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

BER-12 HANSLEY RD

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF SUGAR GROVE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

LIB-20 LEONARD RD

Good

Over: T WALNUT CR(LEONARD RD N

0.2 MI E OF S. R. 158, Fairfield, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

GRE-27 MT ZION RD

Good

Over: HOCKING RV(MT ZION RD NW

0.5 MI NORTH OF C.R. 45, Fairfield, OH

Built 1918 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

HOC-43 CR 33 A

Good

Over: INDIANA & OHIO CENTRAL

.4 M E OF JCT US 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,294

VIO-43 TAYLOR RD.

Good

Over: T BLACKLICK CR (TAYLOR R

0.1MI N OF IR 70, Fairfield, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 983

MAD-05 CROOKS RD S

Good

Over: T ARNEY RUN(CROOKS RD SW

0.5 MI S OF T. R. 262, Fairfield, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

RIC-16 INDIAN RUN

Good

Over: INDIAN CR (INDIAN RUN RD

0.5 MI S OF WOOLARD RD NE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 137

RUS-10 MARIETTA RD

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK (C.R. 49)

0.1 E OF BREMEN VILLAGE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 694

US 35 W.B.

Good

Over: OVER RATTLESNAKE CREEK

0.5 MI WEST OF CR16, Fayette, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,778

US-22

Good

Over: N PAINT CR

1.03 MI W OF PIC CO LINE, Fayette, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,959

US 35 E.B.

Good

Over: OVER RATTLESNAKE CREEK

0.5 MI WEST OF CR 16, Fayette, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,778

SR 729

Good

Over: OVER US-35

0.83 MI EAST OF OLD US 35, Fayette, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 518

JAMISON RD

Good

Over: US-35

0.52 MI W OF US22, Fayette, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,413

CR95 PLEAS VIEW RD

Good

Over: USR-35

1.47 MI EAST OF GREENE CL, Fayette, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 87

CR 142 CAMP GROVE

Good

Over: OVER SR-35

3.4 MI E OF SR-753, Fayette, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

US 35

Good

Over: OVER SR-753

AT SR753, Fayette, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,625

US 35

Good

Over: OVER SR-753

AT SR753, Fayette, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,625

US 62

Good

Over: DUFFS FORK

0.52 MI S OF MADISON CO, Fayette, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,997

US 35 (NEW)

Good

Over: OVER I-71

0.52 MI NORTH OF OLD 35, Fayette, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,778

US 35 (NEW)

Good

Over: OVER I-71

0.53 MI NORTH OF OLD 35, Fayette, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,778

I 71

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

1.98 MI N OF SR41, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,334

I 71

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

1.98 MI N OF SR41, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,334

SR 207

Good

Over: DUFFS FORK

2.97 MI N OF PICKAWAY CO., Fayette, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,301

Prarie Rd - CR 25

Good

Over: Paint Cr

0.75 mi north SR 734, Fayette, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 273

GRN-SABINA RD-CR5

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE-GREENFLD SAB

0.3 MI E STAFFORD-CR3, Fayette, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

WASHINGTON NEW MAR

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.4 MI. S. CAPPS RD., Fayette, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 936

MARCHANT LUTTRELL

Good

Over: GRASSY BR MARCHANTLUTTRE

0.5 MI N ALLEN RD-CR14, Fayette, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 135

FLAKES FORD ROAD

Good

Over: FLAKES FORD RD-POST DITC

0.85 MI E OF SR41, Fayette, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 216

MOON EVANS RD-CR19

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE-MOON EVANS R

0.7 MI W SR 41N, Fayette, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

WHITE OAK C0033

Good

Over: WHITE OAK - COMPTON CRK

.15 MI N WEST ROAD, Fayette, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

PRAIRIE ROAD-CR 25

Good

Over: M PAINT CR PRAIRIE RD

0.4 MI S I-71, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 357

FORD RD-CR 12

Good

Over: FORD RD OVR SUGAR CREEK

FORD RD OVR SUGAR CREEK, Fayette, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

COOK YAN RD- CR 34

Good

Over: DUFF FORK -COOK YANKEETW

0.4 MI E SR 207, Fayette, OH

Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 598

COOK YANKEETOWN RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK-COOK YANKEETW

0.3 I E SR207, Fayette, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,278

WASH-WAT RD-CR 35

Good

Over: COMPTON CK -WASH.WATERLO

0.4 MI SW GLAZE RD, Fayette, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 582

WEST FORK RD-TR61

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK-WEST FORK R

0.5 MI N USR 22W, Fayette, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

GRASSY BRANCH RD

Good

Over: GRASSY BR GRASSY BR RD

0.3 MI S MARCH LUTT-CR13, Fayette, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

BLUE ROAD-CR114

Good

Over: THOMPSON FORK BLUE RD

0.35MI W DANVILE-CR30, Fayette, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

HIDY ROAD-CR 103

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CK - HIDY R

0.5MI S GREGG-CR 22, Fayette, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

ROBINSON RD-CR 141

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CK-ROBINSON R

0.9 MI W SR 753, Fayette, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,327

BARRETT ROAD

Good

Over: BARRETT RD-BUCK RUN

1 MI W OF SR41, Fayette, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

GHORMLEY RD-CR156

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK- GHORMLEY R

0.35 MI E NEW MARTIN-CR6, Fayette, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 137

CREEK ROAD-CR 58

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT-CREEK ROAD

.7 MI. S. OF FLAKES FORD, Fayette, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 271

DAYTON AVENUE

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CREEK

5.5 MI. N. COURT ST. 35, Fayette, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,253

GH-NH ROAD-CR 145

Good

Over: COMPTON CK-GHOPE NHOLLAN

0.25 MI N WHITE -CR37, Fayette, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 221

ZIMMERMAN RD-CR170

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CK-ZIMMERMAN

0.6 MI E STAFFORD-CR3, Fayette, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

WHITEOAK ROAD-CR33

Good

Over: THOMPSON FORK CK-WHITEOA

0.6 MI S KELLOUGH-TR116, Fayette, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

COOK YAN RD-CR 34

Good

Over: NF PAINT C-COOKYANKEETOW

0.25 MI S MAD CO LINE, Fayette, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 174

CAMP GROVE -CR 142

Good

Over: CROOKED CK- CAMP GROVE R

0.3 MI N USR 35, Fayette, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

LEWIS ROAD-CR 28

Good

Over: E.F. PAINT CK - LEWIS RD

0.25 MI W SR 38, Fayette, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 687

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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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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.