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

NICKLE PLATE

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

1.18 MI N OF SR 328, Hocking, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 128

BREMEN

Good

Over: INBODEN CREEK

1.06 MI N OF SR 93, Hocking, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 257

GORE-GREENDALE

Good

Over: LITTLE MONDAY CREEK

1.18 MI N OF SR 595, Hocking, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82

GORE-GREENDALE

Good

Over: LITTLE MONDAY CREEK

0.68 MI N OF SR 595, Hocking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82

HOCKING DRIVE

Good

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

1.12 MI E OF CORP LIMIT, Hocking, OH

Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,235

LONG STREET

Good

Over: SNOW FORK

0.68MI E of dead end, Hocking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 409

STARR ROUTE

Good

Over: DUCK RUN

3.10 MI E OF SR 678, Hocking, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 134

BIG PINE

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

9.50 MI E OF SR 56, Hocking, OH

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 253

BIG PINE

Good

Over: STREAM

9.38 MI E OF SR 56, Hocking, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 235

SAND RUN

Good

Over: STREAM

2.00 MI N OF SR 278, Hocking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 89

HAYDENVILLE

Good

Over: STREAM

0.50 from county line, Hocking, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 493

ROCKBRIDGE B

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER

0.22 MI N OF CR 10, Hocking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

LIME BANK

Good

Over: STREAM

2.36 MI E OF SR 328, Hocking, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 318

ILESBORO

Good

Over: STREAM

1.18 MI E OF SR 374, Hocking, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 180

BLACKJACK

Good

Over: BLACKJACK BRANCH

1.54 MI N OF SR 664, Hocking, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

DAWLEY

Good

Over: MONDAY CREEK

1.37 MI N OF T0347, Hocking, OH

Built 1905 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 155

CLAY LICK

Good

Over: HONEY FORK

0.46 MI E OF VIN CL, Hocking, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

BURCHAM

Good

Over: SCOTT CREEK

0.68 MI E OF SR 93, Hocking, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 161

SAUER KRAUT

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.87 MI E OF SR 664, Hocking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 620

BERRY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.68 MI N OF TR 56, Hocking, OH

Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 58

SAUER KRAUT

Good

Over: DRY RUN

0043 MI E OF SR 664, Hocking, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 620

ROCK STULL

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

4.66 east of county line, Hocking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55

MURPHY

Good

Over: DUCK RUN

0.37 MI E OF CR 5, Hocking, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 92

UNGER

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACKJACK BRANCH

3.35 MI N OF SR 664, Hocking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 32

MANN

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

0.93 MI E OF CR 44, Hocking, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96

BIG COLA

Good

Over: COLA CREEK

0.18 MI N OF SR 180, Hocking, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

KLUMP

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.20 MI E OF CR 82, Hocking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96

ELLIS

Good

Over: STREAM

0.30 MI E OF CO LINE, Hocking, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 293

SAM CARR

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.49 MI N OF DEAD END, Hocking, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

ARMSTRONG

Good

Over: MOCASSIN CREEK

0.27 MI E OF CO LINE, Hocking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 51

WAGNER

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

3.60 MI N OF CR 11, Hocking, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

KRAFTER

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK

0.03 MI E OF CR 7, Hocking, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 28

CONRAD #3

Good

Over: STREAM

2.30 MI N OF TR 188, Hocking, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

SAMS CREEK

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

3.67 MI N OF ROSS CL, Hocking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

SAMS CREEK

Good

Over: SAMS CREEK

3.04 MI N OF ROSS CL, Hocking, OH

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

BLUE CREEK

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

1.98 MI N t182 Rd, Hocking, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 167

FETHEROLF

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

0.16 MI N OF DEAD END, Hocking, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11

WILD CAT

Good

Over: STREAM

1.86 MI N OF CR 4, Hocking, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 106

WILD CAT

Good

Over: STREAM

1.36 MI N OF CR 4, Hocking, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 106

DUNLAP

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

01.24 from dead end, Hocking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

TOAD RUN

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.87 MI N OF DEAD END, Hocking, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 59

COONVILLE

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH

0.01 MI E OF SR 56, Hocking, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

ONEIL

Good

Over: STREAM

0.68 MI N OF VINTON CL, Hocking, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

WANDLING

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER

1.43 MI N OF CR 300, Hocking, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

DAWLEY-NEW PITSBRG

Good

Over: SAND RUN

1.86 MI E OF SR 278, Hocking, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

SCOUT

Good

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

.068MI E OF CR 17, Hocking, OH

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 234

SMITH CHAPEL

Good

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

0.53 MI E OF CR 17, Hocking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 148

PRICE

Good

Over: LITTLE MONDAY CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 18, Hocking, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53

TUCKER

Good

Over: MONDAY CREEK

0.36 MI N OF DEAD END, Hocking, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

SPENCER HOLLOW

Good

Over: SNOW FORK

0112 MI E OF DEAD END, Hocking, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 32

Showing 13,351-13,400 of 26,729 bridges

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