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

REILY MILLVILLE RD

Good

Over: RESERVE RUN

1.1 MI W OF CR 197, Butler, OH

Built 1989 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 840

COUNTY ROAD 63

Good

Over: COLD SPRING R BORLAND 07

100 FT EAST OF ST RT 39, Carroll, OH

Built 2006 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 218

SR 48

Good

Over: TRIB OF OBANNON CREEK

NORTH END OF LOVELAND, Clermont, OH

Built 1993 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 8,004

USR 30

Good

Over: CR.1 MARION-MELMORE ROAD

1.1 MI.EAST OF WYA.CO., Crawford, OH

Built 2004 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,838

WARRENSVILLE CR 4

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA

400 FT SOUTH OF MILES RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2008 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 24,645

SR 315

Good

Over: OVER WOODY HAYES DRIVE

4.15 MI N OF I70, Franklin, OH

Built 1972 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 125,969

Bridge 2EF.2

Good

Over: SWANCREEK

0.2 MI. N. OF ROAD EF, Fulton, OH

Built 1971 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,492

SR 28

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK & R.R.

E CORP LINE OF GREENFIELD, Highland, OH

Built 1963 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 6,362

SR 61

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH HURON RIVER

3.36 MILES NORTH OF SR103, Huron, OH

Built 1958 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,575

BAUMAN 99

Good

Over: BAUMAN/ W BR HURON RVR

0.6 MI E OF SR99, Huron, OH

Built 1992 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 400

Antioch Road

Good

Over: Blackfork Creek

1 Mile NW of C-13, Jackson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 557

CR 60 LOOP

Good

Over: LITTLE LEADING CREEK

0.259 MILE NE OF C7, Meigs, OH

Built 2009 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 177

SUNFISH CREEK RD

Good

Over: SUNFISH CREEK

100 N OF SR 78, Monroe, OH

Built 2010 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 588

NUMBER NINE RD.

Good

Over: I70

1.06MI.E. OF PREBLE CO., Montgomery, OH

Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 358

SR 285

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.07M N OF JCT SR215, Noble, OH

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,069

EXIT 81 RAMP

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TURNPIKE

AT EXIT 81, Ottawa, OH

Built 1996 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,000

HAGERTY ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

0.5MI E.OF WALNUT CREEK, Pickaway, OH

Built 1900 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 471

COUNTY ROAD 75

Good

Over: TRIB. BIG BEAVER CREEK

0.48 MI E OF JCT SR 32, Pike, OH

Built 1998 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 399

SEN CR 591

Good

Over: HEPP DITCH SE

.28 MI NE OF CR7, Seneca, OH

Built 1984 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 769

LINCOLN HIGHWAY

Good

Over: UPPER PRAIRIE CREEK

.1 MILE W. OF DIXON CAVET, Van Wert, OH

Built 2006 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 13

DIXON-CAVETT ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH CREEK

1/4MI. W.OF JOHN BROWN RD, Van Wert, OH

Built 2010 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 958

PETER COLLINS ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.40 MI E JCT SR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1967 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 370

GLENMORE ROAD

Good

Over: ROLLER DITCH

.2 MILE E. OF RD. # 77, Van Wert, OH

Built 2006 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 42

TR 248

Good

Over: IR 75

2.5 Mi. N. of SR 64, Wood, OH

Built 1969 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 324

TR 102

Good

Over: IR 75

1.3 Mi. S. of IR 475, Wood, OH

Built 1967 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 611

SR 103

Good

Over: W BRANCH OF TAYLOR RUN

2.6 mi. West of Sycamore, Wyandot, OH

Built 1987 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 728

C39 HEMLOCK GROVE

Good

Over: BIG RUN

0.095 MILE NW OF T247, Meigs, OH

Built 1910 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 213

TR 265 NUMBER NINE

Good

Over: FORKED RUN TRIB.

0.413 MILE E. OF T370, Meigs, OH

Built 1940 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 209

CR 47 GOOSE CREEK

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.539 MILE N. OF SR681, Meigs, OH

Built 1990 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 209

CR 124 TORNADO

Good

Over: YELLOWBUSH CREEK

0.591 MILE E OF T105, Meigs, OH

Built 1996 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,146

TR 100 YELLOWBUSH

Good

Over: YELLOWBUSH CREEK

0.286 MILE NE OF C28AGD, Meigs, OH

Built 1926 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 324

USR 42

Good

Over: WOLF RUN

3 MI N OF SR604, Ashland, OH

Built 1932 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,060

USR 42

Good

Over: WOLF RUN

3 MI N OF SR604, Ashland, OH

Built 1932 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,060

CR 20

Good

Over: CR 20 over USR 33

1.12 M SE of SR 550, Athens, OH

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,113

STEPHANS RD

Good

Over: BROWNS RUN

2.07 MI E OF C39, Brown, OH

Built 2023 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 95

BERLIN ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY COWAN CREEK

1.5 W OF SR 134, Clinton, OH

Built 1991 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 263

SR 7

Good

Over: SR 45-LITTLE YELLOW CR

.82 M N OF 10TH ST, Columbiana, OH

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 11,314

SR 14

Good

Over: SR 11

1.35 MI W OF SR 46, Columbiana, OH

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 9,400

WEST 3RD STREET

Good

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

S OF COMMERCIAL RD(FLATS), Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,553

STATE ROUTE 159

Good

Over: OVER CLEAR CREEK

3 MI S OF JCT US 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,748

SR 3

Good

Over: OVER SR-3

1.15 MI W OF SR 270, Franklin, OH

Built 1973 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 27,957

AGLER RD

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK (AGLER ROAD )

JUST WEST OF SUNBURY RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1980 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 12,900

WAGGONER RD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY (WAGGONER)

0.5 MI SOUTH OF BROAD ST, Franklin, OH

Built 1990 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 11,850

UPPER BELLBROOK RD

Good

Over: US35J(US35 FUTURE)

.5 MI W OF XENIA W CORP, Greene, OH

Built 1970 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 13,938

WALKER RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH BRUSH CREEK

EAST OF CR.#12, Highland, OH

Built 1976 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 33

NEWKIRK LN #241

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK

EAST OF CR 30, Highland, OH

Built 1986 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 155

Sunnydale Road

Good

Over: Trib. Little Salt Creek

0.19 miles North C-84, Jackson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 292

SR 681

Good

Over: MIDDLE BRANCH SHADE RIVE

5.43M E OF JCT USR 33, Meigs, OH

Built 1955 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 281

SR-707

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

2.45MI.W.OF JCT. SR-118, Mercer, OH

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 845

SR-707

Good

Over: ST. MARYS RIVER

2.78MI.S.OF JCT. SR-117, Mercer, OH

Built 1953 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 566

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