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

US101 (HWY 9)

Good

Over: Rock Creek

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

Built 2008 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 2,880

I-5 (Hwy 1)

Good

Over: Mill Creek Oflow

1.25 MI N OF KUEBLER BLVD, Marion, OR

Built 2007 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 86,874

OR 18 (Hwy 39)

Good

Over: Hwy 1W and PNWR

MP 55.81, Yamhill, OR

Built 2016 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 10,620

20 S 08 W 18.02:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

40.8 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1961 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: LITTLE DESCHUTES RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Klamath, OR

Built 1950 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 50

6TH AVE

Good

Over: WILLOW CR

0045 NE JCT HWY 26, Malheur, OR

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 110

OR 22 (HWY 162)

Good

Over: N Santiam River

061 MI N HWY 16 OF JCT., Linn, OR

Built 2005 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,775

US 20 (HWY 016)

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

13.3 MI NW SISTERS, Jefferson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,923

SE FLORENCE STREET

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.02 MI MI S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2005 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 81

KANSAS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WILSON RIVER

10.0 MI EAST TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 2006 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 124

TRASK RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: SO FORK TRASK RIVER

12.0 MI E OF TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 154

PEEDEE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK PEEDEE CREEK

02.4 N OF STATE HWY 223, Polk, OR

Built 1989 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 55

EAST LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: US FEED CANAL

0.6 MI W OF S EDWARDS RD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 899

ROAD

Good

Over: COFFEE POT CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 5

12 S 03 E 16.00:

Good

Over: QUARTZVILLE CREEK

15.5 miles NE of Hwy 20 (, Linn, OR

Built 1966 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 25

ROAD

Good

Over: PRATHER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1950 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 50

US 97 (HWY 004)NB

Good

Over: FRANKLIN AVENUE

HWY 97 OXING FRANKLIN AVE, Deschutes, OR

Built 2000 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 19,778

BELLFOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: OLIVER CREEK

1.6 MI NORTH OF CR45120, Benton, OR

Built 2006 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 535

HOEFER ROAD

Good

Over: OVERFLOW

010MI WEST I5, Linn, OR

Built 2007 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 232

HWY 6 (CONN # 3)

Good

Over: BURNT RIVER(DIXIE CONN)

11.5 Mi N Malheur Co Line, Baker, OR

Built 2008 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 43

WALLUPA ROAD

Good

Over: Wildcat Creek

26.92 MI N OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 2007 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 70

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Good

Over: GRABB CREEK

Hwy 045 MP 25.10, Douglas, OR

Built 2018 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 3,481

HALL BLVD

Good

Over: FANNO CREEK

002 E OF GREENWAY BLVD, Washington, OR

Built 1981 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 35,412

MARKET LANE

Good

Over: GRANDE RONDE RIVER

5.1 MI E OF HWY 82, Union, OR

Built 1984 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 152

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NORTH CREEK AOP

NO DATA ENTERED, Lincoln, OR

Built 2019 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 5

TILLAMOOK RIVER RD

Good

Over: TRASK RIVER OVERFLOW

002 MI SOUTH TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1997 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,652

N PHOENIX ROAD

Good

Over: LARSON CREEK

0.52 MI S BARRNETT RD, Jackson, OR

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 4,777

US 30 (HWY 449)

Good

Over: BURNT RIVER AND UPRR

2.1 MI. S. LIME, Baker, OR

Built 2012 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 169

Hwy 039 (OR 18)

Good

Over: Private Road

MP 57.10, Yamhill, OR

Built 2016 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 10,620

SE Washington St

Good

Over: Kellogg Creek

East bound off of Hwy 081, Clackamas, OR

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 90

Gar Swanson Drive

Good

Over: PORT OF MORROW RR SPUR

Port of Morrow, Morrow, OR

Built 2019 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 10

EAST BEAVER CR RD

Good

Over: EAST BEAVER CREEK

020 MI EAST OF HEMLOCK, Tillamook, OR

Built 2020 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 212

COUNTY RD 32G

Good

Over: BRAYDEN BR/MYRTLE CREEK

1.0 MI FROM JCT 32 FA88, Coos, OR

Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 336

26 S 11 W 33.00:

Good

Over: Moon Creek

7 Miles NE of Fairview O, Coos, OR

Built 2007 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

16 MI W OF SUNRIVER, Deschutes, OR

Built 2000 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 150

LOCAL ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: CANYON CREEK

4 M NNW OF CAMP SHERMAN, Jefferson, OR

Built 1976 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 45

ROAD

Good

Over: FIR CREEK

S-14 T-1S R-6E WM, Multnomah, OR

Built 1990 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 4

ROAD

Good

Over: MID FK WILLAMETTE R

.5 SE JCT 58-FS 23-.3 #21, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 120

KNOLLBROOK PL

Good

Over: DUNAWI CREEK

N OF KNOLLBROOK AVE, Benton, OR

Built 2006 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 364

US 97 (HWY 042)

Good

Over: I-84 (HWY 002)

AT BIGGS JCT, Sherman, OR

Built 2014 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 7,043

FISHHAWK CREEK RD

Good

Over: FISHHAWK CREEK

070 MI N BIRKENFELD, Columbia, OR

Built 2014 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 52

PINE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH PINE CREEK

151 M VAN DREWSEY RD C306, Harney, OR

Built 1982 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 73

20 S 08 W 28.00:

Good

Over: SMITH RIVER

45.8 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 50

DESPAIN GULCH ROAD

Good

Over: DESPAIN GULCH

6.7 MI E OF NORTH LOOP RD, Umatilla, OR

Built 2005 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 338

DEL RIO RD (CO)

Good

Over: I-5 (001) WINCHESTER

03.7 MI N OF ROSEBURG NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 2,546

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: Cottonwood Road

Hwy 004 NB at MP 146.56, Deschutes, OR

Built 2010 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 5,730

Galls Creek Road

Good

Over: GALLS CREEK

MP 4.07 Galls Creek Rd., Jackson, OR

Built 2009 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 15

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Good

Over: LUDER CREEK

051 MI W SCOTTSBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 2016 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 3,509

NW ELMWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: DIXON CREEK

001 MILE W OF NW 23RD ST, Benton, OR

Built 1987 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 563

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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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