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

I-71

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

3.19 MI N OF SR229, Morrow, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,453

I-71

Good

Over: OVER TR-232 (KAUFMAN RD.

3.71 MI N OF SR229, Morrow, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,453

WALDO-FULT-CHEST

Good

Over: IR 71

5.26 MI N OF SR229, Morrow, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,521

I-71

Good

Over: OVER CR 22&KOKOSING RIVE

0.76 MI N OF SR314, Morrow, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,043

I-71

Good

Over: OVER CR 22&KOKOSING RIVE

0.76 MI N OF SR314, Morrow, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,043

SR-95

Good

Over: OVER I-71

2.15 MI. W. OF SR-314, Morrow, OH

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,157

SR 97

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK STREAM

1.54 MI W OF SR288, Morrow, OH

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,279

SR229

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

02.07 MI W.OF SR61, Morrow, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,250

SR 314

Good

Over: OVER N. KOKOSING R.

OVER N. KOKOSING R., Morrow, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,284

TR103

Good

Over: SAMS CREEK

.4 MI.N.INT.SR95 & TR103, Morrow, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 367

TR179

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

.4 MI.E.INT.CR26 & TR179, Morrow, OH

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 62

TR232

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

.3 MI.E.INT.CR26 & TR232, Morrow, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 66

TR184

Good

Over: S.BRANCH KOKOSING

.3 MI.N.INT.CR25 & TR184, Morrow, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 105

CR15

Good

Over: INDIGO CREEK

.7 MI.E.INT.CR227 & CR15, Morrow, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 263

CR61

Good

Over: THORNE RUN

.30 MILES E.OF INT.TR60, Morrow, OH

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

TR 224

Good

Over: TRIB. OF TURKEY RUN

.3 MI. EAST INT. CR 165, Morrow, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 167

TR 179

Good

Over: BRANCH KOKOSING

.3 MI. EAST INT. CR 184, Morrow, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110

LIGHT CREEK

Good

Over: LIGHT CREEK

1.3 MI NORTH INTX SR 656, Morrow, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68

TR 224

Good

Over: TURKEY RUN

.5 MI E DELAWARE CO LINE, Morrow, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 194

TR 224

Good

Over: TRIB. ALUM CREEK

.1 MI. NW INTX. CR 24, Morrow, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 85

TR 44/43

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK RESERVOIR

MORROW/RICHLAND CO LINE, Morrow, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 625

TR115

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

0.4 MI EAST INTX. CR24, Morrow, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,023

TR 213

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF CR170, Morrow, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

TR185

Good

Over: S.BRANCH KOKOSING RIVER

0.5 MI EAST CR20, Morrow, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 124

EB SR 16

Good

Over: EB SR 16 OVER CAPRAIL RR

.26 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,025

WB SR 16

Good

Over: WB SR 16 OVER RAIDERS RD

2.6 M E OF LICKING CO LIN, Muskingum, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,203

WB SR 16

Good

Over: WB SR 16 OVER PRIVATE RD

3.8 M W OF JCT SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,818

US 22

Good

Over: JON CR O.S.RR AND CR-653

.1 M E OF JCT SR 345, Muskingum, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,590

WESTBOUND SR 16

Good

Over: WB 16 OVER WAKATOMIKA CK

.2 MI WEST OF JCT SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,099

STATE ROUTE 16

Good

Over: WB SR 16 OVER SR 60

AT JCT OF SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,409

WESTBOUND SR 16

Good

Over: WB SR 16 OVER CR 94

4.3 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,203

EASTBOUND SR 16

Good

Over: EB SR 16 OVER CR 94

4.3 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,203

CR 48(SCOUT ROAD)

Good

Over: CR 48 OVER SR 16

5.1 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 462

TR 98 OLD RILEY RD

Good

Over: TR 98 OVER SR 16

6 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 219

EB SR 16

Good

Over: EB SR 16 OVER PRIVATE RD

3.8 M W OF JCT SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,818

US 22

Good

Over: OVER COUNTY ROAD 33

2 M E OF JCT SR 345, Muskingum, OH

Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,590

EASTBOUND SR 16

Good

Over: 16 OVER LIT WAKATOMIKA C

.2 MI WEST OF JCT SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,099

US 40

Good

Over: OVER KENT RUN

1.2 M E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,426

RAMP A

Good

Over: RAMP A OVER TIMBER RUN

AT JCT I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,190

RAMP D

Good

Over: RAMP D OVER TIMBER RUN

AT JCT I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,800

US ROUTE 40

Good

Over: OVER TIMBER RUN

0.4 MI E.OF JCT I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,841

US 40

Good

Over: OVER CHAPS RUN

1.7 MI E OF JCT I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,552

RAMP K OVER 5TH ST

Good

Over: RAMP K OVER 5TH STREET

2.25 M E OF JCT US 40, Muskingum, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,450

RAMP A OVER MCINTI

Good

Over: RAMP A OVER MCINTIRE

RAMP A .05 M N OF I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,600

RAMP A OVER RAMP H

Good

Over: RAMP A OVER RAMP H

RAMP A .1 M N OF I-70, Muskingum, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,550

WEST BOUND I70

Good

Over: IR 70 OVER KENT RUN

1.95 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,664

EAST BOUND I70

Good

Over: IR 70 OVER KENT RUN

1.95 MI E OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,664

WEST BOUND I70

Good

Over: IR 70 OVR CR28 HOPEWEL R

3 MI EAST OF LIC CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,664

TR 442 KOPCHAK RD

Good

Over: T422 COPCHAK OVER I70

1.1 MI W OF JCT US 40, Muskingum, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,695

SR 83

Good

Over: CUOH RR N. & CROOKED CRK

200 FT S OF JCT US 40, Muskingum, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,973

Showing 14,301-14,350 of 26,729 bridges

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ohio Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.