Total Bridges
26,753
Public highway bridges in Ohio
State profile · Below median Poor share
Ohio bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Ohio, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 26,753
- Public bridges
- 50.3%
- Good condition
- 4.5%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
50.3%
13,446 bridges rated 7-9
0.3pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.5%
1,214 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-2.5pp vs national avg 7.0%
Ohio vs national bridge condition
Ohio - Good condition share 50.3%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Ohio - Poor-condition share 15.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 784 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 274 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 337 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.
CO
Colorado
4.32% top marginal rate
OR
Oregon
4.46% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
4.54% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
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.
TOWNSHIP RD. 243-A
PoorOver: BAUGHMAN CREEK
0.02 MI. S. OF T.H. 240-E, Trumbull, OH
Built 1981 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 209
DARRTOWN RD
PoorOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
OVER FOUR MILE CREEK, Butler, OH
Built 1986 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 324
BRIDGE STREET
PoorOver: MID BR POR RIV BRIDGE ST
0.15 ML W OF P-VILLE RD, Wood, OH
Built 1947 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 175
MAPLE STREET
PoorOver: SWEENEY RUN
0.6 MI. S. OF OHIO 161, Madison, OH
Built 1928 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 740
Jones Road
PoorOver: Kale Creek
Kale Creek, Portage, OH
Built 1978 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 324
TOWNSHIP RD 7659
PoorOver: BRUSHY FORK
.3MI S OF STATE HWY 22, Guernsey, OH
Built 1940 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 96
All Bridges in Ohio
STOKES BLVD CR 287
FairOver: CSXT & NS RRS AND RTA
750' SOUTH OF CEDAR AVE, Cuyahoga, OH
Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 17,943
NORTH STAR FT.LOR.
FairOver: MISSISSINAWA RIVER
.06 MI W OF LIGHTS.-NRN, Darke, OH
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 342
SR 2
FairOver: COLD CREEK (RAMP D)
EB RAMP SR 6, Erie, OH
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,350
SR 444
FairOver: MAD RIVER
MAD RIVER, Greene, OH
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,752
MARKLEY ROAD
FairOver: TRIBUTARY FIVE MILE CREE
0.02 MI NW OF FIVE MI, Hamilton, OH
Built 1956 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,227
SR 60
FairOver: KILLBUCK CREEK
1.23 MI N OF JCT US 62, Holmes, OH
Built 1962 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,280
COUNTY ROAD 50
FairOver: MISSOURI LICK RUN
0.12 MI. W OF JCT. CR 52, Holmes, OH
Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 175
OLD STATE 52
FairOver: OLD STATE / COLE CREEK
0.3 MI N OF PERU OLENA RD, Huron, OH
Built 1934 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,236
LIMERICK RD
FairOver: TRIB TO PIGEON CR
60 FT N OF T218, Jackson, OH
Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 524
S.R.141
FairOver: SYMMES CREEK
SYMMES CREEK, Lawrence, OH
Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 718
STHRN BLVD & STRP
FairOver: STORM SEWERS
STHRN BLVD AT STRP RD, Montgomery, OH
Built 1940 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,500
Ayers Ridge Road
FairOver: Br Cub Run
At intersection w CR 48, Noble, OH
Built 2018 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 13
US 52
FairOver: LOUSY RUN
1.86MI W OF PORTSMOUTH, Scioto, OH
Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,550
KILL RD
FairOver: JENNINGS CREEK - KILL RD
0.02 MI N OF SR 81, Allen, OH
Built 1977 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 29
CH 5
FairOver: CAPTINA CREEK
0.03 MI S OF JCT SR 148, Belmont, OH
Built 2005 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 277
COUNTY RD 20
FairOver: WILLOW RUN ATWOOD LAKE36
1000 FT NORTH OF STRT542, Carroll, OH
Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,524
COUNTY ROAD 15
FairOver: STILL FORK CREEK
AT MINERVA CORPERATION, Carroll, OH
Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,022
USR 42
FairOver: TRAIN AV, FLATS IND RR
0.33 MILES N. OF JCT I-90, Cuyahoga, OH
Built 1955 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 18,542
USR-36
FairOver: BRIDGE CREEK
.72MI.S. OF JCT. SR-571, Darke, OH
Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,148
US 22
FairOver: OVER BEEHAM RUN
5.2 M E OF JCT I-77, Guernsey, OH
Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,195
FAIRGREENS RD
FairOver: SUGAR RUN
.02 MI E. OF SR788, Jackson, OH
Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,541
EAST HIGH STREET
FairOver: CENTER RUN
0.2 MI WEST OF EDGEWOOD, Knox, OH
Built 1924 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,399
SR 162
FairOver: CHIPPEWA LAKE INLET
.78 MI E US 42, Medina, OH
Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,539
SOUTH PERRY ROAD
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
0.1 MI W. OF MOCCASIN RD, Pickaway, OH
Built 1900 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 324
SR 96
FairOver: BEAR RUN
5.62 MI E OF CRAWFORD CO, Richland, OH
Built 1986 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,778
SR 97
FairOver: TRIBUTARY OF PINE RUN
.60 MI W OF ASHLAND CO, Richland, OH
Built 1989 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,067
USR 35
FairOver: OLD TOWN RUN
2.02 MI E OF SR 138, Ross, OH
Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,146
USR35
FairOver: OLD TOWN RUN
2.02 MI E OF SR 138, Ross, OH
Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,146
US 35
FairOver: SCIOTO RIVER
0.7 MI E OF JCT SR 104, Ross, OH
Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 14,846
US 35
FairOver: SCIOTO RIVER
0.7MI E OF JCT SR 104, Ross, OH
Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 14,846
MAIN ST
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
MAIN ST, Seneca, OH
Built 1965 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 400
KUTHER ROAD
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
.07 M.S. WRIGHT ROAD, Shelby, OH
Built 1984 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,116
EARL RD NW
FairOver: NEWMAN CREEK
NEWMAN CREEK, Stark, OH
Built 1951 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 6,394
WOOSTER ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
2200 FT S OF HOPOCAN AVE, Summit, OH
Built 1995 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 11,815
SR 4
FairOver: OTTAWA CREEK
2.22 MI. N. OF SR37, Union, OH
Built 1970 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,817
JAMESON LANE
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
0.2 MI SE of E Main St, Warren, OH
Built 1984 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 289
SR 302
FairOver: BRANCH OF MUDDY CREEK
1 MI W OF SR301, Wayne, OH
Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,279
BRADNER ROAD
FairOver: LITTL.CDR.CRK.BRADNER RD
0.46 ML N OF WALBRIDGE RD, Wood, OH
Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,339
NORTH BALTIMORE RD
FairOver: ROCKY FORD N.BALTIMORE R
0.10 ML S OF S R 18, Wood, OH
Built 1910 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,483
BREESE RD.
FairOver: CAMP CREEK BREESE RD
0.04 MI W OF BOWMAN RD, Allen, OH
Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 629
T 184 INDIGO RD
FairOver: INDIGO HUFF RUN
500 FT S OF BRASS RD, Carroll, OH
Built 1964 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 209
UNION TWP 354
FairOver: MCGUIRE CR N OF C19 BN28
500 FT NORTH OF CCO 19, Carroll, OH
Built 1963 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 209
COUNTY ROAD 34
FairOver: ARMSTRONG RUN
AT MALVERN CORP LIMIT, Carroll, OH
Built 2003 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 218
CANADA ROAD
FairOver: GLADY CREEK
0.1 MI W OF GLADY RD, Clinton, OH
Built 1997 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 254
IR 71
FairOver: W&LE RR
1.11 MI. S. OF JCT. US-42, Cuyahoga, OH
Built 1967 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 63,912
ROCKSIDE RD CR 53
FairOver: CUYAHOGA RIVER
740 FT. WEST OF CANAL RD., Cuyahoga, OH
Built 1964 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 19,339
WATER STREET
FairOver: WEST BR ROCKY RIVER
553' WEST OF MAIN STREET, Cuyahoga, OH
Built 1913 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,807
RIVERVIEW RD CR 96
FairOver: CHIPPEWA CREEK
3327' N OF PARKVIEW RD, Cuyahoga, OH
Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 994
BEAMSVILLE-UC
FairOver: WOODINGTON BRANCH
.55 MI E SR 49, Darke, OH
Built 1977 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 406
I80 OH TPK
FairOver: MILLS CREEK
1.7MI WEST OF EXIT 110, Erie, OH
Built 1954 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 42,178
Showing 9,351-9,400 of 26,753 bridges
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