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

ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50

USFS ROAD

Fair

Over: DEVILS RUN CK

INTERSECTION #4625/#4695, Wallowa, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

EAGLE DRIVE

Fair

Over: EAST EAGLE CK

NO DATA ENTERED, Baker, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

US101 (Hwy 9)

Fair

Over: Ecola Creek

037 MI S CANNON BEACH JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 6,003

COUNTY RD 89

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK BR. #4

0390 FROM JCT CO RD 89 42, Coos, OR

Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 255

LONDON RD

Fair

Over: COAST FORK WILLAMETTE R.

049M S COTTAGE GROVE RES, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,258

WILLOW SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

.06 M W OF OR 99, Jackson, OR

Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 108

CITY VIEW

Fair

Over: AMAZON CHANNEL

EUGENE CITY VIEW ST, Lane, OR

Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10,054

HWY 164

Fair

Over: Chehulpum Creek

026 MI S HWY 1 JCT, Marion, OR

Built 1919 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,508

OR 99 (HWY 060)

Fair

Over: BIRDSEYE CREEK

05.3 E JACK.-JOSE. CO LN, Jackson, OR

Built 1920 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,066

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

16.7 MI E OF MYRTLE POINT, Coos, OR

Built 1979 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,346

N. F. NEHALEM RD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK NEHALEM RIVER

5.0 MI NE OF NEHALEM, Tillamook, OR

Built 1987 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 424

LOWER EIGHTMILE RD

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

1.4 MI. N. OF HWY 197, Wasco, OR

Built 1923 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 75

OR 66 (HWY 021)

Fair

Over: KLAMATH RIVER (KENO)

001 KENO OREGON, Klamath, OR

Built 1985 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,280

US 199 (HWY 025)

Fair

Over: BUTCHER KNIFE CREEK

14.3 MI W OF GRANTS PASS, Josephine, OR

Built 1927 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 7,085

US 20 (HWY 007)

Fair

Over: MALHEUR RIVER (HOPE)

077 MI W JCT US RTE 26, Malheur, OR

Built 1966 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,950

BLAINE ROAD

Fair

Over: NESTUCCA RIVER

1.3 MILES EAST OF BEAVER, Tillamook, OR

Built 1994 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,186

HWY 130

Fair

Over: Bear Creek

048 MI E HWY 9 JCT, Tillamook, OR

Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 933

OR 202 (Hwy 102)

Fair

Over: Beneke Creek

AT JEWELL, Clatsop, OR

Built 1934 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 511

OR 216 (HWY 044)

Fair

Over: WAPINITIA CREEK

094 MI W HWY NO 4 JCT, Wasco, OR

Built 1975 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 383

NORTH FORK RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE N. SANTIAM

07.0 NE OF HWY. 22, Marion, OR

Built 1960 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,124

AVE G

Fair

Over: NECANICUM RV

017 MI W FAP 2, Clatsop, OR

Built 1952 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,501

Boones Ferry Road

Fair

Over: I-5 (Hwy 1)

022 MI N MARION-CLACKAMAS, Clackamas, OR

Built 1971 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,544

Hwy 72 Mission St

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

CITY OF SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 1956 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 46,992

BUTTE FALLS PROSPT

Fair

Over: COPCO CANAL

3.0 MI SE PROSPECT, Jackson, OR

Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 185

BUTTE FALLS RD

Fair

Over: QUARTZ CREEK

9.3 MI E OF HWY 232 JCT., Jackson, OR

Built 1955 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 3,092

HURRICANE CR RD

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.1 MI W OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1955 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 480

OR 18 (Hwy 39)

Fair

Over: Hwy 157 EB

040 MI E POLK YAM CO LN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 12,200

OR 99E (HWY 58) NB

Fair

Over: Knox Butte Road

003 MI S ALBANY, Linn, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 11,014

Ogle Road

Fair

Over: I-5 (Hwy 1)

149 MI N LANE-LINN LINE, Linn, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 647

Boston Mill Road

Fair

Over: I-5 (Hwy 1)

182 MI N LANE-LINN LINE, Linn, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 488

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: POTB RR

IN BAY CITY, Tillamook, OR

Built 1962 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 7,644

US 199 (HWY 025)

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

21 MI W OF GRANTS PASS, Josephine, OR

Built 1964 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 7,018

NW Everett

Fair

Over: HWY 61

0.5 MI W PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1968 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 40,751

CANYON CREEK RD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

02.1 M S OF CANYONVILLE, Douglas, OR

Built 1965 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 87

HWY 69

Fair

Over: HWY 1W AND BNSF

BELTLINE & 99, Lane, OR

Built 1971 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 51,138

OR 126 (HWY 62) RW

Fair

Over: KNOWLES CREEK R/W LT

008 MI E OF MAPLETON, Lane, OR

Built 1962 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 13

RHEA CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: RHEA CREEK-KEENE BRIDGE

7.00 MI S OF HWY 74, Morrow, OR

Built 1930 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 102

WESTSIDE ROAD

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

007 MI N MCMINNVILLE, Yamhill, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 7,351

FIVE RIVERS RD

Fair

Over: CASCADE CREEK

028 M N OF FISHER, Lincoln, OR

Built 1957 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 241

RICHARDSON GAP N.

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

07 MI N FAS 118, Linn, OR

Built 1966 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,236

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Fair

Over: KNOWLES CREEK

017 MI E MAPLETON, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 4,171

N COLUMBIA BLVD

Fair

Over: B-126 OVER UPRR

E OF PIER PARK, Multnomah, OR

Built 1984 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 13,199

PORTLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

001 MI W BUS US 20, Deschutes, OR

Built 1962 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 11,211

US 395 (HWY 028)

Fair

Over: M FK JOHN DAY R (RITTER)

13.4MI S UMATILLA CO LINE, Grant, OR

Built 2004 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 309

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: YOKUM ROAD

02.2 MI N OF CANYONVILLE, Douglas, OR

Built 2003 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 10,972

COUNTY RD 75

Fair

Over: SUTHERLIN CREEK

6.0 MI E OF SUTHERLIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1979 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 215

HUBBARD CR RD

Fair

Over: UMPQUA RIVER

0.5 MI W OF UMPQUA STORE, Douglas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,182

HOSKINS RD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK MARYS RIVER

002 MI E OF 07055, Benton, OR

Built 2011 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 102

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