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

DARBY-POTTRSBRG RD

Good

Over: US33

1.47 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 264

US 33

Good

Over: OVER BEAR SWAMP ROAD-C14

3.48 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,485

US 33

Good

Over: OVER BEAR SWAMP ROAD-C14

3.48 MI N. OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,485

US 33

Good

Over: MILL CR

1.02 MI N. OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,774

US 33

Good

Over: OVER PAVER-BARNES RD-C13

5.3 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,485

US 33

Good

Over: OVER PAVER-BARNES RD-C13

5.13 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15,485

US 33

Good

Over: MILL CR

1.02 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,774

US 33

Good

Over: RAMP OVER C-133

OVER C-133, Union, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 39,548

CR 105

Good

Over: US 33

2.84 MI N OF US36, Union, OH

Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,590

US 36

Good

Over: BIG DARBY CREEK

0.09 MI E OF STATE ST, Union, OH

Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,977

SR 38

Good

Over: OVER BISHOP DITCH

6.03 MI N OF SR 16, Union, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,484

US-42

Good

Over: BIG DARBY CREEK

0.05 MILE SOUTH OF SR-736, Union, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,811

US 42

Good

Over: OVER US-33

0.4 MI N. OF OLD US 33, Union, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,094

USR 42

Good

Over: EVERSOLE RUN

1.74 MI N. OF US33, Union, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,031

SR 47

Good

Over: OTTAWA DITCH

01.7 MI E.OF SR37, Union, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,630

SR-287

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

0.32 MI SE OF LOGAN CO, Union, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,352

SR 347

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.8 MI E OF SR 739, Union, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,884

SR 347

Good

Over: OVER BLUES CREEK

JUST EAST OF SR 31, Union, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,068

SR-739

Good

Over: OVER CSX RAILROAD

1.22 MI N OF US-33, Union, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,842

C101A HINTON MILL

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI EAST of WATKINS RD, Union, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

C38A ROBINSON RD

Good

Over: ROBINSON RUN

1.2 MI SOUTH of SR 736, Union, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 680

TR301A DAVIS RD

Good

Over: RILEY ST

1 MI WEST of LUNDA RD, Union, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 419

C104J WATKINS RD

Good

Over: QUARRY ROAD CROSSING

1.2 MI WEST of SR 42, Union, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,504

C265A HOSKINS RD

Good

Over: OTTAWA CREEK

1 MI. WEST OF SR 4, Union, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 523

CR 252 B LUNDA RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 NORTH OF SR.347, Union, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 162

C147D ALLEN CENTER

Good

Over: BUCK RUN

2.2 MI NORTH of SR 245, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 701

C129F WOLFORD MSKL

Good

Over: BLUES CREEK

0.75 MI SOUTH of SR 347, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,102

CR339 TURNER RD

Good

Over: FULTON CREEK

0.6 MI EAST of SR 31, Union, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 73

C101D HINTON MILL

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI EAST OF FISH RD., Union, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

CR 11 E JEROME RD

Good

Over: EVERSOL RUN

2.8 SOUTH of SR 42, Union, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,125

C213I FORD REED RD

Good

Over: PARK DITCH

4 MI NORTH of SR347, Union, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 441

C194D LEEPER-PERKN

Good

Over: BRANCH BLUES CREEK

.02 MI WEST of KAISER RD, Union, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 468

C219B HOOVER-BAULT

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MILL CREEK

2 MI WEST of SR739, Union, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 302

C219C HOOVER-BAULT

Good

Over: BRANCH MILL CREEK

1 MI WEST of SR 739, Union, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 521

C222D YEARSLEY RD

Good

Over: POWDERLICK RUN

1 MI SOUTH of SR31, Union, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 451

TR 233 D EVANS RD.

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF BOKES CREEK

0.5 EAST of SR739, Union, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 197

CR 238 A STORMS RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH of SR 347, Union, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 67

CR 213 G FORD REED

Good

Over: HULL DITCH

3.3 MI NORTH of SR 347, Union, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 476

CR 307 G MILLER RD

Good

Over: FULTON CREEK

1000 FT WEST OF GRINDELL, Union, OH

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 778

CR286L BOUNDARY RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF RUSH CREEK

.75 MI. WEST OF SR37, Union, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

CR 264 A TAWA RD

Good

Over: OTTAWA DITCH

0.3 MI WEST of SR 4, Union, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 285

T267B SCHOFIELD RD

Good

Over: PATTON RUN

1 MI SOUTH of BOUNDARY RD, Union, OH

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 496

CR275C HAMILTON RD

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.3 MI. S. OF SR 739, Union, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 658

C286O BOUNDARY RD

Good

Over: LANDON PATTON RUN

2.25 MI EAST OF SR37, Union, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 693

C289A POWDER LICK

Good

Over: POWDER LICK CREEK

1 MI EAST of SR739, Union, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

T77B CHMPAIGN CNTY

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF TREACLE CRE

.91 MI NORTH OF SR 161, Union, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 175

C23B CONVERSE RD

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.01 WEST of CURRIER RD, Union, OH

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 431

CR 298 MCPECK RD.

Good

Over: FULTON CREEK

.49 MI. N. OF CR278, Union, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 99

TR308 A PHELPS RD

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

0.5MI E of HOOVER-MOFFITT, Union, OH

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 92

CR325 SWARTZ RD

Good

Over: MARROITT DITCH

0.3 MI WEST of SR 37, Union, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 62

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