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

SR 235

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.34M N.OF SR47, Logan, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,085

SR 235

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

0.17MI N OF JCT SR-708, Logan, OH

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,975

SR 245

Good

Over: MAC-O-CHEE CREEK

.02MI N. OF SR 287, Logan, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,044

SR 273

Good

Over: SLOUGH DITCH

400 E OF SR 638, Logan, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 599

SR 274

Good

Over: BAUGHMAN DITCH

.33M E.OF SHE CO LINE, Logan, OH

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,535

SR 274

Good

Over: MUCHINIPPI CREEK

1.84MI W. OF SR235, Logan, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,535

SR-292

Good

Over: USR-33

JCT. USR-33, Logan, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,163

SR-292

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.43 MI.S. JCT. SR-47, Logan, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,050

SR-292

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

3.53 MI. S. HARDIN CO., Logan, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,225

SR-347

Good

Over: USR-33

JCT. USR-33, Logan, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,246

SR-366

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.88MI.E. OF JCT. SR-708, Logan, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,764

SR-368

Good

Over: INDIAN LAKE BOAT CHANNEL

2.02 MI.N. OF JCT. SR-366, Logan, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,706

SR-508

Good

Over: BOKENGEHALAS CREEK

.29MI..E. OF JCT. SR-235, Logan, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,442

SR-540

Good

Over: USR-33

JCT. SR-540 AND USR-33, Logan, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,569

SR-540

Good

Over: TRIB. MILL CREEK

500 WEST OF LO.CO.TR.28, Logan, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 438

SR-638

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MIAMI RIVER

1.03MI.N. OF JCT. SR-274, Logan, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,544

SR-638

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MIAMI RIVER

.61MI. S. OF JCT. SR-273, Logan, OH

Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,544

SR 638

Good

Over: SLOUGH DITCH

250 S OF SR 273, Logan, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,544

SR-708

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.79MI.N. OF JCT. SR-235, Logan, OH

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,181

CR 5

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MIAMI RIVER

.01 MI N OF TR 51, Logan, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 335

TR 51

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MIAMI RIVER

1.32 MI E OF US 68, Logan, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 199

CR 10

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

.24 M E OF CR 5, Logan, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 492

C.R. 10

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF OTTER CREEK

.74MI.E. OF JCT. SR-292, Logan, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,048

C.R. 10

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

.96MI.W. OF UNION CO., Logan, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 593

CR20

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

0.5 E OF CR 120, Logan, OH

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 252

CR 25

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

0.5 MI S OF SR 47, Logan, OH

Built 1908 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 438

CR 26

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.25M E OF CR 12, Logan, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 239

CR 54

Good

Over: RENNICK DITCH

0.6 MILES EAST OF TR 213, Logan, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 462

CR 59

Good

Over: RUM CREEK

0.14 MI. EAST OF CR 34, Logan, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 421

CR91

Good

Over: RENNICK CREEK

.11M E OF CR54, Logan, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 567

CR 121

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

.45 MILES EAST OF TR 138, Logan, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 152

Good

Over: DARBY CREEK

0.02 MI S OF CR 144, Logan, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 410

COUNTY ROAD 154

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.11 MILES SOUTH OF SR347, Logan, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,939

TR 178

Good

Over: MACOCHEE CREEK

.14 M N OF 287, Logan, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

TR 256

Good

Over: BOKENGEHALAS CREEK

0.1 Mi N of end T.R. 256, Logan, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 293

SR 2

Good

Over: TRIB OF BEAVER CREEK

.19 MILES EAST OF SR 58, Lorain, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53,088

USR 6

Good

Over: QUARRY CREEK

.64 MI E OF BAUMHART RD, Lorain, OH

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,249

SR 18

Good

Over: OVER W.BRANCH BLACK RIVE

1.53 MI. EAST OF SR.511, Lorain, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,953

SR 18

Good

Over: CHARLEMONT CREEK

1.14 MI.E OF QUARRY RD., Lorain, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,975

SR 57

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.8 MI.S.OF OH.TURNPIKE, Lorain, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,990

SR 82

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH ROCKY RIVER

5.31 MILES EAST OF SR 83, Lorain, OH

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,512

IR 90

Good

Over: OVER FORD ROAD TH-108

1.23 MILES EAST OF SR 57, Lorain, OH

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,861

IR 90

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.61 MILES EAST OF SR 301, Lorain, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27,472

LEAR NAGLE RD.

Good

Over: LOR-090-2226

1.72 MILES EAST OF SR 83, Lorain, OH

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,269

SR 162

Good

Over: CHARLEMONT CREEK

2.08 MILES EAST OF SR 511, Lorain, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,163

SR 252

Good

Over: WEST BR OF ROCKY RIVER

2.78 MI N. OF SR-82, Lorain, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,685

SR 301

Good

Over: OVER FRENCH CREEK

1.5 MILES NORTH OF IR-90, Lorain, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,549

SR 303

Good

Over: OVER WELLINGTON CREEK

2.71 MILES EAST OF SR 58, Lorain, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,794

SR 511

Good

Over: WEST BR BLACK RIVER

3.59 MILES N OF SR 162, Lorain, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 861

SR 83

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

5MI EAST OF EXIT 9, Lorain, OH

Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,159

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