State profile · Below median Poor share

Oregon 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 Oregon.

8,305
Public bridges
33.3%
Good condition
4.6%
Poor condition

Oregon holds 8,305 public highway bridges (#30 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.61% Poor share (#37 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.6% 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 16 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

8,305

Public highway bridges in Oregon

Good Condition

33.3%

2,766 bridges rated 7-9

-16.7pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.6%

383 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

Oregon vs national bridge condition

Oregon - Good condition share 33.3%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Oregon - Poor-condition share 15.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Oregon 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: Oregon has 8,305 bridges and a 4.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #16 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 (%) OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%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%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%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: Oregon has 8,305 bridges and a 4.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #16 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.

Oregon 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

8,305 30th of 54 higher than 24 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 Oregon

The highlighted point is Oregon: 8,305 bridges and 4.61% in Poor condition, rank #16 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Oregon on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • New Mexico: 4,035 bridges · 4.51% Poor
  • Maryland: 5,484 bridges · 4.56% Poor
  • Oregon: 8,305 bridges · 4.61% Poor
  • Connecticut: 4,365 bridges · 4.72% Poor
  • Ohio: 26,729 bridges · 4.74% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Oregon

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 8,305 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Oregon’s inventory

State agency holds 34.3% of the 8,305 public highway bridges filed under Oregon in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Oregon’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 8.8% of the 8,305 bridges with a recorded original year in Oregon. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Oregon33.3%62.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Oregon (FHWA NBI)

Counties (36)

Baker 188 Benton 190 Clackamas 367 Clatsop 155 Columbia 126 Coos 254 Crook 79 Curry 101 Deschutes 152 Douglas 699 Gilliam 35 Grant 144 Harney 130 Hood River 82 Jackson 401 Jefferson 80 Josephine 226 Klamath 248 Lake 94 Lane 1010 Lincoln 190 Linn 566 Malheur 181 Marion 373 Morrow 70 Multnomah 473 Polk 161 Sherman 48 Tillamook 225 Umatilla 321 Union 166 Wallowa 115 Wasco 148 Washington 326 Wheeler 32 Yamhill 149

Oregon 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 Oregon on the same metric.

NM

New Mexico

4.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,035

MD

Maryland

4.56% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,484
Selected

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

OH

Ohio

4.74% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,729

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Oregon

Six lowest-condition bridges in Oregon, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

IRR BIA RTE 6001

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

6.5 KM W OF OLD MILL CAMP, Wasco, OR

Built 1988 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

IRR BIA RTE 34

Poor

Over: WARM SPRINGS RIVER

42 KM NW OF WARM SPRINGS, Wasco, OR

Built 1981 Load: 0.0 t

GRIBBLING ROAD

Poor

Over: COI CANAL

1 MI SOUTH OF HWY 20, Deschutes, OR

Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7

SHOREVIEW DRIVE

Poor

Over: ROW RIVER

T21S-R2W-S24, Lane, OR

Built 1949 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 29

FILLMORE AVE

Poor

Over: FERRY CREEK

CITY OF BANDON, Coos, OR

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,200

COUNTY RD 18

Poor

Over: SOUTH MYRTLE CREEK

10.7 MI E OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1961 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 272

All Bridges in Oregon

I-84 (HWY 002) EB

Good

Over: SCOTT CANYON EAST

IN RUFUS, Sherman, OR

Built 1965 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 6,104

US 30 (HWY 92)

Good

Over: Bear Creek

005 MI E SVENSON JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1967 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 7,819

OLD HWY 30

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

001 MI E HWY 30 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 1930 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 562

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: LOSTINE RIVER

0.5 MI N OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1976 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 196

Sisemore Road

Good

Over: COUCH LATERAL

0.1 MI N TUMALO RES ROAD, Deschutes, OR

Built 1914 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 263

I-84 (HWY 002) WB

Good

Over: MCCORD CREEK

5.7 MI W CASCADE LOCKS, Multnomah, OR

Built 1998 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 12,054

US101 (HWY 9)

Good

Over: Jetty Creek

025 MI N ROCKAWAY, Tillamook, OR

Built 2008 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 4,462

GREENER ROAD

Good

Over: E FK DAIRY CREEK

0005 MI E DAIRY CREEK RD, Washington, OR

Built 2006 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 156

HARPER-WESTFALC805

Good

Over: MALHEUR RIVER

0.3 M N HWY 20, Malheur, OR

Built 1969 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 445

16 S 01 W 05.00:

Good

Over: SHOTGUN CREEK

2.5 miles NW Cnty Rd 1900, Lane, OR

Built 1965 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 100

JASPER-LOWELL RD

Good

Over: LITTLE FALL CREEK

005 E FALL CREEK STORE, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 996

US 26 (HWY 47)

Good

Over: Necanicum River

008 MI SE HWY 53 & 26 JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 7,144

OR 11 (HWY 008)

Good

Over: UMATILLA R (RIVERSIDE)

35.1 S. WASH. STATE LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1986 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,280

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Good

Over: MALHEUR RIVER

039 MI NW IDAHO STATE LN, Malheur, OR

Built 1973 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 8,570

US 395 (HWY 028)

Good

Over: BEECH CRK (8TH XING)

1.6 MI. N. JCT. US 26, Grant, OR

Built 1967 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 745

Olson Rd.

