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

CR8

Good

Over: Dry Fork

1.55 Mi NW SR150, Jefferson, OH

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 473

CR8

Good

Over: Dry Fork

2.55-Mi NW of SR150, Jefferson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 473

TR115

Good

Over: Jug Run

0.25 mi NE SR150, Jefferson, OH

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

WARREN TR 15

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

0.01MI. S. OF SR150, Jefferson, OH

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

Wayne Twp Rd 166

Good

Over: CLAY LICK CREEK

0.4 Mi SE St Rt 152, Jefferson, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96

CR17 RUSH RUN RD.

Good

Over: RUSH RUN

3.35MI. EAST OF CR15, Jefferson, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

RUSH RUN RD CR17

Good

Over: RUSH RUN

0.05 MI E. JCT CR18, Jefferson, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 81

SR 3

Good

Over: CENTER RUN

100 N OF JCT SR 768, Knox, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,641

SR 13

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.25 M N OF JCT SR 586, Knox, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,504

US 36 & SR 3

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF DRY CREEK

3.8 M E OF JCT SR 657, Knox, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,790

US 36 & SR 3

Good

Over: US36 OVER DRY RUN

1.4 M W OF JCT SR 229, Knox, OH

Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,790

US 36

Good

Over: SCHNECK CREEK

2.4 M E OF JCT SR 308, Knox, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,338

US 62

Good

Over: MOHICAN RIVER

.7 M W OF HOLMES CO LINE, Knox, OH

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,126

SR 95

Good

Over: BOONE CREEK

1.1 M W OF JCT SR 13, Knox, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,891

SR 95

Good

Over: OVER MARKLEY RUN

1.8 M W OF RICH. CO LINE, Knox, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,420

SR 229

Good

Over: KOKOSING RIVER

1.5 M E OF JCT SR 308, Knox, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,343

SR 514

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF MOHICAN RIV

1 MILE S. OF HOMES CO, Knox, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 836

SR 541

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF HARROD RUN

2.8 M E OF JCT U 62, Knox, OH

Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,435

SR 586

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF ROCKY FORK

.56 M N OF LIC CO LINE, Knox, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,950

STATE ROUTE 586

Good

Over: OVER DELANO RUN

1 MI S OF JCT SR 13, Knox, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,405

LIBERTY CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: ARMSTRONG RUN

JUST NORTH OF SR 229, Knox, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 222

WATERFORD ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF N. BR. KOKOSING

0.1 MI SOUTH OF BLAIR RD, Knox, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 817

WATERFORD ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH KOKOSING

JUNCTION OF LANNING ROAD, Knox, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 817

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: JOB RUN

0.4 MI SOUTH OF BECKLEY, Knox, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,558

SPARTA ROAD

Good

Over: MILE CREEK

0.1 MI EAST OF MILE CREEK, Knox, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 828

DANVILLE AMITY RD

Good

Over: JELLOWAY CREEK

AT WORKMAN ROAD, Knox, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,637

DANVILLE AMITY

Good

Over: LITTLE JELLOWAY CREEK

0.2 MI WEST OF BUTTS ROAD, Knox, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,637

JOHNSTOWN RD.

Good

Over: CR19 SYACAMORE CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF FIVE CORNERS, Knox, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 931

CO 21 CROTON RD

Good

Over: CROTON RD LICKING FORK

0.3 MI S OF WHITE RD, Knox, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 78

CO 21 CROTON RD

Good

Over: CROTON RD LICKING FORK

0.4 MI N OF WILSON RD, Knox, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 78

APPLE VALLEY DIRVE

Good

Over: SPILLWAY APPLE VALLEY LK

1 MI NORTH F US 36, Knox, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,913

PIPESVILLE RD

Good

Over: BARNEY RUN

.2 MI S OF CAVES RD, Knox, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 525

PIPESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BARNEY RUN

JUNCTION OF SAPP ROAD, Knox, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 525

YANKEE ST

Good

Over: MARKLEY RUN

0.1 MI EAST OF ROBERTS RD, Knox, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 374

ORANGE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF JELLOWAY CREEK

0.01 MI S OF PEALER MILL, Knox, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96

JELLOWAY ROAD

Good

Over: SHADLEY VALLEY CREEK

0.1 MI WEST OF SR 3, Knox, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 124

WHITE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK LICKING RIVER

0.1 MI EAST OF CROTON RD, Knox, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 252

SCHENCK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SCHENCK CREEK

0.1 MI NORTH OF STULL RD, Knox, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 415

BRINKHAVEN ROAD

Good

Over: MOHICAN RIVER

3.3 MI NORTH OF SR 62, Knox, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CHAPEL ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. OF MOHICAN RIVER

0.2 MI. E. OF BECK ROAD, Knox, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 117

POSSUM STREET

Good

Over: VANCE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF WARD RD, Knox, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 162

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: VANCE CREEK

0.8 MI EAST OF SR 661, Knox, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 245

NORTH LIBERTY RD

Good

Over: SCHENCK CREEK

.1 MI SOUTH OF PROPER RD, Knox, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 415

GILCHRIST

Good

Over: LITTLE SCHENCK CREEK

0.1 E OF JCT CARDING MILL, Knox, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 823

GILCHRIST ROAD

Good

Over: SCHENCK CREEK

JUNCTION OF CARDING MILL, Knox, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 823

VANCE ROAD

Good

Over: TUMA RUN

0.4 MILES WEST OF SR 13, Knox, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 245

LWR FRED-AMITY RD

Good

Over: LITTLE SCHENCK CREEK

.2 MI WEST OF KECK RD, Knox, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 207

MONTGOMERY RD

Good

Over: N BRANCH KOKOSING RIVER

0.2 MI EAST OF CR 6, Knox, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 118

CO 54 BIG RUN

Good

Over: BIG RUN AND BIG RUN

0.1 MI N OF HOPEWELL, Knox, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 159

GRANNY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GRANNY CREEK

0.2 MI. N. OF CR 13, Knox, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 323

Showing 13,551-13,600 of 26,729 bridges

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