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

I670 RAMP SC

Good

Over: IR 670 RMPSC OVR SCIOTOR

US33 TO I-670 WB RAMP, Franklin, OH

Built 2002 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 35,950

REC CENTER DRIVE

Good

Over: S FORK INDIAN RUN

935 E OF POST RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1995 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 7,773

USR 68

Good

Over: MASSIES CREEK

.2 MI S OF SR 235, Greene, OH

Built 1982 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 10,206

SR18/613 N VINE ST

Good

Over: E. BR. PORTAGE RIVER #

CITY OF FOSTORIA, Hancock, OH

Built 1992 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 3,470

US 22

Good

Over: OVER SR 151 & CR 4

1.63 MI W OF JEF. CO LINE, Harrison, OH

Built 1962 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 4,794

EVERETT AVENUE

Good

Over: NORTH FORK and bike path

0.16 M W of N BUENA VISTA, Licking, OH

Built 1990 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,194

SYLVANIA AVENUE

Good

Over: OTTAWA RIVER 0109

0.46 M. W. OF WHITEFORD, Lucas, OH

Built 1993 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 8,520

SR 529

Good

Over: MCKIBBEN DITCH

3.15 MI E OF SR98, Marion, OH

Built 1979 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,976

CUTLER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: MANNS FORK SALT CREEK

2.87 MI S OF SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2006 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 328

CR47 DENVER RD

Good

Over: LT FORK CROOKED CREEK

0.6 MILE N CLINES CHAPEL, Pike, OH

Built 2012 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 320

TOWNSHIP ROAD 1

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.56 MI N OF RD B, Putnam, OH

Built 1981 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 72

JOHNSTON SLAGLE

Good

Over: TURKEY FOOT DITCH

.13 M. S. THOMPSON ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 2009 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 132

SR 619

Good

Over: SWARTZ DITCH

1.34 MI W OF SR 44, Stark, OH

Built 2001 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 5,526

SR 619

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK

1.01 MI W OF SR 183, Stark, OH

Built 2001 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,666

SR 45

Good

Over: OVER CSX TRANSPORTATION

4.81 MI N OF IR 76, Trumbull, OH

Built 1988 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 6,896

DULL-ROBINSON ROAD

Good

Over: MADDOX CREEK

.5 MILE SOUTH OF ZOOK RD., Van Wert, OH

Built 2004 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 233

BRICKNER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE AUGLAIZE RIVER

0.1 W. OF SHANK RD. T215, Van Wert, OH

Built 1998 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 97

LIBERTY-UNION ROAD

Good

Over: ROLLER DITCH

0.62 MI N JCT C 50, Van Wert, OH

Built 1969 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 189

IR 71 NB

Good

Over: MASON-MONTGOMERY

.09 MI N OF HAM\WAR LINE, Warren, OH

Built 1994 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 39,294

IR 71

Good

Over: HESS DITCH

.2 MI S OF US250, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 20,834

TO 192

Good

Over: JAKES RUN

0.72 MI E IF JCT CH 26, Belmont, OH

Built 2002 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 76

SR 73

Good

Over: OVER TRIB OF EAST FORK

.3 MI W NEW VIENNA N CORP, Clinton, OH

Built 1994 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,202

SPRINGHILL RD

Good

Over: BRN GREENVILLE CREEK

3.5 MI N OF SR 502, Darke, OH

Built 1990 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 80

I-70

Good

Over: OVER IR 270

3.03 MI W OF I-670, Franklin, OH

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 100,680

TUTTLE CROSSING

Good

Over: UNDER TUTTLE CROSSING

1.66 MI S OF US33, Franklin, OH

Built 1989 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 15,181

BUNDYSBURG RD

Good

Over: Swine Creek

0.03 MI S. Swine Creek RD, Geauga, OH

Built 2022 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,264

US 22 & US 40

Good

Over: OVER JACKSON RUN

4.7 MI E OF MUS CO LINE, Guernsey, OH

Built 1939 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,300

SHEED ROAD

Good

Over: SCHNAPPS CREEK(SHEED RD)

.25 MI N OF HARRISON AVE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1922 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,443

US 250

Good

Over: EDINGTON RUN TAPPAN LAKE

1.48 MI WEST OF JCT SR646, Harrison, OH

Built 1946 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,786

Township Road 10

Good

Over: Ditch No. 719

0.21 Mi. N OF CTY RD T, Henry, OH

Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 130

SR 7

Good

Over: TWP RD 157 (SALT RUN RD)

4.55 MI N OF S.R. 150, Jefferson, OH

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 11,920

US 62

Good

Over: E. BRANCH JELLOWAY CRK

3.31 MI W OF US36, Knox, OH

Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,613

USR 24

Good

Over: STITT RD & N.S.SPUR RR

JCT USR 24 & STITT RD., Lucas, OH

Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 17,440

WESTERN RESERVE

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.0MI.E OF NEW BUFFALO, Mahoning, OH

Built 1950 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 5,965

HOYLE RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY BROTH CREEK

0.4MI.E OF S.R.534, Mahoning, OH

Built 1900 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 185

Crestway M0019

Good

Over: Razor Run

2.76 MILES WEST OF SR49, Montgomery, OH

Built 2002 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 624

TR 84

Good

Over: N.BRANCH KOKOSING RIVER

.60 MI. NORTH INT. TR87, Morrow, OH

Built 2007 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 160

CR27

Good

Over: CARTERS RUN

5.48 MI N E JCT CR30, Pike, OH

Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 92

TPK EXIT 187 RAMP

Good

Over: SR14

0.4MI WEST OF EXIT 13, Portage, OH

Built 1954 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,337

DRK PREB CO LN RD

Good

Over: MILLERS FORK

0.20 W of ST RT 503, Preble, OH

Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 155

LOU CR 60

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK LOU

0.58 MILE NORTH OF TR 132, Seneca, OH

Built 2006 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 132

WONES ROAD

Good

Over: MUCHINNIPPI DITCH

0.05 M. S. BOTKINS RD, Shelby, OH

Built 2018 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 397

SR 619

Good

Over: OVER MUD RUN

0.10 MI S OF IR 76, Summit, OH

Built 1999 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 18,863

ELLSWORTH BAILEY

Good

Over: C.S.X. TRANSPORTATION

1.0 MI. N. OF SALT SP. RD, Trumbull, OH

Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 4,453

CR 98 (N)

Good

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

12200 RD N, Williams, OH

Built 2004 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 186

TH125a

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDUSKY RIVER

1.0 MILES S OF SH294, Wyandot, OH

Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 90

AMHERST RD.

Good

Over: STREAM AMHERST RD

0.28 MI W OF SR 117, Allen, OH

Built 1977 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 182

1R 271X N.B.

Good

Over: SHAKER BLVD EB (CR13A)

1 MI N OF I-271 & US-422, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1995 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 79,851

UNION ROAD CR 403

Good

Over: CONRAIL RR

1300 WEST OF E. 93RD ST, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1917 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 5,223

BROOKSIDE RD C157

Good

Over: CREEK TO CUYAHOGA RIVER

7021 E OF BRECKSVILLE RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1999 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 817

Showing 23,451-23,500 of 26,729 bridges

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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.