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

ELLIOT LANE

Good

Over: CROOKED RIVER

014MI NORTH HWY NO 370, Crook, OR

Built 2003 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 33

OR 58 (HWY 018)

Good

Over: ODELL CREEK

059 MI E LANE KLAMATH LN, Klamath, OR

Built 2006 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,202

ANLIKER RD

Good

Over: TIDE CREEK

040 SW OF GOBLE, Columbia, OR

Built 2007 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 115

SOUTH MAIN STREET

Good

Over: SHOBE CREEK

CITY OF HEPPNER, Morrow, OR

Built 1978 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 99

GREENBURG ROAD

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

001 MI SOUTH HWY 217, Washington, OR

Built 1989 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 24,002

25 S 11 W 28.00:

Good

Over: BURNT CREEK

13.5 miles NE of Coos Bay, Coos, OR

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20

15 S 01 W 19.00:

Good

Over: SHOTGUN CREEK

3.2 miles NW of rd. 1900, Lane, OR

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

32 S 08 W 01.01:

Good

Over: WALKER CREEK

13 miles W of Cow Creek R, Douglas, OR

Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 25

41 S 09 W 09.00

Good

Over: West Fork Illinois River

6.0 Miles W and SW of Hwy, Josephine, OR

Built 2008 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 15

OR 99E (Hwy 58)

Good

Over: Slough

030 MI S LINN LANE CO LN, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,469

OR 228 (Hwy 212)

Good

Over: Spoon Creek

011 MI E HALSEY, Linn, OR

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,888

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jefferson, OR

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 95

AGNESS ROAD

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

5 MILES S. OF POWERS OR, Coos, OR

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

ROAD

Good

Over: FAIRVIEW CREEK CROSSING

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2

ROAD

Good

Over: SUGAR CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1988 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 75

ROAD

Good

Over: FALLS CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5

NW 9TH ST

Good

Over: DIXON CR

002 MI S OF BUCHANAN AVE, Benton, OR

Built 1985 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20,182

COUNTY RD 17G

Good

Over: LARSON CREEK

0530 ON COUNTY RD #17, Coos, OR

Built 1985 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 78

AMERICAN DR

Good

Over: SLOUGH

0171 MILES WEST OF HALSEY, Linn, OR

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,605

NORTH TENTH STREET

Good

Over: CATHERINE CREEK

0.4 MI S OF BRYAN AVENUE, Union, OR

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 400

HIGH PASS ROAD

Good

Over: OVERFLOW DITCH

T16S-R5W-S3, Lane, OR

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,761

IRR C123 WEST LOOP

Good

Over: FOLEY SLOUGH

0068 MI C121 FOLEY DR, Harney, OR

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 152

SO BEAVER CR RD

Good

Over: SO FORK BEAVER CREEK

055 MI SE ONA STATE PARK, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 312

OR 11 (Hwy 008)

Good

Over: HWY 330 BMR (WESTON IC)

15.0 Mi S Wash State Ln, Umatilla, OR

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,436

ADAM ROAD

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

0.01 MI W OF US 395, Grant, OR

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 918

SW VERMONT ST

Good

Over: FANNO CREEK

.2 MI E OF SCHOLLS FRY RD, Washington, OR

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 13

Hwy 39 (OR 18)

Good

Over: Chehalem Creek

MP 57.72, Yamhill, OR

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 12,493

TIMBER ROAD

Good

Over: GALES CREEK

001 MI N HWY 6, Washington, OR

Built 2017 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 699

US101 (Hwy 9)

Good

Over: Farmer Creek

025 MI S BEAVER, Tillamook, OR

Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5,112

SW 4TH AVE.

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

INTERSECTION OF BRENT DR, Grant, OR

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 183

COUNTY RD 20

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIV

16.1 MI W US 26, Grant, OR

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 217

NE 148TH AVE

Good

Over: B-023 x COLUMBIA SLOUGH

0.3 MILES N OF SANDY BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,753

242ND AVE

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

13 MI E CLACKAMAS CO LINE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,652

5-13

Good

Over: TIMBER CREEK

1.55 NORTH HWY 31, Lake, OR

Built 1982 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 75

JACKSON-MARLOW RD

Good

Over: DRURY CREEK

043 N OF LORANE, Lane, OR

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 168

TORRENCE RD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.0 M NW OF NOTI, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 78

UPPER N FORK ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER NO FK SIUSLAW RIVE

152 MI NE OF FLORENCE, Lane, OR

Built 1972 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 109

NAPTON C-1057

Good

Over: SO OWYHEE CANAL

0.1 MI N ST HWY 201, Malheur, OR

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 297

N FK NEHALEM RVR

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

2.8 MI NE OF NEHALEM, Tillamook, OR

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 679

CECIL ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

0.04 MI W OF HWY 74, Morrow, OR

Built 1987 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 16

KAMPY ROAD

Good

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

010 MI WEST OF ELSIE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1990 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 48

LOOSELY ROAD

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

007 MI E OF WEED ROAD, Klamath, OR

Built 1995 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 66

CANAL ROAD

Good

Over: A LINE CANAL

0.5 MI N OF EAST LOOP RD, Umatilla, OR

Built 2000 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 168

HWY 350

Good

Over: LITTLE SHEEP CREEK

14.4 MI. NE JCT. OR 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2001 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 186

SCOTCH CHURCH RD

Good

Over: MCKAY CREEK

005 MI E GLENCOE ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2020 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 3,210

Sandlake Rd.

Good

Over: Jewel Creek

MP 5.74, Tillamook, OR

Built 2019 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 795

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: SYCAN RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 2019 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 85

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: EEL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Coos, OR

Built 2010 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 125

HWY 350

Good

Over: LITTLE SHEEP CREEK

13.7 MI. NE JCT. OR 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2001 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 186

OR 240 (HWY 151)

Good

Over: Chehalem Creek

015 MI E NEWBERG, Yamhill, OR

Built 2003 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 7,806

Showing 7,151-7,200 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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