Good

Over: CLATSKANIE RIVER

010 MI S CITY OF CLATSKAN, Columbia, OR

Built 1977 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 311

SEVENMILE ROAD

Good

Over: SEVENMILE CR

059 MI F/HWY 62 @ FT, Klamath, OR

Built 1995 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 274

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: CROOKED R CANYON HIGH BR

031 MI N TERREBONNE PO, Jefferson, OR

Built 2000 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 17,025

HOT LAKE LANE

Good

Over: LADD CREEK

.21 MILES FROM PIERCE RD, Union, OR

Built 2001 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 87

FIVE POINT CR ROAD

Good

Over: PELICAN CR

1.77 M FROM HILLGARD RD, Union, OR

Built 2001 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 117

PHYS POINT RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

WEST OF COVE, Union, OR

Built 2001 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 614

LAFAYETTE HWY

Good

Over: YAMHILL RIVER

0.2 MI S LAFAYETTE, Yamhill, OR

Built 2008 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,027

TEN EYCK RD

Good

Over: SANDY RIVER

2 MI NW HWY 26, Clackamas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,399

C409 DIAMOND CP RD

Good

Over: KIGER CREEK

078 M OR205 FRENCHGLEN HY, Harney, OR

Built 2021 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 148

FOLEY RD

Good

Over: FOLEY CREEK

021 MI US 20/395, Harney, OR

Built 2021 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 185

AIRPORT RD

Good

Over: NINE MILE SLOUGH

000 JCT OR 78 STEENS HWY, Harney, OR

Built 2022 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 400

PARK ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

CASCADE PARK, Marion, OR

Built 1974 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 438

DIVIDE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FK WINCHUCK RIVER

12 MI EAST HWY 101, Curry, OR

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 69

ROAD

Good

Over: HADSALL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 8

ROAD

Good

Over: HADSALL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 8

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: HARRY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 2017 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

3 MI FROM TILLER OFF CR 1, Douglas, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK TRIBUTARY

NO DATA ENTERED, Marion, OR

Built 2012 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10

OR 78 (HWY 442)

Good

Over: SILVIES SLOUGH(9TH BR)

1.9 MI. E. JCT. US 20/395, Harney, OR

Built 1971 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,325

MILLPORT SLOUGH RD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CR

0020 MI E SE 17TH AVE, Clackamas, OR

Built 1963 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 252

I-5 (HWY 001) CON

Good

Over: City Streets/OMSI

E. BANK OF WILLAMETTE R., Multnomah, OR

Built 1992 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 39,034

Hwy 002 (I-84 EB)

Good

Over: Moody St

IN CASCADE LOCKS, Hood River, OR

Built 1962 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 11,026

MAIN ST.

Good

Over: HWY 2 164.16 BOARDMAN IC

14.7 MI E GILLIAM CO LN, Morrow, OR

Built 1965 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 558

OR 140 (HWY 270)

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

05.0 MI E HWY 022 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 1969 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 4,652

EMPIRE AVE

Good

Over: B.N.R.R.

N. BEND .25 E OF HWY 4, Deschutes, OR

Built 1986 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 11,016

FALL RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: FALL RIVER

0.45 MILES SO. SO. CENTUR, Deschutes, OR

Built 1996 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 108

Kleinsmith Road

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.3 MI E OF Wildcat Mt RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 2009 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 174

COUNTY RD 797

Good

Over: NORTH FORK ROGUE RIVER

5.75 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1930 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,060

ENTERPRISE ROAD

Good

Over: W FORK SALT CREEK

0001 N STATE HWY 22, Polk, OR

Built 1961 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 236

C-667 NON-FA

Good

Over: POWDER RIVER

0.7 MI S JCT ORE 220, Baker, OR

Built 1967 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 138

ALFALFA ST

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

CITY OF HEPPNER, Morrow, OR

Built 1984 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 607

15 S 07 W 28.00:

Good

Over: CONGDON CREEK

3.7 miles N of Hwy 36 (MP, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 50

22 S 08 W 10.00:

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

1.5 miles E of Hwy 38 (MP, Douglas, OR

Built 2013 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 50

US 26 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: JOHN DAY R(MT VERNON)

017 MI W JCT US 395, Grant, OR

Built 1967 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,177

OR 99 (HWY 226)

Good

Over: HILL CREEK

01.1 MI S HWY 222 JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1938 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 3,197

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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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