. Carries 8,100 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #27 | IL 100/106 over ILLINOIS RIVER This bridge in E EDGE FLORENCE is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1929. Carries 1,850 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #28 | IL 8/ IL 116 over Tazewell & Peoria RR This bridge in CEDAR ST EXTENSION is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1966. Carries 11,800 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #29 | ROSCOE RD over ROCK RIVER This bridge in 0.2 MI. W. IL 251 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1967. Carries 10,700 vehicles daily. | Illinois | 2 | Poor |
| #30 | SR 66 ILL SR 14 over WABASH RIVER & SERVICE R This bridge in 00.35 W of SR 69 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1930. Carries 1,065 vehicles daily. | Indiana | 2 | Poor |
| #31 | Veterans Walk of H over Tradewater River This bridge in 0.2 MI S JCT KY2089 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1914. Carries 22 vehicles daily. | Kentucky | 2 | Poor |
| #32 | LA0182 over ATCHAF.R/BERWICK BAY This bridge in 1.4 MI WEST OF US 90 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1933. Carries 12,788 vehicles daily. | Louisiana | 2 | Poor |
| #33 | MLK JR ST over US-131 & CSX RR This bridge in IN GRAND RAPIDS is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1960. Carries 10,425 vehicles daily. | Michigan | 2 | Poor |
| #34 | MILLER ROAD over CONRAIL This bridge in DEARBORN S/MICHIGAN is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1931. Carries 23,965 vehicles daily. | Michigan | 2 | Poor |
| #35 | SWINGING BR RD over GRAND AUGLAIZE This bridge in S 36 T 39 N R 15 W is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1920. Carries 250 vehicles daily. | Missouri | 2 | Poor |
| #36 | US 60 W over MISSISSIPPI RVR This bridge in S 19 T 27 N R 18 E is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1929. Carries 2,646 vehicles daily. | Missouri | 2 | Poor |
| #37 | IS 55 N over MO PAC RR This bridge in S 17 T 44 N R 7 E is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1963. Carries 44,181 vehicles daily. | Missouri | 2 | Poor |
| #38 | LOW-WATER BRDG. RD over STEELE BAYOU This bridge in SEC 31 T10N R 7W B is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1962. Carries 170 vehicles daily. | Mississippi | 2 | Poor |
| #39 | WATER STREET over SUSQ RIV / LUZ & SUSQ RR This bridge in PITTSTON / WEST PITTSTON is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1914. Carries 8,665 vehicles daily. | Pennsylvania | 2 | Poor |
| #40 | FT.HANCOCK INTL.BR over RIO GRANDE RIVER This bridge in .898 M S JCT SH20/FM1088 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1936. Carries 775 vehicles daily. | Texas | 2 | Poor |
| #41 | WV ROUTE 2 SPUR over Ohio River OH-7 R.R. This bridge in 0.34 Mi West Jct. WV 2 is rated 2 (Critical) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1904. Carries 11,500 vehicles daily. | West Virginia | 2 | Poor |
| #42 | 21ST STREET over MORRIS AVE * RR This bridge in 21ST ST- 1ST S TO 1ST N is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1915. Carries 13,000 vehicles daily. | Alabama | 3 | Poor |
| #43 | 22ND STREET over MORRIS AVE * RR This bridge in 22ND ST- 1ST S TO 1ST N is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1915. Carries 14,000 vehicles daily. | Alabama | 3 | Poor |
| #44 | AL0601 (OLD AL143) over CSX RAIL ROAD This bridge in 1.4MI N. OF JACKSON ST. is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1937. Carries 62 vehicles daily. | Alabama | 3 | Poor |
| #45 | Us-70/Sec-19/L5.17 over St. Francis River This bridge in 5.17 Miles East Of Sh 1 is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1933. Carries 1,300 vehicles daily. | Arkansas | 3 | Poor |
| #46 | Sh-17/Sec-5/L-4.86 over Cache River This bridge in 4.86 Miles North Of Us 64 is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1948. Carries 920 vehicles daily. | Arkansas | 3 | Poor |
| #47 | SH 23-Logan Co. over Petit Jean River Relief This bridge in 0.61 MI N JCT SH 23 & 116 is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1961. Carries 2,900 vehicles daily. | Arkansas | 3 | Poor |
| #48 | SH 45 Madison Co. over WAR EAGLE CREEK This bridge in 3.02 MI N JCT OF SH412&45 is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1964. Carries 2,800 vehicles daily. | Arkansas | 3 | Poor |
| #49 | SH 278-16 LM 4.38 over Union Pacific R/R This bridge in 0.7 Mi W US 65-McGehee is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1969. Carries 6,600 vehicles daily. | Arkansas | 3 | Poor |
| #50 | US 62 over St. Francis River This bridge in AR/MO Border is rated 3 (Serious) on the federal condition scale. Built in 1953. Carries 1,400 vehicles daily. | Arkansas | 3 | Poor |
Showing 1–50 of 223 bridges
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Data Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory 2024
Bridge inspection data is typically updated every 24 months. Conditions may have changed since the last inspection.
“Structurally deficient” does not mean a bridge is unsafe or likely to collapse. It indicates that one or more key structural elements are in poor or worse condition. Bridges are inspected regularly and may have load restrictions in place.
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used for route clearance or vehicle weight decisions.