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

RIVERBEND ROAD

Good

Over: GLENN CREEK

002 E OF STATE HWY 221, Polk, OR

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 649

Port Access Road

Good

Over: CHINA CREEK

IN ARLINGTON, Gilliam, OR

Built 1954 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 66

COUNTY RD 218

Good

Over: MIDDLE FK COQUILLE RIVER

3.0 MI N OF CAMAS VALLEY, Douglas, OR

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 119

28 S 04 W 28.00:

Good

Over: Lee Creek

8.7 Miles NE of Myrtle Cr, Douglas, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 20

20 S 09 W 25.02:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

37 miles NE of Hwy 101 (M, Douglas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 50

17 S 02 E 02.00:

Good

Over: GALE CREEK

3.6 miles SE of Hwy 126 (, Lane, OR

Built 1987 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 20

OR 213 (HWY 160)

Good

Over: Marquam Creek

019 MI N CLACK MARION LN, Clackamas, OR

Built 1985 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 4,698

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NORTH SANTIAM

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 2011 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 10

US 20 (Hwy 33)

Good

Over: Little Elk Creek

1.1 MILES E OF EDDYVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 5,142

US101 (HWY 9)

Good

Over: Bob Creek

02.3 MI S LINC-LANE CO LN, Lane, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,761

US 26 (HWY 47)

Good

Over: Mail Creek

040 MI SE CANNON BCH JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 6,715

US 26 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: BRIDGE CRK (3RD XING)

10 MI W OF BAKER CO LINE, Grant, OR

Built 2006 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 319

TANGENT DR

Good

Over: CALAPOOIA RIVER

020 MI W HWY 99E, Linn, OR

Built 2008 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 469

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: MOSIER CREEK

IN MOSIER, Wasco, OR

Built 2009 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 22,259

LOGSDEN ROAD

Good

Over: S FK ROCK CREEK

17.57 MI EAST LOGSDEN, Lincoln, OR

Built 2012 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 161

COUNTY RD 118

Good

Over: N FK FLORAS CREEK

7.70 E. LANGLOIS, Curry, OR

Built 2016 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 263

COUNTY RD 72

Good

Over: SOUP CREEK

15.0 MI S OF SCOTTSBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 2021 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 75

28 S 04 W 28.00:

Good

Over: Lee Creek

8.7 Miles NE of Myrtle Cr, Douglas, OR

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20

FS ROAD

Good

Over: MURDERERS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Grant, OR

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20

ROAD

Good

Over: COE CREEK

S-26 T-1S R-9E WM, Hood River, OR

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20

FOREST RD. 2200

Good

Over: OCHOCO CREEK

2.6MI UP 22 FROM 22 42 JC, Crook, OR

Built 1975 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 125

FOGGY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FOGGY CREEK

5MI S & 9MI E OF 97466, Coos, OR

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 45

CHAROLAIS ROAD

Good

Over: CROW CK

INTERSECTION 46/4620, Wallowa, OR

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 70

ROAD

Good

Over: N FK MID FK WILL RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1965 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4

DEVER-CONNER ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKS CREEK

0172 MI WEST I5, Linn, OR

Built 1968 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 309

JOHN DISTRICT RD

Good

Over: BROADWAY CANAL

043 MI NE CLATSKANIE, Columbia, OR

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 230

C-0529 WHITNEY RD

Good

Over: N FK BURNT R(N FK BNT RD

017 MI S JCT FAP-92, Baker, OR

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 203

Deschutes Market

Good

Over: PUMICE ROAD

0.2 MI. EAST OF HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 6,688

HURICANE CR ROAD

Good

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

0.4 MI W OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 940

FIRST AVE.

Good

Over: NECANICUM RV

0.2 MI W OF US 101, Clatsop, OR

Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,018

MONTGOMERY RD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

20 MI E OF MADRAS, Jefferson, OR

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 82

C STREET

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.05 N OF OR 238, Jackson, OR

Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 79

DREWSEY RD

Good

Over: SOUTH DREWSEY SLOUGH

002 MI C306 AT DREWSEY, Harney, OR

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 123

COLUMBIA ST.

Good

Over: GREASEWOOD CREEK

0.15 MI W OF MAIN ST., Umatilla, OR

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 338

EGGLESSON ROAD

Good

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

1.0 W OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 167

OR 140 (HWY 020)

Good

Over: THOMAS CREEK

00.18 MI W LAKEVIEW, Lake, OR

Built 2001 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,242

Harwood Street

Good

Over: Ochoco Creek

City of Prineville, Crook, OR

Built 2004 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 5,579

US 26 (HWY 041)

Good

Over: MARKS CREEK

126 MI SW CROOK WHEELER L, Crook, OR

Built 2009 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 895

22 S 08 W 09.00:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

50 miles NE of Hwy 101 (M, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

22 S 09 W 14.00:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

49.6 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

32 S 08 W 10.00:

Good

Over: WEST FORK COW CREEK

2.5 miles W of Cow Creek, Douglas, OR

Built 1973 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 25

GREENFIELD C-1009

Good

Over: BULLY CREEK

2 MI N HWY 20 (ELFRING), Malheur, OR

Built 1972 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 332

JACKSON-BUCKEYE

Good

Over: DEEP CUT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 2019 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 150

DUFUR VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: FIFTEENMILE CREEK

4.5 MI. W. OF DUFUR, Wasco, OR

Built 1975 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 590

Main Street

Good

Over: Ochoco Creek

City of Prineville, Crook, OR

Built 2004 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 12,031

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Good

Over: KNOWLES CREEK

4.1 MI E MAPLETON, Lane, OR

Built 2010 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 5,546

DAVIDSON ROAD

Good

Over: West Fork Williams Creek

JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 2010 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 230

COUNTY RD 424

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

MP 1.32, Hood River, OR

Built 2019 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 594

HUDSON PARK RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

Hudson Parcher Park, Columbia, OR

Built 2014 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 72

SEARS ROAD

Good

Over: GETTINGS CREEK

050 MI N COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2000 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,316

Showing 7,301-7,350 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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