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

I-71

Good

Over: OVER TR-66 (DYER RD.)

2.45 MI N OF SR323, Madison, OH

Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 18,136

SR 323

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

2.80 MI E OF SR41, Madison, OH

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 430

van wagner

Good

Over: BRADFORD CREEK

2.51 mi n of moorman rd, Madison, OH

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 290

GREWELL RD

Good

Over: LITTLE DARBY

.3 MI E OF COUNTY RD 5, Madison, OH

Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 121

Yankeetown Chenowe

Good

Over: Bradford Ditch

.3 MI S OF JCT DECK RD, Madison, OH

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 188

OLD COLUMBUS ROAD

Good

Over: VAL WILSON DITCH

.37 MI W OF SR 56, Madison, OH

Built 2018 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 986

OLD COLUMBUS RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

2.10 MI E OF COUNTY LINE, Madison, OH

Built 1973 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,917

co. rd. 113

Good

Over: georges creek

.60 mi. n.e. of cty line, Madison, OH

Built 2016 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 200

KIRK ROAD CR 146

Good

Over: SR 11

1.88 MI N OF US 62, Mahoning, OH

Built 1970 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 9,022

SRR 46

Good

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.65 MI S OF SR 446, Mahoning, OH

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,507

IR 80 EB

Good

Over: OVER WATER MAIN R/W MVSD

0.13 ME E OF SR 11, Mahoning, OH

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 27,080

I.R. 76

Good

Over: NS RR & MORRISON RUN

0.60 MI W OF SR 45, Mahoning, OH

Built 1968 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 17,863

I.R. 76

Good

Over: NS RR & MORRISON RUN

0.60 MI W OF SR 45, Mahoning, OH

Built 1968 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 17,863

US 224

Good

Over: BERLIN RESERVOIR

2.78 MI W OF SR 534, Mahoning, OH

Built 1943 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,755

US 224

Good

Over: OVER MAH-IR-680-11.81

0.60 MI W OF SR 170, Mahoning, OH

Built 1974 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 25,813

US 62

Good

Over: OVER MAH-IR 680-6.61

0.02 MI E OF SR 62D, Mahoning, OH

Built 1963 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,792

CHESTNUT HILL DR

Good

Over: A W TRIBUTARY OF MILL CR

ON PK DR .25 MI N USR62, Mahoning, OH

Built 1900 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 300

MARSHALL STREET

Good

Over: MAHONING RIVER N S RAILR

BTW. OAK HILL & FRONT ST, Mahoning, OH

Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,976

FIFTH AVENUE

Good

Over: CRANDALL RUN

0.6 MI. S. OF GYPSY LANE, Mahoning, OH

Built 1996 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 7,302

DRAKE AVENUE

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.2 MI. N. OF EAST HIGH, Mahoning, OH

Built 1990 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 325

COUNTY ROAD 101

Good

Over: OVER CAMPBELL RD DT

.6 MI N OF JCT CRR 100, Marion, OH

Built 2018 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,041

COUNTY ROAD 138-C

Good

Over: QU QUA DITCH

0.30 MI. E. OF SR 423, Marion, OH

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 9,260

COUNTY ROAD 144

Good

Over: BR OVER HEIMLICH DITCH

.4 MI E OF JCT CR 142, Marion, OH

Built 1900 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 292

MAR CR 169A

Good

Over: BR OVER GRAVE CREEK

0.43 MI E OF JCT SR 529, Marion, OH

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,525

TOWNSHIP ROAD 27

Good

Over: BRIDGE OVER ROCK FORK

.8 MILE WEST OF JCT SR 4, Marion, OH

Built 1995 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 153

TOWNSHIP ROAD 28

Good

Over: BR OVER TYMOCHTEE CREEK

.4 MI N OF JCT TR 27, Marion, OH

Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: BR OVER ENOCH CREEK

.6 MI N OF SR 309, Marion, OH

Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 68

TOWNSHIP ROAD 072B

Good

Over: BRIDGE OVER BATTLE RUN

.1MI N. OF JCT SR 203, Marion, OH

Built 1994 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 585

COUNTY ROAD 73

Good

Over: BR OVER PATTEN RUN DT

.9 MI W OF JCT SR 4, Marion, OH

Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 555

TOWNSHIP ROAD 114

Good

Over: BR OVER OLENTANGY RIVER

.5 MI W OF MORROW CO LINE, Marion, OH

Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 140

Good

Over: CMP ARCH AT UNDERWOOD DT

1 MI E OF JCT CR 142, Marion, OH

Built 1981 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,546

TOWNSHIP RD 164

Good

Over: BRIDGE OVER RIFFLE CRK S

0.8 MI N. OF JCT CR-148, Marion, OH

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 324

USR 42 & USR 224

Good

Over: E FORK E BR BLACK RIVER

2.79 MI N OF US224, Medina, OH

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,008

USR 42 & USR 224

Good

Over: E FORK E BR BLACK RIVER

2.79 MI N OF US224, Medina, OH

Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,008

IR 71

Good

Over: OVER ABANDONED RR/WETLAN

1.57 MI S OF SR 83, Medina, OH

Built 1959 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,153

IR 71

Good

Over: OVER ABANDONED RR/WETLAN

1.57 MI S OF SR 83, Medina, OH

Built 1959 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,153

IR71/IR76/US224 RP

Good

Over: OVER MED-97-0511 CH

5.41 MILES NORTH OF SR-83, Medina, OH

Built 2008 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 25,562

IR 71

Good

Over: MED-CR49/W.BR.ROCKY RIVE

1.86 MI.S.OF SR18, Medina, OH

Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,848

IR 71

Good

Over: MED-CR49/W.BR.ROCKYRIVER

1.86 MI.S.OF SR18, Medina, OH

Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20,848

CH-41 Guliford Rd

Good

Over: OVER MED-076 -0399

1.67 MI E OF SR 3, Medina, OH

Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 476

TH-127 Hartman Rd

Good

Over: OVER MED-076-1059

.83 MI E OF SR94, Medina, OH

Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,577

SR 162

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI EAST OF SR94, Medina, OH

Built 2021 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,500

USR 224

Good

Over: WEST FORK BLACK RIVER

1.59 MI EAST OF SR 301, Medina, OH

Built 2012 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,349

RD 78 - KENNARD RD

Good

Over: East Fork Black River

632 east of SR 83, Medina, OH

Built 2018 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,128

RD 97 - GREENWICH

Good

Over: chippewa creek

0.7 mile E of CH 158, Medina, OH

Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,193

RD 99 - SHAW RD

Good

Over: E Br Black River

2070 E of CR 29, Medina, OH

Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 398

RD 29 - CONGRESS

Good

Over: Br. E. Br. Black River

5162 North of CH 102, Medina, OH

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 447

RD 44 - STATE RD

Good

Over: Wolf Creek

3250 North of CH 75, Medina, OH

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,570

RD 47 - ABBEYVILLE

Good

Over: BR.OF W.BR.ROCKY FORK

5.08MI.E.OF SR.18, Medina, OH

Built 1996 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,559

RD 49-RIVER STYX

Good

Over: BR OF W BR ROCKY RIVER

1110 N OF CR 75, Medina, OH

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,440

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ohio Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.