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

38 S 07 W 31.00:

Fair

Over: McMULLEN CREEK

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

Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 20

OR 203 (HWY 066)

Fair

Over: UPRR (HOT LAKE)

5.5 MI. S.E. JCT. I-84, Union, OR

Built 1971 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 2,453

OR 138 (HWY 231)

Fair

Over: UMPQUA RIVER

038 MI S ELKTON, Douglas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,878

OR 207 (HWY 333)

Fair

Over: A-LINE CANAL

2.3 MI. N. JCT. I-84, Umatilla, OR

Built 1974 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 4,513

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: NORTH SLOUGH

06.0 MI N HWY 240 JCT, Coos, OR

Built 1953 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 9,836

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

06.0 MI N OF HWY 236 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 10,113

BONITA ROAD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

1.9 MI N OF TUALATIN RV, Clackamas, OR

Built 1975 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 88,870

Hwy 002

Fair

Over: NE Sullivan St.

1.8 MI E PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1958 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 136,426

HWY 69 (WB)

Fair

Over: WILLAMETTE R OFLOW WB

02.8 W JCT HWY 001, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 26,536

CITY STREET 19T6

Fair

Over: 10TH ST. @ BEAR CR.

TENTH ST AT BEAR CREEK, Jackson, OR

Built 1960 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 9,097

I-84 (HWY 002) WB

Fair

Over: UPRR

045 MI E BIGGS, Sherman, OR

Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 6,104

NW COUCH BURNSIDE

Fair

Over: SB ON RAMP CONN 5

005 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1968 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 81,503

West A St

Fair

Over: Hwy 064

0.5 MI S OF WILLAMETTE, Clackamas, OR

Built 1970 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 86,557

IRR THORTON CR RD

Fair

Over: THORTON CREEK

007 M N HWY20 AT CHITWOOD, Lincoln, OR

Built 1971 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 47

OR 34 (Hwy 210)

Fair

Over: Lake Creek

063 MI E CORVALLIS, Linn, OR

Built 1971 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 22,981

Hwy 064

Fair

Over: Division St

7.0 MI S ORE-WASH LINE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1979 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 148,453

BELLFOUNTAIN RD

Fair

Over: MARYS RIVER

1.2 MI SOUTH OF PHILOMATH, Benton, OR

Built 1964 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,929

NW CRESENT VAL. DR

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0054 MI W OF HIGHLAND DR, Benton, OR

Built 1962 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 643

LOST LAKE RD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK HOOD RIVER

04.63MI SW HWY281-DEE MIL, Hood River, OR

Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 251

COUNTY RD 43

Fair

Over: JOE NEY SLOUGH

0000 AT JCT #184 & #43, Coos, OR

Built 1989 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,011

OR 99E (HWY 81)

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 1)

IN SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 1997 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 25,559

OR 46 (HWY 038)

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

01.4 W OF OREGON CAVES, Josephine, OR

Built 1999 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 99

OR 238 (HWY 272)

Fair

Over: CORP

.5 M N OF MCANDREWS RD, Jackson, OR

Built 2002 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 14,787

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: YOKUM ROAD

02.2 MI N OF CANYONVILLE, Douglas, OR

Built 2003 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 10,972

NO.MYRTLE RD CR#15

Fair

Over: NORTH MYRTLE CREEK

12.2 MI E OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 88

COUNTY RD 37

Fair

Over: HANEY CREEK

23.5 MI NW OF DRAIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1955 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 130

TEMPLETON ROAD

Fair

Over: ROBERTSON CREEK

NEAR TEMPLETON, Coos, OR

Built 2006 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 203

Cedar Creek Rd.

Fair

Over: Cedar Creek

0.0, Tillamook, OR

Built 1981 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 30

BUTTE FALLS RD

Fair

Over: REESE CREEK

3.2 MI E OF HWY 232 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 1963 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 4,481

SEARS ROAD

Fair

Over: N FORK GETTING CREEK

045 MI N COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1980 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,316

WARTHEN ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG TOM RIVER

015 MI NE OF NOTI, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 604

POLK ST

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

EUGENE POLK STREET, Lane, OR

Built 1951 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 9,751

LOCAL

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

025 MI SO OF ELK CITY, Lincoln, OR

Built 1966 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 8

18TH ST NE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

300 BLOCK, Marion, OR

Built 1941 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 2,192

WEST STAYTON RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.4 SOUTH OF AUMSVILLE, Marion, OR

Built 1966 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,417

DESPAIN GULCH ROAD

Fair

Over: DESPAIN GULCH

8.5 MI E OF NORTH LOOP RD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1989 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 168

CLARK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: N. FK. CLARK CREEK

5 MI. SE OF ELGIN, Union, OR

Built 1999 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 328

US 30 (HWY 066)

Fair

Over: OLD SETTLERS SLOUGH

12.9 MI. S. UNION CO LINE, Baker, OR

Built 1920 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,996

OR 226 (Hwy 211)

Fair

Over: North Santiam River

IN LYONS, Linn, OR

Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 3,739

OR 126 (HWY 015)

Fair

Over: BLUE RIVER BRIDGE

IN BLUE RIVER, Lane, OR

Built 1972 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,795

TIMBER ROAD

Fair

Over: NEHALEM RIVER

053MISW HWY 47 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 338

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Slide Viaduct

11.5 MI N HWY 062 JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1962 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,939

OR 58 (HWY 018)

Fair

Over: SALMON CREEK

00.9 MI E OAKRIDGE, Lane, OR

Built 1991 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 5,053

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

10.6 MI E OF HWY 99, Douglas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4,587

OR 213 (HWY 160)

Fair

Over: Garrett Creek

034 MI N CLACK MARION LN, Clackamas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4,884

OR 226 (Hwy 211)

Fair

Over: Jordan Creek

050 MI W LINN BENTON CO L, Linn, OR

Built 1963 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,394

OR 207 (HWY 390)

Fair

Over: SERVICE CREEK

AT HWY 5 JCT, Wheeler, OR

Built 1966 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 149

ROAD

Fair

Over: N SANTIAM R

.2 MI SW JCT HWY 22-FS 10, Linn, OR

Built 1951 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 125

OR 62 (HWY 022)

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

01.4 MI N MEDFORD, Jackson, OR

Built 1961 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 33,980

Hwy 002 EB

Fair

Over: Conn 2 Jordan Rd

0.1 MI E SANDY RIVER, Multnomah, OR

Built 1946 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 12,470

Showing 3,201-3,250 of 8,305 bridges

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