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

TR 130

Fair

Over: USR 35

2.99 MI E OF JCT SR 327, Jackson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,948

SR 139

Fair

Over: BR OF FOUR MILE CREEK

2.4 MI S OF SR 32, Jackson, OH

Built 1930 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,320

SR 279

Fair

Over: TRIB OF SYMMES CREEK

1.98 MI W OF GAL LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,078

FRANKLIN GRANGE RD

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CR

0.32 MI E OF SR139, Jackson, OH

Built 1946 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 331

BUCKEYE CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: BUCKEYE CR

0.15 MI W OF SR32, Jackson, OH

Built 1901 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

CHEATWOOD RD

Fair

Over: MEADOW RUN

0.19 MI E OF CR39, Jackson, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 24

HUNTER RD

Fair

Over: BUCKEYE CR

0.23 MI S OF CR76, Jackson, OH

Built 1991 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100

Jeff CR56

Fair

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.4 mile N SR7, Jefferson, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 687

Jeff CR10

Fair

Over: PINEY FORK

0.2 miles E of CR12, Jefferson, OH

Built 1920 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 203

Wayne Twp Rd 166A

Fair

Over: CONRAIL RR

0.1 Mi S Twp Rd 199, Jefferson, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 324

Cross Creek T166

Fair

Over: CROSS CREEK CONRAIL RR

1.8 Mi S CR22A, Jefferson, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 951

SPARTA ROAD

Fair

Over: KOKOSING RIVER

0.2 MI NORTHEAST OF DEAN, Knox, OH

Built 1976 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 828

QUAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: LOST RUN

0.1 MILE WAST OF CR 62, Knox, OH

Built 1998 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 231

TURKEY RIDGE

Fair

Over: TRIB OF MOHICAN RIVER

0.2 MI SOUTH OF SR 514, Knox, OH

Built 2000 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 40

STEVENS RD

Fair

Over: SR 2

0.52 MI.E.OF JCT.SR-640, Lake, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,896

HART RD

Fair

Over: I-90

1.2 MI E SR615, Lake, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,433

FORD RD

Fair

Over: I-90

6.3 MI E RAVENNA RD, Lake, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 439

MORLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: KELLOGG CREEK

0.6 MI S OF SR 84, Lake, OH

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,776

US 52

Fair

Over: ICE CREEK

0.87MI W OF SR 243, Lawrence, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 19,601

CR 18

Fair

Over: US 52

5.06 MI W OF SR 7, Lawrence, OH

Built 1987 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,994

SR 141

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

1.34 MI E OF SR 775, Lawrence, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 718

SR 775

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.12 MI S OF CR 70, Lawrence, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,122

MCKINNEY CREEK RD

Fair

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

200 FT S OF TWP RD 229, Lawrence, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 575

COUNTY ROAD 70

Fair

Over: PADDY CREEK

50 FT S OF CTY RD 12, Lawrence, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 862

TOWNSHIP ROAD 179

Fair

Over: LITTLE STORMS CREEK

0.61 MILES NORTH OF CR 22, Lawrence, OH

Built 1940 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 215

HOG BACK ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF LITTLE ICE CR

0.68 MI N US 52, Lawrence, OH

Built 1993 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 851

NORTH 2ND STREET

Fair

Over: N & W RAILROAD

0.3 MI N JCT RAILROAD ST, Lawrence, OH

Built 1936 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,781

CR 41

Fair

Over: CR41 OVER I70

2.5 M W OF JCT SR 310, Licking, OH

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,491

TR 42

Fair

Over: TR42 OVER I70

1.8 M E OF JCT SR 310, Licking, OH

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 385

TR 323

Fair

Over: TR323 OVER I70

1.6 M E OF JCT SR 13, Licking, OH

Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 238

SR 668

Fair

Over: OVER BERRY RUN

.2 M S OF JCT I-70, Licking, OH

Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,178

Frampton Rd

Fair

Over: Wakatomika Creek

220 Ft W of Pine Bluff Rd, Licking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 322

Rocky Fork Rd

Fair

Over: Rocky Fork Creek

0.5 Mi S of Camp Ohio Rd, Licking, OH

Built 2000 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

Laurel Hill Rd

Fair

Over: Wise Run

570 Ft E of Mack Rd, Licking, OH

Built 2008 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

Snyder Rd

Fair

Over: North Fork

0.25 Mi E of SR 13, Licking, OH

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 320

Hayes Rd

Fair

Over: Trib of Ramp Creek

470 Ft W of SR 37, Licking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 477

Crouse Willison Rd

Fair

Over: Otter Fork

100 Ft S of CR 2, Licking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 766

Mulberry Rd

Fair

Over: Brushy Fork

600 Ft S of CR 277, Licking, OH

Built 1992 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

Simmons Rd

Fair

Over: North Fork

450 Ft N of Homer Rd, Licking, OH

Built 1993 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

Brushy Fork Rd

Fair

Over: Claylick Creek

40 Ft E of Brownsville Rd, Licking, OH

Built 1995 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 477

Flint Ridge Rd

Fair

Over: Claylick Creek

3 Mi E of Linnville Rd, Licking, OH

Built 1999 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 217

Homer Rd

Fair

Over: Otter Fork

1.1 Mi W of SR 661, Licking, OH

Built 2002 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 948

Harrison Rd

Fair

Over: South Fork

0.56 Mi N of Morse Rd, Licking, OH

Built 2006 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,397

Purity Rd

Fair

Over: Lost Run

600 Ft N of SR 79, Licking, OH

Built 2007 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 477

COUNTY ROAD 343

Fair

Over: S FK LIC RIV(IRV WICKE E

1.0 MI. E. OF JCT. SR79, Licking, OH

Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,964

USR 33

Fair

Over: SLOUGH DITCH

0.26 mi. N-West of SR235, Logan, OH

Built 1946 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,711

USR 33

Fair

Over: CHEROKEE RUN

1.3MI.SE. OF JCT. SR-117, Logan, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,706

USR 33

Fair

Over: FLAT BRANCH CREEK

2.17MI.NW. OF JCT. USR-68, Logan, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,706

SR-47

Fair

Over: BOKENGEHALAS CREEK

2.93MI.E.OF JCT. SR-235, Logan, OH

Built 1952 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,984

SR 117

Fair

Over: USR 33

OVER USR 33, Logan, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,448

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