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

FIVEMILE ROAD

Fair

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

9.0 MI W OF HWY 195, Wasco, OR

Built 1955 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 41

SW 86TH AVE

Fair

Over: FANNO CREEK

002 MI S SCHOLLS FERRY RD, Washington, OR

Built 1960 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 282

EVERS ROAD

Fair

Over: W.FK.DAIRY CR. OFLOW

009 MI S REILING ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 1957 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 307

LOWER 4TH CREEK RD

Fair

Over: 4TH CREEK

2 KM EAST OF BARVIEW, Coos, OR

Built 2004 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 1122

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

3.6 MI W JCT US 30, Baker, OR

Built 1968 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 537

HWY 225

Fair

Over: CORP

01.0 MI S HWY 015 JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1921 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 9,303

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: SIXES RIVER

00.8 MI N HWY 250 JCT, Curry, OR

Built 1971 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 3,232

BOYD LOOP ROAD

Fair

Over: 15 MILE CREEK

00.6 MI SOUTH OF BOYD, Wasco, OR

Built 1925 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 252

OR 86 (HWY 012)

Fair

Over: EAGLE CRK (RICHLAND)

302 MI SW IDAHO ST LINE, Baker, OR

Built 1925 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 697

OR 223 (Hwy 191)

Fair

Over: Pedee Creek

014 MI S PEDEE, Polk, OR

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 682

HWY 91 SB

Fair

Over: TUALATIN RIVER

0.5 MI S OF KING CITY CC, Washington, OR

Built 1929 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 13,883

OR 140 (HWY 020)

Fair

Over: USRS CANAL

033 MI E KLAMATH FALLS, Klamath, OR

Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 22,894

HARRISON AVENUE

Fair

Over: COAST FK WILLAMETTE RIV

0027 M WEST OF HWY 99, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,281

HWY 130

Fair

Over: Little Nestucca River

060 MI E HWY 9 JCT, Tillamook, OR

Built 1951 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 933

HWY 130

Fair

Over: Little Nestucca River

051 MI E HWY 9 JCT, Tillamook, OR

Built 1952 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 933

C1135-BIDWELL LN

Fair

Over: POWDER R (BIDWELL LANE)

134 MI N JCT CO RD #518, Baker, OR

Built 1975 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 61

US 26 (HWY 47)

Fair

Over: Nehalem River & Hwy 103

001 MI NW JEWELL JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1939 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 6,483

OR 99E (HWY 58)

Fair

Over: HWY 31 (US 20)

IN ALBANY, Linn, OR

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 14,581

OR 6 (Hwy 037)

Fair

Over: Gales Creek

13.0 MI W OF HWY 47 JCT, Washington, OR

Built 1956 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,731

OR 53 (HWY 46)

Fair

Over: Jack Horner Creek

030 MI SW SUMMIT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1951 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 511

OR 138 (HWY 231)

Fair

Over: UMPQUA RIVER (KELLOG BR)

063 MI S ELKTON, Douglas, OR

Built 1962 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,861

E INGRAM ISLAND PL

Fair

Over: WILLAMETTE R. OVERFLOW

0002 MI E OF CR 45141 N., Benton, OR

Built 1965 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 53

OR 18 (Hwy 39)

Fair

Over: Salmon River

040 MI W LINCOLN CO LN, Lincoln, OR

Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 7,259

HWY 180

Fair

Over: Randall Creek

012 MI E NORTONS, Lincoln, OR

Built 1961 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 49

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: ROGERS RD CONN

01.6MI S OF SUTHERLIN SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 13,834

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: TAYLOR ST

001 MI N OF COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 25,525

HY 91 SB TO 1 SB

Fair

Over: HWY 1 SB OFF RAMP

0.4 MI S OF TAYLORS FERRY, Multnomah, OR

Built 1959 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 8,681

US 30 (HWY 066) WB

Fair

Over: UPRR & GRANDE RONDE R

0.3 MI. E. JCT. I-84, Union, OR

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 871

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL

00.8 MI W MYRTLE POINT, Coos, OR

Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 5,411

HY 2 WB TO HY 1 NB

Fair

Over: UPRR

0.5 MI E PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1963 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 64,137

I-84 FRONTAGE RD

Fair

Over: I-84 (W EMIGRANT I/C)

100 MI W UNION CO LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1962 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 204

HWY 69

Fair

Over: UPRR & NW EXPRESSWAY

00.5 N JCT HWY 01W, Lane, OR

Built 1963 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 53,100

I-5 (Hwy 001)

Fair

Over: Col. Slough & Hwy 1 Conn

2.2 MI S OF INTERSTATE BR, Multnomah, OR

Built 1964 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 86,361

TOWER RD

Fair

Over: I-84 HWY 2 (TOWER RD IC)

098 MI E GILLIAM CO LINE, Morrow, OR

Built 1964 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,231

CONN 6

Fair

Over: HWY 61

BROADWAY ON-RAMP (SB), Multnomah, OR

Built 1964 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,454

BURNSIDE ST

Fair

Over: HWY 61

0.2 MI N OF SW YAMHILL, Multnomah, OR

Built 1968 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 81,503

KIRK DR.

Fair

Over: WARREN CR

001 MI NW CR 742, Linn, OR

Built 1965 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 36

YACHATS RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: S FORK YACHATS RIVER

072 MI E CAPE PERPETUA, Lincoln, OR

Built 1957 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 104

YACHATS RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: S FORK YACHATS RIVER

073 MI E CAPE PERPETUA, Lincoln, OR

Built 1957 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 94

OR 27 (HWY 014)

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION DITCH

025 MI S PRINEVILLE S LMT, Crook, OR

Built 1961 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 394

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: HAYNES INLET SLOUGH

02.3 MI N HWY 240 JCT, Coos, OR

Built 2001 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 13,054

HARPOLD RD

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

014 MILES NO JCT FAS 169, Klamath, OR

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 902

BYRON CR RD

Fair

Over: OLALLA CREEK

0.15 NE JCT CO RD 38, Douglas, OR

Built 1977 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 180

COUNTY RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2.2 miles west of Granite, Grant, OR

Built 1968 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 545

NW THURMAN ST

Fair

Over: B-15 X MACLEAY PARK

BALCH GULCH AT FOREST PK, Multnomah, OR

Built 1905 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,501

B470 CATLOW VALLEY

Fair

Over: HOME CREEK

077 M ORE205 ROARING SPRG, Harney, OR

Built 1971 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 123

NE JOHNSON STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH MYRTLE CREEK

CITY OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1976 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 331

SW IRVING LANE

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

0.1 MI E OF BEAR DRIVE, Jefferson, OR

Built 1955 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 122

MCQUISTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SEVEN MILE CANAL

109 MI S OF 7-MI ROAD, Klamath, OR

Built 1984 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 15

GURDANE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTER CREEK

4.3 MI S OF HWY 74, Umatilla, OR

Built 1965 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 97

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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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