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

WILGING RD

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.1MI W OF OLD BROWN ST., Richland, OH

Built 1936 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 10

RT#108

Poor

Over: LAMPBLACK RUN

SHAWNEE STATE FOREST, Scioto, OH

Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100

CAREYS RUN-POND CK

Poor

Over: CAREYS RUN RD(CAREYS RUN

02.73 MI. N OF SR52, Scioto, OH

Built 1940 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,339

BE2310 HUDSON

Poor

Over: BEAZEL CREEK

0.5 MI. W. OF TR256, Stark, OH

Built 1949 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 466

OS2227 LOTZ

Poor

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF TR150, Stark, OH

Built 1956 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 209

BRECKSVILLE RD

Poor

Over: FURNACE RUN

500 FT N OF TOWSEND RD, Summit, OH

Built 1932 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 8,209

I80 OH TPK

Poor

Over: CSX RR

2.5MI EAST OF EXIT 209, Trumbull, OH

Built 1954 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 35,398

E. PARK NILES CIT

Poor

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

30 FT EAST OF STATE ST SE, Trumbull, OH

Built 1974 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 8,855

COUNTY ROAD 1127

Poor

Over: MAHONING RIVER

TOD AVE. TO MAHONING AVE., Trumbull, OH

Built 1966 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 10,763

TOWNSHIP RD. 84-A

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.05 MI. W. OF T.H. 95-A, Trumbull, OH

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 983

BARCLAY MESSERLY

Poor

Over: EAGLE CREEK

1100 FT SOUTH OF CH134, Trumbull, OH

Built 1950 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 310

MORROW-COZADDALE

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BIG FOOT RUN

0.05 mi S of CR 163, Warren, OH

Built 1932 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,215

LOWER SPRINGBORO

Poor

Over: COOKS RUN

0.60 mi E of CR 134, Warren, OH

Built 1991 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 285

TOWNSHIP ROAD 15

Poor

Over: L HOCKING * TEL HAL

3.47 MI E OF JCT SR 555, Washington, OH

Built 1977 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,151

USR 250

Poor

Over: BR OF APPLE CREEK

9.69 MILES NORTH OF SR241, Wayne, OH

Built 1956 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,936

CH 3

Poor

Over: MOSS RUN

0.94 MI. E OF SR 149, Belmont, OH

Built 1938 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 477

HANKINS RD

Poor

Over: Norfolk Southn RR

.01 MI E OF SALZMAN, Butler, OH

Built 1977 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 2,210

BLADEN RD

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.62 M E OF STATE RT 218, Gallia, OH

Built 1983 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 577

VAN FOSSEN ROAD

Poor

Over: LIMING CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT SR 250, Harrison, OH

Built 1900 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 151

Poor

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT SR114, Paulding, OH

Built 1979 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 120

BLO-36 PICKERINGTN

Poor

Over: T WALNUT CR (C.R. 20)

0.4 MI S OF C.R. 23, Fairfield, OH

Built 1900 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,710

WOOSTER RD

Poor

Over: CUY-90-0704(WOOSTER ROAD

IR90 AND US20 JCT, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1969 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 11,777

N MAIN ST CR 264

Poor

Over: BRANCH CHAGRIN RIVER

205 NORTH OF FRANKLIN ST, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1857 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 7,070

Shank Road T0044

Poor

Over: Opossum Creek

.6 MILE EAST OF SR 4, Montgomery, OH

Built 1964 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 561

RAMP TO 270WB

Poor

Over: IR-71

0.53 MI N OF SR710, Franklin, OH

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,651

CR 36 (BG Rd)

Poor

Over: US 33

5.98 MI N OF US36, Union, OH

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 562

CHAGRIN RIVER C102

Poor

Over: DEER LICK CREEK

120 SE OF MILES RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1900 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 768

MAYBEE KARN RD

Poor

Over: TRIB TO HOLLAND FORK

0.17 MI E OF SR139, Jackson, OH

Built 1901 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100

TOWNSHIP ROAD 21

Poor

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT SR111, Paulding, OH

Built 1940 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 659

SR 138

Poor

Over: HAY RUN

.42 MI S OF PIC COUNTY, Ross, OH

Built 1969 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,259

250 KENT STREET

Poor

Over: LITTLE CUYAHOGA RIVER

200 FT NW OF CASE AVE, Summit, OH

Built 1955 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 10,397

EGBERT RD CR 167

Poor

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1324 FT SW OF UNION RD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1976 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,326

SR 799

Poor

Over: MCFADDEN RUN

.42 M W OF MALLARNEE RD, Harrison, OH

Built 1948 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 352

HEBBLE CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: HEBBLE CREEK

Approximately 250 west o, Greene, OH

Built 1976 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,000

GARFIELD PARKWAY

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1500E OF GARFIELD PK BLV, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,000

ELMVILLE RD.

Poor

Over: OHIO BRUSH CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT SR 73, Adams, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 212

SUNDERLAND RD.

Poor

Over: STREAM SUNDERLAND RD

0.11 MI S OF SR 117, Allen, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 343

BLUFF COLLEGE AVE

Poor

Over: LITTLE RILEY COLLEGE AVE

0.13 MI NW OF LAWN AVE, Allen, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,046

PUTNAM CO. LINE

Poor

Over: STREAM PUT CO LN

0.18 MI E OF TOM FETT RD, Allen, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 509

LUGABILL RD.

Poor

Over: CRANBERRY LUGABILL RD

0.13 MI E OF COOL RD, Allen, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 351

SANDY POINT RD.

Poor

Over: BEAVER RUN SANDY POINT

0.65 MI N OF IRVIN RD, Allen, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 327

LINCOLN HWY.

Poor

Over: PIKE RUN LINCOLN HWY

0.30 MI W OF SANDY POINT, Allen, OH

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 671

T1259

Poor

Over: SUNDAY CRK (CONGRESS RUN

0.1 MI W OF ATH/MRG CO L, Athens, OH

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 324

FOSSIL ROCK RD

Poor

Over: BRCH SHADE RIVER

JUST EAST OF CR 25, Athens, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

CR13

Poor

Over: BILLY CREEK

CR13 .36 MILES N. CNTY LN, Athens, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

IR 70

Poor

Over: SR7&767 RR WLG.CR OHIO R

APPR.TO OH R.BR.OVR SR7, Belmont, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,121

SR 131

Poor

Over: GRASSY RUN

.07 MI E OF CLERMONT CTY, Brown, OH

Built 1946 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,422

STEPHENSON ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

.15 MI.W. OF RIPLEY CORP., Brown, OH

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 951

SR 4

Poor

Over: SHAFFER CREEK

.05 MI E OF W CORP LIMIT, Butler, OH

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,062

SR 122

Poor

Over: MIDDLETOWN HYDRAULIC CNL

.37 MI E MIDDLETOWN NW CL, Butler, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,670

Showing 26,251-26,300 of 26,729 bridges

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