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

SR 328

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

2 MI. S. JCT. SR 56, Vinton, OH

Built 1991 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 86

TH-178 Britton Rd

Good

Over: OVER WAY-071-0569

2.68 MILES NORTH OF SR539, Wayne, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 225

ROUSH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG THREE MILE CREEK

JUST SOUTH OF JCT SR 41, Adams, OH

Built 1988 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 306

ANDERSON HILL RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

JUST NORTH OF JCT SR 125, Adams, OH

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 96

USR 30 EB

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.98 mi. West of SR65, Allen, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,838

RAMP BD

Good

Over: USR 30 WB & RAMP D

.5 MI SE OF BEAVERDAM, Allen, OH

Built 1999 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,060

TR 84 STATE RD

Good

Over: IR 75 & NS RR

0.58 mi. South of USR 30, Allen, OH

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 84

N. SPRING STREET

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

0.05 MI NE OF RILEY ST, Allen, OH

Built 2010 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

KEMP RD

Good

Over: TWO MILE CK KEMP RD

0.18 MI N. OF HUME RD, Allen, OH

Built 1998 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 314

SR 511

Good

Over: LANG CREEK

2 MI S OF SR302, Ashland, OH

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,712

TOWNSHIP ROAD 2414

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

.12 M E OF CR 775, Ashland, OH

Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 32

TOWNSHIP ROAD 101

Good

Over: MUDDY FORK

.32 MI. S OF CR 530, Ashland, OH

Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 155

COUNTY ROAD 801

Good

Over: BRANCH OF ORANGE CREEK

0.98 MILES N OF SR 58, Ashland, OH

Built 1995 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,578

TOWNSHIP ROAD 126

Good

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

.89 M E OF US 250, Ashland, OH

Built 1978 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40

SR 7

Good

Over: CONNEAUT CREEK

1.40 MI S OF IR 90, Ashtabula, OH

Built 2004 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,705

SEXTON ROAD CR-218

Good

Over: IR 90

2.42 MI E OF SR 534, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 362

SR 534

Good

Over: BR COWLES CREEK

3.79 MI S OF US 20, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,235

STANHOPE KELL. RD

Good

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER

.4 MI. N. OF GAGEVILLE RD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 332

STATE ROAD

Good

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER

.56 MI N OF PLYMOUTH RIDG, Ashtabula, OH

Built 2008 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,054

USR 33

Good

Over: PLEASANT VIEW AVE

2.14 MI W INT HAPPY HOLRD, Athens, OH

Built 2012 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,664

SR 78

Good

Over: MONDAY CREEK

1.2 MI. N. OF SR 33, Athens, OH

Built 2009 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,616

TR-176 HENGSTLER R

Good

Over: IR 75

1.56 MI N OF JCT SR-67, Auglaize, OH

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 158

BOWSHER ROAD

Good

Over: TWOMILE CREEK

0.4 MI. N. OF C.R. 208, Auglaize, OH

Built 1904 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 460

GLYNWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: SAINT MARYS RIVER

1.0 MI E OF SR 116, Auglaize, OH

Built 1994 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 101

GLYNWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: MIAMI-ERIE CANAL

1.1 MI. E. OF S.R. 116, Auglaize, OH

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 101

LOCK 14 ROAD

Good

Over: MIAMI-ERIE CANAL

0.6 MI W OF SR 66, Auglaize, OH

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 351

SR 7

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.

1.43 MI S OF BELLAIRE COR, Belmont, OH

Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13,148

SR 763

Good

Over: BIG THREE MILE CREEK

.16 MI N OF JCT SR 41, Brown, OH

Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 404

SR 763

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

4.55 MI. S OF ST. RT. 125, Brown, OH

Built 1996 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 95

DAYHILL ARNHEIM RD

Good

Over: HONEY RUN

.32 MI. N. OF JCT. T179, Brown, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 253

KLINKER RD

Good

Over: RED OAK CREEK

.08 MI. E. OF JCT C62, Brown, OH

Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 104

CAMPBELL ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.71 MI. E. OF JCT. US68, Brown, OH

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 324

EASTSIDE RD

Good

Over: STREAM

.63 MI. N. OF JCT. C21, Brown, OH

Built 1987 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 385

COTHAR RD

Good

Over: STREAM

.04 MI N OF SR125, Brown, OH

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 132

NORTHPOLE RD

Good

Over: STREAM

.23 MI. W. JCT. C49B, Brown, OH

Built 1993 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 41

HAMER RD

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI. N. OF T63, Brown, OH

Built 1998 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 744

SEIP RD

Good

Over: STREAM

.10 M EAST OF T179, Brown, OH

Built 2000 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 20

EDEN RD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.04M EAST OF SR505, Brown, OH

Built 2000 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,821

ALLEN ROAD TR-126

Good

Over: IR-75

.6 M S OF UNOIN CNTR BLVD, Butler, OH

Built 2004 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,382

TR-18 PRINCETON RD

Good

Over: IR-75

2.61 MI. N. TYLERVILLE RD, Butler, OH

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,648

SR 177

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1.66 MI SO OF SR 73 JCT, Butler, OH

Built 2013 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,638

SR-4

Good

Over: RAMP C CONRAILRR ROCK RU

.28MI.SW OF JCT.USR-40, Clark, OH

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,606

SNIDER RD. TR-151

Good

Over: IR 70

1.71MI.E. OF JCT.IR-675, Clark, OH

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 933

OLD MILL RD.TR-146

Good

Over: IR 70

1.5 MI W OF JCT USR-68, Clark, OH

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 624

REBERT PK. CR-318

Good

Over: IR 70

.77MI.W. OF JCT. USR-68, Clark, OH

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 707

T-111

Good

Over: MUD RUN RD & DITCH

3/4MI SO JACKSON RD, Clark, OH

Built 1985 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

C-326

Good

Over: JACKSON RD & NE LT MIAMI

100FT E MILLS RD, Clark, OH

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 275

MILLER RD 862

Good

Over: NO NAME

1.3 MI E SR45, Columbiana, OH

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 291

US 30

Good

Over: GRASS RUN

3.44 MI W OF SR 4, Crawford, OH

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,602

MARION-MELMORE RD

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

0.2 MI. N. OF CR 12, Crawford, OH

Built 1991 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 937

Showing 9,601-9,650 of 26,729 bridges

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