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

S.R. 148

Good

Over: CAPTINA CREEK

0.35 MI E OF JCT 145, Belmont, OH

Built 1951 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,733

SR 767 LINCOLN AVE

Good

Over: WHEELING CREEK

0.09 MI S OF US 40, Belmont, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,779

SR 148

Good

Over: BERRYS RUN

1.15 MI W OF JCT SR 145, Belmont, OH

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 840

TR 304

Good

Over: TROUGH RUN

2.27 MI W OF JCT CH 4, Belmont, OH

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

CH 4

Good

Over: GLENNS RUN

2.31 MI E OF JCT US 250, Belmont, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,582

CH 56

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CATS RUN

3.00 MI S OF JCT SR 148, Belmont, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 156

TR 715

Good

Over: PIPE CREEK

0.72 MI E OF JCT CH 56, Belmont, OH

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

CR 86

Good

Over: CAPTINA CREEK

0.2 MI S OF SR 148, Belmont, OH

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 399

CR 4

Good

Over: GLENNS RUN

0.61 MI NE OF JCT SR 647, Belmont, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,054

SR 251

Good

Over: SOLOMON RUN

1.67 KM N OF US 50, Brown, OH

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,189

SR 286

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.3 MILE W. OF US 68, Brown, OH

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 775

Bonham Road

Good

Over: Four Mile Creek

1.5 Miles South of TR57, Butler, OH

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 770

TRENTON FRANKLIN

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI N OF SR 4, Butler, OH

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,388

WARVEL RD

Good

Over: STREAM

.7 MI W OF CR 30, Butler, OH

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 290

MCCOY ROAD

Good

Over: RESERVE RUN CREEK

0.56 MI E OF SR 732, Butler, OH

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 240

MILLIKIN

Good

Over: STONY RUN

.1 MI EAST OF LESOUD-WEST, Butler, OH

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

HAM NEW LONDON RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI. E. OF TR 239, Butler, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,227

ELK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN OF ELK CREEK

0.7 MI. S. OF SR 122, Butler, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,825

WEST CHESTER ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI. E. OF TR 119, Butler, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 28,171

MUHLHAUSER ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.7 M. S. OF UNION CTRE, Butler, OH

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 888

INDIAN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2 MI N OF SPRINGFIELD RD, Butler, OH

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 797

ROSS HANOVER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BEALS RUN

0.6 MI. W. OF BLACK ROAD, Butler, OH

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,249

DECAMP ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON RUN

0.2 MI N OF STILLWELL RD., Butler, OH

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

ALLEN ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK MILL CREEK

0.70 M. W. CIN-DAYTON RD, Butler, OH

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,067

INDIAN CREEK RD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.36 MI N OF SPRINGFIELD, Butler, OH

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 797

Howard Road

Good

Over: HOWARDS CREEK

115 FT EAST HOWARD CK RD, Butler, OH

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,949

S. UNIVERSITY BLVD

Good

Over: CONRAIL

400 W OF ROOSEVELT BLVD, Butler, OH

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,145

CLARK ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.15 MI E OF US ROUTE 68, Champaign, OH

Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,967

PISGAH ROAD

Good

Over: DUGAN DITCH

.2 MI E OF THREE MILE RD, Champaign, OH

Built 1954 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 843

MADDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

.08 MI S OF STRINGTOWN RD, Champaign, OH

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 209

DALLAS RD

Good

Over: BULL BRANCH

.34 E OF BAIR RD, Champaign, OH

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 323

JOHNSON ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.45 MI N OF REID ROAD, Champaign, OH

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 209

WOODBURN ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR RUN

0.97 MI W OF US ROUTE 68, Champaign, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 324

EVERETT

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

.14 MILE EAST OF HURST, Champaign, OH

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 324

STICKLEY RD.

Good

Over: RUSSELL CREEK

0.35 MI. E. OF S.R. 560, Champaign, OH

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 324

DELLINGER ROAD

Good

Over: Dugan Run

.05 MI. W. of CLARK RD, Champaign, OH

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,600

USR 40

Good

Over: INDIANA & OHIO CENTRAL R

.84MI.E. OF JCT. SR-72, Clark, OH

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,134

SR-41

Good

Over: N FORK LITTLE MIAMI RIVE

1.37MI.S. OF JCT. IR-70, Clark, OH

Built 1933 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,193

USR-42

Good

Over: GILROY DITCH

.31MI.NE OF JCT SR41, Clark, OH

Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,953

T-204

Good

Over: PLEASANT CHAPEL & BR BCK

1MI N SILVERS RD, Clark, OH

Built 1900 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 356

C-375

Good

Over: N HOUSTON PK & NF DEER C

1/4MI SW ST RT 56, Clark, OH

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 77

Old Columbus Road

Good

Over: OLD COLS RD O SINKING CR

400 FT W GRANT RD, Clark, OH

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,900

T-2

Good

Over: DILLE RD O MUD CREEK

1MI.E.ST.RT.235, Clark, OH

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 983

C-333

Good

Over: DAYTON RD & MUD RUN

1/2MI EAST ST RT 675, Clark, OH

Built 1952 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10,558

C-324

Good

Over: SPARROW RD & BLEE DITCH

1/2 M W PETRE RD, Clark, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 528

RAMP SR32

Good

Over: Aicholtz Road (future)

ramp EB32 to SB275, Clermont, OH

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 12,100

I275 NB

Good

Over: US50

OVER US50, Clermont, OH

Built 1972 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 27,768

Ramp M 275 to SR32

Good

Over: Ramps 275N to SR32

SR32 & IR275 RMP M, Clermont, OH

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,700

IR275

Good

Over: Aicholtz Road

0.21 mi. S of SR 32, Clermont, OH

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 19,971

IR275

Good

Over: Aicholtz Road

0.22 mi S of SR32, Clermont, OH

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 19,971

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