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 TPK RP TO I480

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

0.9 MI WEST OF RT.10, Lorain, OH

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,955

TWP 47 BAIRD ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK VERM. RV. BAIR

0.03 MI NORTH SR. 303, Lorain, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 383

BAKER RD.

Good

Over: CHARLEMONT CR BAKER

.35MI.NORTH OF, Lorain, OH

Built 1920 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 155

BETTS RD.

Good

Over: E.F.VERMILION RV BETTS

.51MI.EAST OF, Lorain, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 128

COWLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BANNISTER DT COWLEY RD

.06 MI S OF, Lorain, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,206

FOSTER RD.

Good

Over: E.B.BLACK RV FOSTER

.01MI.NORTH OF, Lorain, OH

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 505

GIFFORD RD.

Good

Over: CAMDEN MAIN GIFFORD RD

0.8MI.NORTH OF SR, Lorain, OH

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

ISLAND RD. CR 58

Good

Over: BANNISTER DITCH ISLAND R

.27 MI NORTH OF CAPEL RD., Lorain, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,683

KIPTON NICKLE PL.

Good

Over: W.B.BLACK RV K.N.PLATE

.01MI.WEST OF WEST, Lorain, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

MENNELL RD.

Good

Over: SALT CREEK MENNELL RD.

.20M.NORTH OF SR, Lorain, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 842

Middle Ridge Rd

Good

Over: Battenhouse Ditch

0.05 miles west of Dewey, Lorain, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,347

PECKWADSWORTH RD.

Good

Over: CHARLEMONT CRK PECKWADS

.55 MILES WEST OF, Lorain, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 858

PITTS RD.

Good

Over: W.B.BLACK RV PITTS RD.

.29MI.SOUTH OF, Lorain, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 277

CNTY RD 30 QUARRY

Good

Over: W. BR. BLACK RIVER QUARR

0.11 MI SOUTH OF PECK WAD, Lorain, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 683

VERMONT ST.

Good

Over: BLACK RV. VERMONT ST.

.21 MI S. OF SR, Lorain, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

WEBSTER RD.

Good

Over: WELLINGTON CR WEBSTER RD

.23MI.EAST OF WEST, Lorain, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 784

OBERLIN ELYRIA RD

Good

Over: PLUM CR/OBERLIN ELYRIA

1.95 MI. E. OF, Lorain, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,658

SR 2

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.85 mi. West of IR 475, Lucas, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,296

USR 20

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.40 Mi. S. of SR 2, Lucas, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,922

USR 20

Good

Over: MAUMEE RIVER

JCT US 20 & MAUMEE RIVER, Lucas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,220

NEOWASH ROAD

Good

Over: USR 24

JCT USR 24 & NEOWASH ROAD, Lucas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 450

CR 136

Good

Over: USR 24

JCT CR 136 & USR 24, Lucas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,570

USR 24

Good

Over: CR 133

JCT USR 24 & DUTCH ROAD, Lucas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,530

USR 24

Good

Over: CR 124

JCT USR 24 & CR 124, Lucas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,530

USR 24

Good

Over: CR 124

JCT USR 24 & CR 124, Lucas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,530

USR 24

Good

Over: ANTHONY WAYNE TRAIL N&SR

0.4 Mi. N. OF DUTCH RD, Lucas, OH

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,059

SR 25

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

EB SR-25 over Swan Creek, Lucas, OH

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,463

USR 24 TELEGRAPH

Good

Over: SHANTEE CREEK

400 FT W OF JCT DETROIT A, Lucas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,622

USR 24 DETROIT AVE

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.3 MI S. OF SOUTH AVE., Lucas, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,094

LINCOLN AVE.

Good

Over: IR 75

I-75 under Lincoln Ave., Lucas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 519

IR 75

Good

Over: BERDAN OTTAWA R. US24 CR

1.05 MI. N of I-475, Lucas, OH

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 61,427

IR 75

Good

Over: HOFFMAN RD. CSX RR

1/2 MI E. OF JCT IR 280, Lucas, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 76,020

OTTAWA RIVER RD

Good

Over: IR 75

150 YDS W JCT SUDER AVE, Lucas, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,799

SUDER AVENUE

Good

Over: IR 75

1/4 MI N ALEXIS RD INTER, Lucas, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,623

SR 120 (Central)

Good

Over: I-75 OTTAWA RIVER

JCT IR 75, Lucas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,051

SR 184

Good

Over: CANADIAN NATIONAL RR

0.1 MILE WEST OF IR 75, Lucas, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,657

IR 280

Good

Over: Seaman Rd.

0.60 MI SE OF SR 65, Lucas, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 52,360

SALISBURY RD

Good

Over: IR 475

JCT SALISBURY RD & I 475, Lucas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 21,992

BOWEN ROAD

Good

Over: IR 475

0.19 Mi. E. of SR 51, Lucas, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,032

IR 475

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER

0.30 MI W - US23 & IR 475, Lucas, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 47,730

IR 475

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER

0.30 MI W - US23 & IR 475, Lucas, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 47,730

MAIN ENTRANCE RD

Good

Over: CANOE LAKE

.6 MI N OF CEDAR PT. RD., Lucas, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

MAIN ENTRANCE RD

Good

Over: BERGER DITCH

.25 MI. N. CEDAR PT. RD., Lucas, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: WIREGRASS DITCH

8.3 MI WEST OF EXIT 59, Lucas, OH

Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,924

YAWBERG ROAD

Good

Over: HARRIS DITCH 0962

0.2 MI. N. OF NEOWASH RD., Lucas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

BANCROFT ROAD

Good

Over: LANGENDERFER DITCH 0093

0.7 MI E. OF BERK-SOUTHEN, Lucas, OH

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,010

FULTON-LUCAS RD N.

Good

Over: AI CREEK 0392

0.2 MI. N. OF S.R.2, Lucas, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,701

HOWARD RD.

Good

Over: WARD CANAL 1458

0.01 MI. N. OF JERUSALEM, Lucas, OH

Built 1940 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,238

RAAB RD.

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DITCH 0264

0.1 MI. S. OF FRANKFORT, Lucas, OH

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250

LATHROP

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK 0002

0.5 MI N. OF SYLVANIA-MET, Lucas, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 797

Showing 13,801-13,850 of 26,729 bridges

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