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

W LANGELL VLY RD

Good

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

015 NW MALONE DAM, Klamath, OR

Built 1995 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 108

PIERCE ROAD

Good

Over: LADD CREEK

N OF I-84 FOOTHILL OXING, Union, OR

Built 2001 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 246

OR 35 (HWY 026)

Good

Over: CLARK CREEK OVERFLOW

11.48 MI E OF HWY 53 JCT, Hood River, OR

Built 2011 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,442

IRR ROUTE 13

Good

Over: WARM SPRINGS RIVER

3KM SW OF KAH-NEE-TA, Wasco, OR

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

28 S 11 W 20.00:

Good

Over: YANKEE RUN

3.4 miles E of Hwy 42 (MP, Coos, OR

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

29 S 11 W 12.01:

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

5.9 miles N of Hwy 42 (MP, Coos, OR

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

15 S 08 W 26.00:

Good

Over: LOBSTER CREEK

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

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

07 S 03 E 14.02:

Good

Over: COPPER CREEK

7.2 miles SE of Molalla o, Clackamas, OR

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

7699-00: SOUTH FOR

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK WALLA WALLA R

13 miles SE of Milton-Fre, Umatilla, OR

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

40 S 02 W 03.04:

Good

Over: Yale Creek

2.8 miles S of Hwy 238 (M, Jackson, OR

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

18 S 08 W 01.00:

Good

Over: Walker Creek

0.75 MI North of OR Hwy 1, Lane, OR

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

15 S 06 W 31.00:

Good

Over: Swartz Creek

4 Mi NE of OR36 at Blachl, Lane, OR

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

6207: SOUTH FORK J

Good

Over: Sunflower Creek

7.6 Miles North of Grant, Grant, OR

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

16 S 02 W 27.00:

Good

Over: McGowan Creek

From Donna Rd (CR) begin, Lane, OR

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

16 S 02 W 29.00:

Good

Over: McGowan Creek

From McGowan Cr Rd 16-2-2, Lane, OR

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

MODOC POINT HWY427

Good

Over: WILLIAMSON RIVER

5.6 MI S HWY 4 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 596

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: N FK SPRAGUE ARCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

USFS Road

Good

Over: LITT MALHEUR RIVER CRAB

NO DATA ENTERED, Grant, OR

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

USFS Road

Good

Over: GRANITE BOULDER CREEK #2

NO DATA ENTERED, Grant, OR

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: E FK BEECH CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Grant, OR

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

Road

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK CLACKAMAS AOP

OR-211 S CONTINUE FOR 4., Clackamas, OR

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: TOGGLE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Crook, OR

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: HAPPY CAMP CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Crook, OR

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: IMNAHA CREEK

FSR 3775 MP 5.2, Jackson, OR

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

NFSR 37

Good

Over: BIG BEN CREEK

FSR 3700 MP 25.6, Jackson, OR

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: W FK COW CREEK - BOLIVAR

NO DATA ENTERED, Coos, OR

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

CHETCO RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

9 MI EAST HWY 101 @97415, Curry, OR

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 266

5507000

Good

Over: TEXAS BAR CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Umatilla, OR

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: LONGS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

FR3809

Good

Over: S FK STEELHEAD CREEK

FR38 to FR3809 MP 1.9, Douglas, OR

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

COUNTY RD 866

Good

Over: POWDER R (HUGHES LN)

0.7 MI E JCT US 30, Baker, OR

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,854

WALLUPA ROAD

Good

Over: GRANDE RONDE RIVER

30.7 MI N OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

OR 22 (Hwy 162) WB

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

6.1 MI E SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,292

US101(HWY009)

Good

Over: BETHEL CREEK

01.0 MI N COOS-CURY LINE, Coos, OR

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,321

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: LITTLE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER

.001 MILES FROM CITY CNTR, Polk, OR

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 499

COUNTY RD 16

Good

Over: SPRR

1.1 MI SE KELLEYS KORNER, Douglas, OR

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,612

COUNTY RD 21

Good

Over: COW CREEK

AT RIDDLE S CITY LIMITS, Douglas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,155

LARWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: DITCH

2.9 MI LARWOOD DRIVE, Linn, OR

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

Larsen Ranch Rd.

Good

Over: Shutter Creek

0.0, Coos, OR

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14

DEL RIO RD (CO)

Good

Over: Cent. OR Pacific RR

Realigned Del Rio Rd., Douglas, OR

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,737

ELLIOT CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SLATE CREEK

T37S-R7W-S10 JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37

I-84 (HWY 006)

Good

Over: LADD CREEK INTCH

5.6 MI. S. JCT. OR 203, Union, OR

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11,500

9TH St.

Good

Over: River Frontage

Astorias water Front, Clatsop, OR

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

BERLIN ROAD

Good

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

049 MI EAST OF LEBANON, Linn, OR

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,288

B Street

Good

Over: NAYLOR CREEK

00.5 MI SW FOREST GROVE, Washington, OR

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,839

ROCKY POINT ROAD

Good

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

009 MI N OF HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 546

29 S 03 W 16.00:

Good

Over: Weaver Creek

0.5 miles N of S Myrtke C, Douglas, OR

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

21 S 08 W 11.00:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

51.7 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

34 S 03 W 24.00:

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

2.9 miles NW of East Evan, Jackson, OR

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

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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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