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 77

Fair

Over: OVER SR 39(N.P.INTERCHG)

0.16 MI. N. OF US 250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1968 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 21,775

CR 55 (18)

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF LEATHERWOOD CR

08860 RD 18, Williams, OH

Built 1966 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 108

EVERSOLE RD.

Fair

Over: CRANBERRY CREEK EVERSOLE

0.60 MI W OF MAYBERRY RD, Allen, OH

Built 1974 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 129

MEADE HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: HOSKINS CREEK

.35 MI. E. OF HURLBURT RD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 385

CH 66

Fair

Over: CRABAPPLE CREEK

0.43 MI N OF JCT SR 331, Belmont, OH

Built 1939 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 222

CH 4

Fair

Over: LITTLE MCMAHON CREEK

1.43 MI NW OF JCT SR 149, Belmont, OH

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 775

S.R. 4

Fair

Over: GREGORY CREEK

0.9 TENTH MI. N. S.R. 747, Butler, OH

Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,964

Bethel New Richmon

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

Bethel New Richmond, Clermont, OH

Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,069

Cedarville Rd

Fair

Over: STONELICK CREEK

Cedarville Rd, Clermont, OH

Built 1913 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 637

ROCKSIDE RD CR 53

Fair

Over: FORMER P&LE RW/ACCESS RD

2700 FT W OF TURNEY RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,769

COVENTRY RD CR 330

Fair

Over: DOAN BROOK

2850 N OF SHAKER BLVD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1941 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,702

SR 4

Fair

Over: PIPE CREEK

3.07 MILES N OF HURON CO, Erie, OH

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,980

ADNEY RD

Fair

Over: STRONG RUN

.97 MI E OF SR 160, Gallia, OH

Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 209

SB IR 71

Fair

Over: STEWART ROAD

1.7 MI S OF US22 MONTGOME, Hamilton, OH

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 70,199

Co. Rd. 7

Fair

Over: LITTLE TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.50 mi. north of US 6, Henry, OH

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 520

RAMP A OF SR 43

Fair

Over: ADAM ST.RAMP B OVR RMP A

.38 MI N OF PENNA RR, Jefferson, OH

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,030

SR 95

Fair

Over: TOBY RUN

.2 M W OF RICH. CO LINE, Knox, OH

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,043

SR 217

Fair

Over: INDIAN GUYAN CREEK

.11 MI E OF JCT SR 218, Lawrence, OH

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 229

SR 511

Fair

Over: EAST BR VERMILION RIVER

1.19 MI. NORTH OF SR.303, Lorain, OH

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,226

Old Springfield Rd

Fair

Over: Great Miami River

OVER GREAT MIAMI RIVER, Montgomery, OH

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,697

CANNELVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

AT INTERSECTION SWINGLE L, Muskingum, OH

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 928

RAPID FORGE RD

Fair

Over: CLIFF RUN

1.57 MI. N OF US-50, Ross, OH

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 246

WESTFALL RD

Fair

Over: DEWEY CREEK

.76 MI. NE OF HARPER STA., Ross, OH

Built 1900 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 158

USR 33

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

1.2 mi. South of SR 81, Van Wert, OH

Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,350

TH128e

Fair

Over: KISER RUN

0.50 MILES N OF CH44g, Wyandot, OH

Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 114

GRUBB RD.

Fair

Over: STREAM GRUBB RD

1.49 MI N OF SR81, Allen, OH

Built 1990 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 800

SLABTOWN RD.

Fair

Over: STREAM SLABTOWN RD

0.93 MI N OF BLUE LICK, Allen, OH

Built 1963 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,921

STATE RD.

Fair

Over: FLAT FORK STATE RD

0.19 MI E OF SR 66, Allen, OH

Built 1994 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,069

SHELBY-FRYBURG RD

Fair

Over: PUSHETA CREEK

0.1 MI N OF CR 100, Auglaize, OH

Built 1988 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 190

GILMORE ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

2.6 MILES NORTH OF SR 4, Butler, OH

Built 1992 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 19,894

RMP B4 TO 480E

Fair

Over: SR 17

.54 MI W OF IR71, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1975 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,000

PL VALLEY RD CR121

Fair

Over: CUY VALLEY SCENIC RR

1987 W. OF CANAL ROAD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1958 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14,182

OTTERBEIN-ITHACA

Fair

Over: MILLERS FORK DITCH

.24 MI E LOOP, Darke, OH

Built 1977 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 108

270WB to 71SB

Fair

Over: OVER RAMP 71NB-270WB

0.16 MI E OF I71, Franklin, OH

Built 1966 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 104,140

SR 67

Fair

Over: TYMOCHTEE CREEK

3.36 mi. North of USR68, Hardin, OH

Built 1983 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,723

U.S.22 WB

Fair

Over: CO RD 11

.42 MI W.JCT.W/US250&SR 9, Harrison, OH

Built 1960 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,875

SR 93

Fair

Over: STREAM

7.86M N VINTON CO. LINE, Hocking, OH

Built 1922 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,848

I-90SB OVER SR-174

Fair

Over: SR 174 (0372) @MP 191.4

I-90SB AND SR-174 JCT, Lake, OH

Built 1961 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 36,138

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: BAUMHART RD

6.6MI WEST OF EXIT 142, Lorain, OH

Built 1954 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 41,230

WHITEHOUSE-SPENCER

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK 0777

0.09 M. N. OF WINSLOW RD., Lucas, OH

Built 1994 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 214

I76 OH TPK EB

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5MI WEST OF EXIT 16, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 8,300

I76 OH TPK WB

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5MI WEST OF EXIT 16, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 8,200

PALMYRA RD.

Fair

Over: MEANDER CREEK

0.5MI.E OF GAULT RD, Mahoning, OH

Built 1940 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,066

IR 77

Fair

Over: SR 821

11.19M N WASH. CO. LINE, Noble, OH

Built 1969 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 8,501

SR 207

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.25 MI N OF ROSS CO LINE, Pickaway, OH

Built 1983 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,105

IR76

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.72 MI E OF JCT SR 14, Portage, OH

Built 1965 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14,310

IR76

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.72 MI E OF SR 14, Portage, OH

Built 1965 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14,310

STALEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LORAMIE CREEK

.26 M.N. AMSTERDAM ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 1987 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 385

SR 39

Fair

Over: BRANCH CONOTTON CREEK

0.64 MI.W. CARROLL CO.LIN, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1994 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,238

SR 3

Fair

Over: BRANCH KILLBUCK CREEK

1.10 MILES SOUTH OF SR226, Wayne, OH

Built 1986 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,177

Showing 7,251-7,300 of 26,729 bridges

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