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

EB IR 275

Good

Over: TAYLOR CR;C457(HARSN RD)

.2 MI E OF IR 74, Hamilton, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,974

THOMPSON RD C100

Good

Over: I275

2.3 MI E OF IR 74, Hamilton, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

WB IR 275

Good

Over: CR 370(MARKLEY ROAD)

1.6 MI W OF US 52, Hamilton, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,569

EB IR 275

Good

Over: USR52*WRMPIR275*EUSR52*E

OVER US 52, Hamilton, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,569

US 52

Good

Over: C365(FIVE MILE ROAD)

.2 MI E OF IR 275, Hamilton, OH

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,618

RAMP R

Good

Over: EGGLESTON

RAMP FROM EB 50 T0 471SB, Hamilton, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,830

RAMP IR471N-US50E

Good

Over: RELIEF

OH-KY STATE LINE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,880

ON RP. TO WB 126

Good

Over: IR 75

SR 126 0VER IR 75, Hamilton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,457

NEW HAVEN ROAD

Good

Over: HOWARD CREEK

4.07 Mi. from Harrison, Hamilton, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,144

NEW HAVEN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY FORK CREEK

BETW. WILLEY - CROSBY RDS, Hamilton, OH

Built 1952 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,144

DUNLAP ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.86 MI E OF EMRR RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

EIGHT MILE ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

.7 MI N OF US 52, Hamilton, OH

Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,913

CROSS COUNTY

Good

Over: CR71------(BLUE ROCK RD)

.85 Mi E of 275, Hamilton, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,143

GALBRAITH ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.06 MI E OF CORP LINE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,897

Grand Ave

Good

Over: Lick Run

300 S OF QUEEN CITY AVE., Hamilton, OH

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,005

ERIE AVENUE

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.6 MI N OF ASHWORTH&ERIE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,718

SUMMIT ROAD

Good

Over: AMBERLY CREEK

400 E OF READING RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,000

SOUTHSIDE AVE

Good

Over: CINDRAIL/CSX RAILROADS

INTERSECTION RIVER RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,043

S COOPER AVE

Good

Over: WEST FORK OF MILL CREEK

495 E OF S WAYNE AVE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,332

YMCA DRIVE

Good

Over: SHARON CREEK

400 FROM E SHARON RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

USR 30

Good

Over: HYDRAULIC DITCH

.25MI EAST OF CR-9, Hancock, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,900

USR 30

Good

Over: WOODRUFF DITCH

1.5MI EAST OF CR-9, Hancock, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,900

USR 30

Good

Over: BLANCHARD RIVER

US-30 OVER BLANCHARD RIVE, Hancock, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,264

USR 30

Good

Over: BLANCHARD RIVER

30 OVER BLANCHARD RIVER, Hancock, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,264

USR 68

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH CREEK

2.05 mi. North of USR30, Hancock, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,879

USR 68 N.MAIN ST.

Good

Over: BUCK RUN #

VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, Hancock, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,738

USR 68

Good

Over: INTERMITTENT WATERWAY

USR 68, Hancock, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,738

USR 68 SB-SR 15 EB

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

0.11 mi. North of SR15, Hancock, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,114

IR 75

Good

Over: INTERMITTENT WATERWAY

4.15 mi. North of SR235, Hancock, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 31,055

USR 224 SR 15

Good

Over: BLANCHARD RIVER TRIBUTAR

10.14 mi. East of SR65, Hancock, OH

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,199

US 224

Good

Over: IR 75

.5 MI N OF BLANCHARD RIV., Hancock, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,771

USR 224

Good

Over: E.BRANCH PORTAGE RIVER

US-224, Hancock, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,565

SR 568

Good

Over: OUTLET DITCH

5.43 mi. East of Findlay, Hancock, OH

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,248

SR613

Good

Over: BR OF ROCKY FORD CR

2.75 MI W OF IR75, Hancock, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,889

SR613

Good

Over: IR 75

ON SR 613 OVER IR 75, Hancock, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,786

SR 698

Good

Over: TIDERISHI DITCH

2 MILES NORTH OF JENERA, Hancock, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 528

HAN CO RD 220

Good

Over: ROCKY FORD CREEK

0.58 MI N CR 109, Hancock, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,913

HAN CO RD 9

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

0.37 MI S TR 27, Hancock, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 469

HAN CO RD 16

Good

Over: MOYER TRI CO DITCH

1.17 MI N TR 37, Hancock, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

ORA TWP RD 27

Good

Over: MCKEAN JT CO DITCH

0.12 MI E TR 51, Hancock, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 107

VAN TWP RD 27

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

0.07 MI E TR 65, Hancock, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 36

HAN CO RD 60

Good

Over: HIGBIE REDICK DITCH

0.10 MI N CR 24, Hancock, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

MAD TWP RD 71

Good

Over: BUCK RUN MADISON

0.70 MI N SR 103, Hancock, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

PLE TWP RD 102

Good

Over: JOHN LEARN JT

0.05 MI E TR 115, Hancock, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

HAN CO RD 139

Good

Over: BR TEN MILE CREEK

0.65 MI N TR 107, Hancock, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 548

POR TWP RD 136

Good

Over: RB WORDEN DITCH

0.12 MI N TR 112, Hancock, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

MAD TWP RD 149

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

0.54 MI E US 68, Hancock, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

MAR TWP RD 204

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

0.02 MI W TR 201, Hancock, OH

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,188

POR TWP RD 107

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WORDEN DITCH

0.67 MI E CR 139, Hancock, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

PLE TWP RD 115

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

0.50 MI S TR 102, Hancock, OH

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

Showing 13,151-13,200 of 26,729 bridges

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