State profile · Above median Poor share

Pennsylvania bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Pennsylvania, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

14,867
Public bridges
37.4%
Good condition
10.5%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

14,867

Public highway bridges in Pennsylvania

Good Condition

37.4%

5,564 bridges rated 7-9

-12.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

10.5%

1,561 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

3.5pp vs national avg 7.0%

Pennsylvania vs national bridge condition

Pennsylvania - Good condition share 37.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Pennsylvania - Poor-condition share 35.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Pennsylvania vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Pennsylvania on the same metric.

MI

Michigan

8.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,188

AK

Alaska

10.12% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$909
Selected

PA

Pennsylvania

10.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,867

ND

North Dakota

10.84% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,242

LA

Louisiana

11.00% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,699

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Pennsylvania

Six lowest-condition bridges in Pennsylvania, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Pennsylvania

SR 0006 TR 6

Fair

Over: CARLEY BROOK

HONESDALE BO 140'E SR2007, Wayne, PA

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,239

SR 0371 TR 371

Fair

Over: ALDER MARSH BROOK

LEBANON TWP .3M E SR 1023, Wayne, PA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 697

SR 0507 TR 507

Fair

Over: INLET TO SNAG POND

LEHIGH TWP 300' W SR 3001, Wayne, PA

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,538

SR 0507 TR 507

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

DREHER TWP .7 M E TR 196, Wayne, PA

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 909

SR 1001

Fair

Over: CARLEY BROOK

BERLIN TWP @ JCT SR 1010, Wayne, PA

Built 1943 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 584

SR 1001 CARLEY BK

Fair

Over: CARLEY BROOK

OREGON TWP 1.8M N SR 1010, Wayne, PA

Built 1943 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 584

SR 1002

Fair

Over: TRIB AT S BR CALKINS CR

DAMASCUS TWP 1M E SR 1005, Wayne, PA

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 129

SR1016 CALLICON RD

Fair

Over: HOLLISTER CREEK

DAMASCUS TWP 1M W SR 1020, Wayne, PA

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 719

TWP RD 343 BTRNT R

Fair

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

STERLING TWP 1 M E TR 196, Wayne, PA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 81

SR 3019

Fair

Over: MAPLEWOOD CREEK

LAKE TP 800' N SR 3017, Wayne, PA

Built 1944 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 67

SR 3026

Fair

Over: MILE BROOK

S CANAAN TP 2.3M S SR3018, Wayne, PA

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 84

SR 4017

Fair

Over: CRAMER CREEK

LEBANON TWP 2.1M W SR4007, Wayne, PA

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22

BR.30 DOLANS,T-682

Fair

Over: EQUINUNK CREEK

PRESTON TWP 0.85 MI W 247, Wayne, PA

Built 1897 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

BR.38 OLD STEPHENS

Fair

Over: WILCOX CREEK

STERLING TWP 280FT SR3007, Wayne, PA

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65

SR 4009

Fair

Over: DYBERRY CREEK

DYBERRY TWP .2 M W TR 191, Wayne, PA

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 960

SR 0022

Fair

Over: HAYMAKERS RUN

MUNICIPAL OF MURRYSVILLE, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1943 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,857

SR 0030

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,043

SR 0031

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,094

SR 0070

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,589

SR 0130

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE RUN

COOK & DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 718

SR 0981

Fair

Over: SHERRICK RUN

EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,791

SR 1027

Fair

Over: STONY RUN

DERRY TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 79

SR 3091

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SEWICKLEY CK.

NEW STANTON BOROUGH, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,920

PA TPK (PA 66)

Fair

Over: Br of Sewickley Creek

HEMPFIELD TWP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

PA TPK (PA 66)

Fair

Over: Br. Sewickley Creek

HEMPFIELD TWP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,194

PA TPK (I-76)

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

EAST OF CARPENTERTOWN, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34,232

T-654 OASIS ROAD

Fair

Over: LOYALHANNA CREEK

AT POLICE ROAD INTERSECT., Westmoreland, PA

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 825

SARDIS ROAD

Fair

Over: HAYMAKER RUN

1.2 MILES NORTH OF SR 22, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,555

SR 8014

Fair

Over: SPEERS RUN

NORTH BELLE VERNON BORO., Westmoreland, PA

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,934

KENNEDY AVE

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

20' E OF LINCOLN AVE INT, Westmoreland, PA

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,512

SR 4022

Fair

Over: BRUSH RUN

PENN TOWNSHIP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 235

Tarr Hollow, T-618

Fair

Over: U. Trib. to Turtle Creek

0.2m north of 22, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 401

County Road

Fair

Over: North Moreland Lake

Allegheny TWP, Westmoreland, PA

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

Frog Road

Fair

Over: Branch of Brush Creek

North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland, PA

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Gombach Road

Fair

Over: Bushy Run

0.1 MI FROM INT W/WATT RD, Westmoreland, PA

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

SR 0087 TR 87

Fair

Over: TRIB SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

WASHINGTON TP 1.9M W TR 6, Wyoming, PA

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,851

SR 0107 TR 107

Fair

Over: TRIB TUNKHANNOCK CREEK

NICHOLSON TP .5M S SR1014, Wyoming, PA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,699

SR 0292 TR 292

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

N MORELAND .6M NW SR 2002, Wyoming, PA

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 625

SR 1009

Fair

Over: OXBOW CREEK

LEMON TWP 2 M N TR 92, Wyoming, PA

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 397

SR 3001

Fair

Over: BR MEHOOPANY CREEK

FORKSTON TWP .5M N SR4005, Wyoming, PA

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 86

SR 3003

Fair

Over: SUGAR HOLLOW CREEK

EATON TWP .6 M W TR 29, Wyoming, PA

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 898

SR 4002

Fair

Over: LITTLE MEHOOPANY CREEK

MEHOOPANY TWP .1M W TR 87, Wyoming, PA

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 795

PA 24; SR 0024

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SO.

0.2 MI S OF US 30 E.YORK, York, PA

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,127

I-83; SR 0083

Fair

Over: Norfolk Southern RR

0.3 MI N OF EXIT-19, I-83, York, PA

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51,452

PA 177; SR 0177

Fair

Over: STONEY RUN

NEWBERRY TOWNSHIP, York, PA

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,502

PA 194; SR 0194

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

.5 MI. S. PENNVILLE, York, PA

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,943

PA 216; SR 0216

Fair

Over: SEAKS RUN

4 MILE W OF WINTERSTOWN, York, PA

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 791

PA 624; s.front st

Fair

Over: KREUTZ CREEK

SOUTH WRIGHTSVILLE, York, PA

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,577

PA 851; SR 0851

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

.5 MI.E. OF BRYANSVILLE, York, PA

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,317

PA 921; SR 0921

Fair

Over: Trib Little Conewago Ck

PA-921 und. I-83 overpass, York, PA

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,454

Showing 4,551-4,600 of 14,867 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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