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

HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE

Fair

Over: MAUMEE RIVER RRS&STREETS

0.2 mile East of Summit, Lucas, OH

Built 1931 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 21,253

MONROE STREET

Fair

Over: IR 475

Monroe SR 51 over IR 475, Lucas, OH

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 28,295

SR 295

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

1/4 MI S. MICH. LINE, Lucas, OH

Built 1988 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 370

IR 475

Fair

Over: SECOR ROAD

3.75 MI E - US23 & IR 475, Lucas, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 69,570

N. DOUGLAS ROAD

Fair

Over: BANCROFT STREET

0.74 MI N OF DORR STR, Lucas, OH

Built 1980 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,641

NORDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.23 M. S. OF SEAMAN ST., Lucas, OH

Built 1986 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 613

SR 38

Fair

Over: WALNUT RUN

7.78 MI N OF SR 323, Madison, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,939

I-71

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

0.69 MI N OF SR 56, Madison, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,873

I.R. 680

Fair

Over: OVER EDWARDS ST CR-566

0.68 MI S OF SR 193, Mahoning, OH

Built 1963 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 49,352

I76 OH TPK EB

Fair

Over: MAHONING AVE

0.4MI EAST OF EXIT 15, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,672

SB SR 11

Fair

Over: I76 OHIO TPK

6.4 MI WEST OF EXIT 14, Mahoning, OH

Built 1969 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 17,407

LOWELLVILLE RD.

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.1MI.E OF S.R.616, Mahoning, OH

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,000

OLD FURNACE RD.

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK IN PARK

0.9MI.E OF BEARS DEN RD., Mahoning, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,800

US 23

Fair

Over: OVER 95 1789

OVER 95 1789, Marion, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,745

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: BR OVER DUDLEY RUN

.2 MI E OF JCT TR 40, Marion, OH

Built 1900 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 156

COUNTY ROAD 94

Fair

Over: BR OVER ROCK SWALE

.6 MI N OF JCT CR 162, Marion, OH

Built 1900 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,983

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: BR OVER LITTLE SCIOTO

.1 MI E OF JCT SR 423, Marion, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 210

SR 3

Fair

Over: OVER MED-071-0993

OVER IR 71, Medina, OH

Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,935

SR 94

Fair

Over: OVER MED-076-0976

OVER IR 76, Medina, OH

Built 1958 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 29,940

RD 67 - COON CLUB

Fair

Over: E FORK BLACK RIVER

527 E OF SR 83, Medina, OH

Built 1973 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 206

GAUSE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

0.1 MI. N. SWAMP ROAD, Mercer, OH

Built 2003 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 185

MERCER VAN WERT RD

Fair

Over: KYLE PRAIRIE CREEK

0.1 MI W DUTTON RD, Mercer, OH

Built 1980 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

MERCER VAN WERT RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.5 MI W TOMLINSON RD, Mercer, OH

Built 1986 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

ERASTUS DURBIN RD

Fair

Over: TOTI CREEK

0.3 MI S ST. RT. 219, Mercer, OH

Built 1984 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 351

SIEGRIST JUTTE RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TOTI CREEK

0.2 MI E BURRVILLE ROAD, Mercer, OH

Built 1984 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 177

FREDERICK-GARLAND

Fair

Over: STILLWATER RIVER PJM

0.84 E OF SR48, Miami, OH

Built 1977 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,603

LYTLE

Fair

Over: BEEDLE DITCH

0.07 S OF CR33, Miami, OH

Built 1955 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,227

SR 78

Fair

Over: SALEM RUN

1.5 MI W JCT SR 7, Monroe, OH

Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,085

SR-4

Fair

Over: STANLEY AVENUE

1.63MI.NE. OF JCT. SR-202, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,606

SR-4

Fair

Over: STANLEY AVENUE

1.63MI.NE. OF JCT. SR-202, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,606

IR-70

Fair

Over: C22(UPR LEW SALM RD)

2.95MI.E. OF PREBLE CO., Montgomery, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 18,523

SB IR-75

Fair

Over: S725

JCT. SR-725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 39,003

NB IR-75

Fair

Over: S725

JCT. SR-725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 39,003

IR75

Fair

Over: C18(WAGONER FORD ROAD)

2.36MI N OF JCT SR48, Montgomery, OH

Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 103,168

Germantown Middle

Fair

Over: Shawnee Creek

1.8 MILES SOUTH SR725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1982 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 791

Shiloh Dr. T1208

Fair

Over: Stream

.4 MILES NORTH OF SR48, Montgomery, OH

Built 1975 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 771

Little Richmond Rd

Fair

Over: Bear Creek

2.3 MI W DIAMOND MILL RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 547

WEBSTER STREET

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

.15 MI south of SR 4, Montgomery, OH

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,120

N PATTERSON BLVD

Fair

Over: PEDESTRIAN & BIKE PATH

0.3 MI N OF E THIRD ST, Montgomery, OH

Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,151

SYCAMORE WDS BLVD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

.5 MI S SHILOH SPRINGS RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,212

Union Road M0125

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

1 MI S OF SHILOH SPRINGS, Montgomery, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,829

ENCRETE ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.34 MILE SOUTH DOROTHY LN, Montgomery, OH

Built 1982 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,264

COUNTY ROAD 11

Fair

Over: MEIGS CREEK

725 FT NORTH OF CR-91, Morgan, OH

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 13

Fair

Over: TRIB WEST BRANCH WOLF CR

0.40 MILE EAST OF TR-355, Morgan, OH

Built 1938 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 385

COUNTY ROAD 101

Fair

Over: SHARPS FORK FEDERAL CREE

1.1 MILE WEST OF SR-555, Morgan, OH

Built 1949 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 385

TR92

Fair

Over: N.BRANCH KOKOSING

.1 MI.E.INT.TR86 & TR92, Morrow, OH

Built 1900 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 161

TR122

Fair

Over: KOKOSING RIVER

.1 MI.E.INT.CR20 & TR122, Morrow, OH

Built 1900 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 209

RAMP E OVER MCINTI

Fair

Over: RAMP E OVER MCINTIRE AVE

RAMP E .1 M N OF I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1962 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,600

EAST BOUND I-70

Fair

Over: IR 70 OVR C67 BALD HIL R

.9 M E OF JCT SR 797, Muskingum, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,026

WEST BOUND I-70

Fair

Over: IR 70 OVR C82 ARCH HIL R

1 M W OF JCT US 22 & 40, Muskingum, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,026

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