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

LAKE RD

Good

Over: MT SCOTT CREEK

3 MI E HWY212 OVERPASS, Clackamas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 5,974

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Good

Over: UMATILLA R/UPRR/USRS CAN

111 MI E MORROW CO LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 2008 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 8,155

Bellflower Road

Good

Over: Conyers Creek

0.1 mi w of Erickson Rd., Columbia, OR

Built 2007 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,373

WHISKEY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

3.8 MI N OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2013 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 156

TETHEROW ROAD

Good

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

0100 MI WEST HELMHOLTZ RD, Deschutes, OR

Built 2016 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 253

7th St.

Good

Over: River Frontage

Astorias water Front, Clatsop, OR

Built 2019 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 5

PROJECT AND VISTR

Good

Over: LOST CREEK PROJECT

HATCHERY FISH BARRIER BR, Jackson, OR

Built 1976 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 100

30 S 09 W 17.00:

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK COQUILLE RIV

0.01 miles S of Hwy 42 (M, Douglas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 50

HAMLET ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK NEHALEM RIVER

057 MI SE OF JCT HWY 53, Clatsop, OR

Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 168

COUNTY RD 79G

Good

Over: MUNSFORD HALLS CREEK

0216 SW ON COUNTY RD 79, Coos, OR

Built 1979 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 223

COUNTY RD 79G

Good

Over: HALLS CK/ERNIE WATKINS

0243 FROM JCT RD 4B & 79, Coos, OR

Built 1990 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 191

RAYMOND CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: S FK SCAPPOOSE CR

013 MI SW SAPPOOSE, Columbia, OR

Built 1994 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 218

GRANGE HALL RD

Good

Over: GREASY CREEK

0025 MI E OF HWY 34, Benton, OR

Built 2000 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 336

OR 66 (HWY 021)

Good

Over: KLAMATH RIVER

160 MI JACKSON KLAMMATH L, Klamath, OR

Built 2005 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,200

5TH AVE

Good

Over: SANTIAM-ALBANY CANAL

0.3 MI W ELLSWORTH, Linn, OR

Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,060

County Rd. #12

Good

Over: Fortune Branch Creek

0.1 mi W of Harrel Rd, Douglas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 607

ROBB MILL ROAD

Good

Over: ELLENDALE CREEK

005 NW OF COUNTY ROAD 20, Polk, OR

Built 2011 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 73

OR 207 (HWY 333)

Good

Over: UMATILLA RIVER (HINKLE)

0.6 MI. N. JCT. I-84, Umatilla, OR

Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,773

HERSHELL LN

Good

Over: LOSTINE RIVER

0.6 MI S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2016 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 72

HAWK ST

Good

Over: BUTTE CREEK

MP 0.18, Tillamook, OR

Built 2022 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,269

HAWK ST

Good

Over: HAWK CREEK

MP 0.18, Tillamook, OR

Built 2022 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,269

HWY 069AQ

Good

Over: HWY 069

02.7 W JCT HWY 001, Lane, OR

Built 2021 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 8,733

PONGRATZ ROAD

Good

Over: WHITCHER CREEK

005 MI N CASON ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2021 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 243

ELK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

8.80 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1978 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 313

BETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: W BRANCH ASH SWALE

010 W OF STATE HWY 99W, Polk, OR

Built 1983 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,202

39 S 03 W 28.00:

Good

Over: Ladybug Gulch

6.4 Miles S of Hwy 238 (M, Jackson, OR

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 10

39 S 03 W 28.00:

Good

Over: Star Gulch

6.4 Miles S of Hwy 238 (M, Jackson, OR

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 77

Good

Over: FISH TRAP CREEK

005 NORTH OF ARAGO CHURCH, Coos, OR

Built 1981 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 490

OR 229 (HWY 181)

Good

Over: Root Creek

011 MI N SUMMIT, Lincoln, OR

Built 1989 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 403

HOLLIS LANE

Good

Over: SCS A2 CANAL

010MI N MAHLON SWEET A/P, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 14

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Good

Over: LONG TOM RIVER OVERFLOW

024 MI W OF JCT HWY 200, Lane, OR

Built 1988 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,400

OR 140 (HWY 020)RW

Good

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

020 MI W LAKEVIEW, Lake, OR

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,242

W. IZEE STREET

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

INTERSECTION OF HWY 395, Grant, OR

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 219

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

049 MI E VIDA, Lane, OR

Built 2006 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,480

SCENIC AVE

Good

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

0.31 MI E OF OR 99, Jackson, OR

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,928

APPLEGATE RD

Good

Over: STAR GULCH CR

6.4 MI S OF FAP 8 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,050

GRANT STREET

Good

Over: SOUTH SANTIAM RIVER

0.80 MI EAST OF LEBANON, Linn, OR

Built 2008 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,520

CAMP CREEK RD

Good

Over: TRAIL CREEK

1.7 MI W OF HWY 350, Wallowa, OR

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 80

MIAMI-FOLEY ROAD

Good

Over: PETERSON CREEK

MP3.80, Tillamook, OR

Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,076

CHINA PEAK ROAD

Good

Over: SIXES RIVER

5MI N & 9MI E OF 97465, Curry, OR

Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: KITTEN CREEK

.04 MI FROM JCT OR HWY 22, Yamhill, OR

Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3

ROAD

Good

Over: PACKARD CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: TIRE CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2

ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CR

1 1/2 N JCT 58-13 E FS 24, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

LaPine Ste Rec Rd

Good

Over: LITTLE DESCHUTES RIVER

1.25 WEST HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,969

WALKER ROAD

Good

Over: C O I MAIN C. WALKER

0075 MI EAST OF DODDS RD, Deschutes, OR

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 190

WEAVER LANE

Good

Over: KIZER SLOUGH

005 MI N HWY 126 E SPFLD, Lane, OR

Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 170

WEAVER LANE

Good

Over: CEDAR FLAT CREEK

005 MI N HWY 126 E SPFLD, Lane, OR

Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 140

B484 CRANE VENATOR

Good

Over: S FORK MALHEUR RIVER

22.1 MI OR 78 STEENS HWY, Harney, OR

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 61

PUBLIC ROAD

Good

Over: NEWTON CREEK

0.02 mi E of Stewart Pkwy, Douglas, OR

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,679

Showing 6,551-6,600 of 8,305 bridges

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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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