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

BAINBRIDGE RD C83

Good

Over: BATT DITCH

192 FT. E. OF HARPER RD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1971 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 13,946

Bridge 1-1F.4

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.4 MI. N. OF C.R. F, Fulton, OH

Built 2008 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 2,324

BLOME ROAD

Good

Over: RAIDERS RUN CREEK

1.54 Mi N of Camargo Rd, Hamilton, OH

Built 2022 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 2,000

BRIDGES RD #11

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

0.35 MILES EAST OF SR771, Highland, OH

Built 2015 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 711

CR81 COVINGTON-GET

Good

Over: GREENVILLE CREEK

0.10 MI W OF TR85, Miami, OH

Built 2013 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 427

TR187 RUSK RD.

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.1 MI E OF CR186 DEWEESE, Miami, OH

Built 2006 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 797

SMRVL W ELKTON RD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.13 MI N of Mendenhall, Preble, OH

Built 2022 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 98

PAINT ROAD

Good

Over: MCWHINNEY BRANCH

0.25 N of COX RD, Preble, OH

Built 2023 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 59

USR 250 & SR 60

Good

Over: BR OF LANG CREEK

2.5 MI N OF SR 96, Ashland, OH

Built 2021 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 6,200

WESSELMAN ROAD

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

4 .89 MI NW OF EBENEZER, Hamilton, OH

Built 1925 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 2,227

KEMPER ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB E FORK MILL CREEK

.25 MI. E. OF MOSTELLER, Hamilton, OH

Built 1992 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 13,984

TIFFIN STREET

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

.94 MI EAST OF T262, Hancock, OH

Built 2006 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 1,561

C0102

Good

Over: HAYWARD RUN

.79 MI W OF JCT CO RD 32, Washington, OH

Built 2022 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 400

TH94a

Good

Over: TYMOCHTEE CREEK

0.20 MILES S OF SH67, Wyandot, OH

Built 2003 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 324

PALESTINE-UC

Good

Over: KRAUT CREEK

.13 MI S GRNV-NASHVILLE, Darke, OH

Built 1955 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 435

DARKE-MERCER

Good

Over: CORWIN JT.DT

.35 MI W GROFF RD, Darke, OH

Built 1997 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 1,220

SYLVAN AVENUE

Good

Over: (O) DRY RUN

N/ BROAD, Franklin, OH

Built 2010 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 300

MOCKINGBIRD LANE

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

275 FT W. OF BLUEJAY LN., Lake, OH

Built 1900 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 300

LIPKEY RD

Good

Over: I76 OHIO TPK

0.9MI EAST OF EXIT 15, Mahoning, OH

Built 1954 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 381

TR 167 RUDY RD.

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN

0.01 MI S. OF CR 166, Miami, OH

Built 2005 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 157

SR 53

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1 Mi. N. of USR 6, Sandusky, OH

Built 1956 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 11,393

SR 412

Good

Over: FULLER CREEK

5.25 mi. South of SR 101, Sandusky, OH

Built 1983 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 1,870

Schenk Rd TR 134

Good

Over: Millcreek

0.6 mi east of Hardin Wap, Shelby, OH

Built 2014 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 849

EASTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: DUG RUN - EASTOWN ROAD

0.50 MI N OF SR 81, Allen, OH

Built 2008 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 11,365

WINDSOR MECH. ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

.8 MI N OF MONTGOMERY, Ashtabula, OH

Built 2012 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 599

SR 56

Good

Over: PENN-CENTRAL RR

1M E OF JCT SR 329, Athens, OH

Built 1937 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 6,148

SR 685

Good

Over: LITTLE GREENS RUN

1.32 MI W JCT SR 13, Athens, OH

Built 2012 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 893

SR 9

Good

Over: MCCRACKEN RUN

4.2 MI N. OF JCT US40, Belmont, OH

Built 1992 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,848

IR 70

Good

Over: SR 149

.98 M E OF C-26, Belmont, OH

Built 1964 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 13,164

TR 454

Good

Over: SLOANS RUN

JCT CR 56 E MAYNARD, Belmont, OH

Built 2017 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 351

TR 723 TAR RUN

Good

Over: TAR RUN

0.10 MI E OF JCT SR 149, Belmont, OH

Built 2016 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 142

TR 281

Good

Over: MC MAHON CREEK

0.01 MI WEST OF CR 4, Belmont, OH

Built 2019 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 96

SR 131

Good

Over: E FORK LITTLE MIAMI RIVE

1.26 MI E OF US 50, Brown, OH

Built 2011 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,450

REILY MILLVILLE RD

Good

Over: SALMAN RUN

.1 MI E OF TR 190, Butler, OH

Built 1991 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 4,086

SCHRADIN ROAD

Good

Over: HOWARDS CREEK

0.05 MI. W. OF TR 220, Butler, OH

Built 1996 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,390

CORSO ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO FOUR MI CRK

.25 MI N OF SR 732, Butler, OH

Built 2007 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,949

USR-36

Good

Over: NETTLE CREEK

2.38MI.W. OF JCT. SR-560, Champaign, OH

Built 1983 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 5,924

COFFIN STATION

Good

Over: CHAPMAN CREEK

.02 S THACKERY RD, Champaign, OH

Built 1992 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 797

C-310

Good

Over: Folk Ream O EF Donnell C

2 Mi North of Johnson Rd, Clark, OH

Built 2014 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,065

T 0224

Good

Over: 1/4 MI EASTOF BURNETT RD

Leffel Lane over Mill Run, Clark, OH

Built 2014 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 2,578

WATERFORD RD 450

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

00 MI E SR46, Columbiana, OH

Built 2017 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,700

ELKTON RD 901

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK LITTLE BEAVE

0.1 MI S C419, Columbiana, OH

Built 1900 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 229

ROSS ROAD

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.2 MI N OF CR 5, Crawford, OH

Built 1990 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 155

ABBEY RD

Good

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

2.9MI EAST OF EXIT 10, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1954 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 30,000

HARVARD ROAD CR 43

Good

Over: NEWBURGH & S SHORE RR

1.2 MI WEST OF E49 STR, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1998 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 11,180

OLD ROYALTON RD

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

2532 FT W OF BRECKSVILLE, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 2011 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,700

MLK BLVD 2-2

Good

Over: DOAN BROOK

S OF ST CLAIR AVE RAMP, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1943 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 22,150

BREININGER RD

Good

Over: NORTH GORDON CREEK

.1 MI N OF JERICHO RD, Defiance, OH

Built 2006 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 149

FREDRICKS RD.

Good

Over: CULVER CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF CENTERBURG, Delaware, OH

Built 1993 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 162

HOME RD.

Good

Over: OVER CSX RAILROAD

0.4 MI. E OF SAWMILL PKWY, Delaware, OH

Built 2011 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 10,969

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