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

AUB TWP CR 52

Good

Over: FAST BRANCH CREEK

150 E OF CO RD 46 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 795

WARWICK TWP CR 62

Good

Over: PIKE CREEK

.2 MI E OF JCT SR250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,798

RUSH TWP CR 30

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

300 FT SOUTH OF JCT CR-32, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 139

WASHINGTON TWR 118

Good

Over: DUNLAP CREEK

0.3 MI S OF SR 258 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96

WAYNE TWP RD 62

Good

Over: SUGARCREEK

1 MI N OF SR 93 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

MILL TWP CR 37

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

0.3 MI NE OF CR 28, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 123

FRANKLIN TR 425

Good

Over: BROAD RUN CREEK

0.6 MI S OF STRASBURGCORP, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

WARREN TWP RD 615

Good

Over: CENTER VALLEY CREEK

0.4 MI W OF SR 212 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 485

AUBURN TWP RD 339

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH SUGARCREEK

750W OF CO RD 46, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 580

AUBURN T339-227

Good

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK

0.39 M E OF JCT CR-47, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 580

BUCKS TR 230

Good

Over: 1EVANS CREEK

500 FT S OF JCT CR 49, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,038

BUCKS T220-237

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

300 FT E OF JCT CR-49, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23

CLAY TWP CR 22

Good

Over: FRYS CREEK

1.0 MINW OF SR416, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 353

DOVER TWP CR 78

Good

Over: BROAD CREEK

200 FT NORTH OF JCT SR516, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,001

DOVER TWP RD 330

Good

Over: CROOKED RUN

0.2 MI SE OF CR 52 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

FRANKLIN CR 78

Good

Over: BROAD RUN CREEK

.4 MI. S OF SRASBURG CORP, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,001

FRANK. TWP. RD 426

Good

Over: BROAD RUN CREEK

1000 S.E. OF C.R. 78 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

GOSHEN CR 89

Good

Over: BRANCH BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.5 MILE N OF SR 39 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 609

GOSHEN CR 69

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.2 MI S OF SR 39 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 711

GOSHEN CR 69

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.1 MI NE OF SR 259 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 711

GOSHEN TR 329

Good

Over: STONE CREEK

.4 MI E OF JCT CR 21, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,765

GOSHEN TWP RD 1213

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.2 MI NW OF SR 39 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 800

PERRY TWP RD 142

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

1.1 MI NW OF SR 258, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

RUSH TWP CR 28

Good

Over: CROOKED RUN

0.1 MI. N.W. OF CO RD 32J, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 503

RUSH TWP CR 32

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF CR30 CR33 JC, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 64

RUSH TWP RD 154

Good

Over: WATSON CREEK

750S OF CO RD 28 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

SALEM TWP CR 23

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

0.10 MILE EAST OF C.R. 21, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 330

SALEM TR 215

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

.5 MI S OF JCT CR 23, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

SUGARCREEK T-355

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK SOUTH

.2 MILE SW OF JCT TR-361, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,038

UNION TWP CR 37

Good

Over: LITTLE STILLWATER CREEK

0.25 MI S. OF U.S.250 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 946

WARWICK TWP CR 61

Good

Over: MUD RUN

0.7 MI N OF TUSKY CORP, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 280

WARWICK TWP CR 116

Good

Over: MUD RUN CREEK

500 FEET SOUTH OF CR-59, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 788

WAYNE TWP RD 52

Good

Over: INDIAN TRAIL CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 95, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

YORK CR 55

Good

Over: STONE CREEK

400 E OF CO. RD. 21 JCT., Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 295

YORK CR 58

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

0.1 MI S OF CO RD 24 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 319

YORK TWP RD 266

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

.6 MILE S OF JCT CR 24, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

AUBURN TR 336

Good

Over: SUGARCREEK

500 FT EAST OF JCT CR 46, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,038

CROSS STREET NCT

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

800 FT N OF JCT NEIGHBOR, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 466

JOHNSON DRIVE

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

500 FT S.W. OF JCT CR-64, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,619

DOVER WOOSTER AVE.

Good

Over: GOETTGE RUN

600 FT S 0F JCT 19TH ST, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,708

DOVER TWP RD 1226

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

.4 MI E OF JCT SR 39, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,038

TUSCARAWAS AVENUE

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

100 FO OF W FRONT ST JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,400

SR 4

Good

Over: TREACLE CREEK

0.11 MI S. OF SR161, Union, OH

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,506

SR 4

Good

Over: BLUES CREEK

2.38 MI. S. OF SR347, Union, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,291

SR 4

Good

Over: BOKES CR

0.95 MI. N. OF SR347, Union, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,733

SR 4

Good

Over: FULTON CREEK

0.44 MI N. OF SR37, Union, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,544

SR 31

Good

Over: OVER US-33

.33 MI WEST OF SR4, Union, OH

Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,599

SR 31

Good

Over: BLUES CREEK

0.4 MI N OF SR347, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,396

SR 31

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK CREEK

5.27 MI. N. OF SR47, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,868

SR 31

Good

Over: SILVER RUN

7.66 MI N OF SR47, Union, OH

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,868

Showing 15,151-15,200 of 26,729 bridges

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