State profile · Below median Poor share

Ohio bridge safety

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 Ohio.

26,729
Public bridges
61.0%
Good condition
4.7%
Poor condition

Ohio holds 26,729 public highway bridges (#3 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.74% Poor share (#35 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.7% 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 18 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

26,729

Public highway bridges in Ohio

Good Condition

61.0%

16,319 bridges rated 7-9

11.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.7%

1,267 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.8pp vs national avg 7.5%

Ohio vs national bridge condition

Ohio - Good condition share 61.0%
National avg

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

Ohio - Poor-condition share 15.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Ohio in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Ohio has 26,729 bridges and a 4.7% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #18 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Ohio has 26,729 bridges and a 4.7% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #18 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Ohio 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

26,729 3rd of 54 higher than 51 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

Read the rank neighborhood for Ohio

The highlighted point is Ohio: 26,729 bridges and 4.74% in Poor condition, rank #18 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Ohio on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Oregon: 8,305 bridges · 4.61% Poor
  • Connecticut: 4,365 bridges · 4.72% Poor
  • Ohio: 26,729 bridges · 4.74% Poor
  • Colorado: 8,965 bridges · 4.82% Poor
  • Idaho: 4,616 bridges · 4.90% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Ohio

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 26,729 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Ohio’s inventory

State agency holds 40.1% of the 26,729 public highway bridges filed under Ohio in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Ohio’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 12.0% of the 26,729 bridges with a recorded original year in Ohio. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Ohio61.1%34.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Ohio (FHWA NBI)

Counties (88)

Adams 184 Allen 367 Ashland 283 Ashtabula 305 Athens 309 Auglaize 321 Belmont 310 Brown 223 Butler 377 Carroll 125 Champaign 192 Clark 340 Clermont 319 Clinton 209 Columbiana 321 Coshocton 186 Crawford 221 Cuyahoga 871 Darke 463 Defiance 158 Delaware 268 Erie 225 Fairfield 320 Fayette 241 Franklin 922 Fulton 198 Gallia 237 Geauga 141 Greene 344 Guernsey 350 Hamilton 783 Hancock 357 Hardin 276 Harrison 140 Henry 265 Highland 245 Hocking 293 Holmes 208 Huron 311 Jackson 257 Jefferson 226 Knox 274 Lake 210 Lawrence 249 Licking 439 Logan 281 Lorain 366 Lucas 418 Madison 198 Mahoning 348 Marion 229 Medina 252 Meigs 207 Mercer 329 Miami 315 Monroe 167 Montgomery 632 Morgan 159 Morrow 250 Muskingum 363 Noble 208 Ottawa 158 Paulding 176 Perry 175 Pickaway 224 Pike 245 Portage 217 Preble 357 Putnam 213 Richland 356 Ross 356 Sandusky 303 Scioto 376 Seneca 275 Shelby 277 Stark 415 Summit 563 Trumbull 383 Tuscarawas 336 Union 221 Van Wert 317 Vinton 179 Warren 336 Washington 309 Wayne 391 Williams 242 Wood 508 Wyandot 236

Ohio 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 Ohio on the same metric.

OR

Oregon

4.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,305

CT

Connecticut

4.72% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,365
Selected

OH

Ohio

4.74% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,729

CO

Colorado

4.82% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

ID

Idaho

4.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,616

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Ohio

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

FRANKLIN STREET

Poor

Over: FLAT FORK CREEK

AT WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Allen, OH

Built 1914 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

HORTON ROAD

Poor

Over: CONNEAUT CREEK

.5 MI. N. OF HATCHES COR., Ashtabula, OH

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t

T302

Poor

Over: MODOC RUN

MODOC RD. TRIM 25, Athens, OH

Built 1971 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 324

TR 83 Jeffers

Poor

Over: SHADE RIVER

0.01 mi. EAST TO CR167, Athens, OH

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 96

VALLEY STREET

Poor

Over: W BRANCH SUNDAY CREEK

0.01 MI. S OF CONGRESS ST, Athens, OH

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 450

REDDINGTON HILL RD

Poor

Over: TRAIL RUN

300 FT S OF SR331, Belmont, OH

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 200

All Bridges in Ohio

WHITE ROAD-CR 37

Fair

Over: BLUE RUN CREEK-WHITE ROA

1 MI S USR 22, Fayette, OH

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 797

STAUNTON SUGAR GRV

Fair

Over: HANKINSRUN STAUNTONSUGAR

0.15 MI E USR 62, Fayette, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 109

CREEK ROAD-CR58

Fair

Over: PONE CR - CREEK RD

1.3 MI S USR 35, Fayette, OH

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 271

WISSLER ROAD-CR115

Fair

Over: THOMPSON FORK WISSLER RD

0.4 MI N HARRISON RD-CR32, Fayette, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 68

PLEAS VIE RD-CR 95

Fair

Over: MAPLE GROVE PLEASANT VIE

0.3 MI S USR 35, Fayette, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 87

PLEAS VIEW RD-CR95

Fair

Over: SULLIVAN D PLEASANT VIEW

0.1 MI N SR 734, Fayette, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 87

GREEN ROAD-CR 105

Fair

Over: E FORK PAINT CK- GREEN R

0.15 MI N I-71, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 351

MYERS ROAD-CR112

Fair

Over: WOLF RUN - MYERS ROA

0.1 MI W HARRISON RD-CR32, Fayette, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 477

BOGUS ROAD-CR138

Fair

Over: GROVE DITCH - BOGUS ROAD

0.2 MI S USR 35, Fayette, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 335

ROBINSON RD-CR 141

Fair

Over: CROOKED CK - ROBINSON RD

0.5 MI N USR 35, Fayette, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 340

CAPPS ROAD-CR169

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK - CAPPS RD

0.2 MI W WASH NEW MAR-CR6, Fayette, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 385

MIAMI TRACE ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CR MIAMI TRACE RD

