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Lawrence County, OH

249 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 26.1% rated Good, 64.3% Fair, 9.6% Poor.

249
Public bridges
26.1%
Good condition
9.6%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Lawrence County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

80th
of 88 on Poor share
9.6%
Poor-condition share
249
public highway bridges
1966
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Lawrence County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lawrence County ranks #80 of 88 Ohio counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 9.6%). Lawrence County, Ohio contains 249 public highway bridges. Roughly 26.1% are rated “Good,” 64.3% “Fair,” and 9.6% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

249

Public highway bridges in Lawrence County

Good condition

26.1%

65 of 249 rated 7-9

Fair condition

64.3%

160 of 249 rated 5-6

Poor condition

9.6%

24 of 249 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#80 of 88

Among Ohio counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 249 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
26.1% (65)
Fair
64.3% (160)
Poor
9.6% (24)

Lawrence County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,546 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 9.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 398 crossings a day against 4,856 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 249 of 249 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

51% of Lawrence County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

127 of the 249 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 26.1% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 18.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SR 93 over TRIB OF LITTLE PINE CREE, built 1979, carries 1,778 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 24-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 9,546 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Lawrence County's bridges were built

249 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 47 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1966, 11 years older than the Ohio average of 1977.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Lawrence County compares with Ohio's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Ohio counties nearest Lawrence County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 9.6% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1966 against a peer-group mean of 1981 is 15 years older.

Showing the 5 closest of 87 Ohio counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Lawrence County and the 5 Ohio counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Medina County 252 3.2%
Morrow County 250 8.4%
Lawrence County (this page) 249 9.6%
Highland County 245 2%
Pike County 245 6.5%
Williams County 242 2.5%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Lawrence County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Lawrence County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OH (249 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OH (1966 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 249 Good 65 Fair 160 Poor 24

All bridges (249)

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: STORMS CREEK

.18 MI N OF IRONTON CORP, Lawrence, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,219

SR 775

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

0.02 MI OF CR 64, Lawrence, OH

Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 658

US 52

Good

Over: ABANDONED RR

0.12MI W OF SR 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1960 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,277

93

Good

Over: KIMBLE CREEK

6.59 M S OF JACKSON CNY, Lawrence, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,800

SR 93

Good

Over: OLIVE CREEK

5.51 MI S OF JACKSON CTY, Lawrence, OH

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,600

RANKINS CREEK RD

Good

Over: RANKINS CREEK

270 FT W OF CTY ROAD 35, Lawrence, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,209

LITTLE BUFFALO RD

Good

Over: SCAREY CREEK

285 FT S OF TWP RD 156, Lawrence, OH

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 121

WOLF CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

2.35 MILES EAST OF SR775, Lawrence, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 244

FEDERAL CREEK RAOD

Good

Over: FEDERAL CREEK

0.35MILES NORTH OF SR 217, Lawrence, OH

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 356

TOWNSHIP ROAD 170

Good

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

25 FT W OF CTY RD 36, Lawrence, OH

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 324

SR 775

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

.23 MI N OF CR 64, Lawrence, OH

Built 2021 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 800

S 9TH ST

Good

Over: ICE CREEK

450 E OF LORAIN ST, Lawrence, OH

Built 2003 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 300

SR 217

Good

Over: VENISONHAM CREEK

1.09 MI E OF JCT SR 378, Lawrence, OH

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 382

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: SYMMES CREEK

5.3 MI W OF ST ROUTE 141, Lawrence, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 26

MCKINNEY CREEK RD

Good

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

.30 MI N OF TWP RD 165, Lawrence, OH

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 575

OLD STATE RT 7

Good

Over: BIG PADDY CREEK

0.38 MI. E OF PROC., Lawrence, OH

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,360

SR141

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

0.18 M W OF SR775, Lawrence, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,600

SR775

Good

Over: TRIB OF BUCKEYE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF SR378, Lawrence, OH

