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

COMMERCIAL DRIVE

Good

Over: WIRTHMAN DITCH

0.50 MI S OF US36, Delaware, OH

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,000

SR 2

Good

Over: OLD WOMAN CREEK

.66 MI W OF SR 61, Erie, OH

Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,702

SR 2

Good

Over: OLD WOMAN CREEK

.66 MI W OF SR 61, Erie, OH

Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,702

SR 113

Good

Over: CHAPPEL CREEK

9.95 MILES EAST OF SR 601, Erie, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,096

STRECKER RD CR15

Good

Over: STRECKER RD-BIEBRICKER D

G-310, Erie, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 404

US 22

Good

Over: HUNTERS RUN

1 M W OF JCT US 33, Fairfield, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,071

WB US 33

Good

Over: WB US33 OVER RR & CREEK

4.5 M W OF JCT SR 188, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,281

CR 31 COONPATH RD

Good

Over: US33 UNDER CR31 COONPATH

4 MI WEST OF JCT 188, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,306

WB US 33

Good

Over: WB US 33 OVER LITHOPOLIS

2 MI WEST OF JCT SR 188, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,544

WILSON ROAD CR 45

Good

Over: US 33 UNDER WILSON RD

1 M WEST OF JCT SR 188, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,985

EB USR 33

Good

Over: EB US 33 OVER LITHOPOLIS

2 MI WEST OF JCT SR 188, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,544

HAMBURG RD CR 55

Good

Over: US 33 UNDER HAMBURG CR55

1.5 MI EAST OF JCT US 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 2003 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,262

SR 37

Good

Over: OVER LITTLE RUSH CREEK

.2 M E OF JCT SR 664, Fairfield, OH

Built 1982 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,072

SR 204

Good

Over: Sycamore Creek

0.1 Mile East of Alt Road, Fairfield, OH

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,200

00037

Good

Over: Walnut Creek

2 Mi S. of SR 256, Fairfield, OH

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,800

SR 256

Good

Over: Paw Paw Creek

.2 mi west of SR 158, Fairfield, OH

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,800

AMA-07 WESTFALL RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK (C.R. 57)

0.2 E OF C.R. 16, Fairfield, OH

Built 1900 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 79

Lib-45 Poplar Cr

Good

Over: Poplar Creek Poplar cr

0.4 mi. N of Stemen Rd, Fairfield, OH

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 169

GRE-52 CR31 COONPA

Good

Over: CR31 COONPATH RD NW

.326 MILE W. OF 33A NW, Fairfield, OH

Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,315

PLE-27 RAINBOW DR

Good

Over: FETTERS RUN RAINBOW DR N

0.4 MI. W.OF SR.37, Fairfield, OH

Built 2006 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 647

BER-43 BREMEN ROAD

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.28 MI E.OF C.R.60, Fairfield, OH

Built 1999 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 205

LIB46 POPLAR CREEK

Good

Over: POPLAR CR (POPLAR CR RD)

0.5 MI N OF STEMEN RD NW, Fairfield, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 98

BER-37 S EWING ST.

Good

Over: I&O RXR (S.EWING ST)

0.6 M. SOUTH OF US.22, Fairfield, OH

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,104

BER-35 SOUTH MAPLE

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER(S MAPLE ST

0.7 MI S OF US R. 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,423

BER-52 WB CR 33A

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER

4.2 M E OF JCT US 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,140

BER-51 EB CR 33A

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER

4.2 M E OF JCT US 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 1956 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,140

HOC-26 DUNCAN RD

Good

Over: MUDDY PRAIRIE RUN(DUNCAN

0.5 MI S OF WESTFALL RDSW, Fairfield, OH

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 351

GRE-44 COLLINS RD

Good

Over: HOCKING RIVER

0.6 MI S OF U.S.R. 33, Fairfield, OH

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,822

GRE-45 COLLINS RD

Good

Over: HOCKING CANAL

0.3 MI S OF U.S.R. 33, Fairfield, OH

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,822

RUS-24 HOLLIDAY RD

Good

Over: RACCOON RN (HOLIDAY RDSE

100 FT N OF BREMEN RD SE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 96

WAL-32 BICKEL CHRH

Good

Over: T WALNUT CR(BICKEL CH RD

1.3 MI E OF S. R. 37, Fairfield, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 403

WAL-43 BLACKLICK

Good

Over: T RES FEEDER (BLACK LICK

0.8 MI W OF S.R. 37, Fairfield, OH

Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,120

USR 22

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

2.97 MI. W. OF US35, Fayette, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,576

US 23

Good

Over: OVER CONV CTR CONN & NSR

0.53 MI N OF US40, Franklin, OH

Built 1915 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 30,128

USR 62

Good

Over: ROSE RUN

2.57 MI E OF MORSE RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,686

I-70 WB

Good

Over: OVR RMPS TO IR70E&IR270S

0.12 MI. W. OF I-270, Franklin, OH

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 60,550

I-70

Good

Over: OVER USR 33

0.65 MI W OF JAMES RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1966 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 42,390

IR-670

Good

Over: OVER NS RR

IR-670 WB TO IR-71NB RAMP, Franklin, OH

Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 24,187

SPRING STREET

Good

Over: IR-71 & RAMP 670E TO 71S

0.34 MI NORTH OF US40, Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,959

TOWN ST

Good

Over: OVER FRA-71-1732

0.25 MI S OF US40, Franklin, OH

Built 1963 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,381

I-71 SB

Good

Over: OVER USR 62

3.08 MI N. OF PICKAWAY CO, Franklin, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,120

I71S RAMP TO I270E

Good

Over: IR 270 MAINLINE

I270 and 71 SW, Franklin, OH

Built 2021 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,150

SB EXIT RAMP W1

Good

Over: RAMP W1 OV RAMP X3 & X2

0.42 MI N OF US-40, Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,000

I-71 NB

Good

Over: IR 71 NB OVER RAMP V3

0.46 MI N OF US-40, Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 51,093

I-71 SB & RAMP W1

Good

Over: OVER JACK GIBBS BLVD.

0.22 MI N OF I-670, Franklin, OH

Built 1963 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 46,122

I-71

Good

Over: NS RR IR 670 & RAMPB C F

0.45 MI N OF I670, Franklin, OH

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 111,799

I-71

Good

Over: OVER SECOND AVE

0.66 MI N OF I-670, Franklin, OH

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 111,799

SB EXIT RAMP W1

Good

Over: RAMP W1 OVER RAMP V3

0.48 MI N OF US-40, Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,000

SR 605

Good

Over: OVER SR-161

5.44 MI E OF IR 270, Franklin, OH

Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,844

RINGS RD EB (CR33)

Good

Over: OVER IR-270

1.13 MI. SO. OF US-33, Franklin, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,543

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