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

GARR-EDEFLD-TR 84

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE-GAR EDGEFIEL

0.2 MI N I-71, Fayette, OH

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 191

BLMBG-NH RD-CR 27

Good

Over: N.F.PAINT-BLOOM.NEW HOLL

0.1 MI W BLOOM NH (CR 27), Fayette, OH

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 327

BEALE ROAD-CR 122

Good

Over: DUFF FORK - BEALE ROAD

0.1 MI S MAD CO LINE, Fayette, OH

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 135

MILLS ROAD- CR 147

Good

Over: MILLS BRANCH MILLS ROAD

0.5 MI S OLD USR 35, Fayette, OH

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

BROCK ROAD-CR 26

Good

Over: E FORK PAINT CR BROCK RD

0.4 MI W SR 38, Fayette, OH

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

MILDGVL-OCTA ROAD

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE C MILL OCTA

0.5 MI E ALLEN RD-CR 14, Fayette, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 451

HIDY ROAD-CR103

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CK HIDY ROAD

0.5MI W PRAIRE-CR25, Fayette, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

WORTHINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CK WORTHINGT

0.1 MI W MIAMI TRACE-CR47, Fayette, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 248

PARROTT STATION RD

Good

Over: M PAINT CR PARROTT STA R

0.1 MI W PRAIRE -CR 25, Fayette, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

ARMBRUST ROAD-TR53

Good

Over: SUGAR CR ARMBRUST RD

.05 MI S FLAKES FORD-CR55, Fayette, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

STAFFORD ROAD-CR3

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CR STAFORD R

0.5 MI N BUENA VISTA, Fayette, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 577

HIDY ROAD-TR 103

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CR HIDY R

0.1 MI N I-71, Fayette, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

PARRO STA RD-CR 88

Good

Over: SUGAR CR PARROT STATION

0.1MI E OF CREAMER ROAD, Fayette, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

ROCKWELL ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK PAINT CR ROCKWELL

0.75MI N OF HARRISON ROAD, Fayette, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

GREGG ROAD

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CREEK GREGG R

0.1M E OF JCT HIDY ROAD, Fayette, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

WOOD ROAD-TR 135

Good

Over: COMPTON CREEK - WOOD ROA

0.6MI W OF JCT JOHNSON RD, Fayette, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

GHORMLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CK GHORMLEY R

0.6 MI E OF SR 41, Fayette, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 109

ARMBRUST RD-TR 53

Good

Over: PONE CREEK ARMBUST RD

0.2 MI. S. OF JCT TR57, Fayette, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

DAVIDS RD T 0077

Good

Over: GRASSY BRANCH

0.2 MI SW WEST FORK INT, Fayette, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

S. FAYETTE STREET

Good

Over: MAIN PAINT CREEK

0.3 MI. SOUTH COURT ST., Fayette, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,154

CAMP GROVE- CR 142

Good

Over: BLUE RUN

0.8 MI SOUTH USR 22, Fayette, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

MYERS ROAD

Good

Over: COMPTON CREEK

.5 MI E DANVILLE RD, Fayette, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

CO35B

Good

Over: MAPLE GROVE DITCH

1.16 MI E OF GREENE CO LI, Fayette, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 692

BLMBG-NH RD-CR 27

Good

Over: BIG RUN

1.5 MILE EAST SR 41N, Fayette, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,032

WHITE RD (CR37)

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

200 N CLEMANS ROAD, Fayette, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 797

UPPER JAMESTOWN

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

0.6 MI W SR 41N, Fayette, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 192

CR 34 COOK YANKEE

Good

Over: N FORK PAINT CREEK

2 MI W SR 62N, Fayette, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 598

WASH WATERLOO RD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK PAINT CREEK

900 FT E KNIGHT RD, Fayette, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 582

LEWIS ROAD (CR28)

Good

Over: BIG RUN

0.3 MI N SR 38, Fayette, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 687

Sollars Rd - CR 4

Good

Over: SOLLARS ROAD OVER LEES C

766 ft NE of Old Charlest, Fayette, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

CLEMENS RD TR143

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

AT WHITE RD INT, Fayette, OH

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

SR 3

Good

Over: OVER I-670

0.88 MI. S. OF IR 71, Franklin, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,112

SR 3

Good

Over: OVER NS RR

0.88 MILE SOUTH OF IR 71, Franklin, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,112

SR 3

Good

Over: WILSON RUN

7.14 MI N OF I71, Franklin, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,046

SR-16

Good

Over: SLATE RIDGE RUN

3.13 MI W OF I-270, Franklin, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40,740

US 23

Good

Over: GLEN ECHO

3.22 MI N OF IR670, Franklin, OH

Built 1921 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,513

US 23

Good

Over: OVER RR YARDS GOODALE ST

OVER RR YARDS GOODALE ST, Franklin, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,844

THIRD ST (US23)

Good

Over: OVER I-670

.19 MI EAST OF HIGH ST, Franklin, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,874

AVERY RD (DUBLIN)

Good

Over: US-33

US33 / AVERY RD DUBLIN, Franklin, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,487

EMERALD PKWY (DUB)

Good

Over: US-33

.35 MI WEST OF I-270, Franklin, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,776

SR315 RAMP S-K

Good

Over: OVER US-33

1.34 MI. N. OF I-70, Franklin, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,170

US-33 (LIVINGSTON)

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

0.06 MI E OF IR70, Franklin, OH

Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30,087

REFUGEE RD (CR-14)

Good

Over: USR 33

4.2 MI E OF USR 23, Franklin, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33,492

US 33

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK OVERFLOW

0.28 MI W OF SR270, Franklin, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34,107

US 33

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK OVERFLOW

0.28 MI W OF SR270, Franklin, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34,107

USR 40

Good

Over: CLOVER GROFT RUN

03.60 E.MADISON CO LINE, Franklin, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,534

US 62

Good

Over: BIG DARBY OVERFLOW

0.34 MI N OF PICKAWAY CO, Franklin, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,120

US-62

Good

Over: EARLY RUN

2 MI N OF SR-270, Franklin, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,723

USR 62

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

0.05 MI S OF SR 317, Franklin, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,432

RAMP 670EB TO 270N

Good

Over: US62WB & 270SB-62EB

0.12 MI N OF SR270, Franklin, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,870

Showing 12,701-12,750 of 26,729 bridges

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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.