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

USR 6

Good

Over: South Creek

1.93 Mi. East of IR 80, Sandusky, OH

Built 2021 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,800

SR 19

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK

1.77 mi. North of IR 80, Sandusky, OH

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,600

COUNTY ROAD 181

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.09 MI. EAST OF C.R. 53, Sandusky, OH

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 354

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.10 MILES NORTH OF CR 181, Sandusky, OH

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,038

CO RD 178-SMITH RD

Good

Over: BARK CREEK

0.47 MILES N. OF TR 221, Sandusky, OH

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,524

COUNTY ROAD 213

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.20 MILES EAST OF TR 224, Sandusky, OH

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 952

TR 72

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

.10 MI. NORTH OF TR 27, Sandusky, OH

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: MUSKELLUNGE CREEK

0.83 MI W. SR 635, Sandusky, OH

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 358

CR 66

Good

Over: GEO. GRIES DITCH

0.10 miles north of TR 55, Sandusky, OH

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 557

TOWNSHIP ROAD 67

Good

Over: MORRIS REESE DITCH

1.08 MI E SR 23, Sandusky, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

COUNTY ROAD 65

Good

Over: BILLMAN DITCH

01.55 MI E.OF SR23, Sandusky, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 199

TOWNSHIP ROAD 233

Good

Over: RACOON CREEK

0.65 MILES EAST OF CR 232, Sandusky, OH

Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

TOWNSHIP ROAD 231

Good

Over: RACOON CREEK

0.40 MILES EAST OF CR 232, Sandusky, OH

Built 1981 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 155

TOWNSHIP ROAD 241

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

1.22 MI E TR 204, Sandusky, OH

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 155

COUNTY ROAD 232

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.06 MI. S. S.R. 412, Sandusky, OH

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 125

CR 32

Good

Over: WAGNER DITCH

.19 MILES NORTH OF CR 1, Sandusky, OH

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 317

USR 52

Good

Over: GAS HOLLOW

1.28 MI E OF ADAMS CO LIN, Scioto, OH

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,451

SR 104

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

.32 MI S OF PIKE COUNTY, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,000

SR 823

Good

Over: Webster St. (SR-140)

0.25 MILES EAST U.S. 52, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,100

Shumway Hollow Rd-

Good

Over: CSXT RR

400 Feet East of SR-823, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,200

S.R. 823

Good

Over: SR-823 over CR-29

1.78 MI West of SR-139, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 9,200

RAMP B (SB 823)

Good

Over: OVER FAIRGROUND RD

0.25 MILES EAST OF US 23, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,500

RAMP C (NB 823)

Good

Over: OVER FAIRGROUND RD

0.25 MILES EAST OF US 23, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,500

RAMP B (823-SB)

Good

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.25 MILES EAST OF US 23, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,100

DISTERDICK LANE

Good

Over: DISTERDICK LANE (PINE CR

0.01 MI E OF TR272, Scioto, OH

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 366

LICK RUN-LYRA ROAD

Good

Over: LICK RUN-LYRA (PINE CRK)

0.11 MI SW OF CR10, Scioto, OH

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 352

ARION ROAD

Good

Over: ARION ROAD (WRIGHTS RUN)

0.65 MI SE OF CR45, Scioto, OH

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350

FURNACE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FURNACE CK RD(HAR FURN C

0.28 MI SE OF SR139, Scioto, OH

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 526

VAN CRABTREE ROAD

Good

Over: VAN CRABTREE RD (BEAR CK

0.05 MI SE OF CR32, Scioto, OH

Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

SR 19

Good

Over: WESTERHOUSE DITCH

1.62 mi. East of SR 101, Seneca, OH

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 602

USR 224

Good

Over: E. BRANCH OF WOLF CREEK

100 FT. E. OF TWP RD 101, Seneca, OH

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,384

BLO TR 77

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK BL

.16 MI N OF CR 58, Seneca, OH

Built 1988 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 155

CLI TR 159

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

.14 MI S OF CR 50, Seneca, OH

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 285

HOP TR 113

Good

Over: MIDDLE BRANCH WOLF CK

.15 MI S OF C591, Seneca, OH

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 145

PLE CR 15

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK PL

.3 MI N OF CR 37, Seneca, OH

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 817

PLE TR 148

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

.4 MI W OF CR 15, Seneca, OH

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

SCI CR 38

Good

Over: WESTERHOUSE DITCH SC

.731 MI E OF TR 179, Seneca, OH

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 371

SEN CR 14

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WOLF CREEK

0.10 MILES EAST OF CR47, Seneca, OH

Built 1955 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 187

TR80

Good

Over: Royer Ditch

.05 Mi South of SR18, Seneca, OH

Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

IR-75

Good

Over: TR 135 VANDEMARK ROAD

2.94MI.S.OF JCT. SR-47, Shelby, OH

Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 23,419

SIDNEY FREYBURG

Good

Over: AKERS DITCH

0.14 M. S. BOTKINS, Shelby, OH

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 252

KUTHER ROAD

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

.01 M. N. OF MAIMI RIVER, Shelby, OH

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350

I.R.77

Good

Over: NB RMP H OV MKTST TO 30E

0.16 MI S OF US 30, Stark, OH

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 23,695

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER STADIUM PARK DR

0.23 MI S OF SR 687, Stark, OH

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 102,573

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER ORCHARD PARK TR-169

0.26 MI N OF US 62, Stark, OH

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 95,885

DRESSLER ROAD

Good

Over: IR 77

3.50 MI N OF US 62, Stark, OH

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,373

WA0905 EASTON

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK

0.4 MI. S. OF CR95, Stark, OH

Built 1939 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,968

MA3216 PRESTON

Good

Over: REED DITCH

0.3 MI. S. OF CR40, Stark, OH

Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 209

PA1909 PARKS

Good

Over: BLACK RUN

0.1 MI. N. OF SR30, Stark, OH

Built 1982 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 351

LA2912 ALABAMA

Good

Over: NEWMAN CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF TR350, Stark, OH

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,467

Showing 21,501-21,550 of 26,729 bridges

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