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

Total Bridges

26,753

Public highway bridges in Ohio

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

Ohio60.3%34.3%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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

OR

Oregon

4.46% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,310
Selected

OH

Ohio

4.54% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,753

NJ

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040

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

Poor

Over: BAUGHMAN CREEK

0.02 MI. S. OF T.H. 240-E, Trumbull, OH

Built 1981 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 209

DARRTOWN RD

Poor

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

OVER FOUR MILE CREEK, Butler, OH

Built 1986 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 324

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: SWEENEY RUN

0.6 MI. S. OF OHIO 161, Madison, OH

Built 1928 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 740

Jones Road

Poor

Over: Kale Creek

Kale Creek, Portage, OH

Built 1978 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 324

TOWNSHIP RD 7659

Poor

Over: BRUSHY FORK

.3MI S OF STATE HWY 22, Guernsey, OH

Built 1940 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 96

All Bridges in Ohio

NB IR 71

Fair

Over: W BRANCH RATTLESNAKE CRK

1.5 MI S GRE-FAY CO LINE, Greene, OH

Built 1964 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20,152

RAPID RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: RAPID RUN CREEK

2.6 MI E OF HILLSIDE AVE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1975 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 10,761

BLANCHARD STREET

Fair

Over: BLANCHARD RIVER

BLANCHARD ST AT BLANC RIV, Hancock, OH

Built 1986 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 9,658

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: HYDRAULIC DITCH

.2 MI E OF JCT OF CR 113, Hardin, OH

Built 1957 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 194

COUNTY ROAD 159

Fair

Over: BAERTSCHE DITCH

.02 M S OF JCT OF TWP 40, Hardin, OH

Built 1994 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 81

COUNTY ROAD 110

Fair

Over: DANIELS DITCH

.7 MI W OF JCT OF TWP 205, Hardin, OH

Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: FREDERICK AT CO. DITCH

.5 MI. N OF JCT CR 150, Hardin, OH

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 140

COUNTY ROAD 235

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

AT JCT. TR 613, Holmes, OH

Built 1992 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 996

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: MAUMEE RIVER

3.4MI EAST OF EXIT 59, Lucas, OH

Built 1953 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 14,933

SR 208

Fair

Over: OVER N BR SYMMES CREEK

3.8 MI W OF JCT SR 93, Muskingum, OH

Built 1930 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 798

TWP RD 254

Fair

Over: NO NAME CREEK

0.43 MI.N.OF JCT SR772, Pike, OH

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 324

OAK STREET

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1MI E OF SECOND ST, Richland, OH

Built 1965 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,933

CHARLESTON PIKE

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.01MI NE OF POSSUM HOLLOW, Ross, OH

Built 1950 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,231

SR 18

Fair

Over: ROYER DITCH

8.55 mi. North of SR 163, Seneca, OH

Built 1961 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,987

SR 212

Fair

Over: WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RR.

2.87 MI. E. OF JCT. SR800, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1937 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,111

US 33

Fair

Over: FLAT BRANCH

0.43MI S OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 15,485

BAYS ROAD

Fair

Over: S BR PORTAG RIV BAYS ROA

0.50 ML E. OF EMERSON RD, Wood, OH

Built 1989 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 38

RUMBAUGH RD.

Fair

Over: STREAM RUMBAUGH RD

0.45 MI N OF RESERVOIR, Allen, OH

Built 1992 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 497

THOMAS BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: BRANCH TWO MILE CREEK

100' S OF WSHNGTN BLVD, Butler, OH

Built 1968 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,000

POSSOM HOLLOW RD.

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI. WEST OF DEAD END, Clermont, OH

Built 1962 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 96

SR 93 AND SR 541

Fair

Over: WILLS CREEK

.6 MI N OF SR541, Coshocton, OH

Built 1994 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,418

PLAS RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.10MI.SW.OF CR.91, Gallia, OH

Built 1994 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 209

EIGHT MILE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG DRY RUN CREEK

5.17 MI N OF US 52, Hamilton, OH

Built 1933 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 11,913

US 62

Fair

Over: KIBER RUN

1.4 M W OF JCT SR 37, Licking, OH

Built 1983 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 14,877

KEYLOR HILL RD

Fair

Over: WHEELER RUN

0.79 MI NORTH JCT SR 78, Monroe, OH

Built 2012 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 209

MAPLEBROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH CROOKED CREEK

.15 MI N OF US 40, Muskingum, OH

Built 1900 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 209

CURTICE E & W RD

Fair

Over: CRANE CREEK

1.5 MI. W. JCT CR213, Ottawa, OH

Built 1974 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 169

SR 104

Fair

Over: OVER KOCH RUN

5.46 MI N OF SR56, Pickaway, OH

Built 1979 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,653

CIRCULAR STREET

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

ROCK CREEK, Seneca, OH

Built 1996 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,874

SR 8

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

1.46 MI S OF SR 82, Summit, OH

Built 2007 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 11,640

TWSHP RD 438

Fair

Over: WHEELING CREEK

1 MI N OF JCT CR 10, Belmont, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 734

TR 300

Fair

Over: PINCH RUN

1.73 MI SE OF JCT CH 44, Belmont, OH

Built 2009 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 209

McKeever Road

Fair

Over: CRANE RUN

McKeever Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1974 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 620

LANCASTER DRIVE

Fair

Over: OVER WEST CREEK

136 FT S OF GRANGER RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2006 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,068

WHITE-COPPESS

Fair

Over: STILLWATER RIVER

68 MI E DUNCAN, Darke, OH

Built 1975 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 98

LITTLE KYGER

Fair

Over: LITTLE KYGER CREEK

.75MI.N.OF SR.7, Gallia, OH

Built 1975 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 120

LINCOLN PIKE

Fair

Over: CLAYLICK RUN

.72 M N OF JOHNSON RD, Gallia, OH

Built 1930 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 389

Rittenhous RD #288

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1.68FROMPETERSBURG PIKE, Highland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 324

I-70

Fair

Over: OVER DEER CREEK

1.46MI E OF CLARK CO LINE, Madison, OH

Built 1970 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 23,396

Clyo Road M0083

Fair

Over: Sugar Creek

800 FT SOUTH OF SR725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1979 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 17,719

SR 207

Fair

Over: WAUGHS RUN

3.38 MI S OF JCT SR 138, Ross, OH

Built 1973 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,094

US 250

Fair

Over: BR LITTLE STILLWATER CR

1.88 MI. E. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1985 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 9,264

CR 44 (13)

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

18050 RD 13, Williams, OH

Built 1968 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 105

HARTZELL ROAD

Fair

Over: CHERRY FORK CREEK

JUST S OF SR 32, Adams, OH

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 385

PORTSMOUTH RD.

Fair

Over: CEDAR FORK

0.625 MI E JCT SR 32, Adams, OH

Built 1948 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,391

SR 179

Fair

Over: LAKE FORK MOHICAN RIVER

2.12 MI S SR 95, Ashland, OH

Built 1932 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,065

HOLBROOK STREET

Fair

Over: TOWN RUN CREEK

.1 MI.S.OF CLEVELAND AVE., Ashland, OH

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 500

HILLDOM ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER

.1 MI. E. OF CH33, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 285

MAUDS HUGHES RD

Fair

Over: GREGORY CREEK BRANCH

.5 MI N OF CR 19, Butler, OH

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 646

CALIFORNIA RD

Fair

Over: HOWARDS CREEK

.9 mi. S of Okeana Drwbrg, Butler, OH

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

Showing 10,851-10,900 of 26,753 bridges

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