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-716

Fair

Over: MILE CREEK

.15MI.N.OF DARKE CO.LINE, Mercer, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,427

HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI. NORTH LEE ROAD, Mercer, OH

Built 2001 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 324

WILSON ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.1 MI W ST RT 49, Mercer, OH

Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 60

FRYSINGER ROAD

Fair

Over: ST MARYS RIVER OVERFLOW

0.6 MI N US RT 33, Mercer, OH

Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 151

PHILOTHEA ROAD

Fair

Over: BR OF WABASH RIVER

W OF SR49 1.34 MI, Mercer, OH

Built 1994 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 351

SR-55

Fair

Over: IR 75

JCT.IR-75, Miami, OH

Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,933

RIKE

Fair

Over: TROTTERS CREEK

0.16 E OF SR48, Miami, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 63

SR 26

Fair

Over: SUNFISH CREEK

4.66M N OF JCT SR 78, Monroe, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 114

SR 78

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

3.03M E OF JCT SR 379, Monroe, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,489

BROOKVILLE-SALEM

Fair

Over: I70

.51MI.W. OF JCT. SB-SR-49, Montgomery, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,065

OLD SPRNGFLD RD-C8

Fair

Over: I75

.86MI S OF MIAMI CO., Montgomery, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,838

SR725

Fair

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER RR

3.52MI W OF JCT IR75, Montgomery, OH

Built 1985 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,574

Frmersville W Alex

Fair

Over: Trib. Toms Run

.4 MI E PREBLE CO LINE RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1952 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 637

Venus Rd. T0097

Fair

Over: Little Twin Creek

250 FT N MANNING RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 216

Crains Run T0158

Fair

Over: Crains Run

.3 MI EAST OF DYTN CIN PK, Montgomery, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 870

PATTERSON BLVD

Fair

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

0.4 MI N OF E THIRD ST, Montgomery, OH

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 14,566

Wolf Creek Pike

Fair

Over: Thimble Creek

.4 MI N LITTLE RICHMND RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1949 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,670

N 6TH STREET

Fair

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF KERCHER ST, Montgomery, OH

Built 1975 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,000

MOZART AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY MAD RIVER

.3 MILE EAST OF SR 202, Montgomery, OH

Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 439

LONGFELLOW STREET

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY MAD RIVER

.4 MI E SR202 VIA MURDOCK, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 955

LESTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY MAD RIVER

.41 MILE EAST OF SR202, Montgomery, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 717

SR 83

Fair

Over: HORSE RUN

1.5M N JCT SR 284, Morgan, OH

Built 1927 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 238

SR 266

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.7M W JCT SR 60, Morgan, OH

Built 1927 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 553

TOWNSHIP ROAD 941

Fair

Over: LITTLE OLIVE GREEN CREEK

INT TR-941 AND TR-943, Morgan, OH

Built 1945 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 324

TOWNSHIP ROAD 945

Fair

Over: OLIVE GREEN CREEK

300 FT NORTH TR-327, Morgan, OH

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 324

TOWNSHIP ROAD 64

Fair

Over: SHARPS FORK FEDERAL CREE

ON TR-64 AT INT. CR-4, Morgan, OH

Built 1993 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 100

Fair

Over: WEST[ BRANCH WOLF CREEK

200 FT NE OF TWP RD 125, Morgan, OH

Built 1948 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 220

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE RUN

200 FT WEST INT TR-223, Morgan, OH

Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 58

Fair

Over: EELS RUN

0.5 MILE EAST OF CTY LINE, Morgan, OH

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 39

TOWNSHIP ROAD 225

Fair

Over: TRIB ISLAND RUN

300 FT SOUTH OF SR-669, Morgan, OH

Built 1949 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 96

TR59 Marion-Jhnsvi

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

.7 MI.E.INT.SR61 & TR59, Morrow, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 578

CR15

Fair

Over: ALUM CREEK

.5 MI.E.INT.CR24 & CR15, Morrow, OH

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 293

TR95

Fair

Over: TRIB.TO N.BRANCH KOKOSIN

1.1MILES S.INT.SR314&TR95, Morrow, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 78

TR108

Fair

Over: TRIB. KOKOSING RIVER

.2 MI.N.INT.CR109 & TR108, Morrow, OH

Built 1975 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 362

CR 5

Fair

Over: CR 5 SPRY RD OVER I 70

1.7 M E OF JCT SR 797, Muskingum, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 240

SR 555

Fair

Over: OVER BRUSH CREEK

6.7 M N OF MORGAN CO LINE, Muskingum, OH

Built 1940 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,772

CUTLER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: MEIGS CREEK

.48 MI NW OF RURAL DALE R, Muskingum, OH

Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 328

BUSH RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: BUSH CREEK

.40 MI S OF SR 22, Muskingum, OH

Built 1976 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

KOPCHAK ROAD

Fair

Over: TIMBER RUN

0.06 MI S OF US 40, Muskingum, OH

Built 2002 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,695

KNIPE ROAD

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

.60 MI N OF NORFIELD ROAD, Muskingum, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

BRANDYWINE BLVD

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE AND JOES RU

2040FT W OF JCT SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,585

OWENS STREET

Fair

Over: CHAPS RUN

50 FT E SPANGLER DR, Muskingum, OH

Built 1930 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 220

SR 285

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.12M N OF JCT SR 215, Noble, OH

Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 474

TOWNSHIP ROAD 420

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK DUCK CREEK

.04 MI. S.OF JCT. S.R.564, Noble, OH

Built 1997 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 216

Fair

Over: STREAM

.06 MI. W. OF JCT. CR.5A, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 331

Fair

Over: OPOSSUM RUN

.02 MI. W. OF JCT. SR.566, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 96

SR 53

Fair

Over: SR 2

1.25 mi. South of SR163, Ottawa, OH

Built 1966 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 11,090

SR 579

Fair

Over: CRANE CREEK

4.27 mi. East of SR 51, Ottawa, OH

Built 1952 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,588

ELLISTON-TROWBRIDG

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

4.7 MI. N. JCT SR163, Ottawa, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 527

SR 111

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

1.02 mi. North of SR 637, Paulding, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,848

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