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

WAPAK RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY RUN WAPAK RD

0.66 MI NW OF POLING RD, Allen, OH

Built 1980 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 480

LANDECK RD.

Good

Over: JENNINGS CREEK LANDECK

0.42 MI E OF ACADIA RD, Allen, OH

Built 1991 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 426

PHILLIPS RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE RILEY PHILLIPS RD

0.14 MI N OF HILLVILLE RD, Allen, OH

Built 1981 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 454

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1006

Good

Over: LANG CREEK

.02 MI WEST OF US RT 250, Ashland, OH

Built 2003 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 17

SR-67

Good

Over: DRY RUN DITCH

1.35MI.E. OF JCT. IR-75, Auglaize, OH

Built 1993 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,002

HARDIN PIKE

Good

Over: PUSHETA CREEK

1.2 MI S. OF U.S RTE. 33, Auglaize, OH

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,240

HALE ROAD

Good

Over: TODDS FORK

.17 MI S OF TODDS FORK RD, Clinton, OH

Built 1986 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 435

PENNSYLVANIA AVE.

Good

Over: WELLS RUN

1.1 MI.W. OF PA ST.LINE, Columbiana, OH

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 11,989

SPRAGUE RD

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

6.8MI EAST OF SR-10, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1954 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 9,284

HIGHLAND RD CR 47

Good

Over: EUCLID CREEK

1592 FT SE OF EUCLID AVE, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1968 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 13,500

LEE ROAD CR 8

Good

Over: RTA

AT VAN AKEN BLVD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 17,581

COLUMBUS RD CR 356

Good

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

2939 FT. NORTH OF W.25TH, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1939 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,580

WEST CENTER STREET

Good

Over: E BRANCH OF ROCKY RIVER

800 E OF HENRY STREET, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2017 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,525

GORDON-LANDIS

Good

Over: BROCK DT

.6 MI S DELISLE FOURMAN, Darke, OH

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 352

STINGLEY RD

Good

Over: KRAUT CREEK

.5 MI W PALEST-UNION CITY, Darke, OH

Built 1994 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 622

PICKETT

Good

Over: DISMAL CREEK PICKETT

.23 MI W SR 571, Darke, OH

Built 1986 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 332

KUHL

Good

Over: WABASH RIVER

.4 MI W COCHRAN, Darke, OH

Built 1986 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 351

Billings Rd TR38

Good

Over: BILLINGS RD/MILLS CREEK

G-211, Erie, OH

Built 2019 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 277

BOGART RD CR10

Good

Over: BOGART RD/PIPE CREEK

P-302, Erie, OH

Built 2002 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 6,638

US40

Good

Over: BROAD ST (US-40) OV I-71

1.93 MI E OF SR315, Franklin, OH

Built 2022 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 28,700

PORTAGE PATH

Good

Over: BREWSTER RUN

.01 MI S OF S LINDA DR, Greene, OH

Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 300

NORTH BOUND I-77

Good

Over: IR 77 OVR CSX RR &CR 431

.7 M S OF JCT US 40, Guernsey, OH

Built 1963 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 13,409

US 50

Good

Over: LITTLE MIAMI RIVER

LITTLE MIAMI IN MILFORD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1980 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 13,924

DRY FORK ROAD

Good

Over: LEES CREEK

BETW. WEST - NEW HAVEN RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1918 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,938

SR 235

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD DITCH

.5 MI S OF ALGER, Hardin, OH

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,476

Twp. Rd. S

Good

Over: DITCH 1313 OBERHAUS CREE

0.5 mi. east of 17 south, Henry, OH

Built 1983 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 351

SR 657

Good

Over: WEBSTER RUN

.94 M N OF LIC. CO LINE, Knox, OH

Built 1988 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 993

US 40

Good

Over: US 40 OVER BERRY RUN

.2 M WEST OF JCT SR 668, Licking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,123

SR 162

Good

Over: EAST BR BUCK CREEK

.48 MILES EAST OF SR.511, Lorain, OH

Built 2006 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,163

SR 289

Good

Over: GRAYS RUN

2.62 MI E OF SR 616, Mahoning, OH

Built 1997 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,706

I76 OH TPK WB

Good

Over: SHARROTT RD

0.9MI WEST OF EXIT 16, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 8,200

IR 71

Good

Over: OVER MED-066-0018 CH

1.72 MI S OF SR 3, Medina, OH

Built 1964 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 19,893

Seton Hill Street

Good

Over: trib. to Holes Creek

.3 MILES S OF WHIPP RD., Montgomery, OH

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,503

CR 28

Good

Over: Shaw Creek

0.1 Mi. North of TR 136, Morrow, OH

Built 2023 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 329

CR 24

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH ALUM CREEK

.20 MI NE INT. CR228, Morrow, OH

Built 2009 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 641

LOCKWOOD RD

Good

Over: BOATING CHANNEL

2.0 MI. E. JCT CR123, Ottawa, OH

Built 2007 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,113

TOWNSHIP ROAD 95

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK CREEK

1.9 MI N OF JCT SR613, Paulding, OH

Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 41

COUNTY ROAD 60

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

1.4 MI W OF JCT SR66, Paulding, OH

Built 1985 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 209

CR 84

Good

Over: BIG RUN

.37 MI N US 23, Pike, OH

Built 2008 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 540

STONEWATER DRIVE

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

1200 FT N OF JCT SR 59, Portage, OH

Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,100

TOWNSHIP ROAD M

Good

Over: AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.46 MI E OF RD 22-K, Putnam, OH

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 324

HARDIN WAPAK RD

Good

Over: KEPPLER DITCH

585 S. WELLS ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 2007 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 224

GREENVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TURTLECREEK

.37 M.W. HARDIN WAPAK, Shelby, OH

Built 2000 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 324

WATERLOO ROAD

Good

Over: BREWSTER RUN

300FT. E. OF S. XWAY, Summit, OH

Built 2022 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 16,750

SR 534

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

2.61 MI W OF US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 1961 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,664

IR 77

Good

Over: COL.&OH.R.RR TWP RD 105

0.26 MI. S. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 8,785

TR 205 JOHN BRICKN

Good

Over: USR 30

11.16 mi. East of USR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1978 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 351

STRIPE ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.50 MI W JCT SR 637, Van Wert, OH

Built 1900 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 477

ELM SUGAR ROAD

Good

Over: MADDOX CREEK

4.85 MI E JCT SR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1993 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 108

GLENMORE ROAD

Good

Over: LILLICH DITCH

1.70 MI E JCT SR 49, Van Wert, OH

Built 1975 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 71

Showing 19,301-19,350 of 26,729 bridges

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