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

USR 24

Good

Over: TIFFIN RIVER

US-24 OVER TIFFIN RIVER, Defiance, OH

Built 2007 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 8,248

US50 EB

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

.6 MI W OF IR 75, Hamilton, OH

Built 1966 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 22,589

ELM STREET

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

350 WOF N. WILHELM STR., Henry, OH

Built 2020 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 250

YAWBERG ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK 0933

0.17 MI. N. OF NEOWASH RD, Lucas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 257

OHIO TWP. RD. 673

Good

Over: BARES RUN

0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 22, Monroe, OH

Built 1994 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 951

CREAMERY ROAD

Good

Over: BARTLETT RUN

0.15 MI W OF SR 60, Muskingum, OH

Built 2012 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 1,278

CONCORD RD

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.15 W of SR 732, Preble, OH

Built 2022 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 659

IR 77

Good

Over: CO RD 55

2.88 MI. S. OF US 250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1967 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 11,648

IR 77

Good

Over: CO RD 55

2.88 MI. S. OF US 250, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1967 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 11,648

JONES-HUGHES ROAD

Good

Over: LONG PRAIRIE DITCH

0.37 MI NE JCT SR709, Van Wert, OH

Built 1970 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 22

SR 56

Good

Over: GRASS RUN

0.4 MI E JCT SR 356, Athens, OH

Built 1996 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 759

SR 11

Good

Over: TR 888

.18 MI N OF CONRAIL RR, Columbiana, OH

Built 1971 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 6,335

MAIN STREET CR 231

Good

Over: BALDWIN CREEK

5673 FT E OF EASTLAND RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2010 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 3,070

US 23

Good

Over: CAUQUAW CR

0.2 MI N OF SR98, Marion, OH

Built 1965 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 11,517

BLISS ROAD

Good

Over: AUGLAIZE RIVER - BLISS R

0.11 MI E OF DEFIANCE TRL, Allen, OH

Built 2011 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 74

SOUTHLAND ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.8 MI. W. OF CR 25A, Auglaize, OH

Built 1988 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 185

SMITH RD

Good

Over: GREENVILLE CK

.2 MI S OF US ROUTE 36, Darke, OH

Built 1995 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 324

BARNES ROAD

Good

Over: STILLWATER CK

.0085 E OF SEIBT RD., Darke, OH

Built 1997 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 351

CH&D

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO SYMMES CREE

0.8 MI SOUTH OF C-45, Jackson, OH

Built 2008 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 913

BETHEL RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

330 FT SW C-25 INT., Jackson, OH

Built 2009 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 164

WILKINS ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE DITCH 0278

0.7 S. OF OLD STATE LINE, Lucas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 214

SR 83

Good

Over: TRIB OF WHITE EYES CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF JCT SR 209, Muskingum, OH

Built 1996 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 939

BENTON-CARROLL RD

Good

Over: TOUSSAINT CREEK

3.5 MI. N. JCT. SR163, Ottawa, OH

Built 2011 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 592

TOWNSHIP ROAD M

Good

Over: FARM DITCH

0.12 MI W OF RD 25-M, Putnam, OH

Built 1997 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 259

LOU TR 87

Good

Over: SEAVER DITCH

.15 MI S OF SR 18, Seneca, OH

Built 1938 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 155

SIDNEY FREYBURG

Good

Over: LORAMIE CREEK

0.37 M. S. SOUTHLAND RD, Shelby, OH

Built 2009 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 252

SR 241

Good

Over: OVER STA-SR 21-9.91

JCT OF SR 21 AND SR 241, Stark, OH

Built 1969 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 7,280

IR 71 S.B.

Good

Over: SR 176 SB over IR 71 SB

.44 MI. N. OF JCT. US-42, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1969 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 36,593

HEATH RD

Good

Over: LEGEND CREEK

160 N. OF CR-8, Geauga, OH

Built 2006 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 585

WB IR 275

Good

Over: IR 275 RAMPS FOR IR 71*N

.1 MI E OF IR 71, Hamilton, OH

Built 1966 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 18,970

SR 145

Good

Over: WHEELER RUN

4.8 MI N JCT SR 78, Monroe, OH

Built 1993 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 795

FOSTORIA RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.55 MI. N. JCT SR579, Ottawa, OH

Built 1950 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 2,140

PORTAGE SOUTH RD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. TR18, Ottawa, OH

Built 2015 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 324

TOBY RD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL RUN

2ND S OF WASH JACKSON RD, Preble, OH

Built 2023 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 315

4 MILE STATE LINE

Good

Over: FLEISCH RUN

0.27 MI E of CH 41, Preble, OH

Built 2022 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 121

MORNING SUN RD

Good

Over: Morning Sun Branch

0.35 S of Terrace Rd, Preble, OH

Built 2021 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 351

SR 5

Good

Over: OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.20 MI E OF SR 45, Trumbull, OH

Built 1968 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 14,536

TH82b

Good

Over: LITTLE TYMOCHTEE CREEK

0.25 MILES N OF CH71a, Wyandot, OH

Built 1967 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 324

IR 71

Good

Over: OVER ASD-0251-1115 CH

.5 MI S OF SR302, Ashland, OH

Built 1959 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 23,727

FOCHT ROAD

Good

Over: WALLACE FORK

1.6 MI. E. OF S.R. 196, Auglaize, OH

Built 1987 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 101

GETTYS-PITSBURG RD

Good

Over: Aukerman Ditch

.61 M S PainterCreek-ARC, Darke, OH

Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,123

CLIFF DRIVE

Good

Over: EDEN PARK DRIVE

0.2 MI S OF PARK & KEMPER, Hamilton, OH

Built 1949 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 6,973

CR-9 RANGE LINE RD

Good

Over: MYERS JOINT DITCH

0.44 MI. N OF TR71 LAUGHM, Miami, OH

Built 2012 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 293

CR 17 LOY RD.

Good

Over: HATHAWAY DITCH

0.22 MI E. OF SR 589, Miami, OH

Built 2005 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 435

C0081 Cvington-Get

Good

Over: Greenville Creek

0.19 mi. W of TR85, Miami, OH

Built 2015 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 427

CR 150 Evanston

Good

Over: KENDIG DITCH

0.06 MI W. OF CR 153, Miami, OH

Built 1999 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,561

DILLON FALLS RD

Good

Over: LICKING RIVER

0.1 MI SW OF CR 660, Muskingum, OH

Built 1999 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,841

RUSSIA HOUSTON RD

Good

Over: TURNER JOINT DITCH

.5 M.E. RUSSIA ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 2006 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 265

RENO DRIVE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF NIMISHILLEN CR

50 FT W OF SR 44, Stark, OH

Built 1963 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,200

Blue Sky Park

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

Blue Sky Park, Clermont, OH

Built 1900 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 124

Showing 24,501-24,550 of 26,729 bridges

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