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

N.W. 185TH AVE

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

006 MI N SPRINGVILLE RD, Washington, OR

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,587

ROAD

Good

Over: N FK BREITENBUSH

S-21 T-9S R-8E WM, Marion, OR

Built 2000 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: ROGUE RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Jackson, OR

Built 1989 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 40

ROAD

Good

Over: N.UMPQUA RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1981 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 100

ROAD

Good

Over: CONE CR

.8 N HWY 126 @ MC HS, Lane, OR

Built 1977 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: SALMON CR

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

Built 1967 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: N FK WILLAMETTE

25 NW WESTFIR ON 19-.3 S, Lane, OR

Built 1962 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 5

OR 46 (HWY 038)

Good

Over: LITTLE GRAYBACK CREEK

9.98 MI E OF CAVE JUNCT, Josephine, OR

Built 1967 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 100

RUSK RD (S)

Good

Over: KELLOG CREEK

005 S OF N CLACK PARK, Clackamas, OR

Built 1982 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,047

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: RED HILL CREEK

T1S R8E SEC 24, Hood River, OR

Built 2011 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 50

CENTRAL POINT RD

Good

Over: PARROT CREEK

1.1 MI S OF NEW ERA RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1971 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 4,982

UPPER ISLAND RD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

ON GRAND ISLAND, Yamhill, OR

Built 1961 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 131

S FOUR MILE LANE

Good

Over: SOUTH FOUR MILE CREEK

0113 E JCT CO 98 ST 101, Coos, OR

Built 1983 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 39

OR 22 (HWY 162) WB

Good

Over: Mill Creek

069 MI E HWY 163 JCT, Marion, OR

Built 2009 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,885

US 20 (Hwy 16)

Good

Over: Cox Creek

002 MI E OF ALBANY, Linn, OR

Built 1995 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 8,913

SPRING LAKE RD

Good

Over: LOST R DIVERSION CHANNEL

0226 MI N OF LOWER LK RD, Klamath, OR

Built 1981 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 721

COUNTY RD 38

Good

Over: OLALLA CREEK

6.0 MI S OF PORTER CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 2015 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 968

BELLFOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: HAMMER CREEK

0032 MI S OF ALPINE, Benton, OR

Built 2016 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 261

Kilches River Road

Good

Over: Mapes Creek

Kilches River Rd MP 1.41, Tillamook, OR

Built 2018 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 84

CANBY MARQUAM HWY

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

01.2 MI N OF HWY 211, Clackamas, OR

Built 2022 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,802

IRR BIA RTE 2

Good

Over: SHITIKE CREEK

AT JCT BIA 2002 AND BIA 2, Jefferson, OR

Built 1998 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 50

W 10TH STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

CITY OF THE DALLES, Wasco, OR

Built 1975 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 8,665

BROADWAY AVE O.S.

Good

Over: POWDER R(BROADWAY AVE)

0.1 MI E JCT US 30, Baker, OR

Built 1981 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 718

Bethany Blvd.

Good

Over: Hwy 47 (US 26)

8.8 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Washington, OR

Built 1991 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 117,563

OR 237 (HWY 066)

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.8 MI. N.E. JCT. I-84, Union, OR

Built 1995 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 741

BARTLEY RD

Good

Over: US FEED CANAL

0.9 MI E OF S EDWARDS RD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 150

US 30 (HWY 92)

Good

Over: Mill Creek

004 MI E ASTORIA, Clatsop, OR

Built 2014 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 10,682

OR 140 (HWY 020)

Good

Over: BIKEPATH

184 MI E KLAMATH FALLS, Klamath, OR

Built 2011 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,317

DEER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

010 MI EAST OF EDDYVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 2009 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 32

ELLIS LANE

Good

Over: NORTH POWDER RIVER

0.5 MI S POWDER RIVER LN, Union, OR

Built 2013 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 334

N.REUBEN RD CR#12

Good

Over: WINDY CREEK

0.2 MI NE OF GLENDALE, Douglas, OR

Built 2023 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,612

Hwy 160

Good

Over: Bear Creek

4.9 MI SE MOLINO RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 2022 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,717

FRANKLIN ROAD

Good

Over: LONG TOM RIVER

0093 MI E FRANKLIN STORE, Lane, OR

Built 1990 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 529

ROAD

Good

Over: MOOSE CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 387

Good

Over: SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER

2.8 MI S OF DILLARD, Douglas, OR

Built 2000 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 8,401

US 20 (Hwy 007)

Good

Over: SQUAW CRK

29 Mi W Jct US 26 @ Vale, Malheur, OR

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,378

COUNTY ROAD NO 660

Good

Over: BEAR CR/W.VALLEY VIEW RD

0.38 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 14,804

BEAR CREEK RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

3.0 MI SW OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2007 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 29

OR 53 (HWY 46)

Good

Over: Necanicum River

AT NECANICUM JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 2010 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 714

S. Creekside Dr.

Good

Over: Timber Creek

0.5 MILES SE OF SISTERS, Deschutes, OR

Built 2009 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 531

ALPINE RD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

3.2 MILES WEST OF HWY 99W, Benton, OR

Built 2017 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,072

BURMESTER DRIVE

Good

Over: S FORK NEAL CR

006 MI E CR 834, Linn, OR

Built 1968 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 62

UPPER FIVEMILE RD

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

7.5 MI W OF HWY 195, Wasco, OR

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 42

WINONA ROAD

Good

Over: COVE CREEK

T35S-R5W-S34/35 JOSEPHINE, Josephine, OR

Built 1983 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 640

BUNKER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

0.10 MI W OF HWY 74, Morrow, OR

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 171

BEAVER SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

024 MI.SW. RANIER, Columbia, OR

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 437

BUROKER ROAD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.4 MI S OF UMAPINE ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 389

MARKET LANE

Good

Over: Grande Ronde River

2.8 MI E OF HWY 82, Union, OR

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 281

FIFTH STREET

Good

Over: CATHERINE CREEK

0.4 MI S OF BRYAN AVENUE, Union, OR

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 319

YACHATS RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: SCHOOL FORK CREEK

10.9 MI EAST OF US101, Lincoln, OR

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 53

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