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

ROSE TWP RD 180

Poor

Over: BIG SANDY BR RRARCH BN35

1500 FT WEST OF STRT 542, Carroll, OH

Built 1910 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

BECKJORD DR UPPER

Poor

Over: USR 52

1.2 MI E OF SR749, Clermont, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t

SR133

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY INDIAN CREEK

1.5 MI N OF SR774, Clermont, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,497

Bethel Concord

Poor

Over: BARNES RUN

Bethel Concord, Clermont, OH

Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 477

SR 350

Poor

Over: SEWELL RUN

1.6 MI W OF SR 730, Clinton, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,494

SR 729

Poor

Over: TRIB E FORK LIT MIAMI R

.3 MI N OF SR 73, Clinton, OH

Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,136

SR 729

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY LEES CREEK

1.8 MI N OF SR 72, Clinton, OH

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 993

NEELD RD 433

Poor

Over: PENN-CENT RR

0.2 MI W SR 46, Columbiana, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 221

SPRING STREET

Poor

Over: RILEY RUN

0.1 MI N SR 39, Columbiana, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 24

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 mile W jct SR83, Coshocton, OH

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,851

TOWNSHIP ROAD 252

Poor

Over: EVANS CREEK

0.1 mile E jct SR751, Coshocton, OH

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

TOWNSHIP ROAD 409

Poor

Over: MOHAWK CREEK

0.2 mile E jct SR79, Coshocton, OH

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 96

COUNTY ROAD 190

Poor

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

0.10 MI.E.JCT SR643, Coshocton, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 221

US 30

Poor

Over: OVER NS R/R

.91 MI E OF SR 4, Crawford, OH

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,325

SR 14DA

Poor

Over: NSC RR @ EAST 93RD ST.

APPROX .5MI S HARVARD BLV, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,652

SR 43 (AURORA RD.)

Poor

Over: BALDWIN CRK 1.4 MI S 175

1.38 MI. S. OF JCT SR 175, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,737

WALLINGS RD.

Poor

Over: IR-77 (UND WALLINGS RD.)

1.97 MI. N. OF JCT. SR-82, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,941

RAMP ES

Poor

Over: UP IR 77 DN IR-480-L/R

2.04 MI. E. OF JCT. SR-17, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,400

RAMP WN

Poor

Over: UP IR 77 DN IR-480-L/R

2.01 MI. E. OF JCT. SR-17, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,800

IR 77

Poor

Over: E 22 ST

1.53 MI. N. OF JCT. SR-14, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 59,893

IR 77

Poor

Over: E 14TH ST

1.66 MI. N. OF JCT. SR-14, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 59,893

DETROIT RD - SR254

Poor

Over: IR-90(CUY-90-0595)

IR90 AND JCT SR254, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,734

WARREN ROAD CR-66

Poor

Over: IR-90 (WARREN)

1.34 MI E OF JCTSR237, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 41,217

RAMP B-IR90 WB

Poor

Over: IR-90 MAINLINE

.21 MI W OF JCT US20, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,009

IR 90

Poor

Over: ROCKY RIVER VALLEY

.07 MI W OF JCT SR237, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 106,617

SR 237

Poor

Over: SNOW ROAD

APPROX 1MI E KOLTHOFF DR, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 31,223

ROCKY RIVER DR.

Poor

Over: IR480 EB TO GO IR71 NB/S

.63 MI. W. OF JCT. I-71, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,349

IR 480 E.B.

Poor

Over: UP 480-ES&WN DN 77-SW&NE

2.02 MI. E. OF JCT. SR-17, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 44,715

IR 480

Poor

Over: CR 8 (LEE RD)

.87 MI. E. OF JCT. SR-14, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 142,337

W. 220TH ST.

Poor

Over: IR-480 (W220TH)

2.1 MI. E. OF JCT. SR-252, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,104

RAMP SW FROM I-71

Poor

Over: IR 480 MAINLINE

.19 MI. E. OF JCT. I-71, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 77,220

TURNEY ROAD CR 72

Poor

Over: WOOD CREEK

2302 FT NW OF BUTTON ROAD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1933 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,493

Cheerful Lane

Poor

Over: East Branch Rocky River

0.22 mi. N of SR 82, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1900 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

SCOTT RD

Poor

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

.25 MI W OF FLICKINGER RD, Defiance, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 306

SR 256

Poor

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

5.1 M E OF JCT SR 204, Fairfield, OH

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,509

RUS-23 ZION RD

Poor

Over: RACCOON CR(ZION RD SE)

50 FT N OF BREMEN RD SE, Fairfield, OH

Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 209

CREAMER RD C0089

Poor

Over: CREAMER RD - SUGAR CR

.25 MI W SR41, Fayette, OH

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

MATHEWS RD-CR 119

Poor

Over: E.F.PAINT CK-MATHEWS ROA

0.3 MI W USR 62, Fayette, OH

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 415

FOURTH ST (US23)

Poor

Over: S 4TH ST(US-23) OVER I-7

1.59 MI S OF IR-670, Franklin, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,223

HIGH STREET

Poor

Over: S HIGH ST(US23D) OV I70

0.1 MI E OF FRONT ST, Franklin, OH

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,851

I-70

Poor

Over: IR 70W OVER SCIOTO RIVER

0.21 MI E OF I-71, Franklin, OH

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 61,022

BRICE RD

Poor

Over: IR-70

1.19 MI E OF I-270, Franklin, OH

Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,209

I-270

Poor

Over: S INDIAN RUN

0.33 MI N OF US33, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 57,982

GANTZ RD

Poor

Over: IR 270

0.96 MI N OF I-71, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,515

HARRIS-GEORGES. RD

Poor

Over: BIG DARBY (HARRIS-GEORGE

0.25 MI. SOUTH OF S.R.665, Franklin, OH

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,210

REESE RD

Poor

Over: BIG WALNUT CR(REESE RD)

0.23 MI SOUTH OF RATHMELL, Franklin, OH

Built 1909 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,397

WRIGHT RD

Poor

Over: PICKERING CREEK (WRIGHT)

AT BOWEN RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,397

SCIOTO DARBY CR.RD

Poor

Over: BIG DARBY (SCIOTO DARBY)

0.15 MI WEST OF AMITY RD, Franklin, OH

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,541

BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG DARBY CR (BEACH RD)

W. OF AMITY ON CNTY. LINE, Franklin, OH

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 385

USR 322

Poor

Over: BEAVER CRK 1.77 MI. W 44

1 MI E AUBURN RD, Geauga, OH

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,238

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

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