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

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Cramer Rd

Fair

Over: Valley Run

0.28 Mi W of CR 339, Licking, OH

Built 1969 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 96

CHESTERFIELD CIR.

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK-CHESTERFIEL

285 FT W OF MANNING CIR, Lorain, OH

Built 1977 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 7

Fair

Over: RUNNING DITCH

11 MI N OF COUNTY LINE, Madison, OH

Built 1962 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 2,974

TOWNSHIP ROAD068P

Fair

Over: BR OVER BRANCH MUD RUN

.69 MI E OF TR194E, Marion, OH

Built 1938 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 44

RANGE LINE

Fair

Over: GREENVILLE CREEK

0.03 S OF CR81, Miami, OH

Built 1967 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,030

Crawford Tom's Run

Fair

Over: Tom's Run

.3 MI S BRKVLL PYRMONT RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1962 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 803

Clayton Road C0015

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

.5 MI S OF AIR HILL ROAD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1947 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 856

Providence Road

Fair

Over: Tom's Run

250 FT E OF CRAWFORD RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 263

MOLLIES ROCK

Fair

Over: SYMMES CREEK

INTERSECTION STEEL HILL, Muskingum, OH

Built 1954 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 109

TOWNSHIP ROAD 138

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.08 MI. W. OF JCT. SR.147, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 209

UPSHUR NORTHERN

Fair

Over: NEW HOPE CREEK

1ST N OF US 35, Preble, OH

Built 1974 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 324

CR 229

Fair

Over: AF BIERLY DITCH

0.09 MILES WEST OF TR 214, Sandusky, OH

Built 1967 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 151

TOWNSHIP ROAD 278

Fair

Over: STRONG CREEK

0.41 MILES S. OF TR 237, Sandusky, OH

Built 1955 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 199

003 SF 0363

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK

SHAWNEE FOREST, Scioto, OH

Built 1996 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 100

JUNIOR ROAD

Fair

Over: JUNIOR ROAD (GINAT GREEK

00.00 MI. N OF CR8, Scioto, OH

Built 1960 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 364

LA0927 WEST MARKET

Fair

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.15 MI. E. OF TR366, Stark, OH

Built 1900 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,363

JA0411 MT PLEASANT

Fair

Over: WILLOWDALE CREEK

0.0 MI. E. OF TR234, Stark, OH

Built 1978 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,887

TURKEYFOOT DR

Fair

Over: TURKEYFOOT CHANNEL

3400 FT W OF SOUTH ST, Summit, OH

Built 1990 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 5,200

BELMONT ST-NILES

Fair

Over: MAHONING RIVER

N EXT. OF TH63-D HEA, Trumbull, OH

Built 2001 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 3,170

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: KELLEY CREEK

.7 MI S OF JCT US 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 96

GLOSSER-RICHARDSON

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.21 mi S of SR 63, Warren, OH

Built 1968 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 921

TH67b

Fair

Over: HICKMAN EMERINE RACY DIT

0.40 MILES E OF TH123a, Wyandot, OH

Built 1951 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 324

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

.37 MI NE OF HARRISON AVE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1970 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 2,227

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK

0.17 MI N OF RD B, Putnam, OH

Built 1973 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 302

COUNTY ROAD E

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.56 MI E OF RD 4, Putnam, OH

Built 2011 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 412

SR 11

Fair

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.82 MI N OF SR 305, Trumbull, OH

Built 1968 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 5,054

SR 11

Fair

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.82 MI N OF SR 305, Trumbull, OH

Built 1968 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 5,054

SR 60

Fair

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

7 M N OF JCT US 36, Coshocton, OH

Built 1986 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 457

SR87(BUCKEYE RD)

Fair

Over: NSC RR & RTA28 @ E. 86 S

1.25 MI E SR8, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1933 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 14,108

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: DITCH

1.2MI WEST OF EXIT 7, Erie, OH

Built 1954 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 40,413

MUDDY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.58 MI E OF DEVILS BACKB, Hamilton, OH

Built 1967 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 3,727

FARRELL ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5 MI E OF S DIXIE DR, Montgomery, OH

Built 1979 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 452

ELEVENTH ST. S.E.

Fair

Over: EAST BR NIMISHILLEN CREE

OVER E. BR. NIMISHILLEN, Stark, OH

Built 1944 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 2,513

SR 103 SR 199

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

SR 103, Wyandot, OH

Built 1965 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 3,780

C H & D ROAD

Fair

Over: DIRTY FACE CREEK

.22 M S OF PENIEL ROAD, Gallia, OH

Built 1965 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 385

MLK BLVD 4-2

Fair

Over: DOAN BROOK 4-2

NORTH OF SUPERIOR AVE, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1900 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 21,695

SHEED ROAD

Fair

Over: SCHNAPPS CK (SHEED RD)

3.78 MI N OF HARRISON AVE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1922 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,443

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: CAIRL DITCH

4 MI WEST OF EXIT 59, Lucas, OH

Built 1954 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 24,423

GARFIELD RD.

Fair

Over: E BRNH MDLE FK BEAVER CR

0.2MI.E OF GREEN-BEAVER, Mahoning, OH

Built 1900 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 136

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.2 Mile East of Usher Rd, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1954 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 39,238

HARVARD ROAD CR 43

Fair

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

830 FT. E. OF JENNINGS RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1955 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 3,213

CRORY RD.

Fair

Over: AN EAST BRNH MEANDER CR

0.8MI.S OF S.R.224, Mahoning, OH

Built 1939 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 477

Cleves Warsaw Road

Fair

Over: Muddy Creek Tributary

AT VAN BLARICUM RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1987 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 1,125

I80 OH TPK

Fair

Over: W BR MORRISON RUN

1.5MI WEST OF EXIT 15, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 34,481

SR 348

Fair

Over: SCIOTO BRUSH CREEK

2.14 KM W OF SCI CTY LINE, Adams, OH

Built 1995 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 597

BIG BAILEY RUN RD

Fair

Over: BIG BAILEY RUN

JUST WEST OF SR 13, Athens, OH

Built 1930 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 182

CH 92

Fair

Over: CAPTINA CREEK

0.04 MI SOF JCT SR 148, Belmont, OH

Built 1900 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 177

CLARK BOULLVARD

Fair

Over: COLDWATER CREEK

170 FT S OF SR 63, Butler, OH

Built 1985 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 100

BULL CREEK RD 923

Fair

Over: NO NAME

0.4 MI S SR14, Columbiana, OH

Built 1976 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 734

PARK DRIVE

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

600'E OF NORTHERN TREK EN, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1948 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 100

Showing 11,701-11,750 of 26,753 bridges

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