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

WEST FORK ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK DEADWOOD CREEK

0244 W DEADWOOD CR ROAD, Lane, OR

Built 1963 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 140

N. 12TH C-736

Fair

Over: WILLOW CR

010 MI E INTER HWY 26, Malheur, OR

Built 1977 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 264

MILLER RD

Fair

Over: RIVERSIDE CANAL

003 MI S INTER SPUR 453, Malheur, OR

Built 1978 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 140

INDIAN CR RD

Fair

Over: BULLY CREEK

01 M W WESTFALL POST OFF, Malheur, OR

Built 1977 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 94

33 S 01 E 17.00:

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH ELK CREEK

"3.3 miles NE of Hwy ""62, Jackson, OR

Built 2004 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 25

OR 99W (HWY 91)

Fair

Over: Rickreall Creek

064 MI N MONMOUTH, Polk, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,976

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: LOWER LOOKINGGLASS CRK

04.6 MI W HWY 001 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,148

US 26 (HWY 005)

Fair

Over: MOON CREEK

058 MI W JCT US 395, Grant, OR

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 993

OR 36 (HWY 229)

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK OFLOW

16.6 E DEADWOOD PO, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 726

OR 36 (HWY 229)

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

16.4 E DEADWOOD PO, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 642

US 20 (Hwy 16)

Fair

Over: Mt. States Power Canal

006 MI NW LEBANON, Linn, OR

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,867

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Yachats River

IN YACHATS, Lincoln, OR

Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,605

OR 238 (HWY 272)

Fair

Over: APPLEGATE R (APPLEGATE)

00.1 S APPLEGATE, Jackson, OR

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,425

Hwy 105

Fair

Over: Belt Line

IN ASTORIA, Clatsop, OR

Built 1921 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,877

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Fair

Over: STEAMBOAT CREEK

38.7 MI E OF HWY 99, Douglas, OR

Built 1949 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 507

HAWTHORNE BRIDGE

Fair

Over: WATER AVE TO THE RIVER

WILLAMETTE RIV MP 13.2, Multnomah, OR

Built 1992 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 27,012

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: ENDICOTT CREEK

04.9 MI E MYRTLE POINT, Coos, OR

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,811

OR 99 (HWY 063)

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

001 MI E MEDFORD, Jackson, OR

Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 17,455

SE BRIDGEWAY AVE

Fair

Over: MILL RACE

E OF HWY 99W, Benton, OR

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,114

OR 34 (Hwy 27)

Fair

Over: Lint Creek

005 MI E HWY 9 JCT, Lincoln, OR

Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,506

OR 22 (HWY 162)

Fair

Over: Boulder Creek

IN IDANHA, Marion, OR

Built 1932 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,163

ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK BULL RUN RIV*

S-31 T-1S R-6E WM, Multnomah, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK OF HOOD RIVER

S-08 T-3S R-10E WM, Hood River, OR

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30

ROAD

Fair

Over: ZIGZAG RIVER

S-17 T-3S R-8E WM, Clackamas, OR

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 25

ROAD

Fair

Over: JIM CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jackson, OR

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30

LOBSTER CREEK RD

Fair

Over: ROGUE RIVER

10 MI E HWY 101 @ 97444, Curry, OR

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 19

OLD FRENCH KNOT RD

Fair

Over: SUCKER CREEK

10MI E & 2MI S OF 97523, Josephine, OR

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

NICKEL CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

9MI S & 1MI W OF 97466, Coos, OR

Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: ALSEA RIVER

0.01 MI FROM JCT HWY 34, Lincoln, OR

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15

ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK JOHN DAY

HWY 395 & ROAD 3963., Umatilla, OR

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Fair

Over: CAMAS CREEK

HWY 244 & ROAD 54, Umatilla, OR

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 116

ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK UMATILLA

NO DATA ENTERED, Umatilla, OR

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 46

ROAD

Fair

Over: SLICK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH UMPQUA RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: PORTLAND CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5

DERSHAM RD

Fair

Over: HWY 47 US 26

19.3 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Washington, OR

Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,000

US 26 (HWY 047)

Fair

Over: HWY 144

5.3 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Washington, OR

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 115,947

OR 37 (HWY 036)

Fair

Over: UPRR (COLD SPRINGS HWY)

1.2 S JCT US RTE 395-730, Umatilla, OR

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 872

Battle Creek Road

Fair

Over: I-5 (Hwy 1)

013 MI N OF JCT HWY 1E, Marion, OR

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,616

US 26 (HWY 041)

Fair

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

026 MI W MITCHELL, Wheeler, OR

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 928

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: ROW RIVER RD

IN COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,571

Fletcher Road

Fair

Over: OR 18 (Hwy 39)

004 MI W HWY 150 JCT, Yamhill, OR

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,040

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

031 MI S LANE-LINN LINE, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 18,109

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Fair

Over: UPRR (ORE-IDA)

022 MI NW IDAHO STATE LN, Malheur, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,500

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Fair

Over: UPRR (ORE-IDA)

022 MI NW IDAHO STATE LN, Malheur, OR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,500

HWY 69 (WB)

Fair

Over: DEBRICK SLOUGH

02.6 W JCT HWY 001, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 26,536

I-405 (HWY 061) CO

Fair

Over: SB 61 TO FREMONT BR

E FREMONT INTCHGE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50,821

NW COUCH ST CO

Fair

Over: HWY 61

0.5 MI W PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40,751

NORKENZIE ROAD

Fair

Over: HWY 69

02.1 W JCT HWY 001, Lane, OR

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,712

DELTA HWY (CO RD)

Fair

Over: HWY 069

02.7 W JCT HWY 001, Lane, OR

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,229

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