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

CHAPEL ROAD CR-199

Good

Over: IR 90

2.99 MI E OF SR 45, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 834

CORK COLD SPRINGS

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

.76 MI. WEST OF SR45, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1966 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 999

LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: WHEELER CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF COUNTY LINE, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1900 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 923

BROWN ROAD

Good

Over: GRIGGS CREEK

600 S. OF GRIGGS ROAD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1950 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 498

FURNACE ROAD

Good

Over: CONNEAUT CREEK

.8 MI. N. OF CH427, Ashtabula, OH

Built 2000 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 337

MILL ROAD

Good

Over: PYMATUNING CREEK

.8 MI. E. OF HAYES RD., Ashtabula, OH

Built 2009 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 209

BULAH ROAD

Good

Over: GRIGGS CREEK TRIBUTARY

.1 MI. E. OF SR193, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1900 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 225

USR 33

Good

Over: SR 78/691

6 MI W OF INT SR 682, Athens, OH

Built 2012 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,664

T224

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

THOMPSON RIDGE. CAN 11, Athens, OH

Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 324

FROST RD

Good

Over: SKUNK RUN

1.0 MI. NORTH OF USR50, Athens, OH

Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 209

TR 65

Good

Over: TRI TO SHADE RIVER

0.75 MI. S OF CR16, Athens, OH

Built 1938 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 96

CARBOBDALE RD

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI SOUTH OF CR 2, Athens, OH

Built 2000 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 220

HOCKING PARKWAY

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER

0.17 M S-CANAL(OLD US 33), Athens, OH

Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,500

USR 33

Good

Over: ST. MARYS RIVER

.29 MI. E. OF SR 116, Auglaize, OH

Built 1971 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 10,486

USR 33

Good

Over: SR67 198 501 CR25A&CSXRR

JCT. SR-67, Auglaize, OH

Built 1991 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,661

SR-197

Good

Over: SIMS RUN

3.94MI. W OF JCT. SR-198, Auglaize, OH

Built 1961 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 373

SR-219

Good

Over: KOOP CREEK

.99MI.W.OF JCT. SR-66, Auglaize, OH

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,116

WIEFENBACH ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

100 FEET E. OF CR 91, Auglaize, OH

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 351

HIGH STREET

Good

Over: SAINT MARYS RIVER

400FT EAST OF MAIN STREET, Auglaize, OH

Built 2003 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,701

US 40

Good

Over: BR WHEELING CREEK

1.94 M W OF BROOKSIDE, Belmont, OH

Built 1944 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 8,639

PLAINFIELD RD CR-7

Good

Over: IR 70

2.22 MI.W.SR 331, Belmont, OH

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 460

SR 331

Good

Over: WHEELING CR

.22 M E OF B&O RR, Belmont, OH

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 9,057

IR 470

Good

Over: SR7 NS & W&L RRS OHIO R

.08 M E OF SR 7, Belmont, OH

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 43,387

GLENS RUN RD

Good

Over: GLENNS RUN

.1 MI WEST OF SR 7, Belmont, OH

Built 1976 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,138

SR 32

Good

Over: E FORK WHITE OAK CREEK

0.06MI E OF JCT SR 134, Brown, OH

Built 1982 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,839

SR 32

Good

Over: E FORK WHITE OAK CREEK

0.06MI E OF JCT SR 134, Brown, OH

Built 1982 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,839

US 52

Good

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

2.91 MI E OF SR 221, Brown, OH

Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,454

USR68

Good

Over: SOLOMON RUN

0.1 MI N OF FAYETTEVILLE, Brown, OH

Built 2016 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,000

SR 221

Good

Over: TOWN RUN

2.28MI S OF SR 125, Brown, OH

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 194

OLD 68

Good

Over: CORNICK RUN

.87 MI. N. OF JCT. US 52, Brown, OH

Built 1956 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 379

FISHING GUT ROAD

Good

Over: FISHING GUT CREEK

1.15 MI. E. OF JCT. SR41, Brown, OH

Built 1940 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 175

WAITS ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.18 MI. W. OF JCT. US68, Brown, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50

MCGOHAN ROAD

Good

Over: CAMP RUN

.50 MI. N. OF JCT. C37, Brown, OH

Built 1940 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 351

UPPER FIVEMILEEAST

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

.72 MI. E. OF JCT. US 68, Brown, OH

Built 1957 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 375

MARTIN HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.19 MI. E. OF JCT. T68, Brown, OH

Built 1982 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 351

LOWER EAST FORK RD

Good

Over: STREAM

.05 MI S OF JCT C49, Brown, OH

Built 1991 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 155

SR 128

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

GREAT MIAMI HAMILTON OH, Butler, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 27,337

WEST CHESTER ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK MILL CREEK

.26 MI W OF CR 19, Butler, OH

Built 1990 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 14,702

HAM MIDDLETOWN RD

Good

Over: DICKS CREEK

OVER DICKS CREEK, Butler, OH

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,747

GARNER RD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

.1 MI S OF CR 29, Butler, OH

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 797

CENTRAL AVENUE

Good

Over: HYDRAULIC CANAL

700 FT W OF MAIN ST, Butler, OH

Built 2001 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 15,081

USR 68

Good

Over: TRIB OF KINGS CREEK

.43MI.N. OF JCT. SR-296, Champaign, OH

Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,097

N ELM TREE RD

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

.3 MI N OF SARGENTS RD, Champaign, OH

Built 1948 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 130

ADDISON-N CARLISLE

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

.3 MI N OF COUNTY LINE, Champaign, OH

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 385

WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD

Good

Over: GLADY CREEK

.26 MI S OF NINE MILE RD, Champaign, OH

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 236

S ELM TREE

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

0.67 MI S OF OLD TROY PK, Champaign, OH

Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 201

BAIR ROAD

Good

Over: NETTLE CREEK

0.5 MI S.OF OLD TROY PIKE, Champaign, OH

Built 1995 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 324

NINE MILE

Good

Over: GLADY CREEK

.26 MI W OF WESLEY CHAPEL, Champaign, OH

Built 2004 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 235

OLD TROY PIKE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HONEY CREEK

0.05 MI. E. OF MIAMI CO., Champaign, OH

Built 2008 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 319

SR-54

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

2.06MI.S. OF CHAMPAIGN CO, Clark, OH

Built 1934 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 876

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