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

WARREN CR 90

Good

Over: BRANCH CONOTTON CREEK

100 S. OF CO RD 91 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1992 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 145

SUGARCREEK 73-514

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SUGARCREEK

50 S OF JCT T355, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 368

YORK CR 21

Good

Over: BELL RUN CREEK

300 FT S OF JCT CR 54, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,832

WARWICK TWP CR 39

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TUSCARAWAS

.6 MI. S OF JCT SR36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,896

DOVER TWP RD 374

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

200 FT N OF JCT SR39, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 324

FRANKLIN TWP 429

Good

Over: BROAD RUN BRANCH

50 FT SW OF CO RD 98 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2020 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 41

FRANK TWP. RD. 434

Good

Over: BROAD RUN CREEK BRANCH

1000 S OF C.O. RD 94 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1992 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 951

GOSHEN TWP RD 318

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TUSC RIVER

600 FT SW OF JCT CR 85, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,707

JEFFERSON TWP CR 5

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

200 FT W OF CR 24 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 192

MILL TWP CR 37

Good

Over: BRANCH LITTLE STILLWATER

OVER STREAM, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,320

OXFORD TR 3

Good

Over: POSTBOY CREEK

200 FT S OF JCT CR 3, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 96

RUSH CR 32

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

800 FT W OF CR 28 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2013 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 74

SALEM TWP CR 19

Good

Over: WEST FORK

1.4 MILE NW OF JCT CR 20, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2008 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 195

SALEM TR 100

Good

Over: WEST FORK

300 FT WEST OF JCT CR-19, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

SUG TWP 340

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SUGARCREEK

0.6 MILE S OF CR 75 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2013 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 1,038

UNION TR 301

Good

Over: WOLF RUN CREEK

700 FT E OF JCT CR66, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 324

WARREN CR 89

Good

Over: BROWNS RUN CREEK

.3 MI S OF JCT TWP RD 395, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2003 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 220

WARREN 89-124

Good

Over: DOG RUN CREEK

200 FT S OF JCT CR 86, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 220

WASHINGTON CR 6

Good

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK

0.1 MI N OF CR 7 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2011 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 48

WASHINGTON CR 8

Good

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF CO RD 7 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 175

WASHINGTON CR 8

Good

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK

1.2 MILE N. JCT CR 7, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 175

WASHINGTON TR 128

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY DUNLAP CREEK

300 FT. S.E. OF CR 6 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1996 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

WAYNE CR 97

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SOUTH FORK

0.9 MI W OF SR 250 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2009 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 585

WAYNE TR 447

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SUGARCREEK

.3 MI S OF JCT CR97, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 324

YORK T-333-272

Good

Over: BRANCK STONE CREEK

2 MILE W OF JCT CR 21, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 351

CLAY TR 188

Good

Over: FRYS CREEK

20 FT S OF CR22, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2002 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 209

BARNHILL 68-501

Good

Over: PIKE RUN CREEK

100 FT SE OF JCT ROXFORD, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,657

DOVER TWP RD 374

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SUGARCREEK

.12 MILE S OF CR 80, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2012 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 351

C1D INDUSTRIAL PK

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.90 MI NW SR 42, Union, OH

Built 1993 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 5,820

FEASBY WISENER RD

Good

Over: CAREY DITCH

1.20 MI W JCT C 77, Van Wert, OH

Built 1969 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 40

SR 278

Good

Over: LITTLE WHEELABOUT CREEK

0.74 KM N.OF JCT USR 50, Vinton, OH

Built 1998 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 418

MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK TURTLE CREEK

0.4 MI E OF N BROADWAY ST, Warren, OH

Built 1996 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 13,801

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: LONG RUN * COVEY#2 NE

4.62 MI NE OF INT SR-7, Washington, OH

Built 2008 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 144

County Road 206

Good

Over: Silver Creek

0.1 Mile East of CR61, Wayne, OH

Built 2014 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 2,609

TH40a

Good

Over: SANDUSKY RIVER

0.20 MILES NORTH OF TH37a, Wyandot, OH

Built 1900 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 95

ANTHONY LANE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BIG CREEK

0.36 MI S OF LETTERMAN DR, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1988 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 300

BAGLEY ROAD CR 27

Good

Over: WEST BR ROCKY RIVER

880 FT E OF COLUMBIA RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1995 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 17,656

MARKET STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

150 N OF E. CRAWFORD STR, Van Wert, OH

Built 2021 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 420

WINDSOR MECH. ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

.5 MI. N. OF MONTGOMERY, Ashtabula, OH

Built 2023 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 599

BAY ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.2 MI S OF TR 122, Auglaize, OH

Built 2015 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 174

GALLIMORE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY GRASSY RUN

.9 MI W OF SR 72, Clinton, OH

Built 1987 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 112

KAUFFMAN RD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.03 mi E of 444, Greene, OH

Built 1971 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 9,764

TOWNSHIP ROAD 513

Good

Over: SHREVE CREEK

0.78 MI SOUTH OF CR 1, Holmes, OH

Built 2011 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 53

TOUSSAINT NORTH RD

Good

Over: PACKER CREEK

1.33 MI. E. JCT CR23, Ottawa, OH

Built 1967 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 111

CLIFTON AVE

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK (CLIFTON AVE)

0.1 MI EAST OF NELSON RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1900 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 2,190

US 68

Good

Over: SHAWNEE CREEK

.4 MI S. OF SR 380, Greene, OH

Built 2003 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 6,174

MILLARD AVENUE

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.11 M. NW. OTTER CK. RD., Lucas, OH

Built 2020 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 2,500

PREBLE COUNTY LINE

Good

Over: SWAMP CREEK

0.40 N of E MAIN ST, Preble, OH

Built 2021 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 770

SR 73

Good

Over: ABES RUN

1.13 MI E.OF SR 772, Scioto, OH

Built 2000 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 1,815

WEST FORK ROAD

Good

Over: WEST FORK CREEK

4.50 MI NE OF SHEED RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1999 Load: 76.8 t ADT: 2,227

Showing 25,151-25,200 of 26,729 bridges

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Ohio Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.