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

NI3077 FRANCESCA

Fair

Over: FAIRHOPE DITCH

0.5 MI. W. OF CR199, Stark, OH

Built 2002 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,949

THIRD ST. N.E

Fair

Over: EAST BR NIMISHILLEN CREE

OVER E BR NIMISHILLEN, Stark, OH

Built 1948 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,949

SR 59

Fair

Over: LAKESHORE OH CAN THORNTO

JCT OF SR 59 AND IR 76, Summit, OH

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,800

SR 59

Fair

Over: SR 59 RAMP B TO GLENDALE

JCT SR 59 AND SR 18, Summit, OH

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,000

SR 59

Fair

Over: FISH CREEK

2.30 MI E OF SR 91, Summit, OH

Built 1932 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 18,172

EASTON ROAD

Fair

Over: I-76

0.79 MI E OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,295

SOUTH STREET

Fair

Over: OHIO CANAL

2500 FT E OF MANCHESTER, Summit, OH

Built 1927 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,002

N MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

900 FT N OF HOWARD ST, Summit, OH

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,545

COVENTRY RD

Fair

Over: MUD RUN

2200 FT E OF STATE ST, Summit, OH

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,437

CLEVE-MASSILLON RD

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

200 FT N OF VELLOW CREEK, Summit, OH

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,940

CLEVE-MASSILLON RD

Fair

Over: BR NORTH FORK STREAM

2200 FT N OF GRANGER RD, Summit, OH

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,940

HIGHLAND RD

Fair

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

2100 FT E OF RIVERVIEW RD, Summit, OH

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,889

SR 87

Fair

Over: SNYDERS DITCH

2.02 MI E OF SR 45, Trumbull, OH

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,554

SR 88

Fair

Over: CENTER CREEK

1.09 MI W OF SR 45, Trumbull, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,726

SR 88

Fair

Over: DEACON CREEK

2.97 MI E OF SR 45, Trumbull, OH

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,662

US 422

Fair

Over: CHOCOLATE RUN

4.35 MI E OF SR 534, Trumbull, OH

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13,795

WEST RIVER RD

Fair

Over: KALE CREEK

0.6 MI. S.E. OF T.H.104-B, Trumbull, OH

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 631

TOWNSHIP RD. 274-C

Fair

Over: STRATTON CREEK

0.5 MI. E. OF S.R. 7, Trumbull, OH

Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 88

SR 516

Fair

Over: BR OF BROAD RUN

3.81 MI. E. OF JCT. SR93, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,579

USR 33

Fair

Over: OVER SR245

7.05 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 14,856

TR82 WINGET RD

Fair

Over: TREACLE CREEK

0.3MI E of HOMER RD, Union, OH

Built 1900 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 324

SR 66 STATE ST

Fair

Over: JENNINGS CREEK #

1.66 mi. South of USR 30, Van Wert, OH

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,064

SR 118

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

4.47 mi. South of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,280

USR 224

Fair

Over: SPICE RUN

7.85 mi. West of SR 66, Van Wert, OH

Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,882

TULLY-HARRISON ROA

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

3.78 MI E JCT T 11, Van Wert, OH

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 362

MIDDLEPOINT-WETZEL

Fair

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

1.30 MI N JCT SR 697, Van Wert, OH

Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 584

SR 349

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.57M N JACKSON CO. LINE, Vinton, OH

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 739

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: KELLY BRANCH

.8 MI S OF JCT CR 13, Vinton, OH

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 226

COUNTY ROAD 12

Fair

Over: KELLEY CREEK

1.1 MI S OF JCT US 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 96

CR 12

Fair

Over: STREAM WOODY ZINN

4.80 ML S OF JR 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 96

COUNTY ROAD 18

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK OF SALT CREE

.1 MI S OF JCT CR 42, Vinton, OH

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 289

NO DATA

Fair

Over: WITHERSPOON CREEK

4.00ML NE OF JCT CR23CR19, Vinton, OH

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 147

ELK TWP. ROAD 20L

Fair

Over: PUNCHEON FORK

.6 MI. SW. OF JCT. US50, Vinton, OH

Built 1922 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 147

PRIVATE DRIVE

Fair

Over: KELLEY BRANCH OFF CR 12

.05-CR 12 .2MIS JCT CR13, Vinton, OH

Built 1993 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 226

SWAN TWP. RD. 5S

Fair

Over: SHIVERLY CREEK

.7 MI. SW. OF JCT. CR33, Vinton, OH

Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

IRWIN-SIMPSON ROAD

Fair

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.24 mi W of CR 15, Warren, OH

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,264

VILLAGE RIDGE DR

Fair

Over: BR. OF LITTLE MUDDY CREE

0.26 mi S of CR 59, Warren, OH

Built 1998 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,949

CONES ROAD

Fair

Over: ERTLES RUN

0.16 mi E of TR 145, Warren, OH

Built 1996 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 983

SCHLOTTMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: ERTEL RUN

0.79 mi S of SR 48, Warren, OH

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 351

SR 26

Fair

Over: WINGETT RUN

1.13M N OF JCT CR 365, Washington, OH

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 146

COUNTY ROAD 16

Fair

Over: KILLWELL RUN * DUCKWORT

3.24 MI NE OF JCT SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 1980 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 160

COUNTY ROAD 2

Fair

Over: E BR L HOCKING *HOLLISTE

4.64 MI NW OF JCT SR 7, Washington, OH

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 353

TWP RD 64

Fair

Over: WINGETT RUN * WINLAND

2.49 MILES N JCT SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 2000 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 19

Fair

Over: L MUSKINGUM * COW RU

.09 MI E OF JCT SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 18

TOWNSHIP ROAD 203

Fair

Over: COAL RUN * COLE

1.46 MI N OF JCT CR 197, Washington, OH

Built 1985 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

WATERTOWN TWSP 31

Fair

Over: BR RAINBOW CK * KERN

0.2 MI W OF INT T31 & CR4, Washington, OH

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 145

Fair

Over: CONGRESS RUN * ANGL

1.08 MI E OF JCT CR 4, Washington, OH

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 406

Fair

Over: L MUSKINGUM * RINAR

.02 MI E OF JCT SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 144

SR 94

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK OF SUGAR CREE

1.79 MILES NORTH OF US250, Wayne, OH

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,221

SR 604

Fair

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

.66 MILES EAST OF SR3, Wayne, OH

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 868

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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