0.25 MI W SR 753, Fayette, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 106

JONES ROAD-CR31

Fair

Over: COMPTON CREEK - JONES R

1.65 MI E DANVILL - CR 30, Fayette, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47

USR 33

Fair

Over: SCIOTO & RIVERSIDE DR SB

1.22 MI E OF SR270, Franklin, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25,556

I270 C-D ROAD

Fair

Over: RT CD ROAD OVER SR 3

6.45 MI N OF US62, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62,830

SR 315

Fair

Over: OVER WEST N.BROADWAY

6.29 MI N OF I70, Franklin, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 98,687

COLUMBUS ST

Fair

Over: GROVE CITY CR (COLUMBUS)

0.1 MI. WEST OF HOOVER RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,753

MARLANE DR

Fair

Over: MARSH RUN(MARLANE DRIVE)

NEAR GANTZ RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,515

VAUSE RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY (VAUSE RD)

AT CANAL RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,397

RINGS RD.

Fair

Over: CRAMER DITCH (RINGS RD)

0.52 MILES E. OF COSGRAY, Franklin, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,543

SMOTHERS RD

Fair

Over: SPRING RUN (SMOTHERS)

.5 MI WEST OF SUNBURY RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,764

WILSON RD

Fair

Over: BARBIE DITCH (WILSON)

0.3 MI NORTH OF TRABUE RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,850

ROUSH HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.09 MI N OF SR 554, Gallia, OH

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

PLEASANT HILL RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.02 MI N.OF SR.141, Gallia, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,475

NB IR 675

Fair

Over: YELLO SPRINGS-FAIRFLD RD

.6 MI N OF SR 235, Greene, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,339

TARBOX CEM RD

Fair

Over: MASSIES CREEK

0.14 mi N of 42, Greene, OH

Built 1850 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 352

WAYNESVLLE RD

Fair

Over: MILL RUN

0.29 mi N of GRE Co Line, Greene, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,338

US 35

Fair

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

0.19 MI SO OF US 42 JCT, Greene, OH

Built 1890 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,007

BEAVER VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BEAVER CREEK

125 N OF NEW GERMANY TRE, Greene, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,049

CR 851

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK STREAM

CR 851, Guernsey, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 868

US 22

Fair

Over: N BRANCH SYCAMORE CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF 275, Hamilton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,820

FIDDLERS GREEN RD.

Fair

Over: CREEK (FIDDLERS GREEN

.72 MI N OF MAIN ST (ADD), Hamilton, OH

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,227

Adams Road

Fair

Over: West Fork Mill Creek

0.84 Mi E of Pippin Rd, Hamilton, OH

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,941

KEMPER ROAD

Fair

Over: MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL

1.53 MI E OF KENN RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,218

Arbaugh Rd

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.04 miles west of SR9, Harrison, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 6

Fair

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF SR 800, Harrison, OH

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 136

COUNTY ROAD 424

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.1 MI. WEST OF TR 6C, Henry, OH

Built 1842 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,596

ANDERSON #33

Fair

Over: DODSON CREEK

EAST OF COUNTY RD#6, Highland, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,175

COOK

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.50 MI E OF TR 232, Hocking, OH

Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

DAWLEY-NEW PITSBRG

Fair

Over: SAND RUN

2.48 MI E OF SR 278, Hocking, OH

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

SR 83

Fair

Over: TEA RUN

1.12 MI S OF WAYNE CO, Holmes, OH

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,337

C.R. 19

Fair

Over: DOUGHTY CREEK

0.15 MI. EAST OF CR 58, Holmes, OH

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 367

COUNTY ROAD 333

Fair

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.15 MI. SOUTH OF CR 320, Holmes, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 201

TOWNSHIP ROAD 660

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY M FK SUGARCREE

0.08 MI. EAST OF US 62, Holmes, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

SOUR RUN RD

Fair

Over: SOUR RUN

0.25 MI E OF T371, Jackson, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,071

C. H. & D.

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SYMMES CR

0.25 MI S OF CR47, Jackson, OH

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 913

SAVAGEVILLE SCHOOL

Fair

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE SALT CR

0.37 MI N OF US35, Jackson, OH

Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 86

BEAVER PIKE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BUCKEYE CR

250 FT W OF T232, Jackson, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,341

BEAVER PIKE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BUCKEYE CR

0.5 MI E OF CR 25, Jackson, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,341

C.R. 53 BERG-NEWSO

Fair

Over: TRIB TO YELLOW CR-TOWN F

9.91 MI.E.OF BERGHOLZ COR, Jefferson, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 207

Showing 5,651-5,700 of 26,729 bridges

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