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

MILLCREEK

Good

Over: MILLCREEK DITCH

.21 M.E. WRIGHT, Shelby, OH

Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,445

SHROYER ROAD

Good

Over: ZORN DITCH

170 S. OF WELLS ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 2004 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 351

US 30

Good

Over: US 30 OVER MARIETTA AVE

0.66 MI E OF SR 43, Stark, OH

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,214

US 30

Good

Over: US 30 OVER MARIETTA AVE

0.66 MI E OF SR 43, Stark, OH

Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,214

I.R. 77

Good

Over: STA-US 62-2144

0.17 MI S OF SR 687, Stark, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 64,643

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER WHIPPLE AVE CR-214

2.54 MI N OF US 62, Stark, OH

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 77,182

SR 153

Good

Over: BR NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.80 MI E OF SR 43, Stark, OH

Built 1930 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 9,267

PI1721 DOWNING

Good

Over: BEAR RUN

0.0 MI. W. OF CR254, Stark, OH

Built 1956 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 207

PI2360 MAIN

Good

Over: NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.1 MI. S. OF CR162, Stark, OH

Built 2002 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,761

JA0102 SHUFFEL

Good

Over: ZIMBER DITCH

0.05 MI. W. OF CR214, Stark, OH

Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 15,176

PI0226 HOWENSTINE

Good

Over: NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.4 MI. E. OF SR800, Stark, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 400

PA2213 FREED

Good

Over: HUGLE RUN

0.5 MI. E. OF TR109, Stark, OH

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 100

OS2318 WEIMER

Good

Over: BLACK RUN

0.1 MI. S. OF CR118, Stark, OH

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 198

PL3421 SPANGLER

Good

Over: MIDD BRANCH NIMISHILLEN

0.1 MI. W. OF CR67, Stark, OH

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,300

LK0521 MOGADORE

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS CREEK

0.1 MI. S. OF TR8, Stark, OH

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,700

SR 59 PERKINS ST.

Good

Over: OVER CSX TRANSPORTATION

UNION ST. TO PROSPECT ST., Summit, OH

Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 16,760

I.R. 77

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1.32 MI S OF IR 277, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 58,984

Grant Street

Good

Over: IR76 & IR77 NB ONLY

0.68 Mi W of SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,017

I-76

Good

Over: IR 76 OV S MAIN STREET

0.61 MI E OF SR 59, Summit, OH

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 90,300

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER CLEV MASS RD CR-17

1.10 MI S OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1971 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 28,156

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER IRA RD CR-46

4.23 MI N OF SR 18, Summit, OH

Built 1963 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 29,455

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER IRA RD CR-46

4.23 MI N OF SR 18, Summit, OH

Built 1963 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 29,455

I-76 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: OVER INMAN ST

0.26 MI E OF SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 1955 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 49,677

I-76 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: OVER INMAN ST

0.26 MI E OF SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 1955 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 49,677

I-76

Good

Over: Innovation Hwy SR-241

1.37 MI E OF SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 1957 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 91,465

SR 241

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

2.15 MI N OF IR 77, Summit, OH

Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,042

BOSTON MILLS RD

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

2.3MI WEST OF EXIT 12, Summit, OH

Built 1954 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 28,000

TPK EXIT 180 RAMP

Good

Over: SR 8

0.3 MILE WEST OF EXIT 12, Summit, OH

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,170

SR8 SB TPK RAMP

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TURNPIKE

3.24 MI S OF I-271, Summit, OH

Built 2010 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 52,020

HAZEL ST

Good

Over: LITTLE CUYAHOGA RIVER

1000 FT E OF BANK ST, Summit, OH

Built 1932 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,400

S MAIN STREET

Good

Over: BREWSTER CREEK

200 FT S OF WATERLOO RD, Summit, OH

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 24,880

VAN BUREN CO RD 60

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1200 FT S OF EASTERN RD, Summit, OH

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,622

STATE ROAD

Good

Over: MUD BROOK

200 FT N OF GRAHAM RD, Summit, OH

Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 13,804

THORNTON ST C647

Good

Over: CSX & CONRAIL RR. (114)

S. MAIN TO WOLFLEDGES ST., Summit, OH

Built 1930 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,049

IR 80

Good

Over: OVER NS RRS & CSXT RR

0.29 MI W OF US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 30,566

I.R. 80

Good

Over: OVER LIBERTY ST CR-352

0.48 MI E OF SR 11, Trumbull, OH

Built 1972 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 18,414

I.R. 80

Good

Over: OVER TRU-SR 193-1.46

JCT IR 80 AND SR 193, Trumbull, OH

Built 1972 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 19,028

US 422

Good

Over: MAHONING RIVER

5.68 MI E OF SR 534, Trumbull, OH

Built 1941 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 9,148

WARNER ROAD

Good

Over: YANKEE CREEK

.17 MI. N. OF JCT TH193, Trumbull, OH

Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 706

NORTH RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

0.4 MILE E. OF C.H. 54, Trumbull, OH

Built 1999 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,842

HAYES-ORANGEVILLE

Good

Over: TRIB OF PYMATUNING CRK

1.32 MI E OF JCT SR 7, Trumbull, OH

Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 384

CUSTER ORANGEVILLE

Good

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI NORTH OF SR305, Trumbull, OH

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 200

NILES-VIENNA RD

Good

Over: STREAM AT GIRARD LAKE

1.9 MI SOUTH SR82, Trumbull, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,480

PRINDLE-BOOTH RD

Good

Over: SQUAW CREEK

0.3 MI SOUTH TH162B, Trumbull, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 428

TOWNSHIP RD. 157-A

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI. N. OF C.H. 158, Trumbull, OH

Built 1966 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 951

NELSON MOSER RD.

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

600N.OF CH.132, Trumbull, OH

Built 2004 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,238

CO LINE TURNPIKE

Good

Over: DEAD BRANCH CREEK

1165 FT EAST OF SR534, Trumbull, OH

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 279

DENNISON ASHTABULA

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

2200 FEET NORTH OF CH290, Trumbull, OH

Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 258

CURTIS-MIDDLEFIELD

Good

Over: SWINE CREEK

100 FT NORTH OF T229A, Trumbull, OH

Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 242-A

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF S.R. 45, Trumbull, OH

Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 401

Showing 20,201-20,250 of 26,729 bridges

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