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

PE0617 LAKE

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.1 MI. W. OF SR21, Stark, OH

Built 2002 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,127

NI3137 BROADWAY

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH NIMISHILLEN

0.4 MI. S. OF SR153, Stark, OH

Built 2011 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,347

17TH STREET NE

Good

Over: SIPPO CREEK

230 FT S HANKINS RD NE, Stark, OH

Built 2017 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,300

FORGE STREET

Good

Over: SR 8

1.37 MI S OF IR 77, Summit, OH

Built 1953 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 60,226

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER WARNER RD CR-156

3.48 MI N OF SR 241, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 58,984

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER WARNER RD CR-156

3.48 MI N OF SR 241, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 58,984

I-76

Good

Over: OVER BROWN ST CR-652

0.26 MI W OF SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 1961 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 112,180

WHITE POND DRIVE

Good

Over: I-77

0.90 MI N OF SR 261, Summit, OH

Built 2001 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 9,596

MEDINA LINE RD

Good

Over: I-76

1.30 MI W OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,419

IR76

Good

Over: OVER ARLINGTON ST CR-15

0.77 MI E OF SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 1955 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 99,353

I.R. 76

Good

Over: LT CUY RIV ABC RR MAS R

0.41 MI W OF SR 18, Summit, OH

Built 1958 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 78,808

I.R. 271

Good

Over: RAMP B I271 NB TO I77 NB

JCT OF IR 271 AND IR 77, Summit, OH

Built 1969 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 12,690

IR 271 NB

Good

Over: RIVERVIEW RD CVSRR CUY R

1.75 MI N OF SR 303, Summit, OH

Built 2007 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 15,050

SR 619

Good

Over: BR TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1.98 MI E OF SR 241, Summit, OH

Built 2013 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,385

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: I77

JCT I77, Summit, OH

Built 2001 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 17,840

VAN BUREN CO RD 80

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1200 FT S OF VANDERHOOF, Summit, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,054

HAWKINS RD

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH ROCKY RIVER

700 FT W OF MEDINA-LINE, Summit, OH

Built 1936 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 324

WOODBIRCH AVE.

Good

Over: MUD RUN DITCH (87)

WEST OF EAST AVE., Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 200

KELLOGG AVE.

Good

Over: MUD RUN DITCH (90)

WEST OF EAST AVE., Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100

BLUE JAY TRAIL

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.2 MI W OF S BEDFROD TRL, Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 200

SR 5

Good

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.04 MI W OF US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,833

I.R. 80

Good

Over: I-80 EB OVER SR 711 NB

JCT IR 80 AND SR 11, Trumbull, OH

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,414

SR 82

Good

Over: OVER SHARON RD CR329&STR

0.91 MI W OF SR 46, Trumbull, OH

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 20,824

SR 304

Good

Over: LITTLE DEER CREEK

1.54 MI E OF US 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 1957 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,153

NEWT CTY. E. MAIN

Good

Over: MAHONING RIVER

W. OF 1ST ST W OF WARREN, Trumbull, OH

Built 1976 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,800

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: ACCESS RD.OVER RWY.DITCH

0.38 MI. E. OF JCT. SR258, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1968 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,200

US 36

Good

Over: COL&OH R RR(TRENTON CONN

0.94 MI W OF JCT SR250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,650

SR 39

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

2.51 MI. W. OF JCT. SR516, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1990 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,879

TOWNSHIP ROAD 243

Good

Over: I 77 STONE CR ABAND. RR

1.86 MI. N. OF JCT. SR751, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 424

Good

Over: I77 PEN CENT RR SUGAR CR

0.98 MI. S. OF JCT. US250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 951

SR 93

Good

Over: S FORK SUGAR CR

0.49 MI. S. OF JCT. SR516, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1948 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,393

SR 416

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

1.8 MI S OF JCT USR 250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,286

JEFFERSON TWP CR 2

Good

Over: BRANCH OF STONE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF CO. RD 49 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,462

CR 16

Good

Over: OVER USR 33-2083

0.83 MI S OF US42, Union, OH

Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,039

US 33

Good

Over: OVER SR-161

AT JCT. OF SR161, Union, OH

Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 23,398

C199E SANDUSKY RD

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

0.85 MI NORTH OF SR 347, Union, OH

Built 1999 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 403

C259C NEWTON PERKN

Good

Over: FORK OF BOKES CREEK

500 FT. SOUTH OF SR 47, Union, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 308

SR 49

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.72 mi. North of USR 30, Van Wert, OH

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,087

USR 30 EB

Good

Over: SPICE RUN

4.41 mi. East of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,869

COUNTY ROAD 43B

Good

Over: ELK FORK

.6 MI. N. OF JCT. SR32, Vinton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 22

TWP RD 13BMINNIE W

Good

Over: RACCOON CK

1.5 MI. WEST OF SR328, Vinton, OH

Built 1998 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 324

IR 75

Good

Over: SR 73

OVER SR 73, Warren, OH

Built 2009 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 47,049

SR 741

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

2.3 MI S OF SR 63, Warren, OH

Built 2010 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,983

MORROW-ROSSBURG

Good

Over: FIRST CREEK

0.60 mi S of SR 132, Warren, OH

Built 1955 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 783

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: E BR L HOCKING HOPKINS#

0.3 MI.SW OF INT.CR 27, Washington, OH

Built 1963 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,169

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: L MUSKINGUM * MACKE

3.35 MI NE OF JCT SR 7, Washington, OH

Built 1948 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,624

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: SW FK WOLF C*HICKMAN PA

1.6 MI N OF JCT SR 550, Washington, OH

Built 2005 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 241

COUNTY ROAD 25

Good

Over: L MUSKINGUM * BEAR RU

.05 MI SO OF JCT SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 1952 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 216

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: FIFTEENMILE CK * KOO

3.11 MI N OF JCT SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 1987 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 76

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: FIFTEENMILE CK * HESLO

3.3 MI NORTH OF SR # 26, Washington, OH

Built 1955 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 76

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ohio Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.