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

GIBSON ST ARCADIA

Poor

Over: JOSEPH BOLEY

0.10 MI N SR 12, Hancock, OH

Built 1930 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 108

COUNTY RD 13

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK OF SHORTCREEK

1 MI N OF ADENA VILLAGE, Harrison, OH

Built 1927 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 448

COOK 185

Poor

Over: COOK/E BR VERMILION RVR

0.2 MI E OF SR60, Huron, OH

Built 1953 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 144

SPR TR263

Poor

Over: UPPER N FORK YELLOW CREE

0.1MI WEST OF SR164, Jefferson, OH

Built 1963 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 209

HOWARD DANVILLE

Poor

Over: LITTLE JELLOWAY CREEK

JUNCTION OF MAGERS ROAD, Knox, OH

Built 1915 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 1,277

BOOTH ROAD

Poor

Over: STONEY BROOK

0.24 MI. N/ EAGLE ROAD, Lake, OH

Built 1963 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 1,433

YELLOW CREEK RD

Poor

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.40 MILES NORTH OF SR217, Lawrence, OH

Built 1935 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 209

Crouse Willison Rd

Poor

Over: Lobdell Creek

0.4 Mi N of US 62, Licking, OH

Built 1991 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 766

GIBBS ROAD

Poor

Over: TENMILE CREEK 0005

0.1 MI N. OF SYLVANIA-MET, Lucas, OH

Built 1923 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 324

MECH. SANFORD RD

Poor

Over: SPRING FORK

1.27 MI E OF COUNTY LINE, Madison, OH

Built 1934 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 72

GREEN LANE

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

0.21 MI N OF ARBUCKLE RD, Madison, OH

Built 1954 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 66

CR 82 TEXAS

Poor

Over: W. BR. SHADE RIVER

1.165 MILE E. OF T220, Meigs, OH

Built 1954 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 222

FARM LANE T2001

Poor

Over: SENCE FORK WILLS CREEK

0.13 MI. E. SR 379, Monroe, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 249

Poor

Over: OLIVE GREEN CREEK

250 FT. S OF TWP RD 248, Morgan, OH

Built 1903 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 209

COUNTY ROAD 203

Poor

Over: MUSKINGUM RIVER

MCCONNELSVILLE VILLAGE, Morgan, OH

Built 1913 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 8,919

TR133

Poor

Over: SHAW CREEK

.20 MILES E.OF INT.CR28, Morrow, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 58

SALEM CHURCH ROAD

Poor

Over: SALT CREEK

.33 MI N OF NORFIELD ROAD, Muskingum, OH

Built 1950 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 209

COUNTY ROAD 9

Poor

Over: KEITH FORK

.01 MI. N. OF JCT. CR.7, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD 533

Poor

Over: EAST FORK

.01 MI. S. OF JCT. SR.260, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 96

TOWNSHIP ROAD 236

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

.06 MI. W. OF JCT. SR.260, Noble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 96

Newton Falls Road

Poor

Over: Mahoning Road

Mahoning Road, Portage, OH

Built 1970 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 822

BRUBAKER RD;

Poor

Over: SAMS CREEK

.60 MI.W. OF SR 122, Preble, OH

Built 1887 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 30

UPPER SOMERS RD

Poor

Over: SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK

1ST N OF SR 725, Preble, OH

Built 1960 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 351

SWAMP CREEK RD

Poor

Over: SWAMP CREEK

JUST E OF CH 36, Preble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 351

JUNCTION RD

Poor

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

1ST E OF CH 41, Preble, OH

Built 1900 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 351

SR 96

Poor

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

.09 MI E SR 603, Richland, OH

Built 1981 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 2,099

CHAMPION RD.

Poor

Over: MARSH RUN

0.7MI N. OF LONDON WEST, Richland, OH

Built 1944 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 385

MARION AVE. RD.

Poor

Over: CLEAR FORK MOHICAN RIVER

0.04 MI S OF MILLSBO. RD., Richland, OH

Built 1947 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 1,199

EDGINGTON RD

Poor

Over: LOWER TWIN CREEK

.01 MI S OF LOWER TWIN RD, Ross, OH

Built 1982 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 324

WH GRAVEL-MCDANIEL

Poor

Over: WH GRVL-MCDANL(LTL SCIOT

06.70 MI. N OF SR335, Scioto, OH

Built 1950 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 96

POND RUN ROAD

Poor

Over: POND RUN RD (POND RUN)

01.50 MI. E OF SF1, Scioto, OH

Built 1928 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 339

STONEY RUN RD

Poor

Over: STONY RUN RD (STONY RUN)

00.65 MI. N OF SR52, Scioto, OH

Built 1940 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 323

SWORDS ROAD

Poor

Over: SWORDS ROAD (POND CREEK)

00.01 MI. N OF CR49, Scioto, OH

Built 1959 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 26

VALLEY STREET

Poor

Over: MUNN RUN

At Canter Drive, Scioto, OH

Built 1934 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 1,211

FAIRWAY DRIVE

Poor

Over: WALNUT CREEK

0.09 mile E of Warren Rd, Trumbull, OH

Built 1986 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 125

WEST 3RD STREET

Poor

Over: BIG STILLWATER CREEK

UHRICHSVILLE DOWNTOWN, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1985 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 1,022

CR67D STRENG RD

Poor

Over: BIG DARBY

0.25MI S of SR38, Union, OH

Built 1914 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 474

COUNTY ROAD 25

Poor

Over: LITTLERACCONCREEK

.2 MI N OF JCT SR 683, Vinton, OH

Built 1986 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 217

ROACHESTER-COZADDA

Poor

Over: FIRST CREEK

0.23 mi N of CR 27, Warren, OH

Built 1985 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 237

TOWNSHIP ROAD 559

Poor

Over: REYNOLDS RUN * MURPH

.25 MI N OF JCT SR 7, Washington, OH

Built 1969 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 75

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK * STEVEN

.01 MI E OF JCT SR 821, Washington, OH

Built 1914 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 70

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF CR60, Wayne, OH

Built 1961 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 810

MARBLE FURNACE RD.

Poor

Over: OHIO BRUSH CREEK

0.37 MI NE OF JCT C100, Adams, OH

Built 1948 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 485

KYLES STATION RD

Poor

Over: GREGORY CREEK

0.9 MI W OF MAUDS HUGHES, Butler, OH

Built 1969 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 3,570

SCHAAF RD CR 97

Poor

Over: WEST CREEK

300 W GRANGER OFF SPUR, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 3,807

BRONX CORNERS

Poor

Over: TRIB TO L SALT CR

100 FT N OF CR81, Jackson, OH

Built 1945 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 223

EBB TOMBLIN

Poor

Over: SUGAR RUN

200 FT E OF US35, Jackson, OH

Built 1932 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 351

BUCKLICK RD

Poor

Over: SUGARCAMP CR

0.75 MI N OF CR 51, Jackson, OH

Built 1901 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 45

OLD STATE ROUTE 75

Poor

Over: BLACKFORK STREAM

0.05 MILES WEST OF SR 93, Lawrence, OH

Built 1925 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 829

RENFIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI EAST OF OH-201, Montgomery, OH

Built 1976 Load: 10.4 t ADT: 135

Showing 25,651-25,700 of 26,729 bridges

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