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

SR 117

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LOST CREEK

.1 MILE WEST OF I-75, Allen, OH

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 21,540

PIQUAD RD.

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER PIQUAD

0.08 MI E OF WAPAK RD., Allen, OH

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,074

DIXIE HWY

Good

Over: B&O RR & LIT OTTAWA DIXI

0.43 MI N OF HUME RD, Allen, OH

Built 1930 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,482

NEFF RD

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER NEFF RD

0.18 MI E OF WAPAK RD, Allen, OH

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 117

ELIZABETH STREET

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER

ELIZABETH OVER OTTAWA R., Allen, OH

Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,878

SEVENTH STREET

Good

Over: FLAT FORK CREEK

EAST OF MOENING STREET, Allen, OH

Built 2019 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 613

TR 1150

Good

Over: OVER ASD-071-1267

2 MI N OF SR89, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 209

USR 250

Good

Over: TRIB OF VERMILION RIVER

.07 MI S HURON CO LINE, Ashland, OH

Built 1984 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,382

USR 250

Good

Over: JEROME CREEK

.17 MI E OF IR 71, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,818

SR 604

Good

Over: OVER ASD-071 -1559

OVER I-71, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 375

SR 302

Good

Over: LEIDIGH MILL CREEK

.2 MI W OF SR511, Ashland, OH

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,150

TOWNSHIP ROAD 799

Good

Over: PINE RUN

0.2 MILES S. OF CR-3275, Ashland, OH

Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 18

TR 530

Good

Over: MUDDY FORK

0.25 MI W. OF CR-175, Ashland, OH

Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 115

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1688

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK FORK

.34 MI. W OF US 42, Ashland, OH

Built 1976 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 202

TOWNSHIP ROAD 655

Good

Over: NEWELL RUN

0.44 MILE N OF TR-1600, Ashland, OH

Built 1997 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 579

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1500

Good

Over: JEROME FORK

0.21 M. East of C.R. 1575, Ashland, OH

Built 2000 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 255

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1054

Good

Over: ORANGE CREEK

0.4 MILE WEST OF 1175, Ashland, OH

Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 36

COUNTY ROAD 500

Good

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

0.54 MI WEST OF US 250, Ashland, OH

Built 2010 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 234

CR 1171

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BUCK CREEK

0.34 MI SOUTH OF US 224, Ashland, OH

Built 1999 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 129

TOWNSHIP ROAD 757

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HONEY CREEK

0.17 MI N OF CR-2175, Ashland, OH

Built 1994 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 134

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1904

Good

Over: OLDTOWN RUN

0.32 MI WEST OF CR 795, Ashland, OH

Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 91

SR 11

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.55 MI N OF SR 307, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,908

SR 84

Good

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER

1.11 MI W OF SR 11, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1986 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,783

GIDDINGS ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.35 MI. N. OF JONES ROAD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1995 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 209

CLAY STREET

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK

.5MI. E. OF SR45, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,241

NEW HUDSON ROAD

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

.6 MI. E. OF WIND. MECH., Ashtabula, OH

Built 1996 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 910

MIDDLE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

.6 MI. N. OF WEAVER ROAD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 385

CALLENDER ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

.4 MI. E. OF WIN. MECH., Ashtabula, OH

Built 1900 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 204

HURLBURT ROAD

Good

Over: HASKINS CREEK

300 N. OF MEADE HOLLOW, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1985 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 292

CALLAHAN ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

.4 MI. E. OF SULLIVAN RD., Ashtabula, OH

Built 1975 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 209

WAY ROAD

Good

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

.38 MI. S. OF US 6, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1997 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 209

WINDSOR MECH. ROAD

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

.87 MI. S. OF SR 307, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1988 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,392

WEST AVENUE

Good

Over: CONRAIL RR

0.1 mi.N of W34th St, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1969 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,139

USR 33

Good

Over: TR 36 ELM ROCK RD

5.3 MI N INTER SR 682, Athens, OH

Built 2012 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 7,888

USR 50

Good

Over: ESTATE&HOCK-ADENA BKWY

2.5 MI W OF JCT SR690, Athens, OH

Built 1975 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 14,063

SR 78

Good

Over: SUNDAY CREEK

100 FT EAST JCT SR 13, Athens, OH

Built 1933 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,085

SR 144

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7M N OF JCT SR7 & USR50, Athens, OH

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 900

SR 329

Good

Over: HYDE FORK

2.9M S OF JCT SR 550, Athens, OH

Built 1948 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 758

SR 682

Good

Over: USR 33

USR 33 OVERPASS, Athens, OH

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,855

TWP RD 225

Good

Over: WYATT RUN

0.38 MI S OF T225&CR18, Athens, OH

Built 1997 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 40

LOCUST STREET

Good

Over: MUD FORK

0.01MI. N. OF JCT. SR 78, Athens, OH

Built 2019 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 500

IR-75

Good

Over: PUSHETA CREEK

1.88MI.S.OF JCT. USR-33, Auglaize, OH

Built 1962 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 18,325

CR-208 NATIONAL RD

Good

Over: IR 75

.21MI.S.OF ALLEN CO. LINE, Auglaize, OH

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,990

HARRISON STREET

Good

Over: AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.25 MI. E. OF DEFIANCE, Auglaize, OH

Built 2009 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,154

DEEP CUT ROAD

Good

Over: MIAMI-ERIE CANAL

0.1 MI. W. OF S.R. 66, Auglaize, OH

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 181

GERMAN STREET

Good

Over: CENTER BRANCH

0.2 MI. WEST OF SR 29, Auglaize, OH

Built 1973 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 100

SR 7

Good

Over: CENTER ST

0.41 MI N OF JCT SR 647, Belmont, OH

Built 1968 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,655

IR 70

Good

Over: CR 28A MALL ROAD

.29 M W OF BANFIELD RD, Belmont, OH

Built 1978 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 57,000

CR 214 HIGH RIDGE

Good

Over: IR 470

3.4 MI.W. SR 7, Belmont, OH

Built 1982 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,803

TR 426

Good

Over: SLOANS RUN

0.05 MI NORTH OF JCT CH 5, Belmont, OH

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50

Showing 16,251-16,300 of 26,729 bridges

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