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

CAMPBELL RD

Fair

Over: PORTION OF NFK SPRAGUE R

008MI WEST OF CAMP SIX RD, Klamath, OR

Built 1982 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 44

N FORK SIUSLAW RD

Fair

Over: N FORK SIUSLAW RIVER

061 NE OF FLORENCE, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,037

OAK PATCH RD

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

W. EUGENE - OAK PATCH RD., Lane, OR

Built 1973 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 6,885

STATE STREET

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

W OF ARPT RD/DEP FORESTRY, Marion, OR

Built 1929 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 40,878

MATHENY RD

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL

00.3 EAST OF FERRY, Marion, OR

Built 1973 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,523

BUTTERMILK CAN RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

8.80 MI W OF HWY 207, Morrow, OR

Built 1965 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 54

RUSSEL LANE

Fair

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

0.8 MI W OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1955 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 165

JARREL ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

005 MI E MASON HILL RD, Washington, OR

Built 1976 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 106

102nd to Hwy002 WB

Fair

Over: UPRR Overcrossing

0.8 MI E OF PORTLAND ECL, Multnomah, OR

Built 1954 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 25,587

OLIVER SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: BLITZEN RIVER

12.5 MI S OF HDQTRS, Harney, OR

Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1

HWY 2W CONN

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA R (LONGVIEW BR)

WASH. STATE LINE, Columbia, OR

Built 1929 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 22,837

US 26 (HWY 041)

Fair

Over: CENTRAL OREGON CANAL

037 MI E POWWELL BTE JCT, Crook, OR

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10,701

ROAD

Fair

Over: CHEWAUCAN RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 21

ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG ELK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lincoln, OR

Built 1966 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 8

ROAD

Fair

Over: COOK CR

7.8 N OF HWY 126 ON FS 15, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: QUENTIN CR

8.8 N OF HWY 126 ON FS-15, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: S FK MCKENZIE RIVER

9.4 S JCT 126-FS 19, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 250

ROAD

Fair

Over: QUARTZVILLE CR

28+ NE JCT HWY 20-FS 11, Linn, OR

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: FRENCH CR

1.7 NW JCT HWY 22-FS 2223, Marion, OR

Built 1957 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

US101 (Hwy 9)

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

001 MI S TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,986

COX CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)@ COX CREEK

06.6 MI N OF HWY 236 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 133

OR 18 (Hwy 39)

Fair

Over: S. Yamhill R. & Hwy 157

026 MI W POLK YAM CO LN, Polk, OR

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,011

Corbett Oxg Hwy 2

Fair

Over: Hwy 002

AT CORBETT, Multnomah, OR

Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 24,565

OLD STAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: KANE CREEK

1.3 MI S OF I-5 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,442

HUNTER CREEK RD

Fair

Over: HUNTERS CREEK

1.9 MI E GOLD BEACH LUM, Curry, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,680

MCANDREWS RD

Fair

Over: CORP

1 MI. W. OF INTERSTE 5, Jackson, OR

Built 1986 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 24,002

COUNTY RD 1

Fair

Over: OSHEA CREEK

1.0 MI E OF CANYONVILLE, Douglas, OR

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,076

COMMERCIAL STREET

Fair

Over: WILDHORSE CREEK

O.15 MI W OF HWY 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 1924 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 562

FIFTEEN MILE RD

Fair

Over: FIFTEENMILE CREEK

BROOKHOUSE, Wasco, OR

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 133

20 S 06 W 10.03:

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

0.2 miles SW of County Ro, Lane, OR

Built 1963 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 30

E. 2nd Street

Fair

Over: GURKIN CANYON CREEK

IN RUFUS, Sherman, OR

Built 1920 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 600

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Big Creek

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

Built 1931 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 2,880

US 199 (HWY 025)

Fair

Over: SLATE CREEK

14.7 MI W OF GRANTS PASS, Josephine, OR

Built 1927 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 7,085

I-84 (HWY 002) EB

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

2.0 MI W CASCADE LOCKS, Multnomah, OR

Built 1969 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 12,177

US 26 (HWY 047) EB

Fair

Over: Mckay Creek

16.6 MI W of Portland CC, Washington, OR

Built 1968 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 18,378

NE 33RD AVE RAMP

Fair

Over: B-9A X NE COLUMBIA BLVD

1 BLOCK N OF DEKUM ST, Multnomah, OR

Built 1967 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 5,161

OR 47 (Hwy 102)

Fair

Over: Nehalem River

1.0 MI S VERNONIA, Columbia, OR

Built 1959 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 3,848

OR 230 (HWY 233)

Fair

Over: CASTLE CREEK

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

Built 1932 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 797

BARLOW TRAIL RD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.1 MI W OF LOLO PASS RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1930 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 51,600

US 26 (HWY 47)

Fair

Over: N Fork Necanicum River

071 MI SE CANNON BCH JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1942 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 6,806

HWY 413

Fair

Over: PINE CRK (CORNUCOPIA)

10.6 MI. NW HALFWAY, Baker, OR

Built 1990 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 4

US 26 (HWY 026)

Fair

Over: HWY 1E

AT E BANK WILLAMETTE R, Multnomah, OR

Built 1966 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 52,368

NE 21ST AVE

Fair

Over: B-26 OVER UPRR

4 BLOCKS S OF HALSEY ST, Multnomah, OR

Built 1912 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 13,624

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: I-5 @ PORTLAND AVE

03.1 M N JCT HWY 035, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 42,181

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

22.3 MI E HWY 234 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,082

HWY 140 (OR 219)

Fair

Over: Willamette River

023 MI S NEWBERG, Yamhill, OR

Built 1958 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 4,094

SW Corbett Ave

Fair

Over: Hwy 001

2.3 MI N OF MULTNOMAH BVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1959 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 109,170

OR 18 (Hwy 39)

Fair

Over: South Yamhill River

159 MI E POLK YAM CO LN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1963 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 13,982

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: PISTOL RIVER

11.5 MI S ROGUE RIVER, Curry, OR

Built 1962 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 3,212

RMP W TO 2W WB

Fair

Over: 2W EB TO 61 NB RAMP E

W FREMONT INTRCHGE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1973 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 18,658

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Oregon Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.