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

CR 448 BUCKEYE RD

Good

Over: SR-11

1.22 MI S OF T-900, Columbiana, OH

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 182

SR 4

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

.11 MILES NORTH OF SR 103, Crawford, OH

Built 1976 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,900

SR 19

Good

Over: BRANDY WINE CREEK

4.19 MI NORTH OF SR 4 INT, Crawford, OH

Built 1940 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,259

CR-37 DENISON AVE.

Good

Over: IR-71

.95 MI. S. OF JCT US-42, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1967 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 8,064

EDGERTON RD CR 63

Good

Over: CREEK E BR ROCKY RIVER

2414 FT E OF ROYALTON RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,844

SR-47

Good

Over: STILLWATER RIVER

1.55MI.E. OF JCT. SR-118, Darke, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,961

ALBRIGHT ROAD

Good

Over: PAINTER CREEK

.17 MI N ALT SR 49, Darke, OH

Built 1970 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 351

DREW ROAD

Good

Over: EYLER DT.

.2 MI S OF STATE ROUTE 49, Darke, OH

Built 1994 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 351

HI-WIND RD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

HIWIND RD AT WEST DRIVE, Darke, OH

Built 1990 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 324

I-270

Good

Over: S INDIAN RUN

0.33 MI N OF US33, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 57,982

OHIO CENTER WAY

Good

Over: (O) CSX & NS RR

WEST TURNAROUND DROPOFF, Franklin, OH

Built 1993 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 500

USR 35

Good

Over: CR 3 BULAVILLE PIKE

3.14M E OF JCT SR735, Gallia, OH

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 9,399

US22

Good

Over: I71

.3 MI W OF MADEIRA, Hamilton, OH

Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 22,752

SR 73

Good

Over: S FORK OF ROCKY FORK CRK

2.9 MI E OF JCT US 62, Highland, OH

Built 1968 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 3,448

CONCORD RD.

Good

Over: BRANCHOFLOST FORK

NORTHOFCO.#3, Highland, OH

Built 1972 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 122

GREENFIELD RD 1025

Good

Over: B&O RAILROAD

NORTH OF SR138, Highland, OH

Built 2005 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,295

PETERSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: PIGEON ROOST CREEK

1 MI WEST OF C-51 INT, Jackson, OH

Built 2008 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 116

DIAMOND MILL RD.

Good

Over: I70

.08MI.E. OF JCT. SB-SR-49, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,166

COUNTY ROAD 230

Good

Over: N. BRANCH MARIE DELARME

0.28MI E. OF C45 ON C230, Paulding, OH

Built 1998 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 102

S.R.104

Good

Over: BIG DARBY CREEK FLOODWAY

1.24 MI N. OF SR56, Pickaway, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,653

WINCHESTER ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY RUN

0.6MI N.OF ASHVILLE-FAIRF, Pickaway, OH

Built 1981 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 712

LOCKBOURNE EASTERN

Good

Over: CSX; N & S RAILROADS

0.5 MI E. OF CROMLEY ROAD, Pickaway, OH

Built 2018 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 558

TWP. RD. 614

Good

Over: TRIB BIG BEAVER CK.

0.85 MI. S. OF JCT. CR 81, Pike, OH

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 89

SR 189

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER

4.79 mi. West of SR190, Putnam, OH

Built 1964 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 630

KUTHER ROAD

Good

Over: DUNSON DITCH

.03 M.N. CISCO ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 1998 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,183

SR 21

Good

Over: FOX RUN

2.05 MI S OF SR 93, Stark, OH

Built 1957 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 6,155

SR 739

Good

Over: OVER US-33

AT US-33, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 10,101

HOLYCROSS-EPPS RD

Good

Over: US33

3.05 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 66

USR 30 WB

Good

Over: MONKEY RUN

3.74 mi. West of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 6,786

USR 30 EB

Good

Over: MONKEY RUN

3.74 mi. West of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1965 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 6,786

SR 709

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

300 FT W OF JCT SR116, Van Wert, OH

Built 1991 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 214

CONVERSE-ROSELM RD

Good

Over: MUELLER DITCH

0.40 MI N JCT CR070, Van Wert, OH

Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 224

TR 509

Good

Over: IR 77

1.9M N INT. OF SR 821, Washington, OH

Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 351

US 68

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

2.35 MI S OF SR 774, Brown, OH

Built 1960 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 7,404

T 108 & ORANGE DR

Good

Over: ORANGE DR SHERRODSVILLE

500 FT SOUTH OF ST RT 39, Carroll, OH

Built 1945 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 108

SR 380

Good

Over: I71

OVER IR 71, Clinton, OH

Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,150

US 23

Good

Over: RT RAMP OVER DEL RUN

0.18 MI N OF US42RAMP, Delaware, OH

Built 1966 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 17,630

POLARIS PARKWAY

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

0.21 MI W of N Cleve Ave, Delaware, OH

Built 1998 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 17,648

USR 6

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

USR 6, Erie, OH

Built 2000 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 9,494

UNDER SR710SCHROCK

Good

Over: OVER I-71

2 MI S. OF IR 270, Franklin, OH

Built 2001 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 14,539

S.R. 126

Good

Over: NSRR; SERVICE DR.

644 FT E OF US42, Hamilton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 40,071

HEREFORD RD #210

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

NORTH OF S.R.138, Highland, OH

Built 2001 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 78

SR 39

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CR OVERFLOW

5.33 MI E OF SR 754, Holmes, OH

Built 1953 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 9,171

SR 93

Good

Over: US 35

JCT OF US 35, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,614

Franklin Valley Rd

Good

Over: Blackfork Creek

0.25 Miles South of C-12, Jackson, OH

Built 2016 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 968

EB SR 16

Good

Over: SR 16 OVER SR 146 WB

AT JCT OF SR 146, Licking, OH

Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,428

SR 37

Good

Over: DUDLEYS RUN

0.31 MI S OF T-49, Marion, OH

Built 1988 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 699

SR 800

Good

Over: SUNFISH CREEK

1.8M N OF JCT SR 78, Monroe, OH

Built 1954 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,390

SR-4

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY MAD RIVER

.27MI.N. OF GREENE COUNTY, Montgomery, OH

Built 1959 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,605

SR-4

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY MAD RIVER

.27MI.N. OF GREENE COUNTY, Montgomery, OH

Built 1959 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10,605

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