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

RINGS RD WB (CR33)

Good

Over: IR-270

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

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,543

I-270

Good

Over: OVER WORTHINGTON-GALENA

1.08 MI E OF US23, Franklin, OH

Built 1966 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 172,736

IR 270

Good

Over: OVER IR 71

2.88 MI W OF SR3, Franklin, OH

Built 1999 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 103,895

SR315 TO 670EB

Good

Over: OVER FRA-315-0216

.11 MI NORTH OF GOODALE, Franklin, OH

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 96,910

SR 317

Good

Over: MILLER DITCH

0.527 Mi S of IR70, Franklin, OH

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 30,800

SR 317

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK CREEK

1.24 MI N OF IR270, Franklin, OH

Built 1957 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 22,368

SR 605

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

1.03 MI N OF SR161, Franklin, OH

Built 1972 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,844

SR 605

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK CREEK

0.06 MI S OF DEL CO LINE, Franklin, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,661

SR-665

Good

Over: OVER I-71

1.88 MI E OF US 62, Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 12,281

SR674

Good

Over: LISLE RUN

1.09 MI. N. OF PIC. CO., Franklin, OH

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,604

BLACKLIK RIDGE BLV

Good

Over: BLACKLICK CREEK (BLK RID

EAST OF R.N.A, Franklin, OH

Built 1998 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,869

COSGRAY RD

Good

Over: CLOVER GROFF DI (COSGRAY

N. OF SCIOTO DARBY RD, Franklin, OH

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,176

HARRISBURG-GEORGES

Good

Over: SMITH CO DI(HARRIS-GEORG

750 N. OF GAY RD., Franklin, OH

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,210

TRABUE RD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SO RR(TRABUE)

0.3 MI EAST OF WALCUTT RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,815

BORROR RD

Good

Over: PATZER DITCH (BORROR)

0.4 MI WEST OF S.R.104, Franklin, OH

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,300

LIVINGSTON AVE

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT (LIVINGSTON)

0.1 MI W. OF NOE-BIXBY RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1962 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 15,974

MORSE RD

Good

Over: BLACKLICK CREEK(MORSE)

JUST EAST OF KITMILLER RD, Franklin, OH

Built 2019 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,597

HEYBRIDGE/PED WK

Good

Over: MOLCOMB DITCH

S OF REYNOLDS DRIVE, Franklin, OH

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

WHITE ROAD

Good

Over: GROVE CITY CREEK

0.95 MI E. OF HOOVER ROAD, Franklin, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,803

MCDOWELL ROAD

Good

Over: GROVE CITY CREEK

100 S OF STRINGTOWN RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1973 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,886

JAMES ROAD

Good

Over: (O) Railroad

.2 MI S/I-70, Franklin, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,286

OVERBROOK DRIVE

Good

Over: (O) ADENA BROOK

0.5 MI S/COOKE #4 E/ HIGH, Franklin, OH

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

HAYDEN RUN BLVD

Good

Over: (O) CSX RAILROAD

W/ AVERY ROAD, Franklin, OH

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,100

ARROWSMITH DRIVE

Good

Over: (O) STREAM

50 FT N/CREIGHTON PLACE, Franklin, OH

Built 1989 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,000

LEONARD AVENUE

Good

Over: (O) CSX RR

400 FT S/I-670, Franklin, OH

Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,105

BROUGHTON AVENUE

Good

Over: (O) DITCH

203 FT W/MCC, Franklin, OH

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

BRITTON PARKWAY

Good

Over: WY O/HOLCOMB DIT N/ANSON

North of Anson Drive, Franklin, OH

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,929

ASHBAUGH ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK INDIAN RUN

0.07 miles N of Brand Rd, Franklin, OH

Built 2019 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 100

EMERALD PARKWAY

Good

Over: COSGRAY DITCH

450 N of Innovation Dr, Franklin, OH

Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,583

BIGERTON BEND

Good

Over: TUSSING-BACHMAN DITCH

0.273 MI E CANAL ST, Franklin, OH

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 500

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: AI CREEK

12.2MI WEST OF EXIT59, Fulton, OH

Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,962

Bridge F20.3

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.3 MI. W. OF RD. 20, Fulton, OH

Built 1975 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 212

Bridge N18.4

Good

Over: CHESTERFIELD NO. 2

.4 MI. WEST OF ROAD 18, Fulton, OH

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 44

Bridge R21-2.0

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.0 MI. W. OF TR 21-2, Fulton, OH

Built 1981 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 99

Bridge T23.7

Good

Over: Deer Creek

TR T 0.7 miles W. CR 23, Fulton, OH

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 204

Bridge TAR03

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

TR 22 0.6 MI. N. CR C, Fulton, OH

Built 2000 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,318

LINCOLN PIKE

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

1.2 MI S OF SR 141, Gallia, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 389

WISEMAN RD

Good

Over: SYMMES CREEK

.29 MI SE OF CADMUS RD, Gallia, OH

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 68

USR 422

Good

Over: CUY. RIV. 0.78 MI. W 700

0.78 MI W SR700, Geauga, OH

Built 1963 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,664

NEWCOMB RD

Good

Over: HARMON CREEK

740 FT N OF GEORGIA ROAD, Geauga, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,498

VALENTINE RD

Good

Over: Orton Creek

1/4 MI. E. LAKE CTY LINE, Geauga, OH

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 76

QUINN RD

Good

Over: AURORA BR CHAGRIN RIVER

1700 S. OF BARTHOLOMEW, Geauga, OH

Built 2003 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 406

TAYLOR WELLS RD

Good

Over: E BR CUYAHOGA RIVER

1 MI. S. OF CH-13, Geauga, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 723

NB IR 675

Good

Over: VINELAND TRAIL

1.8 MI S OF SR 835, Greene, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 42,364

WB IR 675

Good

Over: SR 844*N

OVER SR 844 NB, Greene, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 19,365

SB IR 675

Good

Over: SR 235

OVER SR 235, Greene, OH

Built 1975 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,656

NB IR 675

Good

Over: SR 235

OVER SR 235, Greene, OH

Built 1975 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20,656

JASPER RD.

Good

Over: SHAWNEE LAKE SPILLWAY

6.67 mi E of Old 35, Greene, OH

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,572

TREBEIN RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE MIAMI RIVER

0.61MILE N. OF U.S. 35, Greene, OH

Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,917

JAMES BARBER ROAD

Good

Over: MASSIES CREEK

.19 MI EAST OF US 42, Greene, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 62

Showing 18,101-18,150 of 26,729 bridges

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