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

T249 CODER-HOLLOWA

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MILLCREEK

.10 MI NORTH OF CR219, Union, OH

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 256

CR342B SHERTZER RD

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.25mi N of CUNNINGHAM-AR, Union, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 263

C1G INDUSTRIAL PKW

Good

Over: LEO RAUSCH SUGAR RUN

2.6 MI NW of SR 42, Union, OH

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,820

C 1 INDUSTRIAL PKW

Good

Over: GILCRIST RUN

0.1 NORTH of SCOTTSLAWN, Union, OH

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,071

CR73A MAPLE RIDGE

Good

Over: BUCK RUN

0.1 MI SOUTH OF SR 245, Union, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 814

C129H CLAIBOURNE

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

0.7 MI. N OF SR 347, Union, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 566

C129L CLAIBOURNE

Good

Over: FULTON CREEK

0.6 MI SOUTH of SR 47, Union, OH

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 153

CR351A W MANSFIELD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOKES CREEK

1.2 MI N of Treaty Line, Union, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 244

COLEMANS CROSSING

Good

Over: BEACH DITCH (SOUTH)

0.3 MI. N. OF C.R.1, Union, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,103

USR 30-USR 224 EB

Good

Over: MADDOX CREEK

1.10 mi. West of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,602

SR 66

Good

Over: USR 30

0.5 mi. West of VAN/PUT C, Van Wert, OH

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,784

SR 81

Good

Over: JENNINGS PRAIRIE CREEK

1 MI. EAST OF EIGIN, Van Wert, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 327

US127 S WASHINGTON

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK #

1 BLOCK S OF MAIN STREET, Van Wert, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,215

USR 127

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

1MI. N OF JCT US 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,973

USR 127

Good

Over: MADDOX CREEK

2 MI N OF JCT US 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,479

USR 127

Good

Over: HOAGLIN CREEK

4 MI N OF JCT US 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,479

USR 224-SR 49

Good

Over: HOAGLIN CREEK

4.67 mi. East of OH/IN, Van Wert, OH

Built 1931 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,737

CR5 HOAGLIN CENTER

Good

Over: USR 30

4.01 mi. East of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 467

JONESTOWN WESTERN

Good

Over: MOWN PRAIRIE

0.1 mile E of TR #103, Van Wert, OH

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

LINCOLN HIGHWAY

Good

Over: HOAGLIN CREEK

.1 MI.E OF WOLFCALE RD., Van Wert, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,277

CONVERSE-ROSELM RO

Good

Over: MUELLER DITCH

0.10 MI N JCT C 70, Van Wert, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 346

USR 50

Good

Over: STREAM

0.52M E JCT OF SR 327, Vinton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,158

USR 50

Good

Over: STREAM

0.07M E OF JCT SR 671, Vinton, OH

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,404

SR 278

Good

Over: SANDY RUN

4.4 MI S. OF JCT SR 56, Vinton, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 306

SR 328

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

7.5MI. N. OF JCT SR 93, Vinton, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 86

SR 671

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI W.OF JCT USR 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK OF SALT CREE

.4 MI N OF JCT US 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 362

COUNTY RD18

Good

Over: MID FORK OF SALT CREEK

02 NORTH JCT CR42, Vinton, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 252

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: PRETTY RUN

.1 MI. N. OF JCT. CR17, Vinton, OH

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

TWP RD 18L

Good

Over: Raccoon Creek

0.5 E. SR 328, Vinton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

MT OLIVE RD 46R

Good

Over: 01 EAST OF CR 18

01 EAST OF CR18, Vinton, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

SR 42

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF MUDDY CREEK

2.14 MI. N. OF CO. LINE, Warren, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,934

US 42

Good

Over: MILL RUN

1.2 MI N WAYNESVILLE N CO, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,986

S.R. 48

Good

Over: NORTH FORK TURTLE CREEK

.15 MI N OF JCT US42, Warren, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,791

SR 63

Good

Over: IR75

OVER I75, Warren, OH

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,016

STATE ROUTE 63

Good

Over: MILLERS CREEK

0.6 MILES EAST OF IR 75, Warren, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,868

I-71 NB

Good

Over: WESTERN ROW ROAD

3.6 MI N WAR/HAM CO LINE, Warren, OH

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,623

SR73

Good

Over: CAESAR CREEK

3.9 MI E OF JCT US42, Warren, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,285

IR75

Good

Over: MILLERS CREEK I&O RR

.3 MI N OF SR 63, Warren, OH

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 102,957

IR 75 RAMP

Good

Over: OVER HENDRICKSON RUN

N OFF RMP JUST S OF 122, Warren, OH

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 93,130

RAMP SR122E-IR75S

Good

Over: DICKS CREEK

.1 MI S OF SR 122, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 33,130

SB IR 75

Good

Over: SR122

OVER SR 122, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42,074

SHAKER RD CR 48

Good

Over: I75

.9 MI S OF SR 123, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,741

SPRINGBORO RD C22

Good

Over: I75

1 MI N OF SR 123, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,960

SR 123

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

100 FT EAST OF 48/123 JCT, Warren, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,404

SR 123

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF CLEAR CREEK

.5 MI S OF JCT SR 73, Warren, OH

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,207

SR 123

Good

Over: FRANKLIN HYDRAULIC CANAL

2.1 MI S WAR-MON CO LINE, Warren, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,943

SR 132

Good

Over: TRIB TODD FORK

0.7 MI S OF JCT SR 133, Warren, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 723

SR 350

Good

Over: STONY RUN CREEK

2.8 MI W OF US 22, Warren, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 962

SR 741

Good

Over: IR 71

OVER IR 71, Warren, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,221

Showing 15,251-15,300 of 26,729 bridges

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