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

BONSERS RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: BONSERS RUN RD (BNSR RUN

03.15 MI. N OF TR245, Scioto, OH

Built 1960 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 292

LIBERTY ST. GIRARD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.1 MI. E. OF C.H. 65, Trumbull, OH

Built 1987 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 8,475

CR 39 (E.75)

Fair

Over: DITCH #512

05260 RD E.75, Williams, OH

Built 1974 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 234

SR 37

Fair

Over: TYMOCHTEE CREEK

SR 37, Wyandot, OH

Built 1952 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 1,404

CRAWFORD LANE

Fair

Over: WHITE EYES CREEK

.07 MI W OF WHITE EYES RD, Muskingum, OH

Built 1950 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 209

EDDY ROAD CR 318

Fair

Over: HAZELDELL/KIRBY CR328 RD

AT HAZELDELL/KIRBY ROAD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1951 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 9,170

WITT RD

Fair

Over: CREEK (WITT RD)

1100 FT S OF BEECHMONT, Hamilton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,227

IR-70

Fair

Over: TUTTLE DITCH

1.14MI.W. OF JCT. SR-41, Clark, OH

Built 1967 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 23,657

E 105TH ST C400

Fair

Over: DOAN BROOK

100 S OF MLK, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1903 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 10,957

Camargo Road

Fair

Over: Little Duck Creek

3.53 MI NE OF MADISON RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1986 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 5,898

Boomershine T173

Fair

Over: STREAM

.4 MILES SOUTH OF SR725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1969 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 811

HILLSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

7.59 MI E OF RVER RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1949 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 3,338

SR 12 FREMONT ST

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PORTAGE RIVER#

SR 12, Hancock, OH

Built 1986 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 8,436

WINTERSTEEN RUN RD

Fair

Over: WINTERSTEEN RUN

1.5 MI N OF JCT SR 125, Adams, OH

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER E BRANCH

.9 MI. E. OF SR7, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1925 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

VORE RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE FACTORY CREEK

410 ft WEST OF SR682, Athens, OH

Built 1928 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,307

CINCINNATI DAYTON

Fair

Over: DICKS CREEK

SOUTH OF OXFORD STATE RD, Butler, OH

Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 176

Apple Road

Fair

Over: STREAM

Apple Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1977 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 983

Chapel Road

Fair

Over: LUCY RUN

Chapel Road, Clermont, OH

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,227

Shayler Road

Fair

Over: SHAYLER RUN

Shayler Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,418

CARTER STREET

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOWS DITCH

0.65 MI E OF COCHRAN RD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 200

GARLAND AVE.

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

150 FT E OF MARCHMONT DR, Greene, OH

Built 1980 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,624

Old Kellogg Road

Fair

Over: Eight Mile Creek

.87 E OF BEGIN OF RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1924 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,227

COUNTY ROAD 120

Fair

Over: DOUGHTY CREEK

0.21 MI. EAST OF SR 557, Holmes, OH

Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 444

TOWNSHIP ROAD 355

Fair

Over: DOUGHTY CREEK

0.05 Miles West of SR 557, Holmes, OH

Built 2016 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 50

CR 61 LIBERTY ST

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

.02MI E. OF ST RT 43, Jefferson, OH

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 810

CONNECTICUT COLONY

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.04 MI. N. OF CR-304, Lake, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 300

LICK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

.10 MI W OF CTY RD 57 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 1989 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 556

SR 113

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5.48 MILES E OF ERIE CO, Lorain, OH

Built 1913 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 4,879

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WB BLACK RIV LAKE AVE

250FT EAST OF FURNANCE ST, Lorain, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,041

EAST BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: EB BLACK RIV E. BROAD ST

400FT EAST OF E.BRIDGE ST, Lorain, OH

Built 1907 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 13,842

WILDWOOD BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DELAWARE CREEK

W. OF FANNING, Lucas, OH

Built 1915 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 500

IR 271

Fair

Over: DITCH

3.08 MILES EAST OF I-71, Medina, OH

Built 1968 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 23,894

FRANK ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCKCREEK

0.3 MI W ST RT 49, Mercer, OH

Built 1960 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 324

HELLWARTH ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI N MORROW ROAD, Mercer, OH

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 220

Wagner Ford C218

Fair

Over: CSX Railroad

.9 MI NE OF I75, Montgomery, OH

Built 1965 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 8,338

Fishburg M0108

Fair

Over: Trib. to 6 Mile Creek

.3 MI. W. OF SR202, Montgomery, OH

Built 1962 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,307

TOWNSHIP ROAD 543

Fair

Over: EAST FORK DUCK CREEK

.06 MI. E. OF JCT. SR.145, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 309

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

.05 MI. W. OF JCT. SR.78, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

OS3237 FAIRHILL

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.1 MI. E. OF CR151, Stark, OH

Built 1965 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 155

CLAY TWP CR 14

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TUSCARAWAS RIV

500 NE OF CO RD 16 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1951 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 468

RUSH TWP RD 27

Fair

Over: BIG STILLWATER CREEK

0.2 MI.S.OF JCT.SR800, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1914 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

CR 23

Fair

Over: STREAM

4 ML FROM SR 93, Vinton, OH

Built 2005 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 108

VNTN. TWP. RD. 16V

Fair

Over: BENNINGTON HOLLOW RUN

.1 MI. E. OF JCT. CR6, Vinton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 30A

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SUGAR CREEK

0.4 MILE WEST OF TR145, Wayne, OH

Built 1941 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,982

PITTSBURG AVE.

Fair

Over: APPLE CREEK

0.1 MI. E. OF BAUER ROAD, Wayne, OH

Built 1931 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,752

TR 153 (H.50)

Fair

Over: BATTERSON DITCH #624

20510 RD H.50, Williams, OH

Built 1969 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 797

CR 183 (C)

Fair

Over: DITCH #147

09580 RD C, Williams, OH

Built 1971 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 381

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: PACKER CREEK DITCH

2.2MI EAST OF EXIT 5, Wood, OH

Built 1954 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 44,219

SR 17

Fair

Over: BEAR CRK .21 MI W OF 480

0.35 MI. EAST OF JCT SR 8, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1993 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 9,037

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