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

8TH ST

Good

Over: SPRR

0.12 MI S OF OR 126, Lane, OR

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 59

GALLOWAY ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

3.3 MI WEST SANDLAKE RD, Tillamook, OR

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 667

ADAMS DR

Good

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

0.7 MI N OF DOGWOOD LANE, Jefferson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 562

N Adams Dr.

Good

Over: North Unit Main Canal

1.01 mi N of Fir Lane, Jefferson, OR

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 140

ANDERSON AVE

Good

Over: 1-C DRAIN DITCH

0010 MI E OF ALTAMONT DR, Klamath, OR

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,361

1-11F

Good

Over: DREWS CREEK

1.42 EAST OF CO RD 1-11, Lake, OR

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 37

MAPLE DRIVE

Good

Over: OVERFLOW

012 E RIVR RD-MAPLE DR JC, Lane, OR

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 110

NE 47TH AVE

Good

Over: B-93 X COLUMBIA SLOUGH

00.2 MI N OF COL BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,019

ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

S-30 T-1S R-7E WM, Clackamas, OR

Built 1989 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 4

ELK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

5MI SE OF 97466, Coos, OR

Built 1981 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 50

WOLF CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Baker, OR

Built 1997 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 30

ROAD

Good

Over: WYCOFF CR

4.5 SE JCT HY 126-FS 2618, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: ROARING RIVER

22.3 NE JCT 126-FS 19, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 250

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: BREITENBUSH RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Marion, OR

Built 2001 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Good

Over: ANNIE CREEK

(ORIG.# 6237 - 0.2), Klamath, OR

Built 1990 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 6

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jefferson, OR

Built 2010 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 120

N PORTLAND RD

Good

Over: B-92 OVER UPRR

N OF COLUMBIA BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1997 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 12,541

US395 (HWY 028 FR)

Good

Over: STEWART CREEK

11.3 MI. S. JCT. FAI-84, Umatilla, OR

Built 2003 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,833

INDUSTRIAL AVENUE

Good

Over: CANAL

INDUSTRIAL AVE. @ 42ND AV, Lane, OR

Built 2005 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,398

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Good

Over: HARDSCRABBLE CR

041 MI W DRAIN, Douglas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,234

OR 242 (HWY 015)

Good

Over: CREEK

08.3 MI W LANE/LINN CO L, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 189

DICKEY PRAIRIE RD

Good

Over: N FORK MOLALLA

5 Mi S Jct Feyer Park Rd, Clackamas, OR

Built 2011 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 432

Hwy003AF_NE

Good

Over: OverMulti_Use

PORTLAND, Multnomah, OR

Built 2016 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 8,000

Hwy003AF_SE

Good

Over: OverMulti_Use

PORTLAND, Multnomah, OR

Built 2017 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 8,000

NE 21ST AVE

Good

Over: Elrod Slough

21ST-N of NE Riverside W., Multnomah, OR

Built 2014 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,416

OR 203 (HWY 066)

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LADD CREEK

3.3 MI SE JCT FAI-84, Union, OR

Built 2014 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,453

OLD SALEM RD

Good

Over: TRUAX CREEK

0319MI S ST HWY 99E, Linn, OR

Built 2018 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 5,261

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: MCGEE CREEK

S1 T2S R8E, Hood River, OR

Built 2015 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50

HURRICANE CR RD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.5 MI S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1964 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,754

COUNTY RD 88

Good

Over: BRYANT BR/ROCK CREEK

T30S-R11W-S14, Coos, OR

Built 1995 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 89

I-5 (Hwy 1) SB

Good

Over: Sidney Power Canal

0.84 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Marion, OR

Built 2003 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 28,905

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Good

Over: ROW RIVER OFLOW

0.9 MI N COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2005 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 16,571

CLARK BLVD.

Good

Over: OWYHEE CANAL

010 N INTER COLUMBIA AVE, Malheur, OR

Built 2005 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,335

COOPER ROAD

Good

Over: STAGE GULCH DITCH

AT INT. WITH N. LOOP, Umatilla, OR

Built 2006 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 80

SPRAGUE RIVER RD

Good

Over: SPRAGUE RIVER

AT SKEEN RANCH RD, Klamath, OR

Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 842

PEBBLE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: PEBBLE CREEK

010 MI SE OF VERNONIA, Columbia, OR

Built 2016 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 405

OLALLA ROAD

Good

Over: OLALLA CREEK

4.0 MI S OF PORTER CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 2017 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,504

OLD HWY 99

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

02.5 N ROEBURG NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2021 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 9,214

ROAD

Good

Over: DIVIDE CREEK

11.1 M S JCT HWY 22-FS 10, Linn, OR

Built 1966 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 5

34 S 08 W 36.00:

Good

Over: NORTH FORK GALICE CREEK

5.2 miles W of Merlin-Gal, Josephine, OR

Built 1973 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 100

6207: SOUTH FORK J

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY RIVE

45.3 miles N of Hines on, Grant, OR

Built 1965 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 50

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: UPRR

002 MI N HWY 420 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1994 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 5,058

OR 19 (HWY 005) CO

Good

Over: CHINA CREEK

IN ARLINGTON, Gilliam, OR

Built 1964 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 232

COUNTY RD 83

Good

Over: BARKLY BR./RUSSEL CREEK

0382 FROM JCT RD 20 AN 83, Coos, OR

Built 1970 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 175

PURCELL BLVD.

Good

Over: PILOT BUTTE CANAL

0025 MNOF BUTLER MKT RD, Deschutes, OR

Built 1975 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 4,365

COUNTY RD 595

Good

Over: SAUNDERS CREEK

2.8 MI E OF GOLD BEACH, Curry, OR

Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,219

FIVEMILE ROAD

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

6.1 MI. W OF HWY 195, Wasco, OR

Built 1998 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 62

US 26 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: BRIDGE CRK (2ND XING)

10.8 MI W OF BAKER CO LIN, Grant, OR

Built 2007 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 319

OR 58 (HWY 018)

Good

Over: CRESCENT CREEK

130 W HWY 4 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,603

EGGLESSON ROAD

Good

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

1.1 MI W OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2004 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 167

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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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