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

TEREX RD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD (ABANDONED)

2400 FT W OF HUDSON DR, Summit, OH

Built 1966 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,483

SEASONS ROAD

Good

Over: POWERS BROOK

400 FT W OF HUDSON ROAD, Summit, OH

Built 2003 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,113

SEASONS RD

Good

Over: MUD BROOK

200 FT W OF ALLEN RD, Summit, OH

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,020

AKRON-PENINSULA RD

Good

Over: MUD BROOK

700 FT N OF PORTAGE TRAIL, Summit, OH

Built 2005 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,696

OLDE 8 ROAD

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

200 FT S HIGHLAND ROAD, Summit, OH

Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,583

PRESSLER RD

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

900 S OF KILLIAN RD, Summit, OH

Built 1939 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,069

RAVENNA RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TINKERS CREEK

2600 FT S OF GLENWOOD RD, Summit, OH

Built 1998 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,695

MIKTARIAN PARKWAY

Good

Over: TINKERS CREEK

400 FT NE OF RAVENNA RD, Summit, OH

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,000

27TH STREET

Good

Over: 27TH O/KENMORE & RR (84)

27TH ST. 01 CONRAIL KENMO, Summit, OH

Built 1977 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,217

HOME AVE

Good

Over: CSX & CONRAIL RR (141)

HOMEAVE AT TALLMADGE AVE., Summit, OH

Built 1969 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,643

SEIBERLING ST.

Good

Over: LIT CUYAHOGA RIVER (128)

E.MARKET TO TRIPLETT BLVD, Summit, OH

Built 1956 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,602

NEWTON STREET

Good

Over: 140 NEWTON O ROOSEVELT C

50 FT N. OF ROOSEVELT DR, Summit, OH

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,531

KELLY AVENUE

Good

Over: 162 KELLY AVE O/ LCR

KELLY AVE O/ LCR, Summit, OH

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,814

3RD AVENUE

Good

Over: 163 3RD AVE O/ LCR

3RD AVE O/ LCR, Summit, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,010

ABINGTON RD

Good

Over: SPRING LAKE OUTLET S(161

S. OF TRIPLETT BLVD., Summit, OH

Built 1975 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 100

BROAD BLVD.

Good

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

0.1MILE W. OF SR8, Summit, OH

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 15,095

I.R. 80

Good

Over: LITTLE YANKEE RUN

0.18 MI W OF US 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 18,133

RISHER ROAD

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.14 MI WEST OF CH83C, Trumbull, OH

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 950

SOUTH CANAL ST

Good

Over: KALE CREEK

900 FEET NORTH OF CH90, Trumbull, OH

Built 2006 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,014

TOWNSHIP RD. 193-A

Good

Over: YANKEE RUN

0.1 MI. E. OF C.H. 43, Trumbull, OH

Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 351

MERWIN CHASE ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.5 MI.E.CR 43, Trumbull, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 613

TOWNSHIP RD. 249-A

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF C.H. 192, Trumbull, OH

Built 1971 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 338

COUNTY ROAD 239-C

Good

Over: DEACON CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF S.R. 88, Trumbull, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 385

US 36

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.11 MI E OF JCT SR416, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,100

SR 39

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.12 MI W OF JCT IR 77, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 8,236

IR 77

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1.52 MI. N. OF JCT. SR212, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 16,599

IR 77

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1.52 MI. N. OF JCT. SR212, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 16,599

LAWRENCE CR 82

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.3 MI S. OF SR212, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1968 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 837

MILL TWP CR 62

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

02 MI SE OF SR250 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1958 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,798

SR 31

Good

Over: Mill Creek

1.1 MI. S OF US33, Union, OH

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 15,000

C358 RYAN PARKWAY

Good

Over: EVERSOLE RUN

1.3MI WEST OF JEROME RD, Union, OH

Built 2019 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,119

T558A WINTERBERRY

Good

Over: FRY DITCH

.3 MI WEST OF HYLAND-CROY, Union, OH

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 75

T558B CEDAR CREST

Good

Over: FRY DITCH

.8MI W OF HYLAND-CROY RD, Union, OH

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 75

C55E UNIONVILLE

Good

Over: BIG DARBY

2 MI NORTH OF SR 161, Union, OH

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 480

T75C N DARBY COE

Good

Over: BRANCH BIG DARBY

0.5MI EAST OF COLLINS RD, Union, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 946

C2C HYLAND CROY RD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK INDIAN RUN

0.03 MI S OF CR 9, Union, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,920

C110A DELAWAR CTY

Good

Over: BLUES CREEK

1 MI NORTH of SR 36, Union, OH

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 293

C336B Winnemac Rd

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH of SR 739, Union, OH

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 366

SCOTT FARMS BLVD.

Good

Over: INFIRMARY DITCH

0.2 MI. E. OF S.R. 4, Union, OH

Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,500

OAK MEADOW DR

Good

Over: NORTH FORK INDIAN RUN

275 S OF MITCHELL-DEWITT, Union, OH

Built 2007 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 100

USR 30 WB

Good

Over: HOAGLIN CREEK

3.37 mi. West of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,786

USR 30 EB

Good

Over: HOAGLIN CREEK

3.37 mi. West of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1965 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,786

SR 637

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

3.09 mi. North of USR 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,258

SR 697

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.29 mi W of Twp Rd 185, Van Wert, OH

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,800

JOHN YOH ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.75 MI S JCT SR 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 107

MIDDLE PT WETZEL

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

.2 MI. N. OF WETZEL RD., Van Wert, OH

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 277

OH IND STATE L RD

Good

Over: CLOSE DITCH

3.30 MI N JCT SR 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 1974 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 244

WREN LANDECK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

.3 MI. E. CR. #165, Van Wert, OH

Built 2000 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 195

SR 93

Good

Over: ELK FORK CREEK

1.32M N OF JCT USR 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,153

SR 327

Good

Over: PIKE RUN

1.42M N OF JCT SR671, Vinton, OH

Built 1983 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 696

Showing 18,601-18,650 of 26,729 bridges

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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.