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

LOCK 14 ROAD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

0.7 N.E. OF C.R. 71, Auglaize, OH

Built 1984 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 351

RAPP ROAD

Good

Over: SIXMILE CREEK

0.2 E OF CR 71, Auglaize, OH

Built 1984 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 351

SOUTHLAND ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.9 MI E OF SR 219, Auglaize, OH

Built 1967 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 185

MAY ROAD

Good

Over: WALLACE FORK

0.4 MI. EAST OF TR 287, Auglaize, OH

Built 1965 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 351

SR 149

Good

Over: MCMAHON CREEK

.93 MI. W. OF JCT. SR 9, Belmont, OH

Built 1994 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 894

BEECHGROVE ROAD

Good

Over: LYTLE CREEK

.11 MI E OF OGDEN RD, Clinton, OH

Built 1987 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 944

HALEY ROAD

Good

Over: ANDERSON FORK

.23 MI SW OF SABINA RD, Clinton, OH

Built 1988 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 77

IR 271 N.B.

Good

Over: CR 43 (HARVARD RD)

.94 MI. N. OF JCT. SR-175, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1994 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 81,069

HILLGROVE-FT.REC

Good

Over: JORDON DITCH

.03 MI S N. WEST-FT. LOR., Darke, OH

Built 1981 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 356

HEYWOOD RD TR24

Good

Over: HEYWOOD RD/COLD CREEK

MA-204, Erie, OH

Built 2006 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 200

POST ROAD (CR368)

Good

Over: IR270 RMPS TO/FROM US33

0.29 MI N OF US33, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 18,963

LONDON ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MASSIES CREEK

.31 MI N S CHARLESTON RD, Greene, OH

Built 1962 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 76

US 42

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF SHARON CREE

1.1 MI. N OF SR 126, Hamilton, OH

Built 1997 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 16,942

COUNTY ROAD 150

Good

Over: BUCKS RUN

0.13 MI WEST OF SR 83, Holmes, OH

Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 726

SNYDER 92

Good

Over: SNYDER / W BR HURON RVR

0.7 MI E OF S R 99, Huron, OH

Built 1900 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 200

LOCK ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK LICKING RIVER

0.78 MI E. JOHNSTOWN RD, Knox, OH

Built 2021 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 935

GATEWAY CROSSING

Good

Over: WASTE WEIR RUN

W OF MILL DAM RD & SR79, Licking, OH

Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,000

C.R. 139

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.15 MI. NORTH OF CR 121, Logan, OH

Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 424

MILLS ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

0.28 MI EAST OF SR 83, Lorain, OH

Built 2021 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,910

HELLER RD.

Good

Over: HARRIS DITCH 0867

0.6 MI. N. OF DORAN RD, Lucas, OH

Built 1989 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 371

S. WHEELING ST.

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.26 MI. S. OF SEAMAN RD., Lucas, OH

Built 2013 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 8,133

CR 18 KINGSBURY

Good

Over: KINGSBURY CREEK

0.012 MILE S. OF TR130, Meigs, OH

Built 2019 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 210

T134 SHARON HOLLOW

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

0.922 MILE N. OF C124, Meigs, OH

Built 2008 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 50

CR 7A

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

0.28 MI. N. OF JCT SR 571, Miami, OH

Built 2000 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,312

Linden Ave. M0166

Good

Over: The Great Miami River

500FT W DAYTON CINN PIKE, Montgomery, OH

Built 1992 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,977

PERL ROAD

Good

Over: YOKER CREEK

2.76 MI S OF SR 313, Muskingum, OH

Built 2000 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 209

CR 8/STATE RD.

Good

Over: SR 2/SR 53

1 MI. E PORT CLINTON LINE, Ottawa, OH

Built 1966 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 3,422

OAK HARBOR SE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE PORTAGE RIVER

2.7 MI. W. JCT SR53, Ottawa, OH

Built 1956 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,145

GOODMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WALNUT CREEK

0.1 MI N. OF PERRILL ROAD, Pickaway, OH

Built 1900 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 490

HAYESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: KINNIKINNICK CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF POLING RD, Pickaway, OH

Built 1980 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 842

TWP. RD. 513

Good

Over: CARRS RUN

0.07 MI W OF JCT CR 56, Pike, OH

Built 1998 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 96

USR 224

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.0 MI E.OF KALIDA, Putnam, OH

Built 1998 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,606

COUNTY ROAD R-17

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER

0.10 MI E OF RD 18-Q, Putnam, OH

Built 1987 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 385

TOWNSHIP ROAD 25-P

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.16 MI NW OF US 224, Putnam, OH

Built 1979 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 451

US 35

Good

Over: B&O RR(ABANDONED)

.25 MI E OF SR 104, Ross, OH

Built 1964 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 14,846

SR 207

Good

Over: STALL RUN

1.90MI S OF SR 138, Ross, OH

Built 1985 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,094

WATSON RD

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

1.85 MI. N OF COUNTY LINE, Ross, OH

Built 2004 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 267

SR 19

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

0.9 Mi. N. OF BLOOMVILLE, Seneca, OH

Built 2012 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,362

US 30

Good

Over: OVER TUS RIV W&LE&RJCL R

1.00 MI W OF SR 21, Stark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,667

US 30

Good

Over: OVER TUS RIV W&LE&RJCL R

1.00 MI W OF SR 21, Stark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,667

BRANDYWINE RD

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

500 FT N OF AKRON-CLEVE, Summit, OH

Built 1970 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,640

IR 80 Eastbound

Good

Over: MT EVERETT RD(T10) PC RR

1.05 MI W OF USR 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 43,850

SR 116

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

1 MI NORTH OF VENEDOCIA, Van Wert, OH

Built 1999 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 266

TR151 CHENOWITH RD

Good

Over: USR 30

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

Built 1978 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 324

TR 197 CONVERSE

Good

Over: USR 30

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

Built 1978 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 60

TR 199 BOCKEY ROAD

Good

Over: USR 30

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

Built 1978 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 432

ELM-SUGAR ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.75 MI W JCT SR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1988 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 150

PANCAKE ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK CREEK

3.90 MI N JCT SR 224, Van Wert, OH

Built 1994 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 115

MIDDLE POINT ROAD

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

2.30 MI W JCT C 173, Van Wert, OH

Built 1962 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,614

BROADVIEW COURT

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

140 FT E OF BUTLER WARREN, Warren, OH

Built 1959 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 100

Showing 20,801-20,850 of 26,729 bridges

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