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

HWY 140 (OR 219)

Poor

Over: West Champoeg Creek

030 MI N WOODBURN, Marion, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,860

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Poor

Over: N UMPQUA RV (LONE ROCK)

17.9 MI E OF HWY 99, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,483

ROAD

Poor

Over: HERMAN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 25

ELK CITY ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG ELK CREEK

001 MI NORTH OF ELK CITY, Lincoln, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 200

FIRCREEK LANE

Poor

Over: GREASY CREEK

1.0 SW HWY 34/20 JCT., Benton, OR

Built 1996 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 115

BYRON CR RD

Poor

Over: BYRON CREEK

1.70 NE JCT CO RD 38, Douglas, OR

Built 1981 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 95

MEHL CR RD #11

Poor

Over: MEHL CREEK

6.5 MI S OF ELKTON, Douglas, OR

Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 119

LEWIS ROAD

Poor

Over: CHESNIMNUS CREEK

10.2 MI N OF CROW CR ROAD, Wallowa, OR

Built 1975 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 39

PARK STREET

Poor

Over: CLATSKANIE RIVER

CLATSKANIE N CITY LIMITS, Columbia, OR

Built 1986 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 277

BEAR CREEK RD

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.3 MI S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1956 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 28

ELK CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: S FK COQUILLE RIVER

16MI S & 6MI E OF 97466, Coos, OR

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Poor

Over: LOGAN CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5

OR 229 (HWY 181)

Poor

Over: Depot Creek

062 MI S SILETZ, Lincoln, OR

Built 1963 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 4,592

FRY ROAD

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK

015 MI NORTH HWY 34, Linn, OR

Built 1965 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 356

MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD

Poor

Over: EWEB POWER CANAL

5.0 MI. EAST OF LEABURG, Lane, OR

Built 1952 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 52

COUNTY RD 5

Poor

Over: ARCHAMBEAU CREEK

3.6 MI W OF LOOKINGGLASS, Douglas, OR

Built 1974 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 724

COMPANY HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: FIFTEENMILE CREEK

FAIRBANKS, Wasco, OR

Built 1955 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 45

UEBEL ROAD

Poor

Over: E FORK DAIRY CREEK

0005 MI W OF PUMPKIN RIDG, Washington, OR

Built 1973 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,202

CLATSKANIE DIST RD

Poor

Over: CLATSKANIE SLOUGH

007 MI N CITY OF CLATSKAN, Columbia, OR

Built 1979 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 382

NW BROADWAY RAMP

Poor

Over: BROADWAY ST CONN

WEST END BROADWAY BR, Multnomah, OR

Built 1913 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 30,388

COUNTY RD 7A

Poor

Over: HAYNES SLOUGH

2.75 MILES N OF NORTHBEND, Coos, OR

Built 1971 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,733

BOSTON MILL RD

Poor

Over: CALAPOOIA RIVER

015 MI EAST SHEDD, Linn, OR

Built 1962 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 299

"A" St

Poor

Over: PLUM CREEK

"A" St. McCoy OR, Polk, OR

Built 1940 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 15

HWY 429

Poor

Over: CRESCENT CREEK

023 MI S HWY 18 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 147

UPPER BERLIN RD

Poor

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

006 MI E CR 20B INTER, Linn, OR

Built 1971 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 360

TANGENT DR

Poor

Over: OWL CREEK

007 MI EAST CR 2, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 232

ROAD

Poor

Over: DAIRY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

SOURDOUGH ACCESS

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

5MI S & 13MI W OF 97534, Josephine, OR

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK UMATILLA

NO DATA ENTERED, Umatilla, OR

Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 46

ROAD

Poor

Over: LOOKOUT CR

3.5 E JCT HWY 126-FS 15, Lane, OR

Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

SADDLE MT PIT RD

Poor

Over: SPRAGUE RIVER

003 MI W OF SPRAGUE R RD, Klamath, OR

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

US101 (Hwy 9)

Poor

Over: West Beaver Creek

030 MI N BEAVER, Tillamook, OR

Built 1914 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 4,440

9TH AVE

Poor

Over: SANTIAM-ALBANY CANAL

9TH AVE AND VINE ST, Linn, OR

Built 1930 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 2,575

LITTLE VLY RD C6

Poor

Over: VALE MAIN CANAL

037 MI E INTER FAS B497, Malheur, OR

Built 1978 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 140

LYTLE BLVD C-853

Poor

Over: COW HOLLOW DRAIN

008 S SUNSET MKT(STRICKL), Malheur, OR

Built 1932 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 481

BUENA VISTA RD

Poor

Over: SIDNEY DITCH

04.0 NE OF FERRY, Marion, OR

Built 1958 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 783

Hwy 92

Poor

Over: Clatskanie River

0.5 MI E OF HWY 110 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 1954 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 7,806

WAVERLY DR. NORTH

Poor

Over: COX CREEK

000 AT ALBANY SEWER PLANT, Linn, OR

Built 1957 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 154

ROAD

Poor

Over: PUZZLE CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5

FALK RD

Poor

Over: SPOON CREEK

013 MI S HWY 228, Linn, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 185

TANGENT LOOP RD

Poor

Over: LAKE CREEK

025 MI S ST HWY 34, Linn, OR

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 113

TENNESSEE RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

004 MILE SOUTH EAST HW226, Linn, OR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 371

N. SECOND AVE

Poor

Over: SALEM DITCH

01 N OF IDA STREET, Marion, OR

Built 1965 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,866

US 26 (HWY 47)

Poor

Over: East Fork Humbug Creek

022 MI NW ELSIE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1934 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 6,963

WYATT DRIVE

Poor

Over: CURTIS SLOUGH

4.5 MI S HARRISBURG, Linn, OR

Built 1986 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 309

MULLER DRIVE

Poor

Over: BURKHART CREEK

003 MI WEST CR 334, Linn, OR

Built 1963 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 65

COLUMBIA BLVD

Poor

Over: B-78 OVER BNRR

2 MILES NW OF JCT. I-5, Multnomah, OR

Built 1909 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 13,910

ABRAHAM DR

Poor

Over: CREEK

015 MI E PEORIA, Linn, OR

Built 1964 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 72

LOCHNER RD

Poor

Over: OAK CR OFLOW

011 MI S CR 349, Linn, OR

Built 1959 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 360

US101 (Hwy 9)

Poor

Over: Arch Cape Creek

001 MI N ARCH CAPE TUNNEL, Clatsop, OR

Built 1937 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,523

Showing 8,101-8,150 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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