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

TR 26

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.05 MILES NORTH OF TR 67, Sandusky, OH

Built 1989 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 138

TOWNSHIP ROAD 26

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.07 MI. NORTH S.R. 600, Sandusky, OH

Built 2005 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 138

Ramp B (SB)

Good

Over: USR 52

0.3 miles E. of SR 140, Scioto, OH

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 5,400

ROCKY FORK ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK RD (ROCKY FOR

2.23 MI N OF SR125, Scioto, OH

Built 1995 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 141

BACK ROAD

Good

Over: BACK ROAD (GINAT CREEK)

0.02 MI SE OF CR7, Scioto, OH

Built 2011 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 341

BSP CR 6

Good

Over: J Bower Co DT 1147

.4 Mi9 E of US 23, Seneca, OH

Built 2017 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 851

EDE CR 16

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

.45 MI WEST OF TR 159, Seneca, OH

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 579

EDE TR 165

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK EDE

0.078 MI S OF CR 16, Seneca, OH

Built 2003 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 579

PLE TR 138

Good

Over: Spicer Creek

PLE Twp .25 Mi E TR 155, Seneca, OH

Built 2017 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 39

CR43

Good

Over: Rock Creek

SCI CR43, Seneca, OH

Built 2020 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 400

TR-47

Good

Over: IR75

.98 MI N. OF JCT. SR. 47, Shelby, OH

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 7,988

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: HODGE DITCH

0.85 M. N OF SR47, Shelby, OH

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 477

BEESON ST. CR 41

Good

Over: US62T

2.25 MI E OF SR 173, Stark, OH

Built 1974 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 4,825

VINE STREET

Good

Over: US62J(FUTURE)

2.46 MI E OF SR 173, Stark, OH

Built 1974 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,515

I.R. 77

Good

Over: NIMISHILLEN CREEK

0.67 MI N OF US 62, Stark, OH

Built 1963 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 99,400

BE1621 RIVERLAND

Good

Over: TUSCARAWAS RIVER

0.2 MI. N. OF TR299, Stark, OH

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 351

PA2810 BAYWOOD

Good

Over: HUGLE RUN

0.2 MI. E. OF CR44, Stark, OH

Built 2020 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 806

FRONTAGE RD

Good

Over: I80 OH TPK

3.25 MI S OF IR 271, Summit, OH

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 14,030

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER BRUSH RD CR-178

0.40 MI S OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 26,931

I.R. 77

Good

Over: OVER BRUSH RD CR-178

0.40 MI S OF SR 21, Summit, OH

Built 1964 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 26,931

SR 82

Good

Over: POND BROOK

2.29 MI E OF SR 91, Summit, OH

Built 2011 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 7,844

BARTGES ST (CR646)

Good

Over: GARAGE DR (151) AKRON

HIGH ST.VIADUCT TO BROADW, Summit, OH

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 4,460

MASSILON

Good

Over: 227 OVER SP LAKE OUTLET

0.58 MI S OF SR 18, Summit, OH

Built 1931 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,159

SR 5

Good

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

3.16 MI E OF SR 45, Trumbull, OH

Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 14,849

SR 45

Good

Over: INFIRMARY RUN

2.95 MI S OF SR 305, Trumbull, OH

Built 2005 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 10,843

I.R. 80

Good

Over: OVER TRU-US 422-21.22

JCT IR 80 AND US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 21,075

I.R. 80

Good

Over: OVER TRU-US 422-21.24

JCT IR 80 AND US 422, Trumbull, OH

Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 21,075

I.R. 80

Good

Over: OVER LOGAN RD CR-52

0.84 MI W OF SR 304, Trumbull, OH

Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 18,133

I.R. 80

Good

Over: OVER LOGAN RD CR-52

0.84 MI W OF SR 304, Trumbull, OH

Built 1970 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 18,133

SR 305

Good

Over: OVER TRU-SR 11-15.33

JCT OF SR 11 AND SR 305, Trumbull, OH

Built 1976 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 5,454

MISSICK-SOUTH RD

Good

Over: BAUGHMAN CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF TH234C, Trumbull, OH

Built 2015 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 49

JEFFERSON TWP CR 2

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

1 MI S OF JCT CR 53, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 368

FRANKLIN CR 74

Good

Over: R U CORMAN RAIL ROAD

0.2 MI SE OF 277 EXT. 87, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1996 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 6,110

MILL TWP CR 28

Good

Over: BRANCH OF STILLWATER CK

0.1 MI SW OF NEWPORT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,600

BUCKS CR 49

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

150 S.E. OF CR 45 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 264

CLAY TWP RD 194

Good

Over: FRYS CREEK

300 FT N OF JCT CR 22, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 96

FAIRFIELD TWP 388

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DOG RUN

0.2 MILE S. OF CR 85, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 324

FRANKLIN CR 94

Good

Over: TURKEY FOOT RUN

1.5 MILE W. OF STRASBURG, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 623

GOSHEN TR 273A

Good

Over: PONE RUN

200 FT E OF JCT CR67, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2003 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 983

JEFFERSON TR 192

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

250 FT NW OF JCT CR 24, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1997 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 96

LAWRENCE CR 99

Good

Over: BRANCH OF THE TUSCARAWAS

2 MILE W OF BOLIVAR CORP., Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2016 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 581

RUSH TWP CR 27

Good

Over: WATSON CREEK

600 FT. S OF JCT CR 28, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2004 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 28

SALEM TWP CR 23

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1 MILE N.E. OF CR 21, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 330

SALEM TR 224

Good

Over: WEST FORK

400 FEET WEST OF CR-20, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 96

WASHINGTON CR 5

Good

Over: BROWNING RUN

0.1 MI N JCT TWP 126, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1997 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 95

WARWICK TR 269

Good

Over: MUD RUN CREEK

0.1 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 59, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1996 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 324

WARWICK T643-248

Good

Over: LEHNS CREEK

0.30 M SW OF JCT CR-60, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 155

SR 739

Good

Over: BOKES CREEK

0.4K MI N OF SR47, Union, OH

Built 1964 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 989

SR 118 W MAIN ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK #

CITY OF VAN WERT, Van Wert, OH

Built 1999 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 8,314

KEPLAR STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

JUST EAST OF SR 127, Van Wert, OH

Built 1969 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,573

Showing 23,801-23,850 of 26,729 bridges

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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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