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: WAREHOUSE RUN
1 MI W OF FLAT IRON ROAD, St. Mary's, MD
Over: UNNAMED STREAM
.9 MI W OF WILDEWOOD BLVD, St. Mary's, MD
Over: CRANEY CREEK
0.6 MI E. OF FLAT IRON RD, St. Mary's, MD
Over: UNNAMED TRIBUTARY
0.2 M S OF WILDEWOOD PKWY, St. Mary's, MD
Over: MILES CREEK
2 MI E OF TRAPPE, Talbot, MD
Over: POTTS MILL CREEK
0.5 MILE WEST OF US 50, Talbot, MD
Over: CSXT RAILROAD
0.17 MI W OF I 81, Washington, MD
Over: LITTLE ANTIETAM CREEK
0.1 MI NW OF MD RTE 34, Washington, MD
Over: CUTMAPTICO CREEK
2 MI SW UPPER FERRY CROSS, Wicomico, MD
Over: WHITEMARSH RUN
0.44 MI S OF MD RTE 43, Baltimore, MD
Over: GUNPOWDER FALLS
3.5 MI N OF MD 43, Baltimore, MD
Over: MOORES RUN
0.30 MILES N OF US RT 40, Baltimore city, MD
Over: PRINCIPIO CREEK
Milepost M95.3, Cecil, MD
Over: UNNAMED PERENNIAL STREAM
1.0 MI NORTH OF US 40, Howard, MD
Over: UNNAMED INTERMITTENT STR
0.7 MI NORTH OF US 40, Howard, MD
Over: ROMNEY CREEK
WEST OF LIVE FIRE RD, Harford, MD
Over: UNKNOWN CREEK
N RECONN ST & PISTOL RD, Harford, MD
Over: STREAM
0.01 MI W OF 53RD PL, Prince George's, MD
Over: OWENS CREEK
1 MI S OF MUD COLLEGE RD, Frederick, MD
Over: LITTLE BENNETT CREEK
WEST OF THURSTON ROAD INT, Frederick, MD
Over: OWENS CREEK
AT FRUSHOUR RD INT, Frederick, MD
Over: MIDDLE CREEK
AT MD RTE 17 INT, Frederick, MD
Over: BENNETT CREEK
0.4 MI S OF THURSTON RD, Frederick, MD
Over: PEA HILL BRANCH
1.2 MI. S. OF KIRBY ROAD, Prince George's, MD
Over: JENNIFER BRANCH
0.05 MI W OF HOMELAND AVE, Baltimore, MD
Over: BROAD RUN
0.7 MILES SOUTH OF MD 383, Frederick, MD
Over: LITTLE CONOCOCHEAGUE CRE
250 FT W OF BLAIRS VALLEY, Washington, MD
Over: LITTLE GUNPOWDER FALLS
0.2 MI S JERUSALEM ROAD, Baltimore, MD
Over: RATTLE RUN
500FT N OF MOORESVILLE RD, Washington, MD
Over: LOCUST RUN
0.57 MI N OF MD 26, Baltimore, MD
Over: IS 95/IS 495 RAMPS B & T
2.0 M W OF MD210 OXENHILL, Prince George's, MD
Over: JENNIFER BRANCH
0.2 MI E OF MD RTE 147, Baltimore, MD
Over: IS 95/IS 495 RAMPS B & T
0.985 MILE WEST OF MD 210, Prince George's, MD
Over: GEORGES CREEK
0.14 MI N OF MD 936, Allegany, MD
Over: JONES DITCH
1.63 MI NE OF MD 366, Worcester, MD
Over: IS 95/IS 495 RAMPS B & T
2.0 MILES WEST OF MD 210, Prince George's, MD
Over: CATTAIL BRANCH
0.10 M W OF KENTTOWN PL, Prince George's, MD
Over: SCOTTS LEVEL BRANCH
0.34 MI N OF MD 26, Baltimore, MD
Over: TOMS CREEK
0.4 MI S OF US RTE 15, Frederick, MD
Over: IS 95/IS 495 RAMPS B & T
2.0 MILES WEST OF MD 210, Prince George's, MD
Over: MD 346
0.37 MILE NORTH OF US 50, Wicomico, MD
Over: OWENS CREEK
0.37 MI E OF US RTE 15, Frederick, MD
Over: BUSH CREEK
0.5 MI W OF IJAMSVILLE RD, Frederick, MD
Over: FISHING CREEK
0.5 MI E OLD FREDERICK RD, Frederick, MD
Over: TRIBUTARY TO PATAPSCO RI
0.6 MI E OF MD RTE 32, Howard, MD
Over: GREAT SENECA CREEK
2.0 MILES NORTH OF MD 124, Montgomery, MD
Over: MONOCACY RIVER
AT CARROLL COUNTY LINE, Frederick, MD
Over: C&O CANAL
0.9 miles from Dam #4 on, Washington, MD
Over: LITTLE FALLS
0.3 MI W OF YORK RD, Baltimore, MD
Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK
CAPITAL BELTWAY TO EXIT 2, Prince George's, MD
Showing 3,451-3,500 of 5,484 bridges
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.