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

US 62

Good

Over: NAYLOR DITCH

1.11 MI W OF SR 534, Columbiana, OH

Built 1984 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,915

SR 154

Good

Over: MIDDLE RUN

0.56 MI E OF SR 11, Columbiana, OH

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,373

HOMEWORTH RD 401

Good

Over: NO NAME STREAM

0.0 MI N C400, Columbiana, OH

Built 1968 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,065

GEORG-DAMASCUS 716

Good

Over: MAHONING RIVER

0.7 MI N C400, Columbiana, OH

Built 1900 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 298

KURTZ RD 823

Good

Over: NO NAME

0.2 MI W T703, Columbiana, OH

Built 1930 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 155

RINKER RD 825

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.2 MI E T703, Columbiana, OH

Built 1900 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 209

FURNACE RD 868

Good

Over: NO NAME

0.15 MI W T760, Columbiana, OH

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 209

FURNACE RD 868

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK LITTLE BEAVE

0.8 MI N SR30, Columbiana, OH

Built 1952 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 209

RIFFLE RD 890

Good

Over: YOUNGSTOWN & SOUTHERN

0.0 MI N SR154, Columbiana, OH

Built 1900 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 119

WATERFORD RD 942

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.4 MI S T882, Columbiana, OH

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 73

OLD SR154 2204

Good

Over: LITTLE BULL CREEK

0.3 MI E SR154, Columbiana, OH

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 797

SILLIMAN STREET

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

0.0 MI E T1800, Columbiana, OH

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 951

US 36 & SR 79

Good

Over: WALHONDING RIVER

50 E OF JCT SR 79, Coshocton, OH

Built 1936 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,072

US 36

Good

Over: US 36 OVER CROOKED RUN

1.5 M WEST OF JCT SR 16, Coshocton, OH

Built 1999 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,163

SR 79

Good

Over: WINDING FK OF WAKATOMK C

1.6 M N OF LICKING C LINE, Coshocton, OH

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 508

SR 93 AND SR 541

Good

Over: BACON RUN

.6 MI N OF PLAINFIELD, Coshocton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,500

White Woman Way

Good

Over: Unnamed Trib Muskingum R

0.5 mile W jct SR83, Coshocton, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,330

TR 251

Good

Over: Evans Creek

0.1 mile W of SR 751, Coshocton, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

Township Road 330

Good

Over: Big Run Creek

0.1 mile S jct CR19, Coshocton, OH

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 209

CR 17

Good

Over: SIMMONS RUN

0.1 Miles West of SR 60, Coshocton, OH

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 358

SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: NOGLE DITCH 270

0.3 MILE EAST OF SR 103, Crawford, OH

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

CRA-MOR CO. LINE

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK CREEK

0.5 MI. W. OF SR 309, Crawford, OH

Built 1993 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 348

ALBAUGH ROAD

Good

Over: BROKEN KNIFE CREEK

3.3 MI. E. OF SR 4, Crawford, OH

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 97

BIDDLE ROAD

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

1.3 MI N OF US 30, Crawford, OH

Built 1990 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 477

REMLINGR ROAD

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

1.7 MI. E. OF SR 602, Crawford, OH

Built 1989 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 129

STEVENS ROAD

Good

Over: ACKERMAN DITCH 955C

2.3 MI. N. OF SR 98, Crawford, OH

Built 1976 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 324

IBERIA ROAD

Good

Over: OLENTANGY RIVER

1.6 MI. S. OF SR 19, Crawford, OH

Built 1981 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 324

MCCURDY ROAD

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

0.7 MI. S. OF SR 98, Crawford, OH

Built 1904 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

POE ROAD

Good

Over: OLENTANGY RIVER

0.1 MI S OF TR 34, Crawford, OH

Built 1990 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

CR 330

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

2.44 MILES EAST OF SR 602, Crawford, OH

Built 1933 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,435

SR 17

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

.14 MI E OF TIEDEMAN, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 14,013

USR 42

Good

Over: E BR ROCKY R 1.4 MI N 82

APPROX 300FT E ALBION RD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1988 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18,894

IR 71 S.B.

Good

Over: CR 73 (Wilson Mills)

1.34 MI. N. of JCT US-322, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 61,861

SR 237 (FRONT ST)

Good

Over: ACCESS ROAD

.11 MI NORTH OF 1 AVE, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,818

SR 237

Good

Over: NSC

.08 MI S OF THACKER ST, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,818

IR 271 S.B

Good

Over: MARSOL RD @ MP 34.5

.41 MI. S. OF JCT. US-322, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1963 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 64,977

BAGLEY ROAD CR 27

Good

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

0.1 MI EAST PEARL ROAD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 13,257

WHISKEY ISLAND DR

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.93 MI W OF SR 6/20, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 400

OLD PEARL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

S OFF W 25 ST & BRADWELL, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 150

WEST 44 ST

Good

Over: NS & GCRTA

SOUTH OF LORAIN AVE-W44TH, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1921 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 9,170

REVERE DRIVE

Good

Over: ROOT DITCH

65 FT N. OF NANTUCKET DR., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1967 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 500

WINDSOR DRIVE

Good

Over: WESTERLY LATERAL

200 FT E FOREST RIDGE, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,000

SR-49

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

1.71MI.S. OF JCT. SR-121, Darke, OH

Built 1989 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,714

MYERS-TILLMAN ROAD

Good

Over: EYLER DT

.16 MI N DEL-FOURMAN RD, Darke, OH

Built 2001 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

ROSS-MEDFORD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WABASH RIVER

.38 MI N HOUK, Darke, OH

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

USR 24

Good

Over: CR 146 KROUSE ROAD

USR 24 OVER CR 146, Defiance, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,185

USR 24

Good

Over: CR 146 KROUSE ROAD

USR 24 OVER CR 146, Defiance, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,185

STEVER ROAD

Good

Over: TIFFIN RIVER

0.25MI N OF SR 15, Defiance, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 893

VINE ST

Good

Over: SULPHER CREEK

0.3 MI E OF US 127, Defiance, OH

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 400

FARMER MARK RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 N OF BLOSSER RD, Defiance, OH

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 433

Showing 22,201-22,250 of 26,729 bridges

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