Total Bridges
5,484
Public highway bridges in Maryland
State profile · Below median Poor share
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Maryland.
Maryland holds 5,484 public highway bridges (#34 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.56% Poor share (#38 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 4.6% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 15 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
Total Bridges
5,484
Public highway bridges in Maryland
Good Condition
32.3%
1,771 bridges rated 7-9
-17.7pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.6%
250 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-3.0pp vs national avg 7.5%
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
Maryland vs all states by public bridge inventory
Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges
5,484 34th of 54 higher than 20 of 54 states
States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024
The highlighted point is Maryland: 5,484 bridges and 4.56% in Poor condition, rank #15 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Maryland on that same Poor-share ordering:
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 5,484 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
State agency holds 53.4% of the 5,484 public highway bridges filed under Maryland in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.9% of the 5,484 bridges with a recorded original year in Maryland. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
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 Maryland on the same metric.
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NM
MD
OR
CT
Six lowest-condition bridges in Maryland, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
Over: CSXT RAILROAD
0.2 MI W OF CUMBERLAND ST, Allegany, MD
Over: CSXT RAILROAD
0.6 MI E OF WASHINGTON ST, Allegany, MD
Over: ROCK RUN
.01 MI S. OF RACE STREET, Cecil, MD
Over: HUNTING CREEK
ON CAROLINE COUNTY LINE, Dorchester, MD
Over: CSXT RAILROAD
0.2 MI E OF MICHIGAN AVE, Montgomery, MD
Over: OLD MILL STREAM BRANCH
0.7 MILE EAST OF MD 213, Queen Anne's, MD
Over: LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER
.03 MI W OF YOUNGHEART, Howard, MD
Over: GUNPOWDER FALLS
1.3 MI E YORK RD, Baltimore, MD
Over: SOUTHWEST BRANCH
1.48 MI SOUTH OF MD 214, Prince George's, MD
Over: WATTS CREEK
0.47 MI NE OF MD 404, Caroline, MD
Over: MILL RUN
1.2 M NE FRNDSVLLEADDISON, Garrett, MD
Over: LITTLE FALLS
1.0 MI W OF YORK RD, Baltimore, MD
Over: GILBERT SWAMP RUN
2.05 MILES S OF MD 6, Charles, MD
Over: EAST BRANCH PATAPSCO RIV
0.59 MI E OF RIDGE ROAD, Carroll, MD
Over: POTOMAC RIVER TRIBUTARY
1.2 MI N OF WHITES FERRY, Montgomery, MD
Over: GUNPOWDER FALLS
0.5 MI E OF YORK RD, Baltimore, MD
Over: TINKERS CREEK
1.91 MILES N OF MD 223, Prince George's, MD
Over: POTOMAC RIV CSX TRANS.
On West Virginia line, Washington, MD
Over: DEER CREEK
1.0 MILE S OF CHERRY H RD, Harford, MD
Over: HOLLANDS BRANCH
1.1 MILES SW OF MD 161, Harford, MD
Over: CHERRY CREEK
0.1 MI S INT ROCK LODGE R, Garrett, MD
Over: MIDDLE PATUXENT RIVER
1 MI S OF MD RTE 144, Howard, MD
Over: BENNETT CREEK
0.1 MI N OF CLARKSBURG RD, Montgomery, MD
Over: LITTLE FALLS
200 FT S STABLERS CHURCH, Baltimore, MD
Over: MIDDLE BRANCH
0.5 MI S OF I 95, Baltimore city, MD
Over: GILBERT SWAMP RUN
0.04 MI W OF MD 234, Charles, MD
Over: ELLIOTT CREEK
0.34 MI. E. OF POKES ROAD, Dorchester, MD
Over: CASSELMAN RIVER
0.08 MI E OF MD RTE 495, Garrett, MD
Over: TRIB TO CHESTER RIVER
0.2 MI E OF MD RTE 298, Kent, MD
Over: SHANKS CREEK
0.5 MI N OF RHODES POINT, Somerset, MD
Over: NAYLORS POND STREAM
1.25 MI W OF US RTE 13, Wicomico, MD
Over: N TOLLGATE RD PED TRAIL
1.44 MILES N OF MD 147, Harford, MD
Over: TRIBUTARY TO DEAD RUN
0.68 MI N OF IS 70, Baltimore, MD
Over: LITTLE PIPE CREEK
0.10 MI W OF AVONDALE RD, Carroll, MD
Over: LONG GREEN CREEK
1.52 MILES NW OF MD 147, Baltimore, MD
Over: TOWN CREEK
0.07 MI W OF GUN CLUB RD, Allegany, MD
Over: CATTAIL CREEK
0.5 MI E OF DAISY RD, Howard, MD
Over: BALD HILL BRANCH
0.04 MI W OF ELLERBIE ST, Prince George's, MD
Over: WINTERS RUN
0.96 MILE NORTH OF MD 147, Harford, MD
Over: STEMMERS RUN
0.05 MI N OF OREMS RD, Baltimore, MD
Over: PISCATAWAY CREEK
0.49 MI N OF MD 223, Prince George's, MD
Over: BEAR BRANCH
0.025 MI N PLEASANT VA, Carroll, MD
Over: ROCK CREEK
0.25 MI W OF AVERY RD, Montgomery, MD
Over: ROCK RUN
0.1KM S OF MACARTHUR BLVD, Montgomery, MD
Over: PINEY BRANCH
135 FT S BUNKER HILL RD, Charles, MD
Over: EAST BR PATAPSCO RIVER
0.55 MI W OF WESLEY ROAD, Carroll, MD
Over: CASSELMAN RIVER
0.41 MI N OF ALT US 40, Garrett, MD
Over: TRIBUTARY OF PATAPSCO RI
2.09 MI N OF MD RTE 99, Howard, MD
Over: LITTLE SENECA CREEK
0.5 MI E MD RTE 121, Montgomery, MD
Over: MD-295 B/W PARKWAY RAMP
0.6 MI S IS 95, Baltimore city, MD
Over: I-83 AND CITY STREETS
0.2 MI W OF IS 83, Baltimore city, MD
Over: COLGATE CREEK
1.5 MI SE OF I-895, Baltimore city, MD
Over: ISLAND BRANCH
0.3 MILES S OF MD 136, Harford, MD
Over: YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER
0.4 M SW OAKLAND SANG RUN, Garrett, MD
Over: BROAD CREEK
0.30 M W OF LIVINGSTON RD, Prince George's, MD
Over: BRANCH OF BACK CREEK
0.46 MI E OF MD 2, Anne Arundel, MD
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Maryland Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.