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

SR 115

Fair

Over: USR 30

7.76 mi. East of IR75, Allen, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,303

THAYER RD.

Fair

Over: OTTAWA RIVER THAYER RD

0.13 MI N OF SR 81, Allen, OH

Built 1984 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,671

BELLEFONTAINE CR6

Fair

Over: OTTAWA RIVER

2900 FT.E. OF TOWN SQUARE, Allen, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 14,714

USR 42

Fair

Over: TOWN RUN

.5 MI N OF SR250, Ashland, OH

Built 1955 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 10,439

USR 224

Fair

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

0.15 MILES E. OF USR-250, Ashland, OH

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,222

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1451

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.09 MI. N OF CR 658, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 59

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1054

Fair

Over: LEIDIGH MILL CREEK

0.54 MILE WEST OF 1175, Ashland, OH

Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 36

DODGEVILLE RD CR 8

Fair

Over: SR 11

1.11 MI S OF US 6, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1979 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 260

SR 11

Fair

Over: BR GRIGGS CREEK

2.11 MI N OF SR 167, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,383

SR 11

Fair

Over: BR GRIGGS CREEK

2.11 MI N OF SR 167, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,383

SR 193

Fair

Over: GRIGGS CREEK

2.75 MI N OF SR 167, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,039

SHAFFER ROAD

Fair

Over: GRAND RIVER

2.35 MI. E. OF CH9, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1913 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 96

SR 13

Fair

Over: BAILEY RUN

1.4 Mi N JCT SR 682, Athens, OH

Built 1990 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,593

SR 13

Fair

Over: SUNDAY CREEK

3 Mi N OF JCT SR 329, Athens, OH

Built 1982 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,780

BARRINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH

0.6 MI S OF CR 33A, Auglaize, OH

Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 351

SR 7

Fair

Over: ABANDONED NS TERMINAL

0.61 MI N OF JCT SR 647, Belmont, OH

Built 1968 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,655

SR 9

Fair

Over: WHEELING CREEK

2.7 M N OF ST CLAIRSVILLE, Belmont, OH

Built 1984 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,848

TR-722 RESEVOIR RD

Fair

Over: IR 70

.9 M E OF US 40, Belmont, OH

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 983

SR 128

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

.29 MI N HAM-BUT CO LINE, Butler, OH

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,525

SR 177

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TWO MILE CREEK

.07 MI N OF NW CORP HML, Butler, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 19,704

SOUTH WEAVER RD

Fair

Over: KIATA CREEK BRANCH

AT INTERSEC OF TR 42, Butler, OH

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 351

TAYLOR SCHOOL RD

Fair

Over: MUTTON RUN

.5 MI EAST OF USR 127, Butler, OH

Built 1940 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,056

CIN DAYTON RD

Fair

Over: MILLERS CREEK

.2 MI N OF TODHUNTER RD, Butler, OH

Built 1976 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 16,859

CIN DAYTON RD

Fair

Over: DICKS CREEK

SB- .08 MI S OF OXFORD ST, Butler, OH

Built 1975 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 16,859

HAMILTON EATON RD

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

0.9 MI S OF US 127, Butler, OH

Built 1995 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,557

NILLES RD

Fair

Over: PLEASANT RUN CREEK

WEST OF MAY AVENUE, Butler, OH

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,413

S.R. 39

Fair

Over: COLD SPRING RUN

1.69 MI. W. OF SR43, Carroll, OH

Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,569

GWYNNE STREET

Fair

Over: DUGAN RUN & IORY RR

630 W OF N. MAIN STREET, Champaign, OH

Built 1973 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,312

USR 40

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.18MI.E. OF JCT. IR-70, Clark, OH

Built 1949 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,816

USR 68

Fair

Over: KENTON CREEK

.36MI.N. OF JCT. SR-72, Clark, OH

Built 1971 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,953

COUNTY RD NO 311

Fair

Over: DIALTON RD O THACKERY DT

500 FT SOUTH OF LEHMAN RD, Clark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 688

C-380

Fair

Over: CROFT RD O BUCK CREEK

.25 MI. W. ST.RT.4, Clark, OH

Built 1970 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 9,893

C-335

Fair

Over: SPANGLER RD & BR SMITH D

1/2MI SO UNION RD, Clark, OH

Built 1975 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 9,442

T-139

Fair

Over: HAGAN RD O MUD RUN

1/4MI N FAIRFIELD PK, Clark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 338

WITTENBERG AVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE MIAMI BIKEWAY

0.13 MI N OF PLEASANT ST, Clark, OH

Built 1951 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,491

SR132

Fair

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1 MI N OF NEW RICHMOND, Clermont, OH

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,217

TITUS ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKY RUN

.73 MI. W. OF CO. RD. 10, Clermont, OH

Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 155

Blue Sky Park

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

Blue Sky Park, Clermont, OH

Built 1982 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 148

Wagner Road

Fair

Over: STREAM

Wagner Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1971 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 351

Dela Palma Road

Fair

Over: CRANE RUN

Dela Palma Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1963 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,790

SB IR 71

Fair

Over: ANDERSON FORK

1.6 MI N OF SR 134, Clinton, OH

Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,191

NB IR 71

Fair

Over: ANDERSON FORK

1.6 MI N OF SR 134, Clinton, OH

Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,191

STARBUCK RD C-11

Fair

Over: IR-71

1.1 MI S CLI-GRE CO LINE, Clinton, OH

Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 641

SR 729

Fair

Over: LEES CREEK

1.62 MI S OF SABINA, Clinton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 993

EAGLETON RD 761

Fair

Over: NO NAME STREAM

0.6 MI W SR 45, Columbiana, OH

Built 1962 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 212

HAWKINS RD 938

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

0.0 MI E SR46, Columbiana, OH

Built 1968 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 209

DARLINGTON RD 1024

Fair

Over: NO NAME

0.7 MI E SR154, Columbiana, OH

Built 1959 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 915

CRAWFORD RD 1076

Fair

Over: NO NAME

0.5 MI W SR45, Columbiana, OH

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 209

SR 79

Fair

Over: WAKATOMIKA CREEK

.3 M N OF LICKING CO LINE, Coshocton, OH

Built 1985 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 508

COUNTY ROAD 171

Fair

Over: WHITE EYES CREEK

0.1 mile W of SR 93, Coshocton, OH

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 477

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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