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

US-52

Fair

Over: ISLAND CREEK

1.19 MI. EAST OF SR 136, Adams, OH

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,108

US 52

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

.06 MI W OF SR 247, Adams, OH

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,002

SR 137

Fair

Over: GRACE RUN

.74 MI S OF SR 247, Adams, OH

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,051

SR 81

Fair

Over: PATTERSON DITCH

5.0 mi. East of IR 75, Allen, OH

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,172

PHILLIPS RD.

Fair

Over: OTTAWA RIVER PHILLIPS RD

0.15 MI N OF SR 81, Allen, OH

Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 421

ROBINSON RD.

Fair

Over: LEATHERWOOD ROBINSON RD

0.91 MI N OF LINCOLN HWY, Allen, OH

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 351

LIMA - METCALF ST

Fair

Over: N&W RAILRD - S DIXIE HWY

0.66 MI N OF BUCKEYE RD, Allen, OH

Built 1923 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,832

STATE RD.

Fair

Over: OTTAWA RIVER STATE RD

0.32 MI E OF WAPAK RD, Allen, OH

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 717

SR 95

Fair

Over: LAKE FORK OF MOHICAN RV

2.95 MI E SR 89, Ashland, OH

Built 1947 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 593

SR 511

Fair

Over: OVER ASD-071 -0527

OVER IR71, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,227

COUNTY ROAD 775

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF HONEY CREEK

.04 M N TR 2375, Ashland, OH

Built 1985 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,502

COUNTY ROAD 2654

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

5 M N/E CR 775, Ashland, OH

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 63

TOWNSHIP ROAD 133

Fair

Over: RED HAW CREEK

.02 MI EAST OF CR 175, Ashland, OH

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 94

COUNTY ROAD 1100

Fair

Over: RED HAW CREEK

.21 MI. E OF CR 175, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 186

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1353

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK FORK

.66 MI. N OF US.42, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 59

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1455

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK FORK

.63 MI. W OF U.S. 42, Ashland, OH

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 69

COUNTY ROAD 2000

Fair

Over: QUAKER SPRINGS RUN

.08 MI E OF CR 2175, Ashland, OH

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 213

TOWNSHIP ROAD 2252

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF LAKE FORK

.08 MI E OF SR 179, Ashland, OH

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 94

TOWNSHIP ROAD 593

Fair

Over: KATOTAWA CREEK

.60 M N OF US 250, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 197

COUNTY ROAD 1575

Fair

Over: NEWELL RUN

.24 M W OF TR 1500, Ashland, OH

Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 904

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1600

Fair

Over: NEWELL RUN

.40 M E OF CR 1775, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 424

COUNTY ROAD 673

Fair

Over: ORANGE CREEK

.04 M N/W OF SR 58, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 98

TOWNSHIP ROAD 852

Fair

Over: ORANGE CREEK

.76 M E OF SR 58, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 181

COUNTY ROAD 1181

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

.28 M S OF TR 126, Ashland, OH

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 112

TOWNSHIP ROAD 391

Fair

Over: WEST FORK

.47 MI S OF CR 40, Ashland, OH

Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 174

DAVIS ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN RUN

0.1 MI S.OF MID.ROWSBURG, Ashland, OH

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 846

PELTON ROAD TR 229

Fair

Over: IR 90

1.81 MI W OF SR 45, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 485

SR 531

Fair

Over: OVER PRIVATE ABANDONED R

1.42 MI E OF SR 11, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1947 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,221

EBON RD

Fair

Over: HOCKING RIVER

0.4 MI EAST TO USR33, Athens, OH

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 292

SALEM RD

Fair

Over: HAMMLEY RUN

0.04 MI. SOUTH OF SR691, Athens, OH

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 189

BIG BAILEY RD

Fair

Over: BIG BAILEY RUN

JUST S OF SR 685, Athens, OH

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 78

SR-66

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

2.16 MI.S. OF JCT. SR-197, Auglaize, OH

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,107

CH 4

Fair

Over: GLENNS RUN

1.50 MI NE OF JCT SR 647, Belmont, OH

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,054

CH 10

Fair

Over: WHEELING CREEK

1.93 MI E OF JCT SR 9, Belmont, OH

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 228

CH 100

Fair

Over: HEADWATERS PIEDMONT LAKE

4.87 MI N OF JCT US 40, Belmont, OH

Built 1943 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 32

TR 1509 W WARNOCK

Fair

Over: MCMAHON CREEK

0.00 MI S OF JCT SR 149, Belmont, OH

Built 2015 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 124

COUNTY ROAD 102

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK CAPTINA CREEK

0.3 MI. W OF S.R. 800, Belmont, OH

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 183

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: W FORK HONEY RUN

2.1MI E OF JCT US 62, Brown, OH

Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

SR 251

Fair

Over: E FK LITTLE MIAMI RIVER

.29 MI S OF SR 123, Brown, OH

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,189

HUGHES ROAD

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

1.01 MI. W. OF JCT. C14A, Brown, OH

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 351

CENTERPOINT RD.

Fair

Over: SHEEP RUN

75 FEET W. OF JCT. T270, Brown, OH

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 104

TRI-COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

11.25 MI E CLER CO LINE, Brown, OH

Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,423

WITT WAY MR-413

Fair

Over: SR-129

.53 W OF SR 4, Butler, OH

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,000

SR 129

Fair

Over: BEALS RUN

.41 MI W NE CORP MILLVILL, Butler, OH

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,912

MAIN LOOP PK. RD.

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CR HUESTON WD

7.5 MI SW SR 732 DAM, Butler, OH

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 500

COUNTY RD 55

Fair

Over: ELKHORN C CHURCH CAMP 22

1300 FT WEST OF JEFF CO, Carroll, OH

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 264

MON TWP RD 663

Fair

Over: INDIAN FORK FRED DAY 30

700 FT NORTH OF ST RT 39, Carroll, OH

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

OLD TROY PIKE

Fair

Over: NETTLE CREEK

.04 MI. E. OF SR 560, Champaign, OH

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 364

SR-54

Fair

Over: IR 70

JCT. IR-70, Clark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,994

T 184

Fair

Over: FIELDS RD O W FK HONEY C

500 FT N ADDISON NC PK, Clark, OH

Built 1993 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 324

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