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

SULPHUR SPRING RD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY SCIOTO RIVER

.26 MI. N OF MARIETTA RD, Ross, OH

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 884

RIVER RD.

Poor

Over: WILLOW CREEK

200 feet East of Ohio Ave, Seneca, OH

Built 1914 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,701

COUNTY ROAD 213

Poor

Over: LITTLE KILLBUCK CREEK

0.5 MI. N. OF CR154, Wayne, OH

Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 168

NEW BUFFALO RD.

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2MI.N OF S.R.14, Mahoning, OH

Built 1926 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 687

RD 97 - GREENWICH

Poor

Over: STREAM

1MI.W.OF WESTFIELD, Medina, OH

Built 2002 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,178

COUNTY ROAD R

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.06 MI W OF SR 65, Putnam, OH

Built 1900 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 477

CR 101

Poor

Over: BRANCH SO FORK MIAMI RIV

1.15 M N OF TR 107, Logan, OH

Built 1934 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 206

COUNTY ROAD 40

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

.12 MI. W. OF JCT. SR.821, Noble, OH

Built 1990 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 554

WOODS MILL RD

Poor

Over: BARREN CREEK

.09MI.W.OF MURRAY RD., Gallia, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 149

COUNTY ROAD 65

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK

.1 MI S OF JCT OF CR 200, Hardin, OH

Built 1944 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 265

COUNTY ROAD 65

Poor

Over: MCINTIRE DITCH

.2 MI N OF JCT OF TWP 210, Hardin, OH

Built 1957 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 265

TOWNSHIP ROAD 85

Poor

Over: SEARSON DITCH

.3 MI N OF JCT OF SR 701, Hardin, OH

Built 1940 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 324

TOWNSHIP ROAD 55

Poor

Over: GRASS RUN

.4 MI N OF JCT OF SR 81, Hardin, OH

Built 1937 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 110

NINTH ST

Poor

Over: USR-30

2.93 MI E OF SR 170, Columbiana, OH

Built 1968 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,000

Beerman Road

Poor

Over: Brierly Creek Branch

0.05 Mi N of Hanley Rd, Hamilton, OH

Built 1910 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,158

COUNTY ROAD 186-C

Poor

Over: BIG RUN

0.6 MI. W. OF T.H. 182, Trumbull, OH

Built 1939 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,159

COUNTY ROAD 1600

Poor

Over: JEROME FORK

.32 M E OF CR 1575, Ashland, OH

Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 854

SR 84

Poor

Over: ASHTABULA CREEK

0.16 MI E OF SR 7, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 789

SR 193

Poor

Over: BR PYMATUNING CREEK

0.80 MI N OF US 6, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 995

REGER ROAD

Poor

Over: ASHTABULA CREEK

.7 MI. N. OF ROOT ROAD, Ashtabula, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

MADISON STREET

Poor

Over: W.BCH SUNDAY CREEK

0.04 MI. SOUTH OF C.R.13, Athens, OH

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 150

BUS.62

Poor

Over: OHIO RIVER CSX RR LOCAL

0.186 MI S OF USR 52, Brown, OH

Built 1931 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,478

HUNSTON RD 443

Poor

Over: LESLIE RUN

0.0 MI N SR46, Columbiana, OH

Built 1940 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,561

COUNTY ROAD 106

Poor

Over: WILLS CREEK

2.5 MI. E OF PLAINFIELD, Coshocton, OH

Built 1915 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 797

TOWNSHIP ROAD 145

Poor

Over: WHITE EYES CREEK

0.6 mile W jct SR93, Coshocton, OH

Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 209

SR 17

Poor

Over: ROCKY RIVER

APPROX 900FT E W220 ST, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1933 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 14,415

SR 82

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA CRK .40 MI E 21

.25 MI E SR21, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1932 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 28,437

HIGHLAND RD

Poor

Over: IR271&271X (HIGHLAND)

2.28 MI. N. OF JCT US-322, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1963 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 8,439

MCCRACKEN RD CR 55

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

636 FT W OF BROADWAY RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1995 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,829

MLK BLVD 5037M

Poor

Over: DOAN BROOK 6-1

MLK OVER DOAN BROOK, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 17,488

GRE-22 CAMP GROUND

Poor

Over: T HOCKING RV(CAMP GROUND

0.6 MI S OF C.R. 39, Fairfield, OH

Built 1985 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,964

RIC-20 RUSHVILLE

Poor

Over: RUSH CR & CONRAIL (CR 77

0.3 MI W OF RUSHVILLE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1928 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 244

WAL-29 CANAL RD

Poor

Over: WALNUT CR (CANAL RD NE)

0.1 MI E OF C. R. 58, Fairfield, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 303

SR 87

Poor

Over: SILVER CRK 0.45 MI E 306

.5 MI E SR306, Geauga, OH

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,283

USR 322

Poor

Over: PHELPS CRK 1.59 MI E 528

1.6 MI N SR528, Geauga, OH

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,445

SR 72

Poor

Over: CAESAR CREEK

1.9 MI N OF US 35, Greene, OH

Built 1954 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,311

SR 103

Poor

Over: BUCK RUN

0.4 mi. East of USR68, Hancock, OH

Built 1977 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 929

MOREY AVENUE

Poor

Over: HOWARD RUN

0.05 MI N DAVIS ST, Hancock, OH

Built 1975 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,313

S.R.151

Poor

Over: COL.& OHIO RIVER RR.

0.11 MI W OF JCT SR 212, Harrison, OH

Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,186

COUNTY RD 22

Poor

Over: CLEAR FORK

AT INT OF CR 22 & CR 45, Harrison, OH

Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100

TWP ROAD 236

Poor

Over: CLEAR FORK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 22, Harrison, OH

Built 1994 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 27

Poor

Over: SKULL FORK

0.3 MI S OF JCT SR 800, Harrison, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 385

Twp. Rd. K

Poor

Over: TURKEY FOOT CREEK

0.05 mi. west of SR 109, Henry, OH

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 351

Bales Rd.

Poor

Over: DITCH 702

340 east of Jahns Rd., Henry, OH

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,368

Co. Rd. V

Poor

Over: DITCH 918 N TURKEYFOOT C

226 west of Rd. 9C, Henry, OH

Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 562

TOWNSHIP ROAD 208

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY MOHICAN RIVER

0.22 MI. SOUTH OF CR 23, Holmes, OH

Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 39

ALEXANDER STREET

Poor

Over: CONRAIL&IND ACCESS RD

0.2 mi W of N 4th, Jefferson, OH

Built 1900 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,829

SYCAMORE ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BIG RUN

0.1 MI SOUTH OF FEASEL, Knox, OH

Built 1936 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 266

KING MEM RD

Poor

Over: I-90

9.5 MI E SR615, Lake, OH

Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,295

SR 283

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW FOR CHAGRIN RIV

3.15 MI E SR640, Lake, OH

Built 1932 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 13,813

Showing 26,101-26,150 of 26,729 bridges

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