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

STATE LINE RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

039 MI E OF HWY 39, Klamath, OR

Built 1971 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,072

IVORY PINE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE SWALE

011 MI N HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 1981 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 248

IVORY PINE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE SWALE

014 MI N HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 1981 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 248

SPRAGUE RIVER RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK DRAIN

049 MI NW OF HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 1978 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 788

WEST BOUNDARY RD

Good

Over: SCOTT CREEK

029 MI W OF HWY 97, Klamath, OR

Built 1978 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 68

CHENEY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: CHENEY CREEK

JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 1973 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 843

SHARPS CR RD

Good

Over: TABLE CREEK

170 MI SE COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 386

FERGUSON ROAD

Good

Over: SCS DITCH

035 MI NE JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 842

HILYARD ST

Good

Over: MILL RACE CANAL

EUGENE HILYARD MILL R, Lane, OR

Built 1962 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 16,502

W 11TH AVE

Good

Over: AMAZON CREEK

EUGENE 11TH AMAZON CH, Lane, OR

Built 1977 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 33,645

3140000

Good

Over: SILVIES RIVER

395 S TO MP 43.6 - E 1.6M, Harney, OR

Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Good

Over: CLACKAMAS RIVER

S-22 T-8S R-8E WM, Marion, OR

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

S-19 T-3S R-8E WM, Clackamas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25

JHSN ROAD "A" (19)

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

J.HERBERT STONE NURSERY, Jackson, OR

Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: W FK AUSTIN CK BRIDGE

1.7 MI FRM JCT OR HWY 130, Tillamook, OR

Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3

ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15

ROAD

Good

Over: SILTCOOS RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 20

ROAD

Good

Over: FALL CR

14 E FALL CR DAM ON FS 18, Lane, OR

Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 75

BELTS RD

Good

Over: CREEK FRONTAGE RT

012 MI N DIAMOND HILL INT, Linn, OR

Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,266

PLEASANT RIDGE

Good

Over: PILOT BUTTE CANAL

0.2 MI. EAST OF HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 1972 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,736

HIGH PASS ROAD

Good

Over: SCS CHANNEL

013 MI WEST JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,106

BARNES RD

Good

Over: CEDAR MILL CREEK

005 MI W CEDAR HILLS BLVD, Washington, OR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 20,157

Flat Creek Road

Good

Over: JOHN DAY RIVER (ODFW)

0.2 Mi. S of US 26 MP 136, Grant, OR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

SUTTON LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SUTTON LAKE

010 MI E HWY101 AT SUTTON, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 217

MAIN ST

Good

Over: FANNO CREEK

0025 MI SOUTH PACIFIC HWY, Washington, OR

Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,750

6207: SOUTH FORK J

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY RIVE

45.3 miles N of Hines on, Grant, OR

Built 1971 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1

03 S 06 W 15.03:

Good

Over: NESTUCCA RIVER

31.0 miles E of Hwy 101 (, Tillamook, OR

Built 2005 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 100

HWY 130

Good

Over: Little Nestucca River

085 MI E JCT HWY 9, Tillamook, OR

Built 1972 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 937

OR 78 (HWY 442)

Good

Over: SILVIES SLOUGH(7TH BR)

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

Built 1971 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,325

ROAD

Good

Over: S FK MCKENZIE R

11.5 S JCT HWY 126-FS 19, Lane, OR

Built 1968 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50

SJOLI RD

Good

Over: FISHHAWK CREEK

015 MI NW OF BIRKENFELD, Clatsop, OR

Built 1990 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 28

MCDOWELL CR RD

Good

Over: MCDOWELL CR

082 MI E CR 35 INTER, Linn, OR

Built 1961 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 577

UPPER BERLIN RD

Good

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

036 MI E CR 24, Linn, OR

Built 1962 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 88

N YACHATS RIVER RD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK YACHATS RIVER

075 MI EAST OF YACHATS, Lincoln, OR

Built 1973 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 78

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Good

Over: HILLSIDE

WEST OF LEABURG DAM RD, Lane, OR

Built 1999 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,916

US 26 (HWY 026)

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

3.0 MI E RHODODENDRON PO, Clackamas, OR

Built 2005 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 8,961

COUNTY RD 9

Good

Over: CUNNINGHAM CREEK

008 MI NE OF COQUILLE, Coos, OR

Built 2005 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,717

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

IN THE DALLES, Wasco, OR

Built 2016 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 18,268

8th Street

Good

Over: UMATILLA RIVER

0.1 MI N OF COURT AVENUE, Umatilla, OR

Built 2019 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 551

Cascade Lakes Hwy

Good

Over: Goose Creek

MP 26.1, Deschutes, OR

Built 2019 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,041

GODOWA SPRGS ROAD

Good

Over: SPRAGUE RIVER

012 MI N OF HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 1984 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 205

ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK IRRIGATION *

S-17 T-5S R-10E WM, Wasco, OR

Built 1958 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 20

14 S 06 W 34.01:

Good

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

0.9 miles S of Hwy 34 (MP, Benton, OR

Built 2006 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 100

8244: STEENS MOUNT

Good

Over: BLITZEN RIVER

2.85 miles E of Frenchgle, Harney, OR

Built 1966 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50

25 S 02 W 02.00:

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

9.4 miles NE of Hwy 138 (, Douglas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50

07 S 04 E 01.01:

Good

Over: TRIB TO LOST CREEK

7.2 miles SE of Molalla o, Clackamas, OR

Built 1974 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 20

OR 42S (HWY 244)

Good

Over: PULASKI CREEK

02.0 W JCT HWY 035, Coos, OR

Built 1977 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,552

OR 11 (HWY 008)

Good

Over: SPRING HOLLOW CREEK

22.9 MI WASH ST LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1988 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 4,341

US101 (Hwy 9)

Good

Over: Half Viaduct

015 MI S SHORT SANDS BCH, Tillamook, OR

Built 1940 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 4,736

OR 42S (HWY 244)

Good

Over: LAMPA CREEK

7.3 E of Bandons E CL, Coos, OR

Built 1987 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 953

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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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