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

WEST FORK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF WEST FORK C

0.4 MI W OF MONTANA, Hamilton, OH

Built 1999 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 5,000

Kebler Street

Good

Over: Lick Run

N of Westwood Ave, Hamilton, OH

Built 2018 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 530

WESLEY AVENUE

Good

Over: I&O RR

0.09 MI S OF NORWOOD AVE, Hamilton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 3,699

DUCK CREEK RD

Good

Over: DEERFIELD CREEK

E of Red Bank Expressway, Hamilton, OH

Built 2017 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 5,000

KENNEDY AVENUE

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

S OF DUCK CREEK RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 2013 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 10,316

SR 37

Good

Over: BLANCHARD RIVER

1.33 mi N of MT. Blanchar, Hancock, OH

Built 1959 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 2,353

USR 68 SR 15

Good

Over: LIMA AVE(CR 313)

0.33 mi. S-West of IR75, Hancock, OH

Built 2019 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 17,879

IR 75

Good

Over: NS RR

.54 Mi. S of SR 12, Hancock, OH

Built 2019 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 24,378

HAN CO RD 139

Good

Over: COLE KING DITCH

0.35 MI N TR 94, Hancock, OH

Built 1985 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 805

BIG TWP RD 253

Good

Over: OUTLET DITCH

0.89 MI N TR 207, Hancock, OH

Built 2011 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 324

SR 109

Good

Over: SOUTH TURKEYFOOT CREEK

0.75 mi. North of SR 281, Henry, OH

Built 1988 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,648

OLDAKER RD #126

Good

Over: DODSON CREEK

WEST OF CR. #6, Highland, OH

Built 1975 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD 172

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.14 MI. WEST OF TR 417, Holmes, OH

Built 1970 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 115

SR 303

Good

Over: BRANDY CREEK

.5 MILES EAST OF SR 60, Huron, OH

Built 2011 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 967

CR56-MT.TABOR-COST

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.1MI E. OF JCT SR 213, Jefferson, OH

Built 2008 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 294

CROSS CRK TR184

Good

Over: MCINTYRE CREEK

OVER MCINTYRE CREEK, Jefferson, OH

Built 1903 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 110

Drury Rd

Good

Over: Otter Fork

720 Ft S of CR 2, Licking, OH

Built 2015 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 209

Licking Valley Rd

Good

Over: Trib of Wakatomika Creek

280 Ft S of SR 79, Licking, OH

Built 2016 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 596

CR 12

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.22 M N OF CR 26E, Logan, OH

Built 1975 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 608

C.R. 21

Good

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

0.36 MI EAST OF C.R. 24, Logan, OH

Built 2020 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 743

CR 24

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.13M S OF TR 207, Logan, OH

Built 1967 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 340

CR 28

Good

Over: MACOCHEE CREEK

.37 MILES NORTH OF SR 287, Logan, OH

Built 1968 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 268

CR 61

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

.97 M N OF CR 37, Logan, OH

Built 1966 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 467

CR 105

Good

Over: NORTHWOOD STONE QUARRY R

1.25M E OF CR 49, Logan, OH

Built 1965 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 717

TOWNSHIP ROAD 208

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1.11 MI S OF SR 47, Logan, OH

Built 1997 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 54

Bancroft Street

Good

Over: Ottawa River 1059

0.2M E of Westwood Ave., Lucas, OH

Built 2017 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 10,326

YARROW STREET

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.13 M. S. OF CONSAUL ST., Lucas, OH

Built 2020 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 313

spring valley rd

Good

Over: chrisman ditch

.27 mi.n. of co. rd. 4, Madison, OH

Built 2015 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 850

US 23

Good

Over: OVER SR98-0011

OVER SR98-0011, Marion, OH

Built 1965 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 11,517

US23 SB

Good

Over: LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER

2.02 MI N OF SR4, Marion, OH

Built 1967 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 8,368

US23 NB

Good

Over: LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER

2.02 MI N OF SR4, Marion, OH

Built 1967 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 8,368

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: BR OVER SCIOTO

1.6 MI N OF JCT CR 12, Marion, OH

Built 2010 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 193

COUNTY ROAD 66G

Good

Over: BR OVER LITTLE SCIOTO

.6 MI E. OF JCT CR 94, Marion, OH

Built 1959 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 885

TOWNSHIP ROAD 27 A

Good

Over: BR OVER PAW PAW RUN

.4 MI E OF JCT SR 37, Marion, OH

Built 1991 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 153

RD 170 - BAGDAD RD

Good

Over: W BR ROCKY RIVER

125 N OF TR 30, Medina, OH

Built 2017 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 837

IR 75

Good

Over: CR 25A

3.57MI.S. OF JCT. USR-36, Miami, OH

Built 2016 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 47,580

TR224 GINGHAMSBURG

Good

Over: JACKSON JOINT DITCH

0.72 MI E. OF CR25A, Miami, OH

Built 2013 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,023

SR 78

Good

Over: SUNFISH CREEK

1.2 MI E. OF JCT SR 145, Monroe, OH

Built 2006 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 2,527

IR 75

Good

Over: FIRST SALEM ROBERT

FIRST STREET, Montgomery, OH

Built 2014 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 11,590

SB IR675

Good

Over: T141(N LA) TRIB HOLES CR

.69MI W OF JCT SR48, Montgomery, OH

Built 1985 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 38,296

BIGGER RD.

Good

Over: IR 675

.96MI W OF GREENE CO., Montgomery, OH

Built 1985 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,506

SHILOH SPRINGS M26

Good

Over: trib to Poplar Run

.3 MI E DIAMOND MILL RD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1992 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 2,017

DIAMOND MILL M0217

Good

Over: POPLAR RUN

4.9 MILES NORTH OF SR35, Montgomery, OH

Built 1988 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 4,401

OLD GEORGETOWN WAY

Good

Over: HOLES CREEK

.3 MI E WASHINGTON CHURCH, Montgomery, OH

Built 2000 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 101

SR 78

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

3.0 MI W JCT SR 377, Morgan, OH

Built 2013 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 437

Cutler Lake Road

Good

Over: Manns Fork Salt Creek

0.42 Miles S. of Mock RD, Muskingum, OH

Built 2015 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 328

SR 146

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.73M E GUERNSEY CO LINE, Noble, OH

Built 1947 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 1,402

CR 15

Good

Over: West Fork Duck Creek

0.1 Miles West SR 821, Noble, OH

Built 2019 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 100

SR 358

Good

Over: LACARPE CREEK

1/4 MILE SOUTH OF SR 2, Ottawa, OH

Built 2008 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 209

STATE ROUTE 93

Good

Over: OXAWOOSIE CREEK

.25 MILES SOUTH OF 13 37, Perry, OH

Built 1996 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 4,645

Showing 24,401-24,450 of 26,729 bridges

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