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

All Bridges in Ohio

STEARNS ST/CO.RD.2

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.6 MI.N OF INT OF 2 & C, Henry, OH

Built 1998 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 742

Duncanson RD #139

Good

Over: FLAT RUN

SOUTH OF CR.#2, Highland, OH

Built 1984 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 324

SR 287

Good

Over: LITTLE DARBY CREEK

.47M W.OF 559, Logan, OH

Built 1963 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 2,118

TR 56

Good

Over: CHEROKEE RUN

4.05 M N OF CR 130, Logan, OH

Built 1968 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 204

TR 305 GUTHRIE

Good

Over: E. BR. SHADE RIVER

0.588 MILE E. OF T304, Meigs, OH

Built 1982 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 96

TR 24 TOWER

Good

Over: STRONGS RUN

0.530 MILE E. OF SR124, Meigs, OH

Built 1964 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 209

SLEMMER-PORTAGE RD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT CR6, Ottawa, OH

Built 1955 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 324

WOODRICK RD

Good

Over: LITTLE PORTAGE RIVER

0.4 MI. N. JCT CR108, Ottawa, OH

Built 1957 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 324

PEN RD CO RD 8

Good

Over: CENTER BRANCH RUSH CREEK

650 FT WEST CR 105, Perry, OH

Built 2000 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 126

TR 56

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.06 MILES SOUTH OF TR 93, Sandusky, OH

Built 1946 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 351

WHEELERS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: WHEELERS MILL RD (LSR)

0.05 MI. E OF SR 335, Scioto, OH

Built 2003 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 214

C129E WOLFORD MASK

Good

Over: BLUES CREEK

1.5 MI SOUTH of SR 347, Union, OH

Built 1969 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 1,102

HOAGLIN ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH CREEK

0.50 MI N JCT C 214, Van Wert, OH

Built 1948 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 3

CLTN TWP RD 5C

Good

Over: CALAMUS RUN

.6 MI W OF JCT SR 160, Vinton, OH

Built 1967 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 324

STANEART HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.80 MI S OF JCT US 50, Vinton, OH

Built 2010 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 209

POTTER ROAD

Good

Over: N.BR.PRTG.RIV.POTTER ROA

0.715 ML N OF SR 281, Wood, OH

Built 2000 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 324

TH124a

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

0.75 MILES N OF US 23, Wyandot, OH

Built 1992 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 197

SCHULTZ-PORTAGE RD

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.2 MI. S. JCT CR6, Ottawa, OH

Built 1952 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 324

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.13 M. N. PENCE, Shelby, OH

Built 1987 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 797

VAN DEMARK ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.02 M.N. RIVER ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 1980 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 1,652

COUNTY ROAD 171

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.2 MI. E. JCT C177&C171, Paulding, OH

Built 2002 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 417

TOWNSHIP ROAD 11

Good

Over: CRANBERRY CREEK

0.25 MI NORTH OF TR L, Putnam, OH

Built 1970 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,817

SHAFFER

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.31 MI N SR 47, Darke, OH

Built 1976 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 351

BUTTERNUT RD

Good

Over: W BR CUYAHOGA RIVER

175 FT W. OF OSMOND ROAD, Geauga, OH

Built 1999 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 1,817

COUNTY ROAD N

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

0.06 MI E OF RD 28, Putnam, OH

Built 1970 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 351

SR 103

Good

Over: TAYLOR RUN

1.90 mi. West of Sycamore, Wyandot, OH

Built 1987 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 728

WOODIN RD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

80 FT W OF ROBINSON RD, Geauga, OH

Built 1958 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 1,654

SR 316

Good

Over: BIG DARBY CREEK

N.E. CORP DARBYVILLE, Pickaway, OH

Built 1986 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 1,553

COUNTY ROAD O

Good

Over: CRANBERRY CREEK

0.09 MI W. OF OLD SR 65, Putnam, OH

Built 1972 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 485

TOWNLINE 12

Good

Over: TWNLN 12 / W BR HURON RV

.7 M WEST OF WALNUT RD, Huron, OH

Built 2002 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 507

WETZEL ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

3.65 MI E JCT SR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1967 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 700

Good

Over: WOLF RUN

.13 M W OF TR 251, Ashland, OH

Built 1991 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 207

SR-41

Good

Over: DONNELS CREEK #

3.14MI.E. OF JCT. SR-235, Clark, OH

Built 1990 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 4,868

TOWNSHIP ROAD A

Good

Over: SOUTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.50 MI W OF SR 109, Putnam, OH

Built 1973 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 110

TOWNSHIP ROAD T

Good

Over: QUARRY

0.19 MI W OF RD 17-S, Putnam, OH

Built 1970 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 155

SR 309

Good

Over: DUG RUN

1/8 MI WEST OF EASTOWN RD, Allen, OH

Built 2000 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 13,245

HILLVILLE RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE RILEY HILLVILLE

0.27 MI W OF PHILLIPS RD, Allen, OH

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 594

CLYDE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

.4 MI. N. OF S. RIVER RD., Ashtabula, OH

Built 1900 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,297

STATE LINE RD

Good

Over: ASHTABULA CREEK

1100' S OF W CHERRY HILL, Ashtabula, OH

Built 2019 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 93

BEECH GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BULLSKIN CREEK

1.05 MI. NW OF JCT. C43B, Brown, OH

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40

DOWNING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.5 MI. W. OF JCT. T28, Brown, OH

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 96

HARTMAN ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.54 MI. E. OF JCT. US62, Brown, OH

Built 1958 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 324

THOMAS ROAD

Good

Over: MOON HOLLOW RUN

.17 MI. N. OF JCT. C1003, Brown, OH

Built 1972 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 351

HAMILTON EATON RD

Good

Over: Williams Run

.9 MI N OF TR 28, Butler, OH

Built 1994 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 690

SR 542

Good

Over: ATWOOD RESERVOIR

1.53 MI E OF JCT SR39, Carroll, OH

Built 1946 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,012

SR-4

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

1.11MI.N. OF JCT. IR-70, Clark, OH

Built 1957 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,972

SR-4

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

1.11MI.N. OF JCT. IR-70, Clark, OH

Built 1957 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,972

GILL AVENUE

Good

Over: OLENTANGY RIVER

0.1 MI NORTH OF PAYNE ST., Crawford, OH

Built 1992 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,941

IR 90-SB

Good

Over: LAKELAND BLVD & CSX RR

.59 MI E OF JCT SR 175, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1963 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 15,678

BAGLEY ROAD CR 27

Good

Over: EAST BR ROCKY RIVER

268' W OF S ROCKY RVR DR, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1961 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 27,480

Showing 12,151-12,200 of 26,753 bridges

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