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: MUD RUN

0.53 MI E OF SR 304, Trumbull, OH

Built 1994 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 9,437

SR 82

Good

Over: OVER

1.74 MI W OF SR 7, Trumbull, OH

Built 1957 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,164

SR 82

Good

Over: OVER ALBRIGHT-MCKAY RD

1.74 MI W OF SR 7, Trumbull, OH

Built 1957 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,164

US 422

Good

Over: SQUAW CREEK

1.27 MI E OF SR 169, Trumbull, OH

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 12,910

SELKIRK BUSH RD

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

3.3MI EAST OF EXIT 14, Trumbull, OH

Built 1954 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 26,000

CORINTH CT.RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

0.05 MI. S. OF C.H. 288, Trumbull, OH

Built 1930 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

TOWNSHIP ROAD 162B

Good

Over: SQUAW CREEK

0.5 MI. W. OF SR193, Trumbull, OH

Built 1965 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 415

SWEET WEST ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2850 FEEW WEST OF SR534, Trumbull, OH

Built 1992 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 209

YORK STREET

Good

Over: STREAM - FLOWS NORTH

1750 FT WEST OF CH293, Trumbull, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 385

IR 77

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

1.40 MI. S. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18,000

NP 8th Drive - TR

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.25 M NE OF JCT SR-259, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 122

GOSHEN TWP RD 187A

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.1 MILE NE OF SR 259 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 676

JEFFERSON TR 250

Good

Over: ANGLE VALLY CREEK

0.1 MI.S.E. OF JCT CR-49, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 179

WASHINGTON CR 5

Good

Over: BROWNING RUN

0.5 MI NW OF CO RD 6 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1962 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 95

YORK TR 243

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

200 FT NW OF JCT CR24, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 96

SR-245

Good

Over: OVER BIG DARBY CREEK

0.42 MI E OF CHAMPAIGN CO, Union, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,965

C57E MIDDLEBURG PC

Good

Over: HAY RUN

1.0 MILE WEST OF US36, Union, OH

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 657

CR 104 F WATKINS R

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MILL CREEK

4.5MI WEST of SR 42, Union, OH

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,536

LARE ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

.26MI. N. CONVOY RD., Van Wert, OH

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 157

WALL STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

366FT S CENTER STREET, Van Wert, OH

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 870

SR 328

Good

Over: W. BRANCH RACCOON CREEK

0.34 Mi. S. of Jct SR 56, Vinton, OH

Built 2018 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 80

CR 17

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 NW OF JCT CR18&CR17, Vinton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 293

WOODRUFF RD 11H

Good

Over: STREAM

02 MILES S OF SR 327, Vinton, OH

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 209

SR 63

Good

Over: TRB TURT CR(MULFORDS RN)

2 MI E OF JCT SR741, Warren, OH

Built 1950 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 12,180

NB IR 75

Good

Over: SR 123

OVER SR 123, Warren, OH

Built 1960 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 45,660

NB IR 75

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.5 MI N OF SR 123, Warren, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 53,967

SR 123

Good

Over: DRY RUN

1.3 MI S WAR-MON CO LINE, Warren, OH

Built 1988 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 9,711

COLUMBIA ROAD

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.08 mi S of US RT 42, Warren, OH

Built 1971 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 778

SNOOK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY RUN

0.02 mi E of TR 81, Warren, OH

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,081

MARKEY ROAD

Good

Over: REEDERS RUN

0.47 mi S of SR 123, Warren, OH

Built 1968 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,021

IRELAND ROAD

Good

Over: BIG FOOT RUN

0.20 mi S of CR 163, Warren, OH

Built 1987 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 351

BETHANY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

0.83 mi E of CR 2, Warren, OH

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,108

County Road 22

Good

Over: Long Run * LightFritz

0.96 MI E of JCT CO RD 20, Washington, OH

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 39

TR 67

Good

Over: SACKETT RUN * DAY #2 LU

0.86 mi N of SR26, Washington, OH

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 96

SR 21

Good

Over: OVER CHI-116-0620 CH

.88 MI N STARK CO LINE, Wayne, OH

Built 1962 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,162

TWP. ROAD 186

Good

Over: KILLBUCK CREEK

1.0 MI. S. OF SR604, Wayne, OH

Built 1991 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 108

TWP. ROAD 163

Good

Over: APPLE CREEK

0.3 MILE EAST OF CR54, Wayne, OH

Built 2007 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 236

COUNTY ROAD 149

Good

Over: KISER DITCH

1.0 MI. S. OF SR95, Wayne, OH

Built 1991 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 808

COUNTY ROAD 438

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

0.3 MI. W. OF CR501, Wayne, OH

Built 1990 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,279

TWP. ROAD 197

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SALT CREEK

1.0 MI. S. OF CR 2, Wayne, OH

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 132

Twp. Road 129

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.6 mile north of US30, Wayne, OH

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 691

TRIWAY LANE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF KILLBUCK CREEK

0.1 MILE WEST OF TR76, Wayne, OH

Built 2007 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 143

CR 25 (13)

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

05120 RD 13, Williams, OH

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,063

TR 30 (S)

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH ST JOSEPH RI

07100 RD S, Williams, OH

Built 2004 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 37

CR 49 (16)

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

09950 Rd 16, Williams, OH

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 430

TR 91 (8)

Good

Over: NETTLE CREEK

14960 RD 8, Williams, OH

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 53

TR 181 (F)

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

13330 RD F, Williams, OH

Built 1978 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 350

IR 75

Good

Over: TR 23 JERRY CITY ROAD

1.0 Mi. N. of SR 25, Wood, OH

Built 1969 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 24,789

IR 75

Good

Over: TR 23 JERRY CITY ROAD

1.0 Mi. N. of SR 25, Wood, OH

Built 1969 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 24,789

IR 75

Good

Over: CSX

0.25 Mi. N. of Bays Rd., Wood, OH

Built 1969 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 24,000

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