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

Deschutes Market

Good

Over: BNRR

0.2 MI. EAST OF HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 2009 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,688

CLOVERDALE RD

Good

Over: CREEK

050 MI E OF CRESWELL, Lane, OR

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,071

DILLARD ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

035 MI N CRESWELL, Lane, OR

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,535

FISHHAWK CREEK RD

Good

Over: FISHHAWK CREEK

070 MI N BIRKENFELD, Columbia, OR

Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 52

COUNTY RD 26C

Good

Over: ROBERTS CREEK

1 MILE N OF KELLYS KORNER, Douglas, OR

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,893

NE 5TH ST

Good

Over: PILOT BUTTE CANAL

0.10 MI SOUTH NE KINGWAY, Deschutes, OR

Built 2004 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,910

COUNTY RD 45

Good

Over: WILLANCH CREEK WEST

6 MI EAST OF HWY 101, Coos, OR

Built 2005 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,051

KELSO AVENUE

Good

Over: A-2 CHANNEL

AT IRVINGTON, Lane, OR

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 150

HADSELL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HADSELL CREEK

020MI SO JCT 126 & HWY 36, Lane, OR

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 269

BIRCH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.8 MI W OF SPOFFORD ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 562

EIGHTMILE ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

1.6 MI S. OF HWY 197, Wasco, OR

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 239

LABROUSSE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

CO.RD.# 2080, Washington, OR

Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 152

PARSONS ROAD

Good

Over: GALES CREEK

002 MI N GALES CREEK HWY, Washington, OR

Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 375

16 S 07 W 33.00:

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

0.4 miles E of Hwy 36 (MP, Lane, OR

Built 1967 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 50

FALK ISLAND C-870

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

013 E UPRR MAINLINE, Malheur, OR

Built 1987 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 225

OR 229 (HWY 181)

Good

Over: Cedar Creek

015 MI S SUMMIT, Lincoln, OR

Built 1989 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 403

SCHOOL FLAT ROAD

Good

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JIMTOWN ROAD, Wallowa, OR

Built 1999 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 99

BUTTE FALLS PROSPT

Good

Over: RED BLANKET CREEK

2.0 MI SE PROSPECT, Jackson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 416

COUNTY RD 90

Good

Over: HAYES CREEK

Powers South Road, Coos, OR

Built 2011 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 849

Elk Park Rd

Good

Over: Salmon River

01.2 MI S OF HWY 26, Clackamas, OR

Built 2019 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 94

1-11

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

11.75 MI SO HWY 140, Lake, OR

Built 1993 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 371

OR 78 (HWY 442)

Good

Over: SILVIES SLOUGH(15TH BR)

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

Built 1971 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,260

CANBY-MARQUAM HWY

Good

Over: GRIBBLE CREEK

040 MI. SO. OF CANBY, Clackamas, OR

Built 1982 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,863

NFS road

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK SPRING CREEK

FSR 21/2100680 JUNCTION, Union, OR

Built 2010 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 20

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK WB

0.18 Mi NW Baker CL, Union, OR

Built 1974 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,518

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK EB

018 MI NW BAKER CO LINE, Union, OR

Built 1974 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,518

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: CONN TO WARRENDALE

6.4 MI W CASCADE LOCKS, Multnomah, OR

Built 1961 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 24,109

YAQUINA BAY RD

Good

Over: SLOUGH

060 M WEST OF TOLEDO, Lincoln, OR

Built 1992 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 780

Hwy 017

Good

Over: U.S.B.R. Canal

2.2 mi S of Bend CL, Deschutes, OR

Built 1993 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 19,793

US 26 (HWY 053)

Good

Over: WARM SPRINGS RIVER

1.39M S. JCT HWY 44, Wasco, OR

Built 1998 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,897

SPRAGUE RIVER RD

Good

Over: SPRAGUE RIVER

024.05 MI FROM HWY. 97, Klamath, OR

Built 2007 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,238

CRANE CREEK RD

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK

1.5 mi East of Hwy 395, Lake, OR

Built 2005 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 12

Upton Rd

Good

Over: Bear Creek

NW Central Point, Jackson, OR

Built 2008 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 15,266

US 395 (HWY 028)

Good

Over: N FK JOHN DAY R (DALE)

0.2 MI N. GRANT CO. LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 312

SOUTH BAY RD

Good

Over: Montgomery Creek

055 M E NEWPORT MUN AIRPT, Lincoln, OR

Built 2010 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 299

SOUTH BAY RD

Good

Over: Babcock Creek

010 M SOUTH OF TOLEDO, Lincoln, OR

Built 2009 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 500

RIVER CANYON ROAD

Good

Over: IMNAHA RIVER

22.6 MI S OF HWY 350, Wallowa, OR

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30

SE_Tolbert_St.

Good

Over: RR

0.12 Mile W Inter Minman, Clackamas, OR

Built 2015 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,000

BREWSTER ROAD

Good

Over: ONE HORSE SLOUGH

046 MI NE OF LEBANON, Linn, OR

Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,605

IVORY PINE ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK SPRAGUE RV

040 N HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 1985 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 434

CENTENNIAL BLVD.

Good

Over: PATTERSON SLOUGH

EDGE ALTON BAKER PARK, Lane, OR

Built 1967 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 22,930

ROAD

Good

Over: PALMER CREEK

PALMER CREEK ON FR1090, Jackson, OR

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10

US 20 (HWY 007)

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

16.97 MI E JCT US 395, Harney, OR

Built 1993 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,642

PERKINS RD

Good

Over: SKIPANON RIVER

025 MI S OF WARRENTON, Clatsop, OR

Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 81

OR 140 (HWY 270)

Good

Over: GEARY CANAL

09.9 MI NW HWY 21 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,781

OR 47 (Hwy 102)

Good

Over: Creek

1.6 M S OF VERBOORT RD, Washington, OR

Built 2000 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,175

BRINSON BLVD

Good

Over: PILOT BUTTE CANAL

0.10MI NW BUTLER MKT RD, Deschutes, OR

Built 1993 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,501

FEYRER PARK

Good

Over: MOLALLA RIVER

1.7 MI E OF HWY 211, Clackamas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,964

OR 47 (HWY 110)

Good

Over: Creek

HWY 110 MP 1.25, Columbia, OR

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 952

Elk City Road

Good

Over: Simpson Creek

082 MILE E. OF TOLEDO, Lincoln, OR

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,388

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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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