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

IR-75

Fair

Over: CR 48 CAMPBELL STREET

.52MI S OF JCT SR-47, Shelby, OH

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 22,355

IR-75

Fair

Over: B & O RR

.35MI. N. OF JCT. SR-29, Shelby, OH

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,407

US 30

Fair

Over: BLACK RUN

3.74 MI E OF SR 44, Stark, OH

Built 1939 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,648

I.R. 77

Fair

Over: I77

1.69 MI N OF US 62, Stark, OH

Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 12,650

JA1366 WHIPPLE

Fair

Over: ZIMBER DITCH

0.2 MI. N. OF CR98, Stark, OH

Built 1980 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 19,300

PA0521 PARIS

Fair

Over: BLACK RUN

0.1 MI. E. OF CR119, Stark, OH

Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 104

OS3424 HILL CHURCH

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.1 MI. E. OF SR44, Stark, OH

Built 1940 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,173

PE0720 CHERRY

Fair

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.3 MI. W. OF 1ST ST., Stark, OH

Built 1952 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,900

CA1091 6TH

Fair

Over: BRANCH NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.4 MI. E. OF MAHONING, Stark, OH

Built 1976 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 850

BE1114 HAUT

Fair

Over: BRANCH TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.4 MI. W. OF TR256, Stark, OH

Built 1956 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 207

CA1533 MOORE

Fair

Over: SHERRICK RUN

0.1 MI. S. OF CR150, Stark, OH

Built 1958 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,227

TU2523 PIGEON RUN

Fair

Over: PIGEON RUN

0.3 MI. S. OF TR335, Stark, OH

Built 1939 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 589

WA3517 GEORGETOWN

Fair

Over: HUGLE RUN

0.1 MI. E. OF TR107, Stark, OH

Built 1978 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 743

SA0303 CHAPEL

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF SR44, Stark, OH

Built 1986 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 96

LE0412 ATWATER

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

0.2 MI. S. OF MAIN ST., Stark, OH

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,279

GLENWOOD STREET

Fair

Over: ZIMBER DITCH

.25 MI E OF WHIPPLE AVE, Stark, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,377

SR 59

Fair

Over: SR 59 RAMP A TO MILL ST

1.23 MI N OF SR 261, Summit, OH

Built 1973 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,537

I.R. 77

Fair

Over: OVER ARCHWOOD AVE CR-671

0.50 MI N OF SR 764, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 123,359

I-76

Fair

Over: OVER LAKESHORE BLVD CR60

0.55 MI E OF SR 93, Summit, OH

Built 1963 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 92,927

EAST AVENUE

Fair

Over: I-76

0.40 MI W OF SR 93, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,498

I.R. 480

Fair

Over: OVER SUM-SR 91-19.20

JCT OF IR 480 AND SR 91, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 18,513

I.R. 480

Fair

Over: OVER SUM-SR 91-19.18

JCT OF IR 480 AND SR 91, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 18,513

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: TINKERS CR & SWAMP

1.6MI WEST OF EXIT 187, Summit, OH

Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 34,729

ARLINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

400 FT N OF WARNER RD, Summit, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,835

FISHCREEK RD

Fair

Over: POWERS BROOK

3000 N OF CALL ROAD, Summit, OH

Built 1989 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,052

OLD MILL RD

Fair

Over: TINKERS CREEK

3700 FT E OF STOW RD, Summit, OH

Built 1979 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,020

E. EXCHANGE ST.

Fair

Over: WOLF LEDGES AND RRS (115

500 FT E. OF BROADWAY, Summit, OH

Built 1927 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 22,618

TPK EXIT 209 RAMP

Fair

Over: SR 5

0.4MI EAST OF EXIT 14, Trumbull, OH

Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,700

SR 711

Fair

Over: SR 711 SB OVER I-80 WB

JCT OF SR 711 AND IR 80, Trumbull, OH

Built 1969 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,587

I.R. 80

Fair

Over: LITTLE YANKEE RUN

0.18 MI W OF US 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 18,133

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: CONRAIL RR

1.1MI WEST OF EXIT 209, Trumbull, OH

Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 37,344

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: NWTN FLLS-BRVLL RD

0.3MI WEST OF EXIT 209, Trumbull, OH

Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 37,344

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: MAHONING RIVER

0.7MI EAST OF EXIT 209, Trumbull, OH

Built 1956 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 35,398

TOWNSHIP RD. 222-E

Fair

Over: DEACON CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF T.H. 241, Trumbull, OH

Built 1989 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 496

SR 39

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

0.86 MI. W. OF JCT. IR77, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,925

CENTER ST&DENN COR

Fair

Over: LITTLE STILLWATER CREEK

UHRICHSVILLE E CORP LINE, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1903 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,743

WEST 15TH ST

Fair

Over: GOETTGE RUN

500 W OF WOOSTER AVE, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1972 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,571

S.R. 245

Fair

Over: W BUCK RUN

4.05 MI W OF US 33, Union, OH

Built 1956 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,965

USR 224

Fair

Over: OVER USR 30

OVER USR 30, Van Wert, OH

Built 1966 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 859

USR 50

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK SALT CREEK

2.99M E OF JCT SR671, Vinton, OH

Built 1927 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,404

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: Middle Fork Salt Creek

.1 MI S OF JCT US 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1900 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 96

COUNTY ROAD 25 EXT

Fair

Over: PUNCHEON FORK

.2 MI S OF JCT US 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1978 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 217

TWP 4V

Fair

Over: SILVER TRUSS-BIG RACCOON

0.1 S. SR 32, Vinton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 96

SR 73

Fair

Over: CORWIN ROAD

.5 MI E OF US 42, Warren, OH

Built 1952 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,570

MAINEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SALT RUN

0.61 mi N of TR 144, Warren, OH

Built 1977 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 951

BUNNELL HILL

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.06 mi S of CR 22, Warren, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,627

CARTER-HOWELL

Fair

Over: SECOND CREEK

0.24 mi W of SR 132, Warren, OH

Built 1985 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 54

SR 7

Fair

Over: NEWELLS RUN

2.98M S OF JCT SR 807, Washington, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,202

CR-33

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK * KNOWLTON G

1.67 MI N OF SR-260, Washington, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 153

TOWNSHIP ROAD 209

Fair

Over: COAL RUN * WILLIAM

.34 MI N OF JCT SR 550, Washington, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 96

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