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

SR 7

Fair

Over: SR 149 (26 ST.)

2.98 MI S IR 470, Belmont, OH

Built 1993 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 21,945

T 219 LAYRD RD

Fair

Over: ARMSTRONG RUN MCGEE

1000 FT W OF AVALON RD, Carroll, OH

Built 1964 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 324

UNION TWP 408

Fair

Over: MCGUIRE CK BOOTH 33

300 FT NORTH OF CCO 19, Carroll, OH

Built 1964 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 209

USR 42

Fair

Over: I-480 (PEARL)

JCT. US-42 WITH I-480, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1986 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 15,325

W. 130TH ST.

Fair

Over: IR-71

3.15 MI. N. OF JCT. I-480, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1967 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 13,475

USR-36

Fair

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

.72MI.S.OF JCT.SR-571, Darke, OH

Built 1968 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 4,148

CHILDRENS-HOME

Fair

Over: BOYD CREEK

.41 MI E SR 49, Darke, OH

Built 1957 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,735

SR 66 S JEFFERSON

Fair

Over: AUGLAIZE RIVER #

1.2 mi. South of SR18, Defiance, OH

Built 1966 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 9,940

I270 C-D ROAD

Fair

Over: CD ROAD O ABANDONDED RR

0.16 MI W OF SR3, Franklin, OH

Built 1968 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 77,510

US50

Fair

Over: RELIEF

1.1 MI E OF MARTIN DR, Hamilton, OH

Built 1938 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 26,305

FLICK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLUE ROCK CREEK

1.11 MI NE OF THOMPSON RD, Hamilton, OH

Built 1976 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 797

NEW MARKET RD#5

Fair

Over: EAST FORK WHITEOAK CREEK

236MILES EASTOFCR#3, Highland, OH

Built 1971 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,128

SR 39

Fair

Over: LAKE FORK OF MOHICAN RIV

3.51 MI W OF SR 179, Holmes, OH

Built 1976 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,124

COUNTY ROAD 207

Fair

Over: MARTINS CREEK

0.46 MI. E OF JCT. SR 241, Holmes, OH

Built 1986 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 977

IR 76

Fair

Over: OVER CHIPPEWA DITCH

1.12 MI E OF IR 71, Medina, OH

Built 1958 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 16,215

TWP RD 319

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK

0.55 MI WEST OF SR 26, Monroe, OH

Built 1900 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 96

LEE T476

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.02 MI W OF T 481, Monroe, OH

Built 1900 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 96

Germantown Liberty

Fair

Over: Trib. Bear Creek

.7 MI N OF MANNING ROAD, Montgomery, OH

Built 1969 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 300

SR 95

Fair

Over: SHAW CREEK

3.36 MI E OF MARION CO, Morrow, OH

Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 4,523

TETTAU RD

Fair

Over: LACARPE CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT SR163, Ottawa, OH

Built 1941 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,117

C15

Fair

Over: I70

.9 MI W OF SR503, Preble, OH

Built 1964 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 872

SHANON RD

Fair

Over: I80 OHIO TPK

1.3MI EAST OF EXIT 91, Sandusky, OH

Built 1954 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 30,000

SR 534

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.18 MI N OF SR 87, Trumbull, OH

Built 1995 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,481

US 250

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM CR

3.01 MI. E. OF JCT. SR416, Tuscarawas, OH

Built 1966 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 10,291

US 36

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1.3 MI W OF C-113, Union, OH

Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 18,155

SR 199

Fair

Over: USR 23

inersect of USR 23, Wyandot, OH

Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,861

BLACKHOOF CREEK RD

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

1.4 MI. E OF SR 67, Auglaize, OH

Built 1984 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 351

SR 4

Fair

Over: GREAT MIAMI RIVER

OVER GREAT MIAMI, Butler, OH

Built 1956 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 10,340

COUNTY RD 66

Fair

Over: FRIDAY CREEK ABLE BN19

1000 FT SOUTH OF ST RT 39, Carroll, OH

Built 1945 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 332

USR-42

Fair

Over: LITTLE MIAMI RIVER

1.34MI.SW. OF JCT. SR-41, Clark, OH

Built 1957 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,222

SR 7 ENTRANCE RAMP

Fair

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CR(RAMP D)

.82 M N OF 10TH ST, Columbiana, OH

Built 1974 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,590

SR 164

Fair

Over: E BR MID FRK LITTLE BVR

0.21 MI N OF SR 344, Columbiana, OH

Built 1972 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5,953

US 36

Fair

Over: WALHONDING RIVER

1.1 M E OF JCT SR 60++++, Coshocton, OH

Built 1989 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5,685

IR 77

Fair

Over: 422-0155(EB)& E.30TH ST

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

Built 1964 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 59,893

E 140TH ST CR 344

Fair

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

NORTH OF COIT ROAD, Cuyahoga, OH

Built 1900 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,702

PALESTINE-UC

Fair

Over: GREENVILLE CREEK

.32 MI S SR 571, Darke, OH

Built 1975 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 212

RIEGLE-BELL

Fair

Over: WABASH RIVER

.23 MI N N. STAR-FT. LOR, Darke, OH

Built 1972 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 477

WOOD RD TR30

Fair

Over: WOOD RD/CLAYTON DITCH

O-302, Erie, OH

Built 1962 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 797

KEESEE RD

Fair

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.06 MI E OF SR 325, Gallia, OH

Built 1995 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 209

SR 72

Fair

Over: I71

OVER IR 71, Greene, OH

Built 1964 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,896

KNOLLCREST DRIVE

Fair

Over: SR-126 CROSS COUNTY HWY

2800 FT E OF US42, Hamilton, OH

Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,295

SR 568

Fair

Over: GLAUNER DITCH

3.49 mi E of Sandusky ST., Hancock, OH

Built 1975 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,309

TOWNSHIP ROAD 65

Fair

Over: RITTER DITCH

.9 MI N OF JCT OF SR 67, Hardin, OH

Built 2004 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD 133

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

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

Built 1998 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 39

Co. Rd. S

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK DITCH 843

0.08 mi. west of Rd. 6C, Henry, OH

Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 187

TOWNSHIP ROAD 253

Fair

Over: STONE LICK RUN

0.36 MI. S OF JCT. TR 252, Holmes, OH

Built 1937 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 96

KIRTLAND RD

Fair

Over: IR 90

.7 MI W SR 306, Lake, OH

Built 1960 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8,815

SR 323

Fair

Over: VALLERY DITCH

3.39 MI E OF SR729, Madison, OH

Built 1979 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 348

MCKINLEY STREET

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

200 FT W OF WOLF CREEK PK, Montgomery, OH

Built 1979 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 386

CR9

Fair

Over: THORNE CREEK

.10 MILES N.OF INT. CR59, Morrow, OH

Built 1975 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 775

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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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