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

TOWNSHIP ROAD 55

Good

Over: SHRIMPLIN RUN

0.15 MI SOUTH OF SR 60, Holmes, OH

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

PLYMOUTH EAST RD

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH HURON RIVER

0.1 MI E OF SR 61, Huron, OH

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 395

OGAN 199

Good

Over: OGAN CHAPPELLE CK

0.3 MI E OF WAKEMAN TL, Huron, OH

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 324

TOWNLINE 113

Good

Over: TOWNLINE 113 / CO DI 130

0.1 MI N OF TOWNLINE 131, Huron, OH

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 209

DANIELS 70

Good

Over: DANIELS / MUD RUN

.7 MI N OF EYGPT ROAD, Huron, OH

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 324

BIGLOW PARKWAY

Good

Over: RR GRIFFIN RD

0.5 MI N OF SR 162, Huron, OH

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 585

OLD US 250

Good

Over: VERMILION RIVER

2.79 MILES SOUTH OF SR 13, Huron, OH

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 797

SR 124

Good

Over: Trib of Rich Run

.92 MI W OF VINTON LINE, Jackson, OH

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,035

SR 7

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

3.46 MI N OF SR 213, Jefferson, OH

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,000

SR 150

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

2.3 MI WEST OF SR 7, Jefferson, OH

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,270

CR7

Good

Over: Short Creek

0.6 Mi N of SR150, Jefferson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,000

CR-6

Good

Over: Short Creek

250-Ft NE of West Main St, Jefferson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 620

CR74

Good

Over: Cross Creek

0.8 Mi SW of CR28, Jefferson, OH

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 544

CR 17 Rush Run Roa

Good

Over: Rush Run

2.1-Mi W of SR7, Jefferson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 317

SR 13

Good

Over: OVER TUMA RUN

1.65 M N OF LIC CO LINE, Knox, OH

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,024

SOUTH BOUND SR 13

Good

Over: TRIB OF N BR KOKOSING RI

.4 M N OF JCT SR 95, Knox, OH

Built 1967 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,113

MCLARNAN RD

Good

Over: HARROD RUN

0.5 MI S OF CR 61, Knox, OH

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 396

PUSSOM RD

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.2 MI S OF SYCAMORE RD, Knox, OH

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 162

SR 2 RAMP

Good

Over: CHAGRIN RIVER

LST NATN SB RMP TO 2 WB, Lake, OH

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,350

LOST NATION ROAD

Good

Over: SR - 2

1.5 MI WEST OF SR-306, Lake, OH

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,316

USR 20

Good

Over: RED CRK .1 MI W OF 535

1.09 MI W JCT SR 2, Lake, OH

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,724

EDDY RD

Good

Over: IR271&271X (LAK-271-0127

LAK-271-1.27, Lake, OH

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,212

SR535

Good

Over: GRAND RIV. .51 MI N OF 2

0.39 SR283, Lake, OH

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,808

GIRDLED ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

4.57MI E OF HERMITAGE, Lake, OH

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 97

HOPKINS ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM S/HENDRICKS

0.5 MI S OF HENDRICKS RD, Lake, OH

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,185

SR 217

Good

Over: VENISONHAM CREEK

1.09 MI E OF JCT SR 378, Lawrence, OH

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 382

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: SYMMES CREEK

5.3 MI W OF ST ROUTE 141, Lawrence, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 26

MCKINNEY CREEK RD

Good

Over: MCKINNEY CREEK

.30 MI N OF TWP RD 165, Lawrence, OH

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 575

OLD STATE RT 7

Good

Over: BIG PADDY CREEK

0.38 MI. E OF PROC., Lawrence, OH

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,360

SR 310

Good

Over: SR310 OVER RACCOON CREEK

.7 M S OF JCT SR 37, Licking, OH

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,502

SR 661

Good

Over: SR 661 OVER SR 16

AT JCT OF SR 16, Licking, OH

Built 2021 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,370

SR 661

Good

Over: SR 661 OVER CLEAR CREEK

1.1 M N OF JCT SR 37, Licking, OH

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,700

Loches Rd

Good

Over: Lost Run

0.4 Mi E of CR 204, Licking, OH

Built 2014 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 409

Douglas Lane Rd

Good

Over: Otter Fork

0.4 Mi N of SR 657, Licking, OH

Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 232

Outville Rd

Good

Over: Trib of South Fork

1.1 Mi N of US 40, Licking, OH

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,559

Licking Valley Rd

Good

Over: Brushy Fork

0.1 Mi S of Grove Rd, Licking, OH

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 596

Sportsman Club Rd

Good

Over: Lobdell Creek

0.7 Mi E of US 62, Licking, OH

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,133

Raccoon Valley Rd

Good

Over: Lobdell Creek

1.0 Mi E of SR 37, Licking, OH

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,628

Frampton Rd

Good

Over: Wakatomika Creek

0.75 Mi E of CR 223, Licking, OH

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 85

Pinewood Trail Rd

Good

Over: Priest Run

870 Ft W of SR 586, Licking, OH

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 124

Mink St

Good

Over: Sycamore Creek

1.2 Mi S of US 40, Licking, OH

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,543

KING ROAD

Good

Over: LOG POND RUN

KING RD OVER LOG POND RUN, Licking, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,368

CABLE ROAD

Good

Over: S FORK LICKING RIVER

0.2 MI W OF CR 28, Licking, OH

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 434

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT SR-310, Licking, OH

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

USR 33

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

2.7MI.SE. OF JCT. SR-235, Logan, OH

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,125

USR 33

Good

Over: VAN HYNING DITCH #750

.33MI.W. OF JCT. SR-292, Logan, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,234

USR 33

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

1.96MI.E. OF JCT. SR-292, Logan, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,551

CR 25

Good

Over: MCCOYS DITCH

.23 MILES NORTH OF SR 47, Logan, OH

Built 1910 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 438

TOWNSHIP ROAD 35

Good

Over: TONGS RUN

1 MI. NORTH OF SR 47, Logan, OH

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 98

TR 56

Good

Over: CHEROKEE MANS RUN

5.00M N OF CR130, Logan, OH

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 204

Showing 21,251-21,300 of 26,729 bridges

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