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

SR 14 & SR 165

Good

Over: GARFIELD DITCH

JCT OF SR 14 AND SR 165, Mahoning, OH

Built 1997 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 3,798

CR 35 Washington

Good

Over: HOWELL DITCH EXT.

1.16 N. OF CR 33, Miami, OH

Built 1997 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 4,323

CR50 Shiloh Rd.

Good

Over: Brush Creek

0.51 mi N of CR46, Miami, OH

Built 2017 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 177

WILDACRE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.06 MI. N. JCT. SR-579, Ottawa, OH

Built 2022 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 2,006

SR 125

Good

Over: MIDDLE BR OF MILL CREEK

5.0MI E OF JCT SR 348, Adams, OH

Built 1934 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,358

US 6

Good

Over: PYMATUNING CREEK

1.90 MI E OF SR 193, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1949 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,137

SR 193

Good

Over: ASHTABULA RIVER

2.30 MI S OF SR 84, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1931 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,039

SR 531

Good

Over: RED BROOK

0.40 MI E OF SR 45, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1994 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,034

GRAHAM ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

.15 MI. N. OF DAWSEY RD., Ashtabula, OH

Built 1973 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 324

FORMAN ROAD

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

400 S. OF SR 307, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1992 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 305

SR 800

Good

Over: I 70

OVER I-70, Belmont, OH

Built 1967 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,431

SR 129

Good

Over: CRAWFORD RUN

1 MI. EAST OF SR 4, Butler, OH

Built 1999 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 29,805

JACKSONBURG RD

Good

Over: DRY RUN ELK CREEK

1.2 MI S OF SR 744, Butler, OH

Built 1984 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 23,749

LAYHIGH ROAD

Good

Over: CR LAYHIGH RD OV DRY RUN

1.5 MI N OF SR 128 & 126, Butler, OH

Built 2007 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,949

NEFF ROAD

Good

Over: OWENS CREEK

.41 MI N OF OLD TROY PIKE, Champaign, OH

Built 2018 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 351

IR-70

Good

Over: CR 315 ENON ROAD

.5MI.E. OF JCT. SR-4, Clark, OH

Built 1967 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 23,536

T-203

Good

Over: NEER RD OV BUCK CREEK

1/4MI NE ASBURY RD, Clark, OH

Built 1900 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 173

C-318

Good

Over: REBERT PK OV MILL CREEK

200 FT. EAST OF POSSUM RD, Clark, OH

Built 1999 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 735

T-214

Good

Over: BIRD RD OV BEAVER CREEK

1/2 MILE W SR 40, Clark, OH

Built 2005 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 5,395

C-382

Good

Over: COLUMBUS AV O DT&I DITCH

100FT.E.BURNETT RD., Clark, OH

Built 1960 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 3,763

T-0001

Good

Over: BISCHOFF RD O JACKSON CR

1/4 MILE N OF SR 40, Clark, OH

Built 2020 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 28

C-322

Good

Over: FAIRFIELD PK OV CLEAR CR

1/4 MI WEST FOWLER RD, Clark, OH

Built 1930 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,057

C-366

Good

Over: OLD SPLFD OV BR LIT MIAM

.5 MI. E. N. RIVER RD., Clark, OH

Built 1990 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 489

HAUL RD - PRIVATE

Good

Over: SR 743

.08 MI E TR-25 BROWN RD, Clermont, OH

Built 1989 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 610

Berry Road

Good

Over: Berrry

Berry Road, Clermont, OH

Built 2015 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 983

TWELVE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

1.02 MI.E. OF JCT. SR.132, Clermont, OH

Built 1999 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 477

Belfast Owensville

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.65 N. OF INT. W/US50, Clermont, OH

Built 2004 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 643

US 36

Good

Over: WHITE EYES CREEK

.1 M E OF JCT SR 93, Coshocton, OH

Built 1966 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,009

COUNTY ROAD 436

Good

Over: WAKATOMIKA CREEK

0.1 MI. W. SR 60, Coshocton, OH

Built 2007 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 477

SR 14

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

APPROX 7500FT S E93RD ST., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1928 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 12,155

SR 14

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

APPROX 1.1 MI S MILES RD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1928 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 12,155

IR 77

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

.17 MI. N. OF JCT SR-82, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1971 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 75,372

IR 90

Good

Over: NINE MILE RUN @ MM 179.2

0.4O MI E EDDY ROAD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1947 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 127,369

IR90 OVER E.140TH

Good

Over: CR 342 (E 140 ST)

4.97 MI W OF JCT SR175, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1960 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 122,873

SR 175

Good

Over: E BR EUCLID CRK .12 MIS6

.2 MI S USR6, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1936 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 11,396

IR 480

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

.68 MI. E. OF JCT. SR-17, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1977 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 104,361

FREDRICKS RD.

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1 MI N. OF PATRICK RD., Delaware, OH

Built 1995 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 162

PANHANDLE RD.

Good

Over: HORSESHOE RUN

0.2 MI N OF CASE RD., Delaware, OH

Built 2010 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,950

CENTERBURG RD.

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH CULVER CREE

0.2 MI. W. OF CONDIT RD., Delaware, OH

Built 2012 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 445

US 22

Good

Over: HUNTERS RUN

1.6 M W OF JCT US 33, Fairfield, OH

Built 1952 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 8,841

BER-33 BAUMN HILL

Good

Over: PLEASANT RUN(CR53)

0.3 MI E OFCR50, Fairfield, OH

Built 2005 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 158

RUS-28 IRELAND RD.

Good

Over: T RACCOON CR.(IRELAND RD

0.5 MI. W. OF CR 66, Fairfield, OH

Built 2008 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 209

BER-48 CR 33A

Good

Over: TARHE RUN

1 M E OF JCT US 22, Fairfield, OH

Built 1959 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 12,643

BROCK DITCH

Good

Over: BROCK DITCH

2.5 MI. S. OF SR-38, Fayette, OH

Built 1964 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 40,668

SR-734

Good

Over: SULLIVAN RUN

11.47 MI W OF SR-38, Fayette, OH

Built 2012 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 383

Campus View Blvd.

Good

Over: USR-23 NB EXPRESS

0.39 Miles North of I-270, Franklin, OH

Built 2017 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 23,916

IR 71 SB

Good

Over: IR 71SB OV RAMPS X3 & X2

0.41 MI N OF US-40, Franklin, OH

Built 2013 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 51,093

SR 161

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

4.51 MI E OF IR 270, Franklin, OH

Built 1996 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 53,471

I270

Good

Over: OVER ABANDONED RR

.16 MI W OF SR3, Franklin, OH

Built 1999 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 133,464

I-270

Good

Over: SCIOTO BIG RUN

1.40 MI W OF US23, Franklin, OH

Built 1962 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 38,175

Showing 24,751-24,800 of 26,729 bridges

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