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

14 S 06 W 34.00:

Good

Over: South Fork Alsea River

"2.3 miles N of Hwy ""36", Lane, OR

Built 2010 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2

34 S 05 W 10.00:

Good

Over: Upper Graves Creek

17 Miles E. of I-5 Sunny, Jackson, OR

Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

19 S 07 W 25.00:

Good

Over: Burntwood Creek

7.9 miles West of Alma OR, Lane, OR

Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

OR 229 (HWY 181)

Good

Over: Skunk Creek

053 MI S KERNVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 1989 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 487

MALHEUR RES. RD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK (BROGAN CYN

2245 NE JCT HWY 26, Malheur, OR

Built 1982 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 57

OR 78 (HWY 442)

Good

Over: SILVIES SLOUGH(12TH BR)

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

Built 1971 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,260

THREE CREEKS ROAD

Good

Over: WHYCHUS CREEK

0.4 MI SOUTH OF HWY 20, Deschutes, OR

Built 1968 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 549

COUNTY RD 32

Good

Over: CULVER BR./MYRTLE CREEK

2.43 M FRM JCT C32 & S42, Coos, OR

Built 1992 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 240

OR 37 (HWY 036)

Good

Over: SOUTH FK COLD SPRINGS CR

8.1 MI. S. JCT US 395/730, Umatilla, OR

Built 1992 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 333

MILDRED LANE

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.1 MI W OF COMMERCIAL ST, Marion, OR

Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 4,872

OR 238 (HWY 272)

Good

Over: JACKSON CR/HANLEY RD.

3.87 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,148

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: US 30 (HWY 292)

IN THE DALLES, Wasco, OR

Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 21,821

OR 244 (HWY 341)

Good

Over: HWY 6 (HILGARD I/C)

AT HILGARD JCT, Union, OR

Built 2008 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 491

TIMBER ROAD

Good

Over: NEHALEM RIVER

TOWN OF TIMBER, Washington, OR

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 639

OR 58 (HWY 018)

Good

Over: HALF VIADUCT

058 MI W LANE KLAMATH LN, Lane, OR

Built 2015 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,544

OR 213 (HWY 068)

Good

Over: HWY 64

Over Hwy 064 Mp 13.48, Clackamas, OR

Built 2015 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 32,442

COUNTY RD 38

Good

Over: BERRY CREEK

8.4 MI S OF PORTER CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 2022 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 647

IVORY PINE ROAD

Good

Over: S FK SPRAGUE RV

010 MI N HWY 140, Klamath, OR

Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 248

C125 HOTCHKISS LN

Good

Over: SILVIES RIVER

026 MI US 20/395, Harney, OR

Built 1984 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 185

19 S 08 W 14.00:

Good

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

13 miles SE of Hwy 126 (M, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

6203: FRANKS-HOLME

Good

Over: JOHN DAY RIVER

1.0 mile W of Dayville on, Grant, OR

Built 1965 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 50

NORTH SHORE DRIVE

Good

Over: LAKEWOOD BAY

005 MI WEST OF HWY 43, Clackamas, OR

Built 1929 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,952

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 2018 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 50

MAIN ST

Good

Over: A CANAL

00.6 MI E OF ESPLANADE, Klamath, OR

Built 1970 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 8,171

LINN WEST DR

Good

Over: WALTON SLOUGH

040MI SE SHEDD, Linn, OR

Built 1966 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,030

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: CENTRAL OREGON CANAL

1.5 MI S BEND S C LMTS, Deschutes, OR

Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 27,784

US 20 (Hwy 16)

Good

Over: Burkhart Creek

020 MI SE ALBANY, Linn, OR

Built 2002 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 9,234

COUNTY RD 21C

Good

Over: UPPER ROCK CREEK

002 MI NORTH ST HWY 42S, Coos, OR

Built 2006 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 36

MILLERSBURG DR NE

Good

Over: CROOKS CREEK

010 MI W I5, Linn, OR

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 450

TACOMA STREET

Good

Over: WILLAMETTE RIVER

PORTLAND, Multnomah, OR

Built 2015 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 34,995

SLATE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SLATE CREEK

T37S-R7W-S18, Josephine, OR

Built 2015 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 790

Resort Drive

Good

Over: Nestucca River

MP 2.1, Tillamook, OR

Built 2017 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 100

WEIGAN RD CO RD211

Good

Over: IRRIGATION DITCH WEIGAND

01.6 MI S HWY NO 41, Crook, OR

Built 2023 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 156

41 S 15 E 0500: R

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

17.5 miles SE of Bonanza, Klamath, OR

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

31 S 09 W 27.00:

Good

Over: WEST FORK COW CREEK

11.5 miles W of Cow Creek, Douglas, OR

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

US 26 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: S FK WILLOW CR (ROSE CR)

8.1 MI E. BAKER. CO. LINE, Malheur, OR

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 244

ROAD

Good

Over: BARLOW CREEK

S-33 T-3S R-8E WM, Hood River, OR

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5

DEAD INDIAN RD

Good

Over: NEIL CREEK

0.3 MI E OF FAP 15 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,421

C-685 NON-FA

Good

Over: POWDER R (MCCARTY BR RD)

027 MI E JCT OLD HWY 30, Baker, OR

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 38

OR 86 (HWY 012)

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

15.8 MI. SW IDAHO ST. LN., Baker, OR

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 313

US 395 (HWY 048)

Good

Over: SILVIES RIVER (1ST XING)

10.3 MI N HARNEY CO LINE, Grant, OR

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 466

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: ARNOLD IRR. CANAL

1 MI WEST OF HWY US 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,326

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

00.5 MI W VIDA PO, Lane, OR

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,832

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Good

Over: MONTGOMERY CREEK

02.9 MI E LEABURG, Lane, OR

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,832

13TH ST SE

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK

.25 MILE E OF SUNNYSIDE, Marion, OR

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 675

KLAMATH AVE

Good

Over: COW HOLLOW DRAIN

006MI WEST INTER FASB487, Malheur, OR

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 87

REX BROWN ROAD

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

7 MI W OF CARLTON, Yamhill, OR

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 186

RICKREALL ROAD

Good

Over: BASKET SLOUGH

MP 2.31 RICKREALL RD, Polk, OR

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 76

Farmington Road

Good

Over: TUALATIN RIVER

8.0 MI SW BEAVERTON CC, Washington, OR

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,354

MERIDIAN RD

Good

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

1.07 Milepost, Jackson, OR

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 470

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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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