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

SW BELMONT LANE

Good

Over: NORTH UNIT CANAL

0.3 MI W OF BEAR DRIVE, Jefferson, OR

Built 1995 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 464

LG RESERVOIR RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Union, OR

Built 1973 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 5

33 S 04 W 21.03:

Good

Over: GRAVE CREEK

15.6 miles E of I-5 (exit, Jackson, OR

Built 1989 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 25

29 S 03 W 11.00:

Good

Over: SOUTH MYRTLE CREEK

0.03 miles SE of County R, Douglas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 20

29 S 03 W 15.01:

Good

Over: SOUTH MYRTLE CREEK

0.05 miles SE of County R, Douglas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 20

15 S 08 W 26.00:

Good

Over: LOBSTER CREEK

9.4 miles S of Hwy 34 (MP, Lane, OR

Built 1974 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 75

03 S 09 W 02.00:

Good

Over: East Beaver Creek

0.3 miles E of HWY 101 (M, Tillamook, OR

Built 1967 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 25

OR 22 (Hwy 30)

Good

Over: Mud Slough

022M EAST HWY 1W, Polk, OR

Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 25,179

WILLOW CR RD

Good

Over: WILLOW CR (TWINBRIDGES)

8.67 NE HWY 26, Malheur, OR

Built 1982 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 57

HWY 334

Good

Over: M FORK COLD SPRINGS CRK

0.9 MI. E. JCT. OR37(036), Umatilla, OR

Built 1986 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 135

BELLFOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: N. FORK BEAVER CREEK

0.1MI SOUTH OF CR26240, Benton, OR

Built 1954 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,143

US 97 (HWY 004)NB

Good

Over: GREENWOOD AVE

000 CITY OF BEND, Deschutes, OR

Built 2001 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 24,567

US 20 (Hwy 33)

Good

Over: Little Elk Creek

3.6 MILES E OF EDDYVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,229

US101(HWY009)

Good

Over: FRANKPORT

12.1 MI N ROGUE RIVER, Curry, OR

Built 2004 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,143

US101 (Hwy 9)

Good

Over: Hoquarten Slough

In Tillamook, Tillamook, OR

Built 2018 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8,256

COUNTY RD 47

Good

Over: LOOKINGGLASS CREEK

2.3 MI W OF WINSTON, Douglas, OR

Built 2017 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,119

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: TOOTH ROCK TUNNEL

2.3 MR W. CASCADE LOCKS, Multnomah, OR

Built 1970 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 12,177

ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CR

4.9 SE JCT 20-FS 2022, Linn, OR

Built 1975 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 20

31 S 03 W 03.02:

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK STOUTS CREEK

1.2 miles S of Hwy 227 (M, Douglas, OR

Built 1980 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 30

WILLOW CR RD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK (BRONSON)

1219 NE JCT HWY 26, Malheur, OR

Built 1982 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 56

OR 47 (Hwy 102)

Good

Over: Oak Ranch Creek

7.0 MI S HWY 110 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,523

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: DRY GULCH

7.9 MI. N. JCT. US RTE 26, Grant, OR

Built 1985 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 330

US 20 (HWY 007)

Good

Over: BUCKAROO CABIN CREEK

183 MI W JCT US 26 @ VALE, Malheur, OR

Built 1962 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,578

ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

S-19 T-4S R-10E WM, Wasco, OR

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: BLISTER CREEK

S-14 T-7S R-5E WM, Clackamas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 200

ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lincoln, OR

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: HILLS CR

6.1 SE JCT 58-FS 23-.1 SW, Lane, OR

Built 1974 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Good

Over: MCKINLEY CREEK

9 1/2 E WESTFIR-FS 1920, Lane, OR

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: CONN RD

044 MI E RUFUS, Sherman, OR

Built 1963 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 12,129

WEST MAIN ST

Good

Over: BULLY CREEK

005 M S INTER A ST WEST, Malheur, OR

Built 1979 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 179

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Good

Over: LONG TOM RIVER OVERFLOW

016 MI W OF JCT HWY 200, Lane, OR

Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,972

US 20 (Hwy 33)

Good

Over: Little Elk Creek

2.6 MILES E OF EDDYVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,142

HWY 105

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN PASS

NE EUGENECOBURG ROAD RAMP, Lane, OR

Built 1999 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 17,573

Hungry Hollow Loop

Good

Over: WEST CREEK

002 EAST OF WESTPORT SCH, Clatsop, OR

Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 546

Hwy 026

Good

Over: Salmon River

UNKNOWN, Clackamas, OR

Built 2005 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,159

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Good

Over: GETTINGS CREEK

037 MI N OF COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2006 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 16,584

OLD EXPERIMENT STA

Good

Over: POISON SLOUGH

005 MI US 20, Harney, OR

Built 2015 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 117

BRUSH CR RD

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

043 MI S HWY 228, Linn, OR

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 772

3-12

Good

Over: HART LAKE IRR CANAL NO 1

3.3MI EAST OF FAS B327, Lake, OR

Built 1981 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 185

UPPER CAMP CR RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

10 MI NE SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,258

COX BUTTE ROAD

Good

Over: LONG TOM RIVER

030 MI W OF JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 167

WAGNER ROAD

Good

Over: TRASK RIVER

1.0 MI N OF TRASK R PARK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1972 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 54

22 S 09 W 14.00:

Good

Over: WEATHERLY CREEK

2.5 miles N of Hwy 38 (MP, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 50

32 S 05 W 26.00:

Good

Over: QUINES CREEK

1.5 miles SE of I-5 (Exit, Douglas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 50

39 S 05 W 22.00:

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

6.2 mi. S of Hwy 238 (MP, Josephine, OR

Built 1968 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 20

15 S 08 W 15.00:

Good

Over: EAST FORK LOBSTER CREEK

9.4 miles S of Hwy 34 (MP, Lane, OR

Built 1971 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 50

35 S 03 W 07.00:

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

0.1 miles SE of East Evan, Jackson, OR

Built 2021 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 100

MATTSON ROAD

Good

Over: N FK NEHALEM

035 MI SE JCT HWY 53, Clatsop, OR

Built 1989 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 83

OR 238 (HWY 272)

Good

Over: APPLEGATE RIVER (MURPHY)

00.3 S MURPHY POST OFFICE, Josephine, OR

Built 2004 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 7,254

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