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%.

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.

All Bridges in Ohio

Swick-Holton Rd

Fair

Over: Rocky Fork Creek

200 Ft W of CR 210, Licking, OH

Built 1993 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 50

JORDAN RD

Fair

Over: RAPES RUN

.45 MI. N. OF CH 56, Preble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 401

SR 140

Fair

Over: FREDERICK CREEK

8.32 MI NORTH OF US 52, Scioto, OH

Built 1931 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 4,066

BONSERS RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: BONSERS RUN RD (BNSR RUN

03.15 MI. N OF TR245, Scioto, OH

Built 1960 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 292

LIBERTY ST. GIRARD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.1 MI. E. OF C.H. 65, Trumbull, OH

Built 1987 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 8,475

CR 39 (E.75)

Fair

Over: DITCH #512

05260 RD E.75, Williams, OH

Built 1974 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 234

SR 37

Fair

Over: TYMOCHTEE CREEK

SR 37, Wyandot, OH

Built 1952 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 1,404

CRAWFORD LANE

Fair

Over: WHITE EYES CREEK

.07 MI W OF WHITE EYES RD, Muskingum, OH

Built 1950 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 209

WITT RD

Fair

Over: CREEK (WITT RD)

1100 FT S OF BEECHMONT, Hamilton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,227

IR-70

Fair

Over: TUTTLE DITCH

1.14MI.W. OF JCT. SR-41, Clark, OH

Built 1967 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 23,657

E 105TH ST C400

Fair

Over: DOAN BROOK

100' S OF MLK, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1903 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 10,957

Camargo Road

Fair

Over: Little Duck Creek

3.53 MI NE OF MADISON RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1986 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 5,898

Boomershine T173

Fair

Over: STREAM

.4 MILES SOUTH OF SR725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1969 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 811

HILLSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

7.59 MI E OF RVER RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1949 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 3,338

SR 12 FREMONT ST

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF PORTAGE RIVER#

SR 12, Hancock, OH

Built 1986 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 8,436

WINTERSTEEN RUN RD

Fair

Over: WINTERSTEEN RUN

1.5 MI N OF JCT SR 125, Adams, OH

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER E BRANCH

.9 MI. E. OF SR7, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1925 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

VORE RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE FACTORY CREEK

410 ft WEST OF SR682, Athens, OH

Built 1928 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,307

CINCINNATI DAYTON

Fair

Over: DICKS CREEK

SOUTH OF OXFORD STATE RD, Butler, OH

Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 176

Apple Road

Fair

Over: STREAM

Apple Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1977 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 983

Chapel Road

Fair

Over: LUCY RUN

Chapel Road, Clermont, OH

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,227

Shayler Road

Fair

Over: SHAYLER RUN

Shayler Road, Clermont, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,418

CARTER STREET

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOWS DITCH

0.65 MI E OF COCHRAN RD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 200

GARLAND AVE.

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

150 FT E OF MARCHMONT DR, Greene, OH

Built 1980 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,624

Old Kellogg Road

Fair

Over: Eight Mile Creek

.87 E OF BEGIN OF RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1924 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,227

COUNTY ROAD 120

Fair

Over: DOUGHTY CREEK

0.21 MI. EAST OF SR 557, Holmes, OH

Built 1997 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 444

TOWNSHIP ROAD 355

Fair

Over: DOUGHTY CREEK

0.05 Miles West of SR 557, Holmes, OH

Built 2016 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 50

CR 61 LIBERTY ST

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

.02MI E. OF ST RT 43, Jefferson, OH

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 810

CONNECTICUT COLONY

Fair

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.04 MI. N. OF CR-304, Lake, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 300

LICK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

.10 MI W OF CTY RD 57 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 1989 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 556

SR 113

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5.48 MILES E OF ERIE CO, Lorain, OH

Built 1913 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 4,879

LAKE AVENUE

Fair

Over: WB BLACK RIV LAKE AVE

250FT EAST OF FURNANCE ST, Lorain, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,041

EAST BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: EB BLACK RIV E. BROAD ST

400FT EAST OF E.BRIDGE ST, Lorain, OH

Built 1907 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 13,842

WILDWOOD BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DELAWARE CREEK

W. OF FANNING, Lucas, OH

Built 1915 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 500

IR 271

Fair

Over: DITCH

3.08 MILES EAST OF I-71, Medina, OH

Built 1968 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 23,894

FRANK ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCKCREEK

0.3 MI W ST RT 49, Mercer, OH

Built 1960 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 324

HELLWARTH ROAD

Fair

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI N MORROW ROAD, Mercer, OH

Built 1970 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 220

Wagner Ford C218

Fair

Over: CSX Railroad

.9 MI NE OF I75, Montgomery, OH

Built 1965 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 8,338

Fishburg M0108

Fair

Over: Trib. to 6 Mile Creek

.3 MI. W. OF SR202, Montgomery, OH

Built 1962 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,307

TOWNSHIP ROAD 543

Fair

Over: EAST FORK DUCK CREEK

.06 MI. E. OF JCT. SR.145, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 309

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

.05 MI. W. OF JCT. SR.78, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

OS3237 FAIRHILL

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.1 MI. E. OF CR151, Stark, OH

Built 1965 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 155

CLAY TWP CR 14

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TUSCARAWAS RIV

500' NE OF CO RD 16 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1951 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 468

RUSH TWP RD 27

Fair

Over: BIG STILLWATER CREEK

0.2 MI.S.OF JCT.SR800, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1914 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

CR 23

Fair

Over: STREAM

4 ML FROM SR 93, Vinton, OH

Built 2005 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 108

VNTN. TWP. RD. 16V

Fair

Over: BENNINGTON HOLLOW RUN

.1 MI. E. OF JCT. CR6, Vinton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 30A

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SUGAR CREEK

0.4 MILE WEST OF TR145, Wayne, OH

Built 1941 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,982

PITTSBURG AVE.

Fair

Over: APPLE CREEK

0.1 MI. E. OF BAUER ROAD, Wayne, OH

Built 1931 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,752

TR 153 (H.50)

Fair

Over: BATTERSON DITCH #624

20510 RD H.50, Williams, OH

Built 1969 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 797

CR 183 (C)

Fair

Over: DITCH #147

09580 RD C, Williams, OH

Built 1971 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 381

Showing 11,901-11,950 of 26,753 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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