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

FERGUSON ROAD

Good

Over: COI CANAL

0044 MI EAST 15TH ST, Deschutes, OR

Built 1976 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,338

DENNEY RD CONN

Good

Over: FANNO CREEK

2.8 MI NW TIGARD CC, Washington, OR

Built 1979 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10,470

SILVERTON ROAD

Good

Over: PUDDING RIVER

02.0 E OF CENTRAL HOWELL, Marion, OR

Built 1995 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 11,894

OR 74 (HWY 052)

Good

Over: HOG HOLLOW

7.8 MI. W. JCT. US 395, Umatilla, OR

Built 1997 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 77

HWY 260

Good

Over: LIMPY CREEK

17.5 MI W HWY 025 SB JCT, Josephine, OR

Built 1998 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,864

ELKINS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER

03.2 W OF CO RD 9599, Polk, OR

Built 1975 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 885

27 S 11 W 23.00:

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

6.5 miles SE of Fairview, Coos, OR

Built 1959 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 20

18 S 08 W 21.00:

Good

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

1.5 miles S of Hwy 126 (M, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 100

31 S 08 W 11.00:

Good

Over: UNION CREEK

2.7 miles NW of Cow Creek, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 25

Hwy 026 (OR 35)

Good

Over: N Fork Of E Fk Hood R

3.5 MI E BENNETT PASS SUM, Hood River, OR

Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,442

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NORTH CATHERINE CREEK

INTER RD 7787 & 7785, Union, OR

Built 2010 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 15

FIFTEEN MILE ROAD

Good

Over: FIFTEENMILE CR

PETERSBURG, Wasco, OR

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 291

RIVER RD

Good

Over: I-84 (HWY 002)

WEST THE DALLES, Wasco, OR

Built 1997 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,980

MINTER BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: TUALATIN RIVER

018 MI S RIVER ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2002 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 7,649

Aldersprings Road

Good

Over: Canal Creek

1 Mi E of Hwy 34 Jct, Lincoln, OR

Built 2010 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 56

BISSINGER ROAD

Good

Over: S FORK COLD SPRG CANYON

3.5 N OF DESPAIN GULCH RD, Umatilla, OR

Built 2017 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 78

SE 15TH STREET

Good

Over: WALLA WALLA RIVER

0.4 MI E OF HWY 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 1977 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,251

3100000

Good

Over: SILVIES RIVER

395 S 52.3 M - 6.6M 31 RD, Harney, OR

Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 80

ROAD

Good

Over: GREEN POINT CREEK

S-11 T-1N R-9E WM, Hood River, OR

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

PEVINE RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: WINCHUCK RIVER

1 MI EAST HWY101, Curry, OR

Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 15

ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 15

ROAD

Good

Over: SAVAGE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lincoln, OR

Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2

ROAD

Good

Over: BOULDER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Good

Over: APPLEGATE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: IMNAHA RIVER

INDIAN CROSSING CG, Wallowa, OR

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20

ROAD

Good

Over: MCKENZIE R

AT JCT HWY 126-FS 2618, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: E FK MCKENZIE R

3.5 S JCT 126-FS 19 --, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25

OR 99W (HWY 1W)

Good

Over: RIVERVIEW STREET

00.1 S JCT HWY 015, Lane, OR

Built 1951 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,148

COUNTY RD 146

Good

Over: ARAGO/POND AND OVERFLOW

20 NO OF ARAGO BOAT RAMP, Coos, OR

Built 1974 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 353

COUNTY RD 17

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

3.5 MI SE OF GLIDE RS, Douglas, OR

Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,741

HOLDMAN ROAD

Good

Over: N FK COLD SPRINGS CANYON

1.2 MI E OF HWY 37, Umatilla, OR

Built 1977 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 140

07 S 04 E 29.01:

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MOLALLA RIVER

7.2 miles SE of Molalla o, Clackamas, OR

Built 1980 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 25

OR 82 (HWY 010)

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

1.9 MI. NW JCT. OR 3, Wallowa, OR

Built 1988 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 4,724

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: KLAMATH STRAITS

104 MI S KLAMATH FALLS, Klamath, OR

Built 1981 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 4,095

HWY 41 FR RD

Good

Over: ACCESS RD BR RT

085 MI W MITCHELL, Wheeler, OR

Built 1984 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 862

US 26 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

01.6 MI SE JCT ORE 19, Grant, OR

Built 1979 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 690

US 395 (HWY 048)

Good

Over: SILVIES RIVER (2ND XING)

9.9 MI. N. HARNEY CO LINE, Grant, OR

Built 1996 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 466

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Good

Over: COAST FORK RELIEF OPENIN

4.91 N OF COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2005 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 16,584

Greener Road

Good

Over: Rock Creek

North Plains, Washington, OR

Built 2009 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 25

ROAD

Good

Over: LOST CR

17.1 M S JCT HWY 22-FS 10, Linn, OR

Built 1957 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 10

33 S 06 W 24.00:

Good

Over: COYOTE CREEK

2.5 miles E of I-5 (Exit, Josephine, OR

Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 30

03 S 06 W 13.00:

Good

Over: Dovre Creek

9.12 mi on NW Nestucca Ac, Tillamook, OR

Built 2021 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100

OR 140 KIRTLAND RD

Good

Over: WHETSTONE CREEK

1.5 MI W OF FAS A363 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,577

LORENZEN RD

Good

Over: I-84 (HWY 006)

124 MI W JCT ORE 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 90

FIVE RIVERS RD

Good

Over: ALSEA RIVER

AT JCT ORE#34 AND FAS 523, Lincoln, OR

Built 1959 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 396

Airport Rd-CR 3000

Good

Over: NEHALEM RIVER

0050 M SE VERNONIA AIRPRT, Columbia, OR

Built 1991 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 155

Hwy 103

Good

Over: Cow Creek

027 MI S HWY 26 JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1997 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 907

MINTER BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: TUALATIN RIVER OVERFLOW

001 MI N TUALATIN RIVER, Washington, OR

Built 2002 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,649

HOMEDALE RD

Good

Over: LOST RIVER DIV. CHANNEL

008 MI S OF HENLEY ROAD, Klamath, OR

Built 1979 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 332

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