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

DUEBER AVENUE

Fair

Over: US 30 & US62

0.55 MI W OF IR 77, Stark, OH

Built 1977 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,334

LE2755 SAWBURG

Fair

Over: CONRAIL

0.1 MI. N. OF CR431, Stark, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,785

PA1625 PLEASNT VAL

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF HUGLE RUN

0.6 MI. W. OF TR109, Stark, OH

Built 1926 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 78

PE3152 CARMONT

Fair

Over: PIGEON RUN

0.8 MI. S. OF TR335A, Stark, OH

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,100

NINETEENTH ST. N.E

Fair

Over: EAST-BR-NIMISHILLEN-CREE

OVER E. BR. NIMISHILLEN, Stark, OH

Built 1944 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,014

EAST BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

813 EAST OF SR 183, Stark, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,202

SR 8

Fair

Over: SEASONS RD CR-145

2.08 MI S OF SR 303, Summit, OH

Built 1987 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 46,747

SR 261

Fair

Over: HUDSON RUN

1.28 MI S OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1948 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,238

SR 261

Fair

Over: VAN HYNING RUN

0.86 MI N OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1948 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,031

BRANDYWINE ROAD

Fair

Over: I-271

2.19 MI S OF SR 8, Summit, OH

Built 1971 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,619

I.R. 277

Fair

Over: OVER SR93 MANCHESTER RD

JCT OF IR 277 AND SR 93, Summit, OH

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 47,396

MIDDLETOWN RD # 13

Fair

Over: I-480

3.33 MI E OF SR 91, Summit, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,692

CLEVE-MASS RD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK STREAM

600 FT W OF SHADE RD, Summit, OH

Built 1930 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,660

YELLOW CREEK RD

Fair

Over: YELLOW CREEK

1400 FT E OF CLEV-MASS RD, Summit, OH

Built 1951 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,150

MINOR RD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

3000 FT E OF HAMETOWN RD, Summit, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,158

E. HINES HILL RD

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

100 FT W WALTERS RD, Summit, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,920

BARBER RD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

2750 FT N OF MORGAN PARK, Summit, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 502

HAMETOWN RD

Fair

Over: HUDSON RUN

1000 FT N OF GREENWICH RD, Summit, OH

Built 1923 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,111

THORNTON ST.

Fair

Over: OHIO CANAL (153)

BOWERY TO BOULEVARD STS., Summit, OH

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,394

SR 5

Fair

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

2.04 MI W OF US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 1993 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,833

I.R. 80

Fair

Over: OVER LT YANKEE RUN&NS RR

1.28 MI E OF US 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,903

I.R. 80

Fair

Over: OVER LT YANKEE RUN&NS RR

1.28 MI E OF US 62, Trumbull, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,903

SR 87

Fair

Over: PYMATUNING CREEK

2.97 MI E OF SR 193, Trumbull, OH

Built 1939 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 830

SR 534

Fair

Over: W BR MAHONING RIVER

1.17 MI W OF SR 5, Trumbull, OH

Built 1943 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,568

WARREN SHARON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE YANKEE RUN

0.1 MI. W. OF C.H. 167-C, Trumbull, OH

Built 1942 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,287

LIBERTY ST. GIRARD

Fair

Over: MAH RIVER B&O-PC-ERIE RR

0.4 MI. E. OF C.H. 65, Trumbull, OH

Built 1987 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,475

LORDS; FKA CH 90-B

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI. E. OF C.H. 91-A, Trumbull, OH

Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,500

SR 258

Fair

Over: COL & OH RIVER RR

0.2 MI. E. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1930 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,178

FAIRFIELD CR 109

Fair

Over: CONOTTON CREEK

0.50 MI N. OF SR 212, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 108

DOVER TWP. ROAD211

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

0.3 MI E OF SR 39 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,038

SR 37

Fair

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.16 MI N OF SR739, Union, OH

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,605

S.R. 739

Fair

Over: ARTHUR BRANCH RUN

2.35 N OF US33, Union, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,842

CR 193 D KAISER RD

Fair

Over: DUNS RUN BRANCH BLUES CR

2 MI EAST of SR 4, Union, OH

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 188

USR 224

Fair

Over: MADDOX CREEK

3.05 mi. East of SR 49, Van Wert, OH

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,144

WETZEL ROAD

Fair

Over: DOG CREEK

0.25 MI W JCT C 185, Van Wert, OH

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 132

SR 32

Fair

Over: PIERCE RUN & ABAND. RR

0.62M W OF JCT SR160, Vinton, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,890

COUNTY ROAD 43C

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

.1 MI. E. OF JCT. CR6, Vinton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 211

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK

.8 MI. E. OF JCT. SR160, Vinton, OH

Built 1978 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 97

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

.2 MI E OF JCT CR 45, Vinton, OH

Built 1985 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 293

WAYNESVILLE RD T39

Fair

Over: I71

1 MI N OF SR 123, Warren, OH

Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 763

IR 75

Fair

Over: TRB SHAKER CR(CLARKS RN)

.6 MI N OF MONROE N CORP, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 102,957

MANCHESTER RD C104

Fair

Over: I75

2.2 MI N OF SR 122, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,339

MORROW-WOODVILLE

Fair

Over: FIRST CREEK

0.41 mi W of TR 168, Warren, OH

Built 1975 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 90

MORROW-COZADDALE

Fair

Over: BIG FOOT RUN

0.32 mi S of US RT 22, Warren, OH

Built 1977 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,437

SHAWHAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK OF HALLS CREEK

0.79 mi E of CR 35, Warren, OH

Built 1992 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 312

LIBERTY-KEUTER

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TURTLE CREEK

0.01 mi S of CR 12, Warren, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 351

IR 77

Fair

Over: IR 77

4.03M S NOBLE CO. LINE, Washington, OH

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 110

TOWNSHIP ROAD 36

Fair

Over: ARCHERS FORK * HILL

AT THE INT T14 T134 & T36, Washington, OH

Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD 663

Fair

Over: NEWELLS RUN * MAR

.01 MI W OF JCT TWP 19, Washington, OH

Built 1974 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP RD 413

Fair

Over: L MUSKINGUM * ELK RU

0.05 MI EAST OF SR 26, Washington, OH

Built 1993 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

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