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

SR 315

Good

Over: OVER US-33

1.34 MI. N. OF I-70, Franklin, OH

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 75,284

I-670

Good

Over: OVER USR 33 & SCIOTO R.

COLUMBUS, Franklin, OH

Built 2000 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 72,200

IR670EB RAMPS

Good

Over: RP IR 670 EB TO IR 71 NB

0.24 MI E OF SR3/CLEV AVE, Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 85,145

IR 71

Good

Over: Big Darby Creek

1.53 MI N OF PICKAWAY CO., Franklin, OH

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,120

I-71

Good

Over: OVER IR 270

4.52 MI N OF SR 665, Franklin, OH

Built 1963 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 102,550

S.R. 104

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK PLUM RUN

0.94 MI N OF PICKAWAY CO, Franklin, OH

Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,784

SR 161

Good

Over: OLENTANGY RIVER

0.12 MI E OF SR315, Franklin, OH

Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 25,076

RAMP FROM SR-161WB

Good

Over: RAMP FR LTW OVER SR-161W

0.69 MI. E OF SUNBURY RD., Franklin, OH

Built 2007 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,350

I-71

Good

Over: OVER FRANK RD

2.1 MI N OF 1270, Franklin, OH

Built 2021 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 94,680

I-270

Good

Over: CRAMER DITCH

1.1 MI S OF US33, Franklin, OH

Built 1967 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 53,008

IR 270

Good

Over: LT RAMP OVER OLENTANGY R

0.84 MI W OF US23, Franklin, OH

Built 1969 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 32,060

SR315 NB RAMP

Good

Over: RAMP: GOODALE TO 315N

GOODALE TO 315NB RAMP, Franklin, OH

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 84,800

SR 315

Good

Over: N BROADWAY EXIT RAMP

SR 315 & N BROADWAY, Franklin, OH

Built 2021 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 49,720

SR315

Good

Over: N BROADWAY EXIT RAMP

SR 315 & N BROADWAY, Franklin, OH

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 49,720

I-670 EB & RMP X6

Good

Over: OVER JACK GIBBS BLVD

0.58 E OF SR3(CLEVE AVE), Franklin, OH

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 45,763

RAMP V2

Good

Over: RAMP V2 OV JACK GIBBS BL

0.58 E OF SR3(CLEV AVE), Franklin, OH

Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 45,763

I-670WB FR AIRPORT

Good

Over: OVER STELZER ROAD

AT AIRPORT ENTRANCE, Franklin, OH

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 75,912

LOCKBOURNE RD

Good

Over: BIG WALNUT (LOCKBOURNE)

0.4 MI NORTH OF ROHR RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1971 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,638

GREENLAWN AVE

Good

Over: SCIOTO RIVER (GREENLAWN)

0.2 MI WEST OF HIGH ST, Franklin, OH

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,212

WILSON RD

Good

Over: CAMP CHASE RR (WILSON RD

0.1 MI SOUTH OF BROAD ST, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 13,517

HARLEM RD

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN (HARLEM RD)

JUST N OF DUBLIN-GRANVILL, Franklin, OH

Built 1960 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,578

CENTRAL COLLEGE RD

Good

Over: BLACKLICK CR(CENT. COL.)

0.2 MI EAST OF U.S. 62, Franklin, OH

Built 1971 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,362

GARDNER RD

Good

Over: BIG DARBY CR (GARDNER)

AT ALKIRE RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 865

HOLTON RD

Good

Over: PATZER DITCH (HOLTON)

1 MI EAST OF HOOVER RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1993 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,390

RICHTER RD

Good

Over: WHIMS DITCH (RICHTER)

0.7 MI EAST OF BROWN RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,295

HAYDEN RUN RD

Good

Over: HAYDEN RUN(HAYDEN RUN RD

0.5 MI WEST OF DUBLIN RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,620

HAYDEN RUN RD

Good

Over: HAYDEN RUN (HAYDEN RUN)

0.2 MI WEST OF DUBLIN RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,620

HAVENS ROAD

Good

Over: COLE DI(HAVENS RD)

.24 MI. E. OF WAGGONER RD, Franklin, OH

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,244

COLUMBUS STREET

Good

Over: REPUBLICAN RUN

250 N OF CLEVELAND AVE, Franklin, OH

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,000

PETZINGER ROAD

Good

Over: MASON RUN E/COURTRIGH

825 FT E/COURTRIGHT RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1975 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,200

WATKINS ROAD

Good

Over: (O) NS RAILROAD

.5MI E/FAIRWOOD AVENUE, Franklin, OH

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,751

VANELM STREET

Good

Over: (O) DITCH

500 FT N/NEWELL DRIVE, Franklin, OH

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 400

BRITTON PARKWAY

Good

Over: BIKEWAY HAYDEN RUN

480 FT N OF HAYDEN RUN(R), Franklin, OH

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,085

BRITTON PARKWAY

Good

Over: BIKEWAY HAYDEN RUN

480 FT N OF HAYDEN RUN(L), Franklin, OH

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,085

PERIMETER DR.

Good

Over: S FORK INDIAN RUN

200 S OF POST RD, Franklin, OH

Built 2000 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,378

HEIL DRIVE

Good

Over: SYCAMORE RUN

0.40 MI EAST OF US62, Franklin, OH

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 530

Bridge 3F.1

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.1MI. N. OF CRF, Fulton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,465

Bridge 3E.5

Good

Over: FEWLESS CREEK

0.5 MI. N. OF RD. E, Fulton, OH

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,177

Bridge 10A.5

Good

Over: TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.5 MI. N. OF ROAD A, Fulton, OH

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 158

SR 160

Good

Over: CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

0.19M N OF USR 35 WB, Gallia, OH

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 14,568

PENIEL RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

3.57 MI E OF HOADLEY RD, Gallia, OH

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 93

ROCKY FORK RD

Good

Over: CREEK

0.25 MI W OF SR 218, Gallia, OH

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 50

FOWLERS MILL

Good

Over: CHAGRIN RIVER

0.18 Mi. N. of US 322, Geauga, OH

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 588

TILDEN RD

Good

Over: SAWYER BROOK

0.5 Mi. W. of SR 700, Geauga, OH

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 173

CHAGRIN RD

Good

Over: MCFARLAND CREEK

420 FT E OF WESTHILL DR, Geauga, OH

Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,118

S SPRING VALLEY

Good

Over: AURORA BR CHAGRIN RIVER

0.31 Mi. EAST OF SR 306, Geauga, OH

Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,949

US 68

Good

Over: JACOBY BRANCH

2.27 MI. N OF SR 235, Greene, OH

Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,832

WB SWIGART RD C80

Good

Over: C80(SWIGART ROAD)

.6 MI S BEAVERCREEK S COR, Greene, OH

Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40,824

SB IR 675

Good

Over: PATTERSON ROAD

.2 MI S OF SR 835, Greene, OH

Built 1983 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 42,364

NB IR 675

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.3 MI N FAIRBORN S CORP, Greene, OH

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,529

Showing 19,701-19,750 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.