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

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: OR 273 (HWY 273)

5.4 MI N CA STATE LINE, Jackson, OR

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,880

COUNTY RD 890

Fair

Over: EVANS CR/MINTHORNE RD.

0.29 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,720

OR 140 (HWY 270)

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUTTE CREEK

07.8 MI E HWY 022 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,701

US 97 (HWY 042)

Fair

Over: SPANISH HOLLOW CREEK

069 MI S OF BIGGS JCT, Sherman, OR

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,321

AVENUE S

Fair

Over: NEAWANNA CREEK

005 MI E OF SEASIDE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,510

SVENSEN ISLAND RD

Fair

Over: SVENSEN SLOUGH

003 MI N OF HWY 30 JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 83

C STREET

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

0.4 MI E OF HWY 97, Jefferson, OR

Built 1974 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 197

I-84 (HWY 6) WB

Fair

Over: I-82 (HWY 70) EB

28.0 MI W PENDLETON ON I8, Umatilla, OR

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,584

HWY 457

Fair

Over: OWYHEE CANAL

1.75 MI W. JCT I-84, Malheur, OR

Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5

OR 66 (HWY 021)

Fair

Over: KEENE CREEK

16.0 MI E OF ASHLAND, Jackson, OR

Built 1997 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 416

HWY 69

Fair

Over: BARGER DRIVE

0260 MI W OF 11TH AVE JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1997 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 37,516

SWEDETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CLATSKANIE RIVER

060 M SW CITY OF CLATSKAN, Columbia, OR

Built 1999 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 540

PARK RD

Fair

Over: PASS CREEK

0.1 MI NORTH OF CURTIN., Douglas, OR

Built 1998 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 222

FRANKLIN STREET

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

300 BLOCK FRANKLIN STREET, Umatilla, OR

Built 1955 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 82

BRUCE RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CR. OVERFLOW

0074 MI W OF HWY 99-W, Benton, OR

Built 1996 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 129

WILLOWDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: OCHOCO CREEK

0.3 MI S JCT HWY 41, Crook, OR

Built 2001 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,496

Hwy. 9300

Fair

Over: Elk Creek

0.1 mi. from 9000 junct., Coos, OR

Built 1977 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10

VALLEY VIEW RD CON

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

2.5 MI N ASHLAND NCL, Jackson, OR

Built 2011 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 7,222

C61-N.RIVERSIDE RD

Fair

Over: JOHN DAY R(RIVERSIDE BR)

5.1 MI S JCT US 26, Grant, OR

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 55

DREWSEY RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK MALHEUR RIVE

006 MI C306 AT DREWSEY, Harney, OR

Built 1957 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 169

1-10

Fair

Over: LOWER THOMAS CREEK

1.45 MI WEST OF LAKEVIEW, Lake, OR

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 396

2-16

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

050 MI NORTH HWY 140, Lake, OR

Built 1977 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 247

3-14

Fair

Over: TWENTY MILE CREEK

113 SOUTH HWY 140, Lake, OR

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 123

6TH ST

Fair

Over: DEADMAN CREEK

0.40 WEST HWY 395, Lake, OR

Built 1983 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 142

LANES TURN ROAD

Fair

Over: CURTIS SLOUGH

045 MI NW COBURG, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 173

LYNX HOLLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: LYNX CREEK

030 W HWY 99, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 738

CAMAS SWALE RD

Fair

Over: CAMAS SWALE

070 W CRESWELL, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,366

UPPER N FORK ROAD

Fair

Over: PORTER CREEK

170 MI NE OF FLORENCE, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 163

WINTER ST NE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

@ 800 BLOCK, Marion, OR

Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,484

NORTH MAIN AVE.

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

002 S OF SE POWELL BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1939 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 137

WHISKEY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

02.5 MI S NETARTS, Tillamook, OR

Built 1981 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,485

GURDANE ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK BUTTER CREEK

1.6 MI SW OF HWY 395, Umatilla, OR

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 40

WESTLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: WESTLAND A CANAL

0.9 MI N OF I 84 INT, Umatilla, OR

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,375

STRINGTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: GALES CREEK

001 MI S GALES CREEK ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 1958 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 491

33 S 01 E 08.00:

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH ELK CREEK

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

Built 1973 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 25

LOST CR RD

Fair

Over: GOSAGE CREEK

012 MI SOUTH CITY DEXTER, Lane, OR

Built 1972 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 570

COALMAN RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

00.6 MI E OF TEN EYCK RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1960 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,339

COLORADO ROAD

Fair

Over: TICKLE CREEK

00.75 MI S OF KELSO RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 14

LOWER DIAMOND ROAD

Fair

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

0.4 MI S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1956 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 203

OR 126 (HWY 62)

Fair

Over: WALKER CREEK

011 MI W WALTON, Lane, OR

Built 1962 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,271

GOPHER VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: DUPEE CREEK

13MI N ON GOPHER, Yamhill, OR

Built 1964 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 841

BOND ROAD

Fair

Over: ONEHOURSE SLOUGH

006 MI S CR 20L, Linn, OR

Built 1972 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 360

CHAPMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: N FK SCAPPOOSE CREEK

090 MI SW ST HELENS, Columbia, OR

Built 1978 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 302

HUNGRY HILL DR.

Fair

Over: CREEK

007 MI N CR 7A, Linn, OR

Built 1971 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 278

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Fair

Over: WELLS CREEK

022 MI E SCOTTSBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 2002 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 3,395

MARCOLA RD

Fair

Over: MOHAWK RIVER

070 MI NE SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 2003 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 7,790

HAYHURST RD #24

Fair

Over: BILLY CREEK

5.5 MI NW OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1962 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 290

HEMLOCK CR. RD.

Fair

Over: HEMLOCK CREEK

1.5 MI N OF OR 58, Klamath, OR

Built 2008 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 73

McTaggart Road

Fair

Over: Willow Creek

MP 0.03 W OF GRIZZLY RD, Jefferson, OR

Built 1970 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 50

23 S 09 W 04.00:

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

5.1 miles S of Hwy 38 (MP, Douglas, OR

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

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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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