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

DAYTON XENIA RD

Good

Over: BEAVERCREEK

4.80 MI E OF MONT.CO.LINE, Greene, OH

Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 13,512

HILLTOP RD

Good

Over: LUDLOW CREEK

1.00MI. E. OF TREBEIN RD., Greene, OH

Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 974

FAIRFIELD RD

Good

Over: BRA LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

1.47 MI N OF STUTSMAN RD, Greene, OH

Built 1991 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 962

WB IR 74

Good

Over: CR 133(HAFT RD)TRB TAYCR

3.6 MI E OF IR 275, Hamilton, OH

Built 1969 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 22,495

HAN CO RD 183

Good

Over: STONE JT CO DITCH

0.20 MI N TR 150, Hancock, OH

Built 2005 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 205

BOLTON STREET

Good

Over: HOWARD RUN

0.06 MI N FRAZER ST, Hancock, OH

Built 2003 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 500

U.S.22

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK

1.84 MI E. SR 519, Harrison, OH

Built 1990 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,849

PIGEON ROOST RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

1.96 MI E OF SR73, Highland, OH

Built 1990 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 256

SR 56

Good

Over: OVER E. BRANCH QUEER CRK

0.65M W OF JCT. SR 374, Hocking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 310

WENZ 006

Good

Over: WENZ / VERMILION RIVER

0.1 MI WEST OF JARVIS RD, Huron, OH

Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 477

EVANS

Good

Over: SYMMES CK

100 FT W OF CR2, Jackson, OH

Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 210

NORTH HIGH STREET

Good

Over: SALT LICK CREEK

0.15 MI N OF MAIN STREET, Jackson, OH

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 853

MAPLE GROVE RD

Good

Over: IR90&271X (LAK-90-3.77)

APPROX 2000FT E SR91, Lake, OH

Built 1963 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,043

Brownsville Rd

Good

Over: Licking River

0.7 Mi S of SR 16, Licking, OH

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,600

HOPEWELL DRIVE

Good

Over: S FK LIC R(HOPEWELL DR)

0.5 MI. W. OF JCT. SR13, Licking, OH

Built 1972 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,209

IR 75

Good

Over: CSX/CANADIAN NATIONAL RR

.8 MI N. OF JCT IR 280, Lucas, OH

Built 1957 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 76,020

CENTRAL AVENUE

Good

Over: IR 280

JCT CENTRAL AVE I-280, Lucas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,842

BERKEY RD.

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DITCH 0325

0.04 MI S OF OLD STATE LN, Lucas, OH

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 351

OLD POST ROAD

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK 3093

0.07 M. S. OF MONROE ST., Lucas, OH

Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 350

SR 7

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH SHADE RIVER

0.33M N OF JCT SR 248, Meigs, OH

Built 1949 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,572

SR 143

Good

Over: STREAM

5.13M W OF JCT SR 7, Meigs, OH

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 770

SUNFISH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SUNFISH CREEK

0.85 MI EAST OF SR 26, Monroe, OH

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 175

MCCLURE ST.

Good

Over: US35

1.09MI.E. OF JCT. SR-48, Montgomery, OH

Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100

WILLOW TREE LANE

Good

Over: WILDCAT RUN

125 FT N OF OAKWOOD LANE, Montgomery, OH

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

CR 61

Good

Over: THORNE RUN

0.13 MI E of TR62, Morrow, OH

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 280

CR 11

Good

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

0.3 MILES EAST OF TR28, Morrow, OH

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,400

CR 46

Good

Over: BRANCH KOKOSING

.05 MI. NORTH INTX. SR 19, Morrow, OH

Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 215

New Hope Road

Good

Over: PRAIRIE FORK

0.64 miles South of SR 93, Muskingum, OH

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 207

MUD CREEK RD

Good

Over: AT LITTLE PORAGE RIVER

0.5 MI. S. JCT CR17, Ottawa, OH

Built 1996 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 370

FOUR MILE HOUSE RD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.01 MI. S. JCT CR6, Ottawa, OH

Built 2005 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 324

TOWNSHIP ROAD 65

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1/4 MI N. OF CO. LINE, Paulding, OH

Built 1995 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 324

TOWNSHIP ROAD 90

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK CREEK

0.5 MI N OF SR613, Paulding, OH

Built 1991 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 351

TOWNSHIP ROAD 95

Good

Over: ZIELKE DITCH

0.8 MI S OF JCT SR613, Paulding, OH

Built 1987 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 41

CO. RD 26

Good

Over: LONG FORK

2.09 MI W OF JCT. SR104, Pike, OH

Built 1994 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 355

PAINT RD

Good

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

0.85 MI S of COX RD, Preble, OH

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 59

ISRAEL SOMERS RD

Good

Over: E FORK OF FOUR MILE CRK

350 W of ST RT 732, Preble, OH

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 102

SR 12

Good

Over: CRANBERRY CREEK

2.67 mi. North of SR 65, Putnam, OH

Built 1979 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,477

TOWNSHIP ROAD G14

Good

Over: MILLER CITY CUT-OFF

0.25 MI SW OF CR 15, Putnam, OH

Built 1973 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 324

SR 603

Good

Over: SHIPP CREEK

2.19 MILES NORTH OF SR 13, Richland, OH

Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,000

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: TRAPP RD

5.7MI EAST OF EXIT 71, Sandusky, OH

Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 43,463

CLI TR 73

Good

Over: MORRISON CREEK

0.01 MI E OF TIFFIN EAST, Seneca, OH

Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 979

HOP TR 110

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK (HEPP DITCH)

0.55 MILES E OF CR 7, Seneca, OH

Built 2001 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 155

DAWSON RD

Good

Over: EAST PAINTERS CREEK

300 FT S. OF SR 47, Shelby, OH

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 534

JOHNSTON SLAGLE

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.12 M. S. SR. 47, Shelby, OH

Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 385

I.R. 77

Good

Over: E BR NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.62 MI N OF SR 800, Stark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 26,261

LE0103 PRICE

Good

Over: MAHONING RIVER

0.1 MI. W. OF SR225, Stark, OH

Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200

SR 212

Good

Over: CONOTTON CR

5.66 MI. E. OF JCT. SR800, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,111

SR 49

Good

Over: Twenty Seven Mile Creeek

3.73 mi. north of SR 81, Van Wert, OH

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,400

USR 30 WB

Good

Over: WEST JENNINGS CREEK

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

Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,262

USR 30 EB

Good

Over: WEST JENNINGS CREEK

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

Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,262

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