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

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: BARK CREEK

2.5MI EAST OF EXIT 91, Sandusky, OH

Built 1954 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 42,820

TOWNSHIP ROAD 242

Good

Over: RACOON CREEK

0.25 MILES N. OF TR 223, Sandusky, OH

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

TR 108

Good

Over: MUSKELLUNGE CREEK

.051 MILES SOUTH OF SR 6, Sandusky, OH

Built 1969 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

TOWNSHIP ROAD 118

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.06 MI. NORTH SEN CO L., Sandusky, OH

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

COUNTY ROAD 247

Good

Over: RACOON CREEK

1.38 MI. EAST OF C.R. 247, Sandusky, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 381

COUNTY ROAD 260

Good

Over: PICKEREL CREEK

0.26 MILES N. OF CR 229, Sandusky, OH

Built 1967 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 471

SR-823 NB Ramp A

Good

Over: Ohio River Rd. C.R. 503

.072 Miles N. of US-52, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,100

Shumway Hollow Rd

Good

Over: S.R. 823

Intersection with SR-823, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,200

RAMP C (823 NB)

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.25 MILES EAST OF US 23, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,600

GEPHART ROAD

Good

Over: GEPHART RD (STREAM)

0.61 NORTH OF SR140, Scioto, OH

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 381

LICK RUN-LYRA ROAD

Good

Over: LICK RUN-LYRA (STREAM)

300 FEET NORTHEAST OF CR1, Scioto, OH

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 9,931

BLEEKMAN STREET

Good

Over: BLEEKMAN ST (JESSE RUN)

0.09 MI W OF SR772, Scioto, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 67

MACKLETREE ROAD

Good

Over: MACKLETREE RD (MACKLETRE

1.03 MI W OF SR125, Scioto, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 108

MACKLETREE ROAD

Good

Over: MACKLETREE RD (MACKLETRE

1.31 MI W OF SR125, Scioto, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 108

BIG SPRUCE LT BEAR

Good

Over: BIG SPRUCE-L BEAR(BEAR C

0.23 MI E OF TR111, Scioto, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 167

CAREYS RUN-POND CK

Good

Over: CAREYS RUN RD(CAREYS RUN

0.20 MI W OF TR387, Scioto, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 564

SR 18

Good

Over: CLOUSE DITCH

1.5 MI E OF TIFFIN, Seneca, OH

Built 1991 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,715

LOU TR 101

Good

Over: CLOUSE DITCH

.27 MI S OF US 224, Seneca, OH

Built 1989 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 110

LOU CR 38

Good

Over: Wolf Creek

0.28 Mi E of CR39, Seneca, OH

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 346

LOU TR 108

Good

Over: STRENG DITCH

.62 MI E OF SR 23, Seneca, OH

Built 1990 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 302

REE TR 126

Good

Over: FRINK RUN REE

0.852 MI EAST OF CR 29, Seneca, OH

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 155

SEN CR 6

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER SE

.04 MI E OF TR131, Seneca, OH

Built 1978 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 551

IR-75

Good

Over: B & O RR

.35MI. N. OF JCT. SR-29, Shelby, OH

Built 1961 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20,407

RUSSELL ROAD

Good

Over: DUNSON DITCH

.05 M. W. OF KUTHER, Shelby, OH

Built 1974 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 626

US 30

Good

Over: HUGLE RUN

2.81 MI W OF SR 183, Stark, OH

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,951

SR 225

Good

Over: MAHONING RIVER

0.80 MI E OF SR 183, Stark, OH

Built 1958 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,877

PI1106 BATTLESBURG

Good

Over: NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF TR70, Stark, OH

Built 1975 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 485

TU0205 KENYON

Good

Over: SIPPO CREEK

0.2 MI. S. OF CR341, Stark, OH

Built 1955 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 629

LE2821 FRESHLEY

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK

0.2 MI. N. OF CR41, Stark, OH

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 797

SA0907 RIDGEVIEW

Good

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.1 MI. W. OF SR43, Stark, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,194

LE2120 VINE

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK

0.4 MI. E. OF TR23, Stark, OH

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 324

EAST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: PENN CENT RR & WEBB AVE

400 S of E Patterson, Stark, OH

Built 1976 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,676

HINES HILL RD

Good

Over: OVER SR 8

.58 MI N OF SR 303, Summit, OH

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,297

SR 8 NB TO I-271 N

Good

Over: OVER HIGHLAND RD & CREEK

1.1 MI S OF SR 82, Summit, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10,488

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER SUM-SR 241-3.87

JCT IR 77 AND SR 241, Summit, OH

Built 2000 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 38,616

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER SUM-SR 241-3.90

JCT 0F IR 77 AND SR 241, Summit, OH

Built 2000 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 38,616

I76/BDWY SWEITZ

Good

Over: IR 76 OV SWEITZERAVECSXT

0.70 MI E OF SR 59, Summit, OH

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 90,300

I.R. 77

Good

Over: FURNACE RUN

0.30 MI S OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1963 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 26,931

I-76

Good

Over: OVER WHEELNG&LAKE ERIE R

0.18 MI E OF SR 91, Summit, OH

Built 1958 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 68,854

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: TPK EXIT 173 RAMP

01. MI W OF JCT I72, Summit, OH

Built 2001 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 17,840

HUDSON RUN RD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

2100 FT W OF VANBUREN AVE, Summit, OH

Built 1953 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,679

MEDINA LINE RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF YELLOW CREEK

1.25 Mi. N of SR18, Summit, OH

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,830

Vanderhoof Road

Good

Over: Tuscarawas River

0.2 miles E. of Grove Rd, Summit, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,300

SOUTH MAIN ST

Good

Over: COTTAGE GROVE LAKE

3850 FT N OF SR 619, Summit, OH

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 12,341

IRA RD

Good

Over: CUYAHOGA RIVER

200 FT E OF RIVERVIEW, Summit, OH

Built 1996 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,558

SEIBERLING WAY

Good

Over: HALEY DITCH (243)

330 ft W of Massillon, Summit, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,602

SOUTH ST (CR 7045)

Good

Over: 248 SWEITZER AV & CSX RR

0.10 MI WEST OF MIAMI STR, Summit, OH

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,920

ABINGTON RD

Good

Over: SPRING LAKE OUTLET N(154

WEDGEWOOD TO TRIPLETT BLV, Summit, OH

Built 1969 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,630

AKRON CLEVELAND RD

Good

Over: METRO PARK BIKE PATH

01.0 MI S OF JCT SR303, Summit, OH

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,797

SR 45

Good

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

3.13 MI N OF IR 76, Trumbull, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,896

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ohio Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.