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

USR 35

Good

Over: CR 36

1.8MI W OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,225

USR 35

Good

Over: CR 36

1.8MI W OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,225

USR 35

Good

Over: TWP RD 253

0.9MI W OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,225

US 35 RAMP B

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK & C&O RR

W B RAMP OFF 35 ON TO 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,132

US 35

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK & C&O RR

0.07 MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,066

US 35

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK & C&O RR

0.07 MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,066

US 35 RAMP D

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK & C&O RR

RAMP ON TO 35 HEADED EAST, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,132

USR 35

Good

Over: SR 788

0.8MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,946

US 35

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.9MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,946

US 35

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.9MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,946

US 35

Good

Over: TRIB SALT LICK CREEK

2.25 MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,842

US 35

Good

Over: TRIB SALT LICK CREEK

2.25MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,272

US 35

Good

Over: CR 10 E. BROADWAY ST

1.5MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,946

US 35

Good

Over: CR 10 E. BROADWAY STREE

1.5 MI E OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,946

USR 35

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

BRIDGE OVER INDIAN CREEK, Jackson, OH

Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 98

STATE ROUTE 93

Good

Over: SALT LICK CREEK

JCT OF STATE ROUTE 788, Jackson, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,765

STATE ROUTE 93

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

.10 MILE N OF JCT SR 788, Jackson, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,765

SR 32

Good

Over: LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER

0.6MI E OF PIKE CO LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,615

SR 32

Good

Over: LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER

0.6 MI E OF PIKE CO LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,615

SR 32

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK

3 MI E OF PIKE CO LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,571

SR 32

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

.68 MI W OF SR 776, Jackson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,571

SR 32

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

.68 MI W OF SR 776, Jackson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,571

SR 32

Good

Over: SALT LICK CREEK

0.46 MI W OF JCT US 35, Jackson, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,345

SR 32

Good

Over: OVER USR 35

JCT US 35, Jackson, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,398

SR 32

Good

Over: OVER USR 35

JCT US 35, Jackson, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,398

STATE ROUTE 32

Good

Over: STATE ROUTE 327

.57 MI E OF JCT 124, Jackson, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,659

STATE ROUTE 32

Good

Over: STATE ROUTE 327

.57 MI E OF JCT 124, Jackson, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,659

STATE ROUTE 279

Good

Over: HOLLAND FORK

0.73MI E OF SR 139, Jackson, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 723

STATE ROUTE 279

Good

Over: HOLLAND FORK

2.11 MI E OF SR 139, Jackson, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 723

SR 279

Good

Over: LAKE JACKSON-BLACK FORK

1.01 MI W OF OAK HILL, Jackson, OH

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,200

SR 327

Good

Over: RICHLAND BRANCH OF PIG C

5.26 MI S. OF VINTON LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 559

SR 349

Good

Over: SAND RUN

0.5MI N OF JCT SR 93, Jackson, OH

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,373

SR349

Good

Over: LITTLE RACCOON

LAKE ALMA, Jackson, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,373

SR776

Good

Over: TRIB OF BRUSHY CREEK

4.11 MI E OF PIKE CO LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 650

BUCKLICK CREEK RD

Good

Over: BUCKLICK CR

1.35 MI E OF SCIOTO CO, Jackson, OH

Built 1901 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

BEAVER PIKE

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CR

0.3 MI W OF CR85, Jackson, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,341

SR 7

Good

Over: OVER SR 150A

1.07 M N OF FARM LANE, Jefferson, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,896

SR 7

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.

1.93 MI S OF SR 151, Jefferson, OH

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,803

SR 7 SB & RAMP A

Good

Over: OVER WB. LANES U.S.22

1.17 MI SOUTH OF SR 213, Jefferson, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,919

SR 7 S.B.

Good

Over: OVER US 22WB & WILLS CR.

0.19 MI S OF JCT. SR 213, Jefferson, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,865

SR 150

Good

Over: DRY FORK CR

1.49 MILES E. OF N&W RR, Jefferson, OH

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,270

STATE ROUTE 152

Good

Over: CLAYLICK CREEK

2.64 MILES N. OF US 22, Jefferson, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 964

S.R.213

Good

Over: HOLLOW ROCK RUN

8.77 MI.N.OF SR 152, Jefferson, OH

Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,858

CR55-EAST STREET

Good

Over: N.FORK YELLOW CREEK

NORTH FORK YELLOW CREEK, Jefferson, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

CR75

Good

Over: Wolf Run

2.8 mi NW SR43, Jefferson, OH

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 399

CR47 CROXTON RUN

Good

Over: CROXTON RUN

3.32MI S. OF SR152, Jefferson, OH

Built 1928 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,071

COUNTY RD 22A

Good

Over: COLUMB&OHIO RAILROAD

3.03 MI E. OF SR 152, Jefferson, OH

Built 1928 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,277

T129

Good

Over: Long Run

300-ft E of CR6/CR7, Jefferson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

CR6

Good

Over: LONG RUN

OVER LONG RUN_ 250 N TR7, Jefferson, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250

JEFF. CR40

Good

Over: CEDAR LICK CREEK

0.60MI. E. OF SR43, Jefferson, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

Showing 13,501-13,550 of 26,729 bridges

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