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

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Good

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

MP 37.14 HWY 138, Douglas, OR

Built 2010 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 507

OR 53 (HWY 46)

Good

Over: Joe Creek

006 MI S NECANICUM JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 2017 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 496

SAMS CREEK RD

Good

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

MP14.9 CORVALLIS-NEWPORT, Lincoln, OR

Built 2000 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 161

LEVENS STREET

Good

Over: RICKREALL CREEK

CITY OF DALLAS, Polk, OR

Built 2007 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 6,464

MAIN ST

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

WEST OF WATER / MAIN INT., Marion, OR

Built 1974 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 12,536

WALLA WALLA RV RD

Good

Over: WALLA WALLA RIVER

3.0 MI SE OF HWY 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 568

NORTH FORK RD

Good

Over: LITTLE NORTH SANTIAM R.

11.0 NE OF HWY. 22, Marion, OR

Built 2000 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 399

US 199 (Hwy 025)

Good

Over: George Creek

27.8 mi W of Grants Pass, Josephine, OR

Built 2008 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 8,383

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

051 MI N CHILOQUIN JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 2005 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 4,775

US101 (HWY 9)

Good

Over: Millport Slough

006 MI S KERNVILLE, Lincoln, OR

Built 2011 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 11,123

US 97 (HWY 004)

Good

Over: Cottonwood Road

Hwy 004 NB at MP 149.56, Deschutes, OR

Built 2009 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 5,730

COUNTY ROAD NO 960

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.02 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 2006 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 5,445

OBENCHAIN RD #957

Good

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE CREEK

0.12 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1988 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 360

ROAD

Good

Over: BOUNDARY CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 1989 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 10

WEST MAIN ST

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

0.19 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 5,590

OR62 (022BD)

Good

Over: Lone Pine Creek

Hwy 022I MP 1.76, Jackson, OR

Built 2018 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 504

ROAD

Good

Over: QUARTZ CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 2023 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 10

U OF Oregon Access

Good

Over: Mill Race Canal

Eugene - U of O Campus, Lane, OR

Built 2007 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 208

CAPITOL ST NE

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0025 N CAPITAL BLDG, Marion, OR

Built 2009 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 22,876

US 97 (HWY 042)

Good

Over: SPANISH HOLLOW

004 MI S BIGGS JCT, Sherman, OR

Built 2019 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 2,796

ROAD

Good

Over: MEADOW CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lincoln, OR

Built 1982 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 5

Hwy 002 (I-84 WB)

Good

Over: Hwy 100

IN CASCADE LOCKS, Hood River, OR

Built 2009 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 11,429

COUNTY RD 1

Good

Over: JOE HALL CREEK

T31SR1WS19, Douglas, OR

Built 2012 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 682

OREGON ST.

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

OR ST AND ROCK CR, Washington, OR

Built 2001 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 214

BAKERS FERRY RD

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

5.1 MI EAST OF CARVER, Clackamas, OR

Built 2006 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 1,545

19 S 08 W 16.00:

Good

Over: ESMOND CREEK

2.0 miles S of Siuslaw Ri, Douglas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 20

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 2009 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 120

EMPIRE BLVD.

Good

Over: C.O.I. CANAL

6 MI. N.E. OF BEND, Deschutes, OR

Built 1994 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 1,742

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

255 MI E OF HWY 99, Douglas, OR

Built 2006 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 1,136

Chemawa Rd

Good

Over: Ulali Drive

003 MI N SALEM NCL, Marion, OR

Built 2006 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 16,061

COUNTY RD 218

Good

Over: NORTH SLOUGH - MENASHA

0.7 MILE WEST HIGHWAY 101, Coos, OR

Built 1992 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,144

198TH AVE

Good

Over: CELEBRITY CREEK

MP 0.93, Washington, OR

Built 2020 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 11,176

SE J STREET

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

0.4 MI E OF HWY 97, Jefferson, OR

Built 2022 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 197

SE J STREET

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

0.4 MI E OF HWY 97, Jefferson, OR

Built 2012 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 197

14 S 06 W 34.01:

Good

Over: Coleman Creek

0.9 Miles S of HWY 34 (MP, Benton, OR

Built 2012 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 100

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: HOLMES CREEK

2.4 MI S HWY 402 JCT, Grant, OR

Built 1992 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 216

OR 82 (HWY 010)

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.3 MI. E. JCT. OR 3, Wallowa, OR

Built 1980 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 3,361

IONE-GOOSEBERRY RD

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CANYON

10.2 MI. S. IONE, Morrow, OR

Built 1980 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 64

US 26 (HWY 041)

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

13.5 MI W WHEELER GRAN LN, Wheeler, OR

Built 1978 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 500

MYRTLE STREET

Good

Over: POWDER RIVER

000 CITY OF BAKER, Baker, OR

Built 1987 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 1,777

OR 99W (HWY 1W)

Good

Over: CREEK

02.75 MI S JT SIXTH & IVY, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 15,014

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: CHINA CREEK

040 MI S HWY 006 JCT, Gilliam, OR

Built 1995 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 747

SW BROOKLANE DR.

Good

Over: DUNAWI CREEK

0.20 S.OF HWY 20/34, Benton, OR

Built 1987 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 1,795

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Good

Over: POTERF (ELK CREEK)

048 MI E OF WALTON, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,768

OR 74 (HWY 052)

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

4.3 MI. S.E. JCT. ORE 207, Morrow, OR

Built 1972 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 1,318

ROAD

Good

Over: QUARTZ CR

2.8 SE 126-FS 2618, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 75

I-5 (HWY 001)

Good

Over: MCKENZIE OFLOW

040 MI N OF EUGENE NCL, Lane, OR

Built 1987 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 40,874

I-84 (HWY 002)

Good

Over: HELMS CREEK

027 MI E RUFUS, Sherman, OR

Built 1964 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 12,129

OR 7 (HWY 071)

Good

Over: M FK JOHN DAY R (AUSTIN)

2.74 MI. NE JCT. US 26, Grant, OR

Built 1972 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 350

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Good

Over: CONDON CANYON CR

046 MI S OF CONDON SCL, Gilliam, OR

Built 1972 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 400

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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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