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

COUNTY RD 790

Fair

Over: LITTLE APPLEGATE RIVER

0.08 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1955 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 208

OAK ST

Fair

Over: AMAZON CHANNEL

EUGENE 17&OAK&AMAZON, Lane, OR

Built 1949 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 15,439

WINTEL RD

Fair

Over: SIDNEY DITCH

008M NW TALBOT RD I-5 INT, Marion, OR

Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 456

HELMICK ROAD

Fair

Over: LUCKIAMUTE RIVER OVERFLO

004 S HELMICK STATE PARK, Polk, OR

Built 1974 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 550

WARNOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

3.9 MI N OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1992 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 90

IRR BIA RTE 4

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK AGENCY CREEK

12.5KM NW 22/GRN RONDE RD, Yamhill, OR

Built 1998 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: REYNOLDS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 50

19 S 06 W 29.02:

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

0.05 miles W of County Ro, Lane, OR

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

25 S 01 E 31.00:

Fair

Over: CANTON CREEK

0.5 miles NE of Hwy 138 (, Douglas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

09 S 03 E 08.00:

Fair

Over: LITTLE NORTH FORK SANTIA

7.8 miles E of Hwy 22 (MP, Marion, OR

Built 1968 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80

3RD STREET

Fair

Over: CENTRAL OREGON CANAL

012 MI S BEND S C LMTS, Deschutes, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 42,538

TIMBER ROAD

Fair

Over: E FK NEHALEM RIVER

026 MI SW HWY 47 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 338

HWY 180

Fair

Over: Yaquina River

02.4 MI JCT HWY 33, Lincoln, OR

Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 58

SOUTH 6TH ST.

Fair

Over: COAST FORK WILLAMETTE R

034 MI N COTTAGE GROVE RS, Lane, OR

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,065

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

03.9 MI E REEDSPORT ECL, Douglas, OR

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,613

US 20 (HWY 007)

Fair

Over: CHIMNEY CREEK(7TH XING)

2.9 MI. E HARNEY CO LINE, Malheur, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,329

US 26 (HWY 047)

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

16.1 MI W HWY 37 JCT, Washington, OR

Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,936

EAGLE CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

1.40 MI SOUTH OF HWY 211, Clackamas, OR

Built 1952 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,781

HWY 200

Fair

Over: N FORK COYOTE CREEK

12.7 S JCT HWY 62, Lane, OR

Built 1980 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,376

OR 244 (HWY 341)

Fair

Over: JORDAN CREEK

04.2 MI SW JCT I84, Union, OR

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 491

HWY 140

Fair

Over: JACKSON BOTTOM SLOUGH

0.9 MI N OF HWY 29, Washington, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 8,147

OR 216 (HWY 290)

Fair

Over: BUCK HOLLOW CREEK

083 MI E TYGH VALLEY, Sherman, OR

Built 1947 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 133

OATFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: KELLOGG CREEK

AT MILWAUKIE SCL, Clackamas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10,094

BOLLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: GRIBBLE CREEK

00.02 MI E OF GRIBBLE RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1962 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 138

OR 99W (HWY 91)

Fair

Over: South Fork Ash Creek

006 MI S MONMOUTH, Polk, OR

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 8,500

US 26 (HWY 041)

Fair

Over: W BRANCH BRIDGE CREEK

041 MI W MITCHELL, Wheeler, OR

Built 1953 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 928

OR 82 (HWY 010)

Fair

Over: LOSTINE RIVER

11.0 MI. W. JCT. OR 3, Wallowa, OR

Built 1953 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,282

I-5 (HWY 001) CON

Fair

Over: YONCALLA JCT

02.5 MI S YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,554

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Fair

Over: MALHEUR RIVER

039 MI NW IDAHO STATE LN, Malheur, OR

Built 1973 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 8,570

OR 62 (HWY 022)

Fair

Over: TRAIL CREEK

00.1 S JCT HWY 230, Jackson, OR

Built 1958 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,016

OR 22 (Hwy 162) EB

Fair

Over: OR 214 (Hwy 163)

6.67 Mi E of Salem, Marion, OR

Built 1960 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 11,427

OR 126 (HWY 227)WB

Fair

Over: HWY 227 CONN #3

00.2 MI E HWY 1 JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 29,153

RESERVATION RD

Fair

Over: WAPINITIA CREEK

0.05 MI SOUTH WAPINITIA, Wasco, OR

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 198

SW 5TH AVE

Fair

Over: HWY 61

0.4 MI S OF 12TH AVE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 65,460

HWY 228 SB

Fair

Over: FLOODWAY DITCH

IN SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 1964 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 6,188

US 26 (HWY 047) EB

Fair

Over: CEDAR HILLS BLVD

6.2 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Washington, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 130,741

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Fair

Over: NORTH POWDER INT

0.5 MI NW BAKER CO LINE, Union, OR

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,905

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Fair

Over: NORTH POWDER INT

0.5 MI NW BAKER CO LINE, Union, OR

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 4,905

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Fair

Over: BALDOCK SLOUGH

113 MI SE UNION CO LINE, Baker, OR

Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,480

Hwy 194

Fair

Over: South Fork Ash Creek

002 MI W MONMOUTH, Polk, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,317

PEACH LANE

Fair

Over: GRANDE RONDE RIVER

1.1 MI N OF HWY 237, Union, OR

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 105

STRINGTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: PALMER CREEK

1.5 MI S OF DAYTON, Yamhill, OR

Built 1975 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 146

COUNTY RD 47

Fair

Over: W FK MILLICOMA

0485 WEST OF ALLEGANY STO, Coos, OR

Built 1961 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 334

ROBERTS ROAD

Fair

Over: CALAPOOIA RIVER

011 MI S CR 13, Linn, OR

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 124

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: I-5 @ HWY 234

03.5 MI S OF ROSEBURG SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2007 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20,495

DIVISION ST CR #18

Fair

Over: N.MYRTLE CREEK/SUPER Y

AT MYRTLE CR SUPER Y, Douglas, OR

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,336

SCOTTS VLLY RD #8

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

4.3 MI E OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1958 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 435

28G

Fair

Over: WILLANCH CREEK

6 MI EAST OF HWY 101, Coos, OR

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,051

DUG BAR ROAD

Fair

Over: IMNAHA RIVER

MP 13.49 RD 4260, Wallowa, OR

Built 1954 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 103

Hwy 002

Fair

Over: Oxng Marine Dr

0.8 MI W SANDY RIVER, Multnomah, OR

Built 2015 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10,784

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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.