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

CLINTON FURNACE RD

Good

Over: CLINTON FURNACE (PINE CK

4.30 MI. N OF CR 9, Scioto, OH

Built 1993 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 125

SR 18

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

550 Ft. East of TR 87, Seneca, OH

Built 1959 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,168

SR 18D

Good

Over: OVER ROCK CREEK

.25 MI. W. OF SR 18/101, Seneca, OH

Built 1997 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,367

SR 18

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

.3 MI. W. OF CR 13, Seneca, OH

Built 1992 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,715

USR 224

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

450 Ft. East of SR 53, Seneca, OH

Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,539

LOU CR 18

Good

Over: BURNS DITCH 1203 LO

.2 MI W OF TR 87, Seneca, OH

Built 1971 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 337

REE TR 197

Good

Over: MUD RUN

.03 MI S OF TR9, Seneca, OH

Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 110

SR-47

Good

Over: PAINTER CREEK

1.67MI.E.OF JCT. SR-66, Shelby, OH

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,009

IR-75

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

2.35MI. N. MIAMI CO.LINE, Shelby, OH

Built 2005 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 46,838

IR-75

Good

Over: TR 135 VANDEMARK ROAD

2.94MI.S.OF JCT. SR-47, Shelby, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 23,419

CR-29

Good

Over: IR 75

1MI. N. OF JCT. SR-274, Shelby, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 238

SR-274

Good

Over: LORAMIE CREEK

1.86MI.W.OF JCT. IR-75, Shelby, OH

Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,446

US 62

Good

Over: OVR SR183 RR CRK&GASKILL

4.13 MI E OF SR 173, Stark, OH

Built 1974 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,293

MARKET AVE. S.

Good

Over: W BR NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.0 MILES E OF CLEV. AVE., Stark, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,200

GRAYBILL RD CR3575

Good

Over: I-77

0.76 MI S OF SR 241, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,602

HAROLD DRIVE

Good

Over: IR 77

1.95 MI S OF SR 303, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,500

EVERETT ROAD CR-47

Good

Over: I-271

2.55 MI S OF SR 176, Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 411

HOME AVE.

Good

Over: BEATRICE DR (143)

N. OF TALLMADGE AVE., Summit, OH

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,232

HARPSTER AVE.

Good

Over: MUD RUN DITCH (89)

WEST OF EAST AVE., Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,295

LESSER AVE.

Good

Over: MUD RUN DITCH (91)

WEST OF EAST AVE., Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 162

EAGLE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: OVER SR 5 AND SR82

0.83 MI W OF US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,550

IR80

Good

Over: OVER NS RRS & CSXT RR

0.29 MI W OF US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 2017 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 31,814

SR 711

Good

Over: SR711 SB RAMP B OVR I80E

JCT OF SR 711 AND IR 80, Trumbull, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,235

BELLWICK RD CR 11

Good

Over: IR80

1.21 MI E OF SR 304, Trumbull, OH

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 136

HUBBARD-SHARON RD

Good

Over: IR 80

0.69 MI E OF US 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,805

SR 88

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

0.30 MI E OF SR 534, Trumbull, OH

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,726

YORK STREET

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

800 FEET WEST OF CH295, Trumbull, OH

Built 2002 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 385

SR 39

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CR

5.47 MI W.-CARROLL LINE, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,238

IR 77

Good

Over: BR OF BUCKHORN CR

3.74 MI. N. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,568

IR 77

Good

Over: BR OF BUCKHORN CR

3.74 MI. N. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,568

SR 212

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.18 MI. E. OF JCT. IR77, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,759

US 250

Good

Over: US 250/ SR 800

0.61 MI. W. OF JCT. SR259, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,434

DOVER TWP CR 21

Good

Over: CROOKED RUN

30 FT S OF CR 52 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1997 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,167

SR 31

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.02 MI. S. HARDIN CO LIN, Union, OH

Built 2006 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,868

USR 33

Good

Over: OVER SR245

7.05 MI N. OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 14,856

C310 HOOVER-MOFFIT

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

0.7 MI NORTH of SR 47, Union, OH

Built 2009 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 399

C196B MACKLIN RD

Good

Over: BLUES CREEK

0.1 MI WEST of SR 4, Union, OH

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 126

RIES ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

1.35 MI E JCT C 103, Van Wert, OH

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 39

BROWN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

.2 MILE N. OF ST. RT. 81, Van Wert, OH

Built 2000 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8

COUNTY ROAD 1

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

.2 MI. E. OF JCT. SR 328, Vinton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 45

T31J WOLFE CEMETER

Good

Over: OVER PRETTY RUN

.01 MILES N OF T20J SOWER, Vinton, OH

Built 2007 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 96

RHLD. TWP. RD. 25R

Good

Over: LITTLE RACCOON CREEK

.1 MI. W. OF JCT. SR683, Vinton, OH

Built 1938 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

WKVL. TWP. RD1

Good

Over: STRONGSRUN

1.3 MI. W. OF JCT. SR160, Vinton, OH

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

HENDRICKSON RD C80

Good

Over: I75

.8 MI S OF SR 122, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,949

SR 60

Good

Over: OLIVE GREEN CREEK

0.75M S MORGAN CO. LINE, Washington, OH

Built 1932 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,888

IR 77

Good

Over: I 77

0.7M N INT. OF SR 821, Washington, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 797

IR 77

Good

Over: I 77

3.1M N INT. OF SR 821, Washington, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 16

SR 339

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH WOLF CREEK

2.02M S OF JCT SR 60, Washington, OH

Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,848

TOWNSHIP ROAD 24

Good

Over: WHIPPLE RUN * BIEHL

1.77 MI E OF JCT SR 821, Washington, OH

Built 1999 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 22

TOWNSHIP ROAD 24

Good

Over: WHIPPLE RUN * LAUER

2.31 MI E OF JCT SR 821, Washington, OH

Built 1999 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 22

Showing 10,501-10,550 of 26,729 bridges

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