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

COLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.05 MI S.JCT SR 303, Medina, OH

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,500

SR-219

Fair

Over: COLDWATER CREEK

.52 MI.E. OF SR-118, Mercer, OH

Built 1928 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,813

C10 WATKINS RD

Fair

Over: WARD DITCH

0.75 MI E OF SR 118, Mercer, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 316

IR75

Fair

Over: POPLAR CREEK

.29MI N OF JCT IR70, Montgomery, OH

Built 1952 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 84,953

Crawford-Toms Run

Fair

Over: Toms Run

1.8 MILES N OF SR35, Montgomery, OH

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 343

Crawford-Toms Run

Fair

Over: Toms Run

1.9 MILES N OF SR35, Montgomery, OH

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 343

SALEM AVENUE

Fair

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.12MI WEST OF JCT IR-75, Montgomery, OH

Built 1951 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 21,587

HACKNEY DRIVE

Fair

Over: BR OF LITTLE BEAVER CREE

200 FT WEST OF POBST DR, Montgomery, OH

Built 1980 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

FARRELL ROAD

Fair

Over: POPLAR CREEK

0.2 MI E OF S DIXIE DR, Montgomery, OH

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 452

Shiloh Springs Rd

Fair

Over: Dry Run

0.024 Mi W of SR 49, Montgomery, OH

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,465

Little Richmond Rd

Fair

Over: Spring Run

1.5 MI E DIAMOND MILL RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1975 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,120

Salem Street M020B

Fair

Over: North Branch Wolf Creek

1000 FT E DIAMOND MILL RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,564

Crestway Road

Fair

Over: N. Br. Wolf Creek

2100 FEET SOUTH OF I 70, Montgomery, OH

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 624

TOWNSHIP ROAD 942

Fair

Over: OLIVE GREEN CREEK

200 FT E OF TWP ROAD 249, Morgan, OH

Built 1923 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 51

TR231

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH KOKOSING

N.OF INT.CR22 & TR231, Morrow, OH

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 26

COOPERMILL ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMPSON RUN

0.1 MI W OF WILKENS ROAD, Muskingum, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300

MEADOWCREEK DR

Fair

Over: THOMPSON RUN

.01 MI N OF COOPERMILL RD, Muskingum, OH

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 585

LAWHEAD LANE

Fair

Over: MUSKINGUM RIVER TRIBUTAR

260 FT EAST OF SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 1931 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 62

TOWNSHIP ROAD 5

Fair

Over: BIG RUN

.19 MI. N. OF JCT. TR.23, Noble, OH

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

9.6MI EAST OF EXIT 71, Ottawa, OH

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 44,219

WHEELER ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WALNUT CREEK

0.5MI SOUTH OF DUVALL RD, Pickaway, OH

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

PAGE RD

Fair

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

2MI EAST OF EXIT 13, Portage, OH

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,758

LIME RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

9.5MI EAST OF EXIT 13, Portage, OH

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 797

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: BRYANT RD

6.4MI WEST OF EXIT 209, Portage, OH

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 37,344

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK EAGLE CREEK

4MI WEST OF EXIT 209, Portage, OH

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 37,344

COUNTY ROUTE 227

Fair

Over: SEVEN MILE CREEK

1ST S OF CH 24, Preble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 667

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: FARM DITCH

0.39 MI S OF RD R, Putnam, OH

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,292

CR-281 TRIMBLE RD

Fair

Over: OVER RIC-030 -0978

USR30 AT TRIMBLE RD, Richland, OH

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,118

SR 95

Fair

Over: EAST BR OF KOKOSING RIVE

.04 MI N OF KNOX CO LINE, Richland, OH

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 991

LUTHER PLACE

Fair

Over: RITTERS RUN

0.1MI E OF FRANKLIN ST, Richland, OH

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,986

WHITNEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP

0.2 MI W OF JCT SR61, Richland, OH

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,532

TONG HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO PAINT CREEK

2.17 MI. NE OF SR-41, Ross, OH

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 436

MT. OLIVE RD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BUCKSKIN CREEK

.01 MI. N OF SALEM RD, Ross, OH

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 375

STINGY LANE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF DEER CREEK

.16 MI. N. OF BROWN RD., Ross, OH

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 324

SPARGURSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: SULPHUR LICK

.30 MI S OF HARRIS STA RD, Ross, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 386

BAUM HILL RD

Fair

Over: BLACK RUN

2.62 MI W OF CAMELIN HILL, Ross, OH

Built 1907 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 231

HARTWOOD RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY RALSTON RUN

.5 MI. E OF SR-772, Ross, OH

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 247

TREGO CREEK RD

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH INDIAN CR

.03 MI. SE OF SULLIVAN RD, Ross, OH

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 330

PINEY CREEK RD

Fair

Over: PINEY CREEK

.50 MI E OF CHARLESTON PK, Ross, OH

Built 1939 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

CHARLESTON PIKE

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

.04 MI. E OF CARMEL DR, Ross, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,231

CHARLESTON PIKE

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.01MI S OF DUNKARD HILLRD, Ross, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,231

DRY RUN RD

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

1.57 MI. NW OF CHARLESTON, Ross, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 695

AULT RD

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.01 MI. S OF POSSUM HOLLW, Ross, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 244

ROE LANE

Fair

Over: TRIB.S.FORK KINNIKINNICK

.08 MI. S OF MARIETTA RD, Ross, OH

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 96

ROUTT RD.

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.01 MI W OF CHARLESTON PK, Ross, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 96

COUNTY ROAD 247

Fair

Over: RACOON CREEK

0.23 MILES EAST OF TR 250, Sandusky, OH

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 381

RT# 001

Fair

Over: POND RUN

SHAWNEE FOREST STATE PARK, Scioto, OH

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

LICK RUN-LYRA ROAD

Fair

Over: LICK RUN-LYRA (STREAM)

03.95 MI. E OF CR503, Scioto, OH

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 352

LOU CR 18

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK LO

.16 MI E OF SR 587, Seneca, OH

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 337

I.R. 77

Fair

Over: OVER DOWNING RD CR-276

4.18 MI S OF SR 627, Stark, OH

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,599

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