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

Bank Road

Good

Over: Banklick Creek Tributary

1.56 Mi N of Colerain Ave, Hamilton, OH

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,227

VALE AVENUE

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI E OF SR4, Hamilton, OH

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

ORA TWP RD 51

Good

Over: LITTLE RILEY CREEK

0.10 MI N CR 304, Hancock, OH

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47

US 250

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SHORT CR

4.11 MI W OF JEF CO LINE, Harrison, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,382

COUNTY ROAD 424

Good

Over: NORTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.7 MI. SW OF TR 6C, Henry, OH

Built 1842 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,596

SOUTH PINE STREET

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.1 MI N OF E WATER ST., Henry, OH

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

SR 72

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK LEES CREEK

.89 MI S OF CLINTON CTY, Highland, OH

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,012

RUSSEL RD#6

Good

Over: DODSON FORK

NORTHOFUSRTE50, Highland, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,870

HORNER HIL RD #132

Good

Over: BRANCH DODSON FORK

SOUTH OF CR. #33, Highland, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 324

PEARL STREET

Good

Over: E FORK LITTLE MIAMI RIVE

WEST OF SR 134, Highland, OH

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,668

ARMSTRONG LN #249

Good

Over: STREAM

SOUTH OF SR #124, Highland, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

SR 374 & SR 664

Good

Over: STREAM 4

4.5 MI N INT OF SR 56, Hocking, OH

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 634

HARVEY CHAPEL

Good

Over: STREAM

2.42 MI N OF CR 76, Hocking, OH

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 63

CR 23

Good

Over: MOHICAN RIVER

0.158 MI S OF TR 451, Holmes, OH

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

TOWNSHIP ROAD 264

Good

Over: TRIB OF PAINT CREEK

0.15 MI SOUTH OF TR 262, Holmes, OH

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

FRANKLIN TOWNHOUSE

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CR

0.07 MI E OF CR11, Jackson, OH

Built 1901 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 155

SR 7

Good

Over: PUBLIC ROAD ST CO RD 2

2.22 M S OF SR 150A, Jefferson, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,389

Jeff CR39

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

375 feet S of SR646, Jefferson, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 504

C007B

Good

Over: Georges Run

200-ft NE of SR151, Jefferson, OH

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 510

SALINE TWP RD 304

Good

Over: HOLLOW ROCK RUN

AT JCT CR51 & TR304, Jefferson, OH

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

SR 7

Good

Over: SYMMES CRK & CR 31

1.84 MI N OF US 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,500

SR93P

Good

Over: OHIO RIVER

2ND ST BETWN ADAMS /JEFF, Lawrence, OH

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,300

TAYLOR WOODS DRIVE

Good

Over: FRENCH RUN

BETWEEN 8860 AND 8872, Licking, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.36 M N OF SR292, Logan, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 469

CR 64

Good

Over: LEE CREEK

LOGAN CHAMPAIGN LINE, Logan, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 647

TOWNSHIP ROAD 295

Good

Over: LEES CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF CR 62, Logan, OH

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96

LOG C124 UNI C361A

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

ON UNION - LOGAN CO. LINE, Logan, OH

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 379

CR 277

Good

Over: LITTLE DARBY CREEK

.07 MILES SOUTH OF 153, Logan, OH

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 790

CR 296

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

.11MI.E. OF JCT. SR-292, Logan, OH

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4.2MI WEST OF EXIT 8A, Lorain, OH

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 41,230

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: BATTENHOUSE DITCH

1.2MI WEST OF EXIT 8A, Lorain, OH

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45,302

Jones Road

Good

Over: WELLINGTON CR JONES

0.43 miles east of SR 58, Lorain, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 212

N. RIDGE/MILAN AV

Good

Over: BEAVER CR NORTH RIDGE RD

.12MI.WEST OF, Lorain, OH

Built 1912 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,765

HIGHBRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: HIGHBRIDGE RD OVER NS RR

0.6 MI S OF US6, Lorain, OH

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 425

PERRYSBURG-HOLLAND

Good

Over: I80 Ohio Turnpike

1MI WEST OF EXIT 59, Lucas, OH

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,891

REED ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK 0396

0.13 MI W. OF GIRDHAM RD, Lucas, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370

WELLINGTON STREET

Good

Over: IR 680

1.05 MI E OF SR 711, Mahoning, OH

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,332

COVINGTON COVE DR

Good

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN RUN

0.8 MI. NORTH OF WES. RES, Mahoning, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 585

COVINGTON COVE DR

Good

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN RUN

0.5 MI. NORTH OF WES.RES., Mahoning, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 585

SOUTHBERRY HILL DR

Good

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN RUN

0.2 MI. WEST OF COV. COVE, Mahoning, OH

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 585

CR-162

Good

Over: OVER USR 23-1265

1.57 MI N OF SR309, Marion, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,516

SR 423

Good

Over: LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER

1.16 MI S OF SR231, Marion, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,290

TR 265 NUMBER NINE

Good

Over: FORKED RUN

0.804 MILE E. OF C46, Meigs, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 209

STATE LINE RD

Good

Over: WABASH RIVER

1.2 MILES NORTH OF SR 67, Mercer, OH

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74

STATE LINE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE CREEK

.37 S of CR 800 N, Mercer, OH

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

SANDBAR RD CR 16

Good

Over: LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER

0.33 MI N. OF JCT CR 12, Monroe, OH

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 71

CR 2 CALAIS-MIL RD

Good

Over: STREAM

1 MI NORTHWEST OF SR 379, Monroe, OH

Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 327

WILLOW CREEK DRIVE

Good

Over: WILDCAT RUN

700 FT OF N OAKWOOD LN, Montgomery, OH

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Gardendale M1521

Good

Over: unnamed stream

.5 MI W OF GETTYSBURG AVE, Montgomery, OH

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,390

Heincke Road M0153

Good

Over: Sycamore Creek

200FT. S. OF SR 725, Montgomery, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,423

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