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

FOREST RD 42

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

12MI NE OF PAULINA ON 42, Crook, OR

Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: CARTER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Good

Over: HILLS CR

10.5 SE JCT 58-FS 23 --, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: KELSEY CR

1 1/2 N JCT 58-11.3 FS 24, Lane, OR

Built 1954 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

EHLEN ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

001 WEST OF AURORA, Marion, OR

Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,726

BEAVER HOMES RD

Good

Over: GOBLE CREEK

013 MI SW GOBLE, Columbia, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 313

CARBERRY RD

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

049 MI WEST OF JCT 859, Jackson, OR

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 37

S POE VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

AT OLENE GAP, Klamath, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,014

B STREET

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.15 MI W OF HWY 74, Morrow, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 500

GERMANTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

006 MI W COUNTY LINE, Washington, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,833

SO BEAVER CR RD

Good

Over: SO FK BEAVER CREEK

056 MI SE ONA STATE PARK, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 312

SO BEAVER CR RD

Good

Over: OLIVER CREEK

059 MI SE ONA STATE PARK, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 312

ROOD BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: TUALATIN RIVER

030 MI N FARMINGTON ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,556

OLD RIVER RD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

0.4 MI NORTH OF CR55701, Benton, OR

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 439

STAGE GULCH ROAD

Good

Over: US FEED CANAL

015 MI E JCT HWY 395, Umatilla, OR

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 109

COUNTY RD 388

Good

Over: SUTHERLIN CREEK

AT SUTHERLIN S. CITY LIM, Douglas, OR

Built 1991 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,353

STEEN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.1 MI N OF HWY 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 324

UPPER IMNAHA ROAD

Good

Over: IMNAHA RIVER

19.3 MI S OF HWY 350, Wallowa, OR

Built 2006 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 70

HOMEDALE RD

Good

Over: NO 1 DRAIN DITCH

0055 MI S OF HENLEY RD, Klamath, OR

Built 1979 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 384

BETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

004 W OF STATE HWY 99W, Polk, OR

Built 1985 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,202

BIRCH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.2 MI E OF SPOFFORD ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 562

GREEN MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: W.FK.DAIRY CREEK

001 MI N SELL ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 1978 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 450

DAVIS RD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

.2MI WEST OFF MURREY BLVD, Washington, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 330

21 S 08 W 01.00:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

55.5 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 50

35 S 07 W 27.01:

Good

Over: PICKETT CREEK

0.6 mi. N of Robertson Br, Josephine, OR

Built 1986 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 20

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: JUNIPER CANYON

18.1 MI S ARLINGTON, Gilliam, OR

Built 1982 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 176

NEW ERA ROAD

Good

Over: PARROTT CREEK

000 ABOVE SEVCIK POND, Clackamas, OR

Built 1989 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 9,000

COUNTY RD 84G

Good

Over: BRONSON BR./HAUSER CREEK

0430 NORTH JCT RD 84 42, Coos, OR

Built 1973 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 129

INDIAN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK (ZEAMER #2)

02.7 MI E ORE RTE 82, Union, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 246

OR 74 (HWY 052)

Good

Over: LITTLE BUTTER CREEK

10.7 MI W UMATILLA CO LN, Morrow, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 45

GREENWOOD STREET

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2 BLKS. SO. HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 80

CITY ST (BUS STOP)

Good

Over: HINTON CREEK

0.06 MI N OF HWY 74, Morrow, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 258

CORNELL ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK OVERFLOW

W of John Olsen Ave, Washington, OR

Built 2001 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 24,439

Edson Creek Rd

Good

Over: Edson Creek

1 Mi N of Gold Beach, Curry, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,061

IRR C123 WEST LOOP

Good

Over: SILVIES RIVER

010 MI C121 FOLEY DR, Harney, OR

Built 2007 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 180

OLD HWY 30

Good

Over: SOUTH BEAVER CREEK

005 MI E HWY 30 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 2007 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 675

LOST CR RD

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

012 MI SO DELENA, Columbia, OR

Built 2007 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 409

OLD HWY 30

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

013 MI W HWY 30 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 2008 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 437

US 26 (Hwy 047) WB

Good

Over: McKay Creek

16.6 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Washington, OR

Built 2010 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 18,378

Hwy 32

Good

Over: Sourgrass Creek

004 MI SE TILLA YAM CO LN, Yamhill, OR

Built 2019 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 2,358

OLD HWY 99

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

In Winchester., Douglas, OR

Built 2020 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 6,250

ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Benton, OR

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

Lower Diamond Road

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2.9 MI W JCT ORE 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1970 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 221

PEACH ROAD

Good

Over: LADD CREEK

0.05 MI N OF WILKINSON LN, Union, OR

Built 1986 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 114

SMITHVILLE RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

570 MI N SHERIDAN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1988 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 175

OR 39 (HWY 050)

Good

Over: USRS CANAL A CANAL

016 MI S HWY 50 & 20INTER, Klamath, OR

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,999

COUNTY RD 179G

Good

Over: FISH TRAP CR/COLLIER

10 NORTH OF ARAGO, Coos, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

US 20 (HWY 007)

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.0 MI E JCT US 395, Harney, OR

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,885

Lamford Drive

Good

Over: Canyon Creek

Lamford Drive @ Bren, Grant, OR

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 93

282nd St.

Good

Over: Johnson Creek

032 MI SW BORING, Multnomah, OR

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,318

Showing 7,251-7,300 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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