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Wayne County, OH

391 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 59.3% rated Good, 33.8% Fair, 6.9% Poor.

391
Public bridges
59.3%
Good condition
6.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Wayne County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

64th
of 88 on Poor share
6.9%
Poor-condition share
391
public highway bridges
1976
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.

Wayne County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Wayne County ranks #64 of 88 Ohio counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.9%). Wayne County, Ohio contains 391 public highway bridges. Roughly 59.3% are rated “Good,” 33.8% “Fair,” and 6.9% “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

391

Public highway bridges in Wayne County

Good condition

59.3%

232 of 391 rated 7-9

Fair condition

33.8%

132 of 391 rated 5-6

Poor condition

6.9%

27 of 391 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#64 of 88

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

Condition distribution

Share of 391 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
59.3% (232)
Fair
33.8% (132)
Poor
6.9% (27)

Wayne County's Poor-condition bridges carry 20,281 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 751 crossings a day against 2,898 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 391 of 391 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

45.5% of Wayne County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

178 of the 391 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 59.3% 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 34.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

USR 250 over BR OF APPLE CREEK, built 1956, carries 6,936 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 27-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 20,281 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Wayne County's bridges were built

391 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 71 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1976) matches the Ohio average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Ohio counties nearest Wayne County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.9% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Wayne County and the 5 Ohio counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Stark County 415 5.5%
Wayne County (this page) 391 6.9%
Trumbull County 383 10.2%
Butler County 377 4.8%
Scioto County 376 5.1%
Allen County 367 9.8%

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 Wayne 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 Wayne County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OH (391 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OH (1976 here).

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

All 391 Good 232 Fair 132 Poor 27

Good-condition bridges (232)

SR 585

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

7.03 MILES SOUTH OF SR57, Wayne, OH

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,130

SR 604

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

1.33 MILES WEST OF SR-83, Wayne, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,153

TWP. ROAD 108

Good

Over: BRANCH OF STEELE DITCH

260 FEET W. OF TR54, Wayne, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 231

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

1.3 MI. E. OF CR51, Wayne, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 640

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: BRANCH OF KILLBUCK CREEK

0.2 MI. WEST OF CR6, Wayne, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 818

TWP. ROAD 108

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CHIPPEWA CREEK

0.5 MI. NORTH OF TR108, Wayne, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 195

TWP. ROAD 64

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CHIPPEWA CREEK

0.2 MI. SOUTH OF SR604, Wayne, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 195

TWP ROAD 36

Good

Over: LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK

AT JCT. OF TR140, Wayne, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 193

TWP. ROAD 86

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

0.2 MI. E. OF CR186, Wayne, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,087

TWP. ROAD 35

Good

Over: RATHBURN RUN

0.1 MI. S. OF SR302, Wayne, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 338

TWP. ROAD 35

Good

Over: LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK

200 FEET S. OF SR302, Wayne, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 338

COUNTY ROAD 186

Good

Over: CEDAR RUN

0.4 MI. NORTH OF CR86, Wayne, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 610

COUNTY ROAD 154

Good

Over: LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK

300 FEET EAST OF CR213, Wayne, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 212

TWP. ROAD 192

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

0.3 MILE EAST OF CR186, Wayne, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 268

TWP. ROAD 89

Good

Over: FOX RUN

0.5 MILE WEST OF CR149, Wayne, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

0.1 MILE EAST OF CR186, Wayne, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 387

COUNTY ROAD 186

Good

Over: BRANCH OF KILLBUCK CREEK

2.0 MILES NORTH OF CR22, Wayne, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 448

TWP. ROAD 193

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

0.4 MILE EAST OF CR186, Wayne, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 777

COUNTY ROAD 116

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH OF RED RUN

0.8 MI. E. OF SR94, Wayne, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 433

COUNTY ROAD 5A

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI. NE. OF SR585, Wayne, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,344

COUNTY ROAD 116

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH OF RED RUN

0.8 MILE EAST OF SR94, Wayne, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 433

TWP. ROAD 169

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

300 FEET NORTH OF CR100, Wayne, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 348

COUNTY ROAD 133

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

0.6 MI. N. OF CR116, Wayne, OH

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 386

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: SHREVE CREEK

0.7 MI. EAST OF SR226, Wayne, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 813

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: SHREVE RUN

0.4 MI. WEST OF TR75, Wayne, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 203

TWP. ROAD 132

Good

Over: MUDDY FORK

0.3 MI. W. OF SR301, Wayne, OH

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 103

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK

0.9 MI. E. OF CR21, Wayne, OH

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 671

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: BRANCH OF KILLBUCK CREEK

0.4 MI. SOUTH OF CR70, Wayne, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 459

TWP. ROAD 247

Good

Over: MUDDY FORK

1.2 MI. SOUTH OF US42, Wayne, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68

TWP. ROAD 245

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MUDDY FORK

0.2 MILE SOUTH OF SR604, Wayne, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 144

COUNTY ROAD 161

Good

Over: CEDAR VALLEY RUN

0.3 MILE EAST OF SR539, Wayne, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 129

COUNTY ROAD 225

Good

Over: APPLE CREEK

0.2 MI. S. OF US250, Wayne, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 436

TWP. ROAD 163

Good

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

0.5 MI. E. OF CR94A, Wayne, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236

TWP. ROAD 435

Good

Over: APPLE CREEK

0.1 MI. SW. OF US250, Wayne, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 739

TWP. ROAD 179

Good

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

1.5 MILES SOUTH OF US30, Wayne, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 771

COUNTY ROAD 176

Good

Over: BRANCH OF KILLBUCK CK

0.4 MI. N. OF SR83, Wayne, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,589

COUNTY ROAD 228

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

1.1 MI. E. OF SR226, Wayne, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 408

COUNTY ROAD 76

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

0.8 MILE NORTH OF CR289, Wayne, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 43

COUNTY ROAD 502

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK TRIB

0.1 MI. E. OF CR44, Wayne, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,587

NORTHEAST ST.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SUGAR CREEK

0.4 MI. W. OF CR44, Wayne, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,014

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.1 MI. EAST OF CR44, Wayne, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 618

TWP. ROAD 335

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF CR44, Wayne, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 144

TOWNSHIP ROAD 431

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.3 MILE SOUTH OF CR23, Wayne, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 594

COUNTY ROAD 504

Good

Over: FALL CREEK DITCH

0.6 MI. E. OF CR60, Wayne, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,661

EAST SUNSET DR.

Good

Over: LANDIS DITCH

0.1 MI. E. OF N. MAIN ST., Wayne, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,440

TWP. ROAD 200

Good

Over: TOMMY RUN

0.1 MI. S. OF CR504, Wayne, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 362

TWP. ROAD 215

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

0.6 MI. S. OF SR604, Wayne, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 357

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: LITTLE CHIPPEWA CREEK

1.0 MI. WEST OF SR585, Wayne, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 778

COUNTY ROAD 48

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CHIPPEWA CREEK

0.2 MILE EAST OF TR54, Wayne, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 723

TWP. ROAD 97

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SUGAR CREEK

1.6 MI. N. OF US250, Wayne, OH

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

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