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 200

SR 217

Good

Over: SYMMES CREEK

JCT ST RT 378, Lawrence, OH

Built 2015 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,180

CR169 NEAR SR93

Good

Over: ELLISONVILLE CREEK

2.39MI S OF JCT SR 522, Lawrence, OH

Built 2021 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 725

BIG PADDY ROAD

Good

Over: PADDY CREEK

0.29 MILES NO. OF C-411, Lawrence, OH

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 667

SR 7

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.27 MI N OF US 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 1959 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 29,067

OLD STATE RT 52

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

10.45 E OF INT C-1 US 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 1996 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 6,005

TOWNSHIP ROAD 271

Good

Over: TRIB OF STORMS CREEK

250 FT W OF TWP RD 179, Lawrence, OH

Built 1997 Load: 84.2 t ADT: 96

US 52

Good

Over: SOLIDA CREEK

SOUTH POINT, Lawrence, OH

Built 1959 Load: 94.0 t ADT: 24,360

BIG SPRING ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE GUYAN CREEK

235 FT E OF CTY RD 37, Lawrence, OH

Built 1900 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 96

YELLOW CREEK RD

Poor

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.40 MILES NORTH OF SR217, Lawrence, OH

Built 1935 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 209

OLD STATE ROUTE 75

Poor

Over: BLACKFORK STREAM

0.05 MILES WEST OF SR 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1925 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 829

LAWRENCE HILL RD

Poor

Over: CRANES NEST CREEK

100 FT E OF STATE RT 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1920 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 209

COUNTY ROAD 6

Poor

Over: TRIB OF ICE CREEK

65 FT W OF TWP RD 117N, Lawrence, OH

Built 1920 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 873

FARM DRIVE

Poor

Over: LITTLE GUYAN CREEK

0.10 MILES W. OF C.R. 37, Lawrence, OH

Built 1991 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 746

NORTH 5TH STREET

Poor

Over: STORMS CREEK

0.15 MI NORTH JCT ELM ST, Lawrence, OH

Built 1900 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 52

Poor

Over: TURKEY FORK CREEK

6 FT W OF TWP RD 145, Lawrence, OH

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 127

SR 93

Poor

Over: TRIB OF LITTLE PINE CREE

1.34 MI N OF SR 373, Lawrence, OH

Built 1979 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,778

BRADY FORK ROAD

Poor

Over: BRADY FORK CREEK

0.01 MI E OF SCIOTO CO LI, Lawrence, OH

Built 1991 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 155

Poor

Over: LITTLE PINE CREEK

.10 MI E OF CTY RD 27, Lawrence, OH

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13

TOWNSHIP ROAD 229

Poor

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

35 FT E OF CTY RD 36, Lawrence, OH

Built 1992 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

SENACA TRAIL TWP

Poor

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

17 FT W OF ST ROUTE 775, Lawrence, OH

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 211

COUNTY ROAD 29

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN STREAM

.60 MI E OF STATE RT 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 374

SCOTTOWN LECTA RD

Poor

Over: BR OF INDIAN GUYAN CREEK

INT WITH TWP ROAD 80, Lawrence, OH

Built 1995 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 274

COUNTY ROAD 14

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

6.35 MI E SR 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26

LAWRENCE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: CANNONS CREEK

.22 MI EAST OF ST RT 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 111

Poor

Over: ICE CREEK

0.05 MILES SOUTH OF CR 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 105

COUNTY ROAD 22

Poor

Over: LITTLE STORMS CREEK

20 FT N OF TWP RD 203E, Lawrence, OH

Built 1935 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 246

FEDERAL CREEK RD

Poor

Over: FEDERAL CREEK

.10 MI N OF CTY RD 72, Lawrence, OH

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 208

TOWNSHIP ROAD 205

Poor

Over: PADDY CREEK

0.11 MILES WEST OF CR 70, Lawrence, OH

Built 1929 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 983

HAINES BRANCH RD

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

147 FT W OF CTY RD 15, Lawrence, OH

Built 1920 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 96

SHARPS CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE STORMS CREEK

1.38 MILES NORTH OF SR141, Lawrence, OH

Built 1989 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 80

BIG BRANCH ROAD

Poor

Over: RANKINS CREEK

458 FT S OF CTY RD 17, Lawrence, OH

Built 1994 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 1,336

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