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

LOWER NEHALEM RD

Fair

Over: NEHALEM RIVER

020 MI S OF ELSIE-26 JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

ALDERMAN RD

Fair

Over: PALMER CREEK

4.4 MI S OF DAYTON, Yamhill, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 243

RUCKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: STATE DITCH

1.1 MI N OF MARKET LANE, Union, OR

Built 1999 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 64

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: I-5 @ HWY 234

03.5 MI S OF ROSEBURG SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2007 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20,495

Hwy 002 WB

Fair

Over: Sandy River

0.1 MI E SANDY RIVER, Multnomah, OR

Built 2013 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 12,470

CAMP CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

0.40 MI E HAYDEN BR, Lane, OR

Built 1958 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,440

FIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

020 MI WEST OF LORANE, Lane, OR

Built 1977 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 100

LA MARR GULCH ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

1.4 MI N OF JOHNSON ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 146

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: WARM SPRINGS RIVER

2 KM NW KAH-NEE-TA RESORT, Wasco, OR

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,300

IRR BIA RTE 33

Fair

Over: BOULDER CREEK

23 KM NW OF WARM SPRINGS, Wasco, OR

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

IRR BIA RTE 2

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

AT OLD MILL CAMP, Wasco, OR

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

IRR BIA RTE 4

Fair

Over: SHITIKE CREEK

IN WARM SPRINGS, Jefferson, OR

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,400

IRR BIA RTE 2

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

48KM WEST OF WARM SPRINGS, Jefferson, OR

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250

OR 82 (HWY 010)

Fair

Over: GRANDE RONDE R (S ELGIN)

01.1 MI S JCT ORE 204, Union, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,507

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Drift Creek

005 MI S LINCOLN CITY, Lincoln, OR

Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,177

US 730 (HWY 2)

Fair

Over: UPRR

CITY OF UMATILLA, Umatilla, OR

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,378

OR 230 (HWY 233)

Fair

Over: MUIR CREEK

10.32 MI N JCT HWY 022, Douglas, OR

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 784

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

015 MI W BLUE RIVER, Lane, OR

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,795

FOREST RD 42

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK CROOKED RIVER

19.2MI SE OF 42 22 JCT, Crook, OR

Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

ROAD

Fair

Over: ROGUE RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Jackson, OR

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200

WINCHUCK CHETCO RD

Fair

Over: WINCHUCK RIVER

9 MI EAST HWY101, Curry, OR

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 69

ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15

ROAD

Fair

Over: LOBSTER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Benton, OR

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4

ROAD

Fair

Over: DEADWOOD CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6

ROAD

Fair

Over: STEAMBOAT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

WALLOWA LOOP ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE FORK CREEK

LAKE FORK CAMPGROUND, Baker, OR

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 225

STARKEY HQ ROAD

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

5.3 MI FROM HWY 244, Union, OR

Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30

LILY WHITE ROAD

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Baker, OR

Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 15

ROAD

Fair

Over: LOOKOUT CR

3.6 ON FS 15 3.7 ON 1506, Lane, OR

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20

ROAD

Fair

Over: FALL CR

18 E FALL CR DAM ON FS 18, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: MCKENZIE RIVER

.2 NW JCT HWY 126-FS 2654, Lane, OR

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

Hwy 002 (I-84 WB)

Fair

Over: Jaymar Rd

IN HOOD RIVER, Hood River, OR

Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 14,157

I-5 (Hwy 1) Conn.

Fair

Over: Chehulpum

079 MI N OF ALBANY, Marion, OR

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 726

SW 19th Ave

Fair

Over: Hwy 001

1.4 M N OF BARBUR BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 99,796

OREGON STREET

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.09 N OF OR 238, Jackson, OR

Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,545

OR 66 (HWY 021)

Fair

Over: EMIGRANT CREEK

074 MI E ASHLAND, Jackson, OR

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 542

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

053 MI W WALTON, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,177

US 197 (HWY 004)

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

063 MI S HWY 2 JCT, Wasco, OR

Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,702

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: MCANDREWS RD

3.6 MI N OF MEDFORD SCL, Jackson, OR

Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 39,626

ROBERTS ROAD

Fair

Over: WALDRON SLOUGH

007 MI S CR 13, Linn, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 113

QUINES CR RD

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

AT QUINES CREEK EXIT, Douglas, OR

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 537

COUNTY RD 572

Fair

Over: YANKEE CREEK

0.87 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 293

WICKS ROAD

Fair

Over: ROW RIVER

130 MI SE COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 630

TALMADGE ROAD

Fair

Over: S FORK ASH CREEK

010 S OF STATE HWY 51, Polk, OR

Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 375

FISH HATCHERY ROAD

Fair

Over: APPLEGATE RIVER

T37S-R6W, Josephine, OR

Built 1981 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,315

US 30 (HWY 92)

Fair

Over: John Day River

026 MI E ASTORIA, Clatsop, OR

Built 1990 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 9,577

C-553 NON-FA

Fair

Over: CRACKER CR(CRACKER CR RD

6.0 MI N JCT ORE 220, Baker, OR

Built 1981 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 30

NOTILOOP RD

Fair

Over: LONG TOM RIVER

055 MI W VENETA, Lane, OR

Built 1963 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 8,138

Hwy 068

Fair

Over: Johnson Creek

3.1 MI N OF HWY 171, Multnomah, OR

Built 1930 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 19,768

HWY 141

Fair

Over: FANNO CREEK

2.9 MI S OF HWY 143, Washington, OR

Built 1965 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 11,275

Showing 2,301-2,350 of 8,305 bridges

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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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