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

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: FARM DITCH

0.15 MI S OF RD N, Putnam, OH

Built 2009 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 828

SR 412

Good

Over: SOUTH CREEK BRANCH

JCT TWP RD 220, Sandusky, OH

Built 2002 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 1,095

SIMPSON ROAD

Good

Over: SIMPSON ROAD (DUCK RUN)

0.26 MI W OF SR104, Scioto, OH

Built 2012 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 49

CR 25A

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.15 M.N. OF FULTON ROAD, Shelby, OH

Built 1998 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 2,508

SR 88

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.88 MI W OF SR 7, Trumbull, OH

Built 2010 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 1,988

GOSHEN CR 24

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

1.2MI.SOF NEW PHILA SCORP, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1984 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 526

WARREN CR 90

Good

Over: CONOTTON CREEK

1.4 MI.S. OF SR. 212 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1979 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 145

SANDY CR 107

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

600 FT. N. OF C.R. 82 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1994 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 1,649

MILL TWP. RD. 292

Good

Over: BIG STILLWATER CREEK

1 MI. SE OF CO RD 34 JCT., Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1992 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 113

SALEM TWP RD 214

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEKK

100 FT E OF CO RD 21 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1900 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 324

SALEM TWP RD 217

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

0.1 MILE E. OF CR 21, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 324

AUBURN TWP RD 78

Good

Over: SUGARCREEK

.25 MILE S. OF CR 71, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2010 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 1,038

GOSHEN T324-264

Good

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

1 MILE S OF PHILA CORP, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 194

GOSHEN T-314-261

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

.2 MILE N. OF JCT SR-39, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2005 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 1,166

JEFFERSON T243-243

Good

Over: STONE CREEK

.2 MILE E OF JCT CR21, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 96

PERRY TWP. RD. 151

Good

Over: FALLEN TIMBER CREEK

0.1 MI.S. OF CO RD 14 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1988 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 324

PERRY TWP. RD. 153

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

100 FT.E.OF ST.RD.258 JCT, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1900 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 324

SUGARCREEK CR 70

Good

Over: SUGARCREEK

0.2 MI.NW.OF CR70&47 INTE, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1985 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 802

SUGARCREEK CR 70

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH

700 FEET WEST OF JCT CR46, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2000 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 488

WARREN 320-128

Good

Over: CONOTTON CREEK

100 FT E OF JCT. CO RD 90, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2007 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 324

MIDVALE 64-538

Good

Over: PONE RUN CREEK

.2 MILE E OF JCT STATE ST, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 2006 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 1,007

TR301 A DAVIS RD

Good

Over: BRANCH BOKES CREEK

0.25 MI WEST of LUNDA RD, Union, OH

Built 1976 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 419

CR342A SHERTZER R

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK

0.09 MI NORTH of SR739, Union, OH

Built 2008 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 104

USR 127

Good

Over: HAGERMAN CREEK

.5 MILES S OF SCOTT OH, Van Wert, OH

Built 2022 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 3,800

SR 26

Good

Over: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK

1.18M S OF JCT CR 25, Washington, OH

Built 1952 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 716

CR 50 (S)

Good

Over: ST. JOSEPH RIVER

16180 RD S, Williams, OH

Built 1996 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 170

I80 OH TPK

Good

Over: HENRY DITCH

1.3MI WEST OF EXIT 71, Wood, OH

Built 1954 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 31,648

JERRY CITY ROAD

Good

Over: E.BR.PRTG.R.JERRY CITY R

.1 MI.W. OF U.S.ROUTE 199, Wood, OH

Built 2002 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 359

SR 18

Good

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

0.50 mi. West of USR127., Defiance, OH

Built 1981 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 2,213

CR28

Good

Over: LOYS RUN

.5 MI W JCT SR 104, Pike, OH

Built 2010 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 461

Pasco Montra Rd

Good

Over: Hobby Ditch

1200 ft N of Ft Lor Swand, Shelby, OH

Built 2015 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 605

NISSEN RD

Good

Over: PACKER CREEK

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

Built 2022 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 411

HUGHES BOULEVARD

Good

Over: LITTLE STERLING RUN

800 W OF US 68, Brown, OH

Built 1900 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROAD Z

Good

Over: FARM DITCH

0.48 MI NW OF CR 13, Putnam, OH

Built 2018 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 931

MARKLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MARKLEY ROAD CREEK

0.53 N. OF 5 MILE RD., Hamilton, OH

Built 2002 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 1,397

JAMES PARKWAY

Good

Over: RAMP CREEK

0.9 MI. W. OF JCT SR 79, Licking, OH

Built 2009 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 1,328

JEFFERSON STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

JUST SOUTH OF JCT SR 118, Van Wert, OH

Built 2020 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 810

Mulga Road

Good

Over: Rich Run

200 Feet North of SR 124, Jackson, OH

Built 2018 Load: 80.4 t ADT: 287

GRANTWOOD DR

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

2881 EAST OF STATE RD., Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1992 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 5,957

SR 608

Good

Over: CREEK 0.4 MI S OF US 322

0.4 MI. S. OF JCT USR 322, Geauga, OH

Built 1992 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 4,170

IR 77

Good

Over: OVER SR 258

1.50 MI. S. OF JCT. US36, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1969 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 18,000

W INTERCHANGE C133

Good

Over: DORR RUN

.24MI S OF HOC-33-19.13, Athens, OH

Built 2010 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 14,810

SR 9

Good

Over: HUTCHISON RUN

0.75 MI. S. OF SR 149, Belmont, OH

Built 1993 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 2,099

FRAZEE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO 7 MI. CREEK

1.2 MI. E. OREN RD, Butler, OH

Built 2005 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 969

C-318

Good

Over: REBERT PK & BR MUD RUN

1/2 MI E HAGAN RD, Clark, OH

Built 1914 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 1,109

MARTINSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK OF TODDS FORK

.65 MI N OF SR 28, Clinton, OH

Built 1871 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 287

STEUBENV-PIKE 413

Good

Over: NO NAME STREAM

0.9 MI S C413, Columbiana, OH

Built 1971 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 398

CENTER RD 802

Good

Over: PENNSYLVANIA RR

0.35 MI E C401, Columbiana, OH

Built 1940 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 298

ANDERSON RD CR 103

Good

Over: WEST BR EUCLID CREEK

209 FT. E. OF S. GREEN RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1911 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 4,921

US ROUTE 33

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

2.9 M E OF FRA CO LINE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1950 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 40,661

Showing 25,301-25,350 of 26,729 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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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.