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

ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jackson, OR

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60

AGNESS ROAD

Good

Over: GROUND DEPRESSION-BLUFF

15 MI NE HWY 101 @97444, Curry, OR

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 212

SIXES RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

5MI N & 14MI E OF 97465, Curry, OR

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 90

ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

ROAD

Good

Over: SILTCOOS LAKE OUTLET

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 40

ROAD

Good

Over: QUARTZ CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

ROAD

Good

Over: CALF CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

FLY VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Union, OR

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30

ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CR

1 1/2 N JCT 58-E FS 24, Lane, OR

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25

DAWSON RD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5 MI WEST OF HWY 99W, Benton, OR

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 535

THREE CREEKS ROAD

Good

Over: THREE CREEKS CANAL

2.77 MI SOUTH OF HWY 20, Deschutes, OR

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 495

LETZ CR RD

Good

Over: LETZ CREEK

047 MI W OF LORANE, Lane, OR

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 112

FISHBACK ROAD

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

005 SW OF STATE HWY 51, Polk, OR

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 106

28 S 10 W 12.00:

Good

Over: CAMAS CREEK TRIBUTARY

4 miles W of Weaver Road, Coos, OR

Built 1976 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50

US101 (Hwy 9)

Good

Over: Nestucca River

009 MI N HEBO JCT, Tillamook, OR

Built 1991 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,190

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Good

Over: SHIELDS CREEK

15.2 MI W HWY 001 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1982 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,770

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: KLAMATH R & BNSF

015 MI N HWY 420 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1995 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,872

OR 126 (Hwy 62)

Good

Over: Divide Creek

9.26 MI E. OF HWY 9, Lane, OR

Built 1974 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,294

ROAD

Good

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

45.49327 -122.03639, Clackamas, OR

Built 2022 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 85G

Good

Over: MCMULLEN/M.FK COQUILLE R

0006 FROM JCT RD 85 AN 42, Coos, OR

Built 1967 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 15

US 97 (HWY 004BG)

Good

Over: ARNOLD IRR CANAL

SOUTH OF BEND, Deschutes, OR

Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,215

US 20 (Hwy 33)

Good

Over: Little Elk Creek

2.7 MILES E OF EDDYVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,142

SW NYE AVE

Good

Over: TUTUILLA CREEK

.05 MI S TUTUILLA ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1998 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 99

I-5 (HWY 001)

Good

Over: OR 138 (HWY 231)

0.4 MI S OF SUTHERLIN NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2005 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 22,567

OR 58 (HWY 018)

Good

Over: PRIVATE LOGGING ROAD

020 MI E OAKRIDGE, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,347

North Leadbetter R

Good

Over: BNSF RR

ON North Leadbetter Rd, Multnomah, OR

Built 2009 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,259

COUNTY RD 6

Good

Over: N UMPQUA RIVER

5.1 MI W OF ROSEBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 2010 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 7,607

US 395 (HWY 028)

Good

Over: CAMAS CREEK

03.0 MI NW GRANT CO LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 2011 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 304

COUNTY RD 108

Good

Over: Morgan Creek

1.8 MI SW OF LOOKINGGLASS, Douglas, OR

Built 1961 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 644

DEER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

0.1 MI S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 31

VANDERSCHURE ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

002 MI W MIDWAY ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2023 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 768

NO.MYRTLE RD CR#15

Good

Over: FROZEN CREEK

12.2 MI E OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 2019 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 65

COUNTY RD 20

Good

Over: BIG BOULDER CREEK

22.3 MI W US 26, Grant, OR

Built 1996 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 212

19 S 01 W 33.00:

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

3.7 miles S of Hwy 58 (MP, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

20 S 07 W 27.00:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

25.5 miles NW of Hwy 99 (, Douglas, OR

Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 25

28 S 11 W 26.00:

Good

Over: Trib to Elk Creek

Hwy 42 (MP 30.1) right on, Coos, OR

Built 2021 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100

HWY 350

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

28.1 MI NE JCT ORE-82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 251

GOAD RD

Good

Over: I-84 (HWY 006)

025 MI E JCT 395, Umatilla, OR

Built 1969 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 13,736

OR 74 (HWY 052)

Good

Over: HINTON CREEK

1.5 MI. E JCT OR 206/207, Morrow, OR

Built 1996 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 233

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB

Good

Over: Sidney Power Canal

084 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Marion, OR

Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 28,905

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Good

Over: GLACIER HIGHLAND COUPLET

0.04 MI E OF RIMROCK DR, Deschutes, OR

Built 2004 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 18,707

HWY 200

Good

Over: S FORK SIUSLAW RIVER

20.9 MI S JCT HWY 62, Lane, OR

Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,376

WILHOLT RD

Good

Over: Rock CREEK

0.2 MI S OF THOMAS RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 2013 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 484

OLD TV HWY #47

Good

Over: SCOGGINS CREEK

015 MI N PATTON VALLEY RD, Washington, OR

Built 2013 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 472

Hwy 075

Good

Over: UPRR

0.5 MI N OF HWY 171, Clackamas, OR

Built 2016 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 18,249

SOUTH MERRILL ROAD

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

0009 MI S HWY 39, Klamath, OR

Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 884

HWY 100

Good

Over: CHENOWETH CREEK

003 MI W THE DALLES, Wasco, OR

Built 2017 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 5,798

OR 212 (HWY 174)

Good

Over: Nort Fork Deep Creek

0.52 MI W Inter. HWY 026, Clackamas, OR

Built 2019 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 10,494

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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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