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

OHIO CENTER WAY

Good

Over: (O) CSX RR

EAST TURNAROUND DROPOFF, Franklin, OH

Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 500

ETNA STREET

Good

Over: MASON RUN

300 W OF ROBINWOOD AVE, Franklin, OH

Built 2021 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 500

SR 126 WEST BOUND

Good

Over: WEST FORK OF MILL CREEK

0.9 MILES EAST OF US 27, Hamilton, OH

Built 1996 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 16,342

IR 75

Good

Over: FINDLAY STREET

1.4 MI N OF SR 264, Hamilton, OH

Built 1961 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 143,847

SR 37 E LINCOLN ST

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK#

0.6 mi. S-East of SR568, Hancock, OH

Built 1931 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,560

HAN CO RD 304

Good

Over: KEIPER JT CO DITCH

0.13 MI E TR 185, Hancock, OH

Built 1957 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 243

Co. Rd. B

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK DITCH 1559-3

.15 mi. west of Rd. 4, Henry, OH

Built 1977 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 291

LOGAN-HORNS MILL

Good

Over: STREAM

2.33 MI E OF SR 664, Hocking, OH

Built 1957 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 209

ANGLE

Good

Over: STREAM

0.07 MI E OF SR 93, Hocking, OH

Built 1998 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 16

COX

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.86 MI N of dead end, Hocking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10

BLUM

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK

0.23 MI N OF DEAD END, Hocking, OH

Built 1998 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 29

SR 7 RAMP B

Good

Over: SR 7 SB

.68 M S OF MARKET ST, Jefferson, OH

Built 1962 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,170

SR 7

Good

Over: ALEXANDER ST

2.07 MI S OF CONRAIL RR, Jefferson, OH

Built 1971 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 11,869

US ROUTE 40

Good

Over: US 40 OVER BELL RUN

.5 MI WEST OF JCT SR 37, Licking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,505

EDGEHILL ROAD

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER 2295

0.10 M. S. OF VALLEY VIEW, Lucas, OH

Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 860

SR 164

Good

Over: OVER MAH IR680

SR164 over IR680, Mahoning, OH

Built 2016 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,700

SR 4

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK

1.48 MI N. OF US23, Marion, OH

Built 1988 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,905

SR 309

Good

Over: ROCK SWALE

2.6 MI E OF SR203, Marion, OH

Built 1984 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,565

SR 57

Good

Over: OVER MED-097-1303 CH

.59 MILES SOUTH OF I76, Medina, OH

Built 1966 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 12,358

SR 681

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH SHADE RIVER

.2 MI E. OF JCT CO RD 36, Meigs, OH

Built 2010 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 281

SR-49

Good

Over: WABASH RIVER

.42MI. N. OF JCT. SR-119, Mercer, OH

Built 1996 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,023

MAPLEGROVE T1247

Good

Over: STREAM

875 FT E N DIXIE DR, Montgomery, OH

Built 1970 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,295

Patterson Blvd.

Good

Over: Little Beaver Creek

.2 MILES WEST OF SR835, Montgomery, OH

Built 1991 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 12,937

Church St M0137

Good

Over: Little Bear Creek

400 FT SOUTH OF SR35, Montgomery, OH

Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 623

SR 146

Good

Over: TRIB OF MAYS FORK

.5 MI W OF GUE CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1991 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 733

SR 114

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

1.57 mi. W. of SR 66, Paulding, OH

Built 2021 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 671

TOWNSHIP ROAD 137

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH

0.3 MI N OF JCT CO LINE, Paulding, OH

Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 70

SR56

Good

Over: DRY RUN

3 MI E OF SR316, Pickaway, OH

Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,308

County Road 19

Good

Over: Blanchard River

0.9 MI North of SR 694, Putnam, OH

Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: BLANCHARD RIVER

0.07 MI S OF RD H-13, Putnam, OH

Built 1990 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 42

SR 97

Good

Over: TAYLOR DITCH

.90 MI W OF ASHLAND CO., Richland, OH

Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,067

US 52

Good

Over: HYGEAN RUN + SR 73 + 104

1.21 MI W OF PORTSMOUTH, Scioto, OH

Built 1972 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 745

REE CR 24

Good

Over: WESTERHOUSE DITCH

.682 MI E OF TR 183, Seneca, OH

Built 2003 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 90

FT LORAMIE SWANDER

Good

Over: HOYING REITHMAN DITCH

.09 M. E. SR 362, Shelby, OH

Built 2006 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,468

BRANDEWIE RD.

Good

Over: SPRINGCREEK DITCH

0.33 MI N. SR 705, Shelby, OH

Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 385

BRANDEWIE ROAD

Good

Over: MILE CREEK

0.06 M.S. FORTMAN, Shelby, OH

Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 385

DIRKSEN ROAD

Good

Over: AUG MEYER DITCH

.06 M. E. OF DARKE SHELBY, Shelby, OH

Built 2004 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 385

DIRKSEN

Good

Over: AUG MEYER BRANCH

0.53 M.E. OF DARKE SHELBY, Shelby, OH

Built 2004 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 385

I.R. 77

Good

Over: NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.12 MI N OF SR 800, Stark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 26,261

MORFORD EAST RD

Good

Over: STRATTON CREEK

1150 FT SOUTHEAST SR7, Trumbull, OH

Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 351

5th Street

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

250 N of Salts Spring Rd, Trumbull, OH

Built 2012 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,937

US 36 & RAMP

Good

Over: RJ CORMAN RR

0.18 MI W OF JCT US250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,647

US 36

Good

Over: RJ CORMAN RR

0.18 MI W OF JCT US250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,647

NORTH MAPLE STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1MILE NORTH OF RAILROAD, Union, OH

Built 1968 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,756

ELM SUGAR ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH CREEK

.15 MI. E. US RT. 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1997 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 204

SR 302

Good

Over: APPLE CREEK

.07 MILES SOUTH OF US30, Wayne, OH

Built 1962 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 13,000

SR 795

Good

Over: TR 11 LUCKEY ROAD

1.70 Mi. West of IR 280, Wood, OH

Built 1973 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,408

SR 795

Good

Over: TR 11 LUCKEY ROAD

1.70 Mi. West of IR 280, Wood, OH

Built 1973 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,408

SANDS ROAD

Good

Over: NEEDLES DITCH SANDS ROAD

0.22 ML S OF REIGLE RD, Wood, OH

Built 1996 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 324

TRACY ROAD

Good

Over: TWO ROOT CREEK TRACY ROA

2.4 MI.SOUTH OF U.S.R. 20, Wood, OH

Built 1990 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 452

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