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

OFF RAMP

Fair

Over: WATER AVE CONN EB

EAST END MORRISON BR, Multnomah, OR

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,606

MUD HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: SPANISH HOLLOW CREEK

022 MI S BIGGS JCT, Sherman, OR

Built 1963 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,796

US 97 (HWY 042)

Fair

Over: SPANISH HOLLOW CREEK

031 MI S BIGGS JCT, Sherman, OR

Built 1963 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,796

FIR CREST ROAD

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

5 MI SW OF CARLTON, Yamhill, OR

Built 1973 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 74

LOGANBERRY LANE

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

300 MI SE SHERIDAN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1969 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 219

DEVER-CONNER ROAD

Fair

Over: CROOKS CREEK

030 MI N MILLERSBURG, Linn, OR

Built 1962 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 566

Sandy Blvd

Fair

Over: Hwy 064 and TriMet

0.7 MI E OF HWY 68 (82ND), Multnomah, OR

Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 15,537

COPELY RD CO RD210

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION DITCH

01.0 SOUTH HWY NO 41, Crook, OR

Built 1954 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 150

POWERLINE RD

Fair

Over: I-82 (HWY 70) MP 4.86

4.75 S. WASH. ST. LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1986 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 783

US 20 (Hwy 16)

Fair

Over: Canyon Creek

170 MI E SWEETHOME, Linn, OR

Built 1997 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 877

GIFT ROAD

Fair

Over: GIFT RD/C O I CANAL

0.5 MI WEST HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,116

ELKHEAD RD #7

Fair

Over: ADAMS CREEK

4.1 MI E OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1946 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 508

HUBBARD CR RD

Fair

Over: HUBBARD CREEK

9.9 MI W OF UMPQUA STORE, Douglas, OR

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 245

OR62 (HWY 022I +D)

Fair

Over: East Vilas Rd.

Hwy 022I MP 3.49, Jackson, OR

Built 2018 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 17,039

BRIDGE LANE

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK NEHALEM RIVER

MP 0.1, Clatsop, OR

Built 1936 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 60

COUNTY RD 634

Fair

Over: GRIFFIN CR/SO. STAGE RD.

4.14 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1941 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,270

13TH ST EAST

Fair

Over: SHELTON DITCH

PARALLEL TO 470414, Marion, OR

Built 1975 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 19,501

BOEDIGHEMER RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

010M N CASCADE HWY@HWY 22, Marion, OR

Built 1966 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 806

38 S 07 W 27.00:

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

3.7 miles E of Hwy 199 (M, Josephine, OR

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 100

26 S 03 W 01.00:

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

6 miles NE of Hwy 138 (MP, Douglas, OR

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50

JACKSON STREET

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

JACKSON ST AT BEAR CREEK, Jackson, OR

Built 1987 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 13,703

OR 31 (HWY 019)

Fair

Over: PAULINA MARSH

060 M EAST OF SILVER LAKE, Lake, OR

Built 1985 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 454

OR 6 (Hwy 37)

Fair

Over: Wilson River

236 MI E OF TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,326

US 20 (HWY 007)

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

004 MI W HWY 49 JCT, Harney, OR

Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,885

US 395 (HWY 048)

Fair

Over: CANYON CREEK

7.25 MI. S. JCT. US 26, Grant, OR

Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 853

CHETCO RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHETCO RIVER

9 MI ELY HWY 101 @ 97415, Curry, OR

Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 266

NE 28TH AVE

Fair

Over: B-27A X I-84/LT RAIL

1 BL N OF SANDY BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1985 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 6,700

OR 6 (Hwy 037)

Fair

Over: West Fork Dairy Creek

3.6 MI W OF HWY 47 JCT, Washington, OR

Built 1954 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 8,032

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: MAIN STREET @ WARDS CR.

IN CITY OF ROGUE RIVER, Jackson, OR

Built 1953 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,770

BUTTE FALLS PROSPT

Fair

Over: COPCO CANAL

2.5 MI SE PROSPECT, Jackson, OR

Built 1954 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 383

TRESHAM LANE

Fair

Over: SNIDER CR

0.39 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 940

US 97 (HWY 004)

Fair

Over: UPRR & PELICAN CITY RD

004 MI S HWY 50 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1959 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 5,755

HWY 380

Fair

Over: SOUTH FK CROOKED RIVER

169 MI W PAULINA, Crook, OR

Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 175

US 730 (HWY 002)

Fair

Over: UPRR (CLARKE)

01.2 MI NE JCT FAI-84, Morrow, OR

Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,396

I-84 (HWY 006)

Fair

Over: IRRIGON JCT INTERCHANGE

9.4 MI W UMATILLA CO LN, Morrow, OR

Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 8,390

Ainsworth St

Fair

Over: Hwy 001 (I-5)

3.2 MI N OF BURNSIDE BR, Multnomah, OR

Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 114,153

NIXON DRIVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

006 MI WEST CR 218, Linn, OR

Built 1963 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 196

SCAPPOOSE-VERNONIA

Fair

Over: N FK SCAPPOOSE CREEK

032 MI NW JCT FAP1-FAS, Columbia, OR

Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,014

Holgate Blvd

Fair

Over: Hwy 064

7.9 MI N CLACKAMAS RIVER, Multnomah, OR

Built 1978 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 148,453

NORTON CREEK RD

Fair

Over: NORTON CREEK

0112 MI N OF HWY 20, Benton, OR

Built 1958 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 123

Hwy 064 (I-205)

Fair

Over: Columbia R./So. Channel

1.25 MI S ORE-WASH LINE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1982 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 133,470

I-5 (Hwy1) SB Conn

Fair

Over: Fairview Industrial Dr.

2 1 MI S OF HWY 162, Marion, OR

Built 1989 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 8,989

Hwy 064 Conn

Fair

Over: Mt Scott Creek

2.4 MI S OF PORTLAND SCL, Clackamas, OR

Built 2003 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 29,064

Park Entrance Road

Fair

Over: South Santiam River

15mi E of Sweet Home, Linn, OR

Built 1994 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 600

GOLF VIEW DR

Fair

Over: CREEK

S OF BARNETT RD, Jackson, OR

Built 1997 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 820

BUCK CREEK RD

Fair

Over: PASS CREEK

1.5 MI S OF CURTIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 348

COUNTY RD 211

Fair

Over: SUTHERLIN CREEK

2.0 MI N OF WILBUR, Douglas, OR

Built 1968 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 383

BERLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

0060 MI N CR 728, Linn, OR

Built 2014 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 556

Squaw Mountain Rd

Fair

Over: Clear Creek

013 MI W HWY 30 JCT, Josephine, OR

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 280

HAINES LANE

Fair

Over: LOUSE CREEK

T35S-R6W-S21, Josephine, OR

Built 1959 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 16

Showing 2,401-2,450 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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