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

USR 24

Good

Over: CSX RR & BALTIMORE AVE.

.5 MI WEST OF DEFIANCE, Defiance, OH

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,393

USR 24

Good

Over: MAUMEE RIVER

WEST OF DEFIANCE, Defiance, OH

Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,248

SR 66

Good

Over: POWELL CREEK

1.5 mi. North of DEF/PAU, Defiance, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,300

WMS-DEF CO LINE

Good

Over: TIFFIN RIVER

0.45 MI W OF CHRISTY, Defiance, OH

Built 1975 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,182

MANSFIELD RD

Good

Over: POWELLS CREEK

0.15 MI W OF SR 15, Defiance, OH

Built 1983 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 351

CHRISTY RD

Good

Over: TRUBY DITCH

0.25 S OF BRECKLER, Defiance, OH

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,838

GLENBURG RD

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

.35 MI S OF BOSTATER RD, Defiance, OH

Built 1985 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 176

BEHNFELDT RD

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.1 S OF BAKER RD, Defiance, OH

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 58

FOUNTAIN STREET

Good

Over: NORTH GORDON CREEK

0.1 MI W. OF ROSEDALE, Defiance, OH

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 189

CASEBEER-MILLER

Good

Over: LAT SOUTH GORDON CREEK

0.2 S OF SPENCERVILLE, Defiance, OH

Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 143

US-36

Good

Over: PERFECT CREEK

2.24 MI W OF KNOX CO LINE, Delaware, OH

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,167

SR-37

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT CREEK

01.11 MILES E OF USR 36, Delaware, OH

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,121

US 42

Good

Over: OVER CSX RAILROAD

1.06 MI S OF US23, Delaware, OH

Built 1967 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,416

CR34 N GALENA RD

Good

Over: IR-71

3.40 MI N OF US36, Delaware, OH

Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 867

S.R. 257

Good

Over: FULTON CREEK

3.52 MI N OF SR 37, Delaware, OH

Built 1988 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 689

SR 745

Good

Over: TWIN LAKES

2.32 MI N OF FRA CO LINE, Delaware, OH

Built 1983 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,476

PERFECT RD.

Good

Over: PERFECT CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF OLD 3-C HWY, Delaware, OH

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 130

ORANGE RD.

Good

Over: CRUIKSHANK RUN

0.1 MI E OF OLD STATE RD, Delaware, OH

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,784

WORTHINGTON RD.

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

400 FT NE OF E. POWELL, Delaware, OH

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 18,270

KLONDIKE RD.

Good

Over: NATIONAL DITCH

0.4 MI. S. OF SR 36, Delaware, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 556

SR 2

Good

Over: OVER MAR-105-0500 CH

1.06 MI W SR 101, Erie, OH

Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,154

SR 2

Good

Over: OVER MAR-105-0500 CH

1.06 MI W SR 101, Erie, OH

Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,154

SR 2

Good

Over: OVER CH-10 (BOGART RD)

1.32 MI W OF SR 13, Erie, OH

Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,562

BARNES RD TR142

Good

Over: BARNES RD/SUGAR CREEK

V-301, Erie, OH

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 132

CLEVELAND ROAD W

Good

Over: COVE NO. 2

200 FT E OF FIRST ST, Erie, OH

Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,103

USR 22

Good

Over: Norforlk R & LIT RUSH CR

0.5 mile W of the SR 664, Fairfield, OH

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,674

MILLER FARM RUN

Good

Over: OVER US-33

Carroll N Con over US33, Fairfield, OH

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,761

WB US 33

Good

Over: WB US33 OVER CR33A RAMP

8.1 M E OF FRA CO LINE, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 11,281

BIS ROAD CR90

Good

Over: US 33 UNDER BIS ROAD

3 M S OF LACASTER, Fairfield, OH

Built 2004 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,007

STATE ROUTE 188

Good

Over: SR 188 OVER US 33

AT JCT OF US 33, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,649

MAD-34 Landis Cr78

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.2 Mi. S. CR 69, Fairfield, OH

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 485

BLO-12 CARROLL N

Good

Over: WALNUT CR CARROLL NORTH.

0.6 MI N. OF CR.17, Fairfield, OH

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,388

BLO-11 PLEASANTVIL

Good

Over: PLEASAN. RD OVR BR WALNU

0.05 M W-CARR. NORTH. RD, Fairfield, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,067

CLE-30 WYANDOTTE R

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

01.8 MI EAST OF CO RD 2, Fairfield, OH

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 209

MAD-33 CLEARPORT

Good

Over: T MUDDY PRAIRIE RUN (24)

1 MI. SOUTH OF C.R. 55, Fairfield, OH

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 38

LIB-27 HAVENSPORT

Good

Over: WALNUT CR(HAVENSPORT RDN

0.2 MI N OF C. R. 17, Fairfield, OH

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 324

MAD-06 CLEARCREEK

Good

Over: CLEAR CR CLEARCREEK RD S

100 FT W OF MCDONALD RDSW, Fairfield, OH

Built 1993 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 263

MAD 8 CLEARCREEK R

Good

Over: T. Clear cr (Clearcreek

0.1 Mi E of REVENGE RD SW, Fairfield, OH

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 278

PLE-9 COONPATH RD

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN

1.0 MILE EAST OF OHIO 188, Fairfield, OH

Built 1999 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,822

RIC-08 RICHLAND RD

Good

Over: T RUSHCR(RICHLAND RD NE)

0.1 MI W OF SHAKE RUN RD, Fairfield, OH

Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 75

VIO-27 Waterloo Rd

Good

Over: WALNUT CR(WATERLOO RD NW

0.5 MI N OF WINCHESTER RD, Fairfield, OH

Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,589

HIGH STREET

Good

Over: GILLETTE RUN

.5 MI S OF MILLER FARM RD, Fairfield, OH

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,630

USR 35

Good

Over: OVER RATTLESNAKE CR.

RAMP TO OLD US35, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,120

I 71

Good

Over: EAST FORK PAINT CREEK

0.35 MI S OF SR38, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,334

SR-734

Good

Over: SULLIVAN RUN

10.97 MI W OF SR-38, Fayette, OH

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 383

SR 734

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

10.02 MI W OF SR-38, Fayette, OH

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 383

NORTH ST

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.26 S OF US 62, Fayette, OH

Built 1971 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,341

SR 3

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

7.82 MI N. OF 71, Franklin, OH

Built 1983 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 17,046

US 23

Good

Over: OVER SR 104

OVER SR 104, Franklin, OH

Built 1970 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,680

US-23

Good

Over: CSX & NS RAILROAD

0.36 MI. N. OF SR-104, Franklin, OH

Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,680

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