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

INNER DR

Fair

Over: SR 237

1.13 MI S SR 17, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1987 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 27,060

SEBRING-WARNER

Fair

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

.07 MI N KATZENBARGER, Darke, OH

Built 1974 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 260

ELROY-ANSONIA

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF STILLWATER

.62 MI E DETLING, Darke, OH

Built 1982 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 111

SR 317

Fair

Over: BLACKLICK CREEK

0.14 MI E OF BIXBY RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1972 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10,377

Bridge 20LM.5

Fair

Over: CHEST NO 2

.5MI. N. OF RD. LM, Fulton, OH

Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 192

SB IR 675

Fair

Over: YELLO SPRINGS-FAIRFLD RD

.6 MI N OF SR 235, Greene, OH

Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 23,339

TOWLER RD

Fair

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

.1 MI W OF N WEST ST, Greene, OH

Built 1900 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,819

MILLCREEK RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.3 MI E OF BEEKMAN ST, Hamilton, OH

Built 1953 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,150

HAN CO RD 193

Fair

Over: JERRY STAHL JT CO DITCH

0.05 MI N CR 26, Hancock, OH

Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120

DAWSON RD #58

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK WHITEOAK CREE

1.68 NORTH OF SR 131, Highland, OH

Built 1967 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 290

ORPHEUS KEYSTONE

Fair

Over: DICKASON RUN

0.2 MI S OF CR9, Jackson, OH

Built 1901 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11

LLOYDS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: SALT LICK CR

100 FT W OF T223, Jackson, OH

Built 1995 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 58

US 22 EB

Fair

Over: WILLS CREEK

2.64 MI E OF LOVERS LANE, Jefferson, OH

Built 1992 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 21,709

NEWSPRINGFLD RD

Fair

Over: I76 OHIO TPK

2.7MI EAST OF EXIT 16, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 557

SR 57

Fair

Over: RIVER STYX

3.30 MILES SOUTH OF IR71, Medina, OH

Built 1991 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 7,358

CR 27

Fair

Over: SUNFISH CREEK

3.0 MI N WOODSFIELD CL, Monroe, OH

Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,544

BEHLMAN RD

Fair

Over: RUSHA CREEK

1.6 MI. N. JCT CR98, Ottawa, OH

Built 1953 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 233

HARRIS-SALEM RD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI. N. JCT CR6, Ottawa, OH

Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 385

SR 725

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.87 MI EAST OF IND LINE, Preble, OH

Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 819

SR 39

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORK

.63 MILES EAST OF SR 545, Richland, OH

Built 1976 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,926

US 23

Fair

Over: B&O RR

0.45MI S OF JCT US 35WB, Ross, OH

Built 1972 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,406

USR 42

Fair

Over: ROBINSON RUN

0.32 MI N OF SR 735, Union, OH

Built 1982 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 8,156

MARCH ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

300 S. OF BROWN ROAD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 209

US 30

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

.12 MI E OF CONRAIL RR, Columbiana, OH

Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,659

YORK ROAD CR 46

Fair

Over: COUNTRYMANS CREEK

78 N OF RIDGEWOOD DR, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1974 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20,381

STOKES BLVD CR 287

Fair

Over: CSXT & NS RRS AND RTA

750 SOUTH OF CEDAR AVE, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 17,943

NORTH STAR FT.LOR.

Fair

Over: MISSISSINAWA RIVER

.06 MI W OF LIGHTS.-NRN, Darke, OH

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 342

SR 2

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK (RAMP D)

EB RAMP SR 6, Erie, OH

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,350

USR 6

Fair

Over: OVER ERI-002-1631

OVER SR 2, Erie, OH

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,500

REIGHARD RD CR5-2

Fair

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

9MI EAST OF EXIT 34, Fulton, OH

Built 1954 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 501

SR 444

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

MAD RIVER, Greene, OH

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,752

MARKLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY FIVE MILE CREE

0.02 MI NW OF FIVE MI, Hamilton, OH

Built 1956 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,227

SR 60

Fair

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

1.23 MI N OF JCT US 62, Holmes, OH

Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,280

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: MISSOURI LICK RUN

0.12 MI. W OF JCT. CR 52, Holmes, OH

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 175

OLD STATE 52

Fair

Over: OLD STATE / COLE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF PERU OLENA RD, Huron, OH

Built 1934 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,236

LINWOOD AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORWALK CR N&W RR WATERS

500FT S OF SR61(MAIN ST), Huron, OH

Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,263

LIMERICK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PIGEON CR

60 FT N OF T218, Jackson, OH

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 524

S.R.141

Fair

Over: SYMMES CREEK

SYMMES CREEK, Lawrence, OH

Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 718

MURRY RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

0.6MI EAST OF EXIT 8A, Lorain, OH

Built 1954 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,032

STHRN BLVD & STRP

Fair

Over: STORM SEWERS

STHRN BLVD AT STRP RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1940 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,500

Ayers Ridge Road

Fair

Over: Br Cub Run

At intersection w CR 48, Noble, OH

Built 2018 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 13

US 52

Fair

Over: LOUSY RUN

1.86MI W OF PORTSMOUTH, Scioto, OH

Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,550

KILL RD

Fair

Over: JENNINGS CREEK - KILL RD

0.02 MI N OF SR 81, Allen, OH

Built 1977 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 29

CH 5

Fair

Over: CAPTINA CREEK

0.03 MI S OF JCT SR 148, Belmont, OH

Built 2005 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 277

COUNTY RD 20

Fair

Over: WILLOW RUN ATWOOD LAKE36

1000 FT NORTH OF STRT542, Carroll, OH

Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,524

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: STILL FORK CREEK

AT MINERVA CORPERATION, Carroll, OH

Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,022

SR 11

Fair

Over: W FK LITTLE BVR CR US 30

4.18 MI S OF SR 154, Columbiana, OH

Built 1969 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 6,271

USR 42

Fair

Over: TRAIN AV FLATS IND RR

0.33 MILES N. OF JCT I-90, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1955 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 18,542

USR-36

Fair

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

.72MI.S. OF JCT. SR-571, Darke, OH

Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,148

I-270

Fair

Over: RAMP OVER USR 23

6.55 MI S OF USR33, Franklin, OH

Built 1970 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 38,295

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