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 228 (Hwy 212)

Fair

Over: Calapooia River

055 MI E BROWNSVILLE, Linn, OR

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,176

MILL CR RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.6 EAST OF MARION RD, Marion, OR

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,699

US 26 (HWY 053)

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

038 MI N WASCO JEFF CO LN, Wasco, OR

Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,205

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: UMPQUA R & MCINTOSH SL

00.5 MI N HWY 045 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,417

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: COOS BAY (MCCULLOUGH BR)

01.4 MI N HWY 240 JCT, Coos, OR

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 14,599

NE MLK BLVD

Fair

Over: Hwy 2 & UPRR

0.1 MI E PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1908 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 35,800

TILLER-TRAIL HWY

Fair

Over: TRAIL CREEK

4.36 MI N JCT W/HWY 022, Jackson, OR

Built 1938 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 637

US 26 (HWY 005)

Fair

Over: DIXIE CRK (PRAIRIE CITY)

754 MI E GRANT CO LINE, Grant, OR

Built 1939 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,371

HWY 91

Fair

Over: FANNO CREEK

AT TIGARD CC, Washington, OR

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 34,462

OR 34 (HWY 27)

Fair

Over: Alsea River

071 MI E HWY 9 JCT, Lincoln, OR

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 993

OR 202 (Hwy 102)

Fair

Over: Nehalem River

0.3 MI E JEWELL, Clatsop, OR

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 496

CONIFER RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE PUDDING RIVER

01.2 W OF HOWELL PRAIRIE, Marion, OR

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,381

Hwy 131

Fair

Over: Trask River

00.2 MILE W TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,273

WILSONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: CORRAL CREEK

015 MI SW WILSONVILLE, Clackamas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,626

DALE KUNI ROAD

Fair

Over: HWY 001 (I-5)

07.6 MI N OF EUGENE SCL, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 564

IRVING AVE

Fair

Over: RAVINE

IRVING AT 33RD, Clatsop, OR

Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,811

FT RD(HIGHLAND AV)

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

015 MI N G PASS NCL, Josephine, OR

Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 900

SMOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: GATE CREEK

4.7 MI. S OF WAMIC, Wasco, OR

Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 92

Multnomah Blvd

Fair

Over: Hwy 001

1.5 MI N OF BARBUR BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 99,796

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: US 199 OR 99 (HWY 025)

0.11 MI N OF G PASS SCL, Josephine, OR

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 29,317

BARNETT RD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

1.5 MI N OF MEDFORD SCL, Jackson, OR

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,932

017

Fair

Over: BNSF

002 MI S BEND NC LIMITS, Deschutes, OR

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,345

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Fair

Over: HWY 66 UPRR

3.1 MI. E. JCT. OR 82, Union, OR

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,535

OR 58 (HWY 018)

Fair

Over: COAST FK WILLAMETTE OFLO

009 MI E HWY 1 JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 15,304

Hwy 064

Fair

Over: Main St

0.4 MI N OF W. LINN BR, Clackamas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 96,436

GRANDE RONDE/E AVE

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

002 S OF STATE HWY 18, Polk, OR

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 360

SPEASL RD.

Fair

Over: MCDOWELL CR

001 MI S CR 904 INTER, Linn, OR

Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 170

RED BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: ALBANY-SANTIAM CANAL

0297 MILES NORTH OF HWY34, Linn, OR

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 180

MULLER DRIVE

Fair

Over: COX CREEK

030MI EAST ALBANY, Linn, OR

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 62

QUARTZVILLE DR

Fair

Over: GREEN PETER RESERVOIR

030 MI NE GREEN PETER DAM, Linn, OR

Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 180

HARPER-WESTFALC805

Fair

Over: BULLY CREEK

01 M S WESTFALL POST OFF, Malheur, OR

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 328

I-82 (HWY 070) WB

Fair

Over: HWY 2 (UMATILLA)

1.0 MI. S. WA STATE LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1985 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,666

I-82 (HWY 070) EB

Fair

Over: HWY 2 (UMATILLA)

1.0 MI. S. WA STATE LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1985 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,666

JERICHO LANE

Fair

Over: NORTH UNIT CANAL

0.3 MI W OF HWY 97, Jefferson, OR

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 561

Aumsville-Shaw Hwy

Fair

Over: Hwy 162 / Beaver Creek

7.0 MI E SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,584

ELKHEAD ROAD #7

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

4.4 MI E OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 508

STEAMBOAT CR RD

Fair

Over: CANTON CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF STEAMBOAT, Douglas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 403

C140 BEST LANE

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

079 MI US 20, Harney, OR

Built 1978 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 48

UPTON ROAD

Fair

Over: UPTON SLOUGH

1.50 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,804

COUNTY RD 651

Fair

Over: WAGNER CREEK

0.63 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,032

COUNTY RD 682

Fair

Over: STERLING CR

3.16 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 765

ANDERSON RD

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

013 MI S&E OF HWY 39, Klamath, OR

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 82

JEFFERSON ST

Fair

Over: AMAZON CHANNEL

EUGENE @ S JEFFERSON ST, Lane, OR

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 11,143

WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: AMAZON CHANNEL

EUGENE WASH ST, Lane, OR

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 812

17TH & PEARL ST

Fair

Over: AMAZON CHANNEL

PEARL & AMAZON CHANNEL, Lane, OR

Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 14,171

SW QUEEN AVE

Fair

Over: CALAPOOIA RIVER

002 MI N CR 32, Linn, OR

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,356

VICTOR POINT RD

Fair

Over: DRIFT CREEK

00.8 N OF VICTOR POINT, Marion, OR

Built 1974 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 413

VAUGHN RD

Fair

Over: DOTY CREEK

028M SE ANKENY HL I-5 JCT, Marion, OR

Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 43

MARION HILL RD

Fair

Over: MARION CREEK

001 WEST OF MARION, Marion, OR

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 362

DIVISION STREET

Fair

Over: CANAL #1

1.8 MILE S OF HWY. 730, Morrow, OR

Built 1981 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50

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