How's the bridge you cross every day?

Look up the federal inspection record for any of 623,592 U.S. highway bridges: condition ratings, when it was last inspected, how old it is, and how much traffic it carries.

623,592Bridges
272,549Good
309,372Fair
41,671Poor

Inspectors rate the deck, the superstructure and the substructure from 0 to 9. One pier rated 4 makes the whole bridge poor.

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

When Bridges Get Inspected

Federal law requires most highway bridges to be inspected at least every 24 months. Some bridges in good shape qualify for 48-month intervals, and about a third of poor-condition bridges are on 12-month or shorter schedules. Each bridge page shows its last inspection and its required frequency.

Start with bridges near you, the most-traveled poor-condition bridges, the longest bridges in the country, or the oldest ones still in use.

Bridge Conditions by State

Alabama16,173 bridges545 poor · 3.4%Alaska1,660 bridges124 poor · 7.5%Arizona8,587 bridges95 poor · 1.1%Arkansas12,978 bridges695 poor · 5.4%California25,975 bridges1,284 poor · 4.9%Colorado8,990 bridges417 poor · 4.6%Connecticut4,363 bridges209 poor · 4.8%Delaware874 bridges10 poor · 1.1%District of Columbia256 bridges5 poor · 2.0%Florida13,067 bridges360 poor · 2.8%Georgia15,090 bridges263 poor · 1.7%Hawaii1,177 bridges67 poor · 5.7%Idaho4,643 bridges250 poor · 5.4%Illinois26,927 bridges2,563 poor · 9.5%Indiana19,542 bridges1,043 poor · 5.3%Iowa23,716 bridges4,423 poor · 18.6%Kansas24,891 bridges1,301 poor · 5.2%Kentucky14,588 bridges1,088 poor · 7.5%Louisiana12,684 bridges1,423 poor · 11.2%Maine2,542 bridges392 poor · 15.4%Maryland5,030 bridges232 poor · 4.6%Massachusetts5,311 bridges501 poor · 9.4%Michigan11,396 bridges1,250 poor · 11.0%Minnesota13,551 bridges609 poor · 4.5%Mississippi16,711 bridges967 poor · 5.8%Missouri24,647 bridges2,163 poor · 8.8%Montana5,235 bridges388 poor · 7.4%Nebraska15,412 bridges1,155 poor · 7.5%Nevada2,123 bridges22 poor · 1.0%New Hampshire2,549 bridges192 poor · 7.5%New Jersey6,817 bridges392 poor · 5.8%New Mexico4,029 bridges172 poor · 4.3%New York17,664 bridges1,741 poor · 9.9%North Carolina19,267 bridges1,377 poor · 7.1%North Dakota4,250 bridges470 poor · 11.1%Ohio26,713 bridges1,266 poor · 4.7%Oklahoma22,926 bridges1,719 poor · 7.5%Oregon8,322 bridges421 poor · 5.1%Pennsylvania23,314 bridges2,813 poor · 12.1%Puerto Rico2,431 bridges344 poor · 14.2%Rhode Island787 bridges110 poor · 14.0%South Carolina9,503 bridges602 poor · 6.3%South Dakota5,883 bridges945 poor · 16.1%Tennessee20,374 bridges887 poor · 4.4%Texas56,951 bridges680 poor · 1.2%U.S. Virgin Islands24 bridges8 poor · 33.3%Utah3,144 bridges109 poor · 3.5%Vermont2,866 bridges114 poor · 4.0%Virginia14,143 bridges485 poor · 3.4%Washington8,516 bridges473 poor · 5.6%West Virginia7,344 bridges1,307 poor · 17.8%Wisconsin14,498 bridges976 poor · 6.7%Wyoming3,138 bridges224 poor · 7.1%