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

LULAY RD

Fair

Over: S FORK NEAL CR

017 MI S CR 830, Linn, OR

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 185

SALMONBERRY RD

Fair

Over: ALSEA RIVER

0027 MI SE OF HWY 34, Benton, OR

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: SILK CREEK

0084 M N GOSHEN DIVIDE, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,869

CAMP CREEK RD

Fair

Over: WALTERVILLE CANAL

070 MI E HAYDEN BR, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,930

LAFOLLETT RD

Fair

Over: TUALATIN RIVER OVERFLOW

.175 W. GOLF COURSE ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

COUNTY RD 18

Fair

Over: SOUTH MYRTLE CREEK

9.2 MI E OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 471

COUNTY RD 18

Fair

Over: SOUTH MYRTLE CREEK

10.6 MI E OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 286

COUNTY RD 128

Fair

Over: MID. FORK COQUILLE RIVER

1.5 MI N OF CAMAS VALLEY, Douglas, OR

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 713

SMITH R RD #48

Fair

Over: FRANTZ CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF REEDSPORT, Douglas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,481

FIVEMILE ROAD #49

Fair

Over: LEITEL CREEK

6.0 MI N OF GARDINER, Douglas, OR

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 43

COUNTY RD 250

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF TENMILE, Douglas, OR

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

APPLEGATE RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

9.4 MI S OF FAP 8 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 995

SCAPPOOSE-VERNONIA

Fair

Over: Elk Creek

3.09SCAPPOOSE-VERNONIA, Columbia, OR

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 991

LONE ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: LONE ROCK CREEK

LONE ROCK, Gilliam, OR

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33

SE TACOMA ST

Fair

Over: B-56 OVER JOHNSON CREEK

2 BLKS E OF MCLOUGHLIN, Multnomah, OR

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 674

COUNTY RD 1000

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

1.60 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 929

COUNTY RD 1449

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

0.52 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 87

VAN NESS AVE

Fair

Over: ASHLAND CREEK

0.1 EAST OF HELMAN ST, Jackson, OR

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,380

CHILOQUIN RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: SPRAGUE RIVER

001 MI S OF SPRAGUE R RD, Klamath, OR

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

ROYAL AVE

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

029 MI W EUGENE, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,515

SHARPS CR RD

Fair

Over: ROW RIVER

150 MI SE COTTAGE, Lane, OR

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 386

MEADOWVIEW RD WEST

Fair

Over: SCS CHANNEL

013 W HWY99-MEADOWVIEW JT, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,344

TURNBOW LANE

Fair

Over: FERGUSON CREEK

080 MI W JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 168

HALL ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

015 MI WEST CHESHIRE, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 996

STAGE COACH RD

Fair

Over: CREEK

090 MI W LINNSLAW PARK, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 195

LOBSTER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LOBSTER CREEK

006 MI SO BENTON CO LINE, Lane, OR

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 85

SUTTON LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: RATH CREEK

005 MI E HWY101-SUTTON LK, Lane, OR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 117

BEAR CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CREEK

048 MI SO OF HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,093

HANNA ROAD

Fair

Over: WAGNER CREEK

030 MI S HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 109

GARFIELD ST.

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

0027 EUGENE GARFIELD ST, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,787

18TH AVE

Fair

Over: Amazon Channel

EUGENE 18&AMAZON CHAN, Lane, OR

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,657

NINETEENTH AVENUE

Fair

Over: AMAZON CHANNEL

EUGENE E 19TH AVENUE, Lane, OR

Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,327

PAMBRUN ROAD

Fair

Over: WILDHORSE CREEK

0.23 MI N OF HWY 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 247

ROY ROGERS RD

Fair

Over: TUALATIN RIVER

006 MI N SCHOLLS-SHERWOOD, Washington, OR

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,446

185TH & BASELINE

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

AT BASELINE ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,247

BELLINGER SCALE RD

Fair

Over: ONE HORSE SLOUGH

029 MI N CR 20B, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,288

MT HOOD DRIVE

Fair

Over: CREEK

11800 SE MT SCOTT BLVD H, Clackamas, OR

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 48

SW US VETERANS HOS

Fair

Over: HOSPITAL ACCESS ROAD

3710 SW US VETERANS HOSPI, Multnomah, OR

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

ROAD

Fair

Over: S FK MCKENZIE RIVER

16 S JCT HWY 126-FS 19---, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 10

34 S 03 W 24.00:

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

6 miles NW of East Evans, Jackson, OR

Built 1958 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

20 S 06 W 33.00:

Fair

Over: SMITH RIVER

12.7 miles NW of Hwy 99 (, Douglas, OR

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

03.3 MI E DRAIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1976 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,389

COUNTY RD 721

Fair

Over: SOUTH SANTIAM RIVER

0.25 NE OF WATERLOO, Linn, OR

Built 1961 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,854

GERONE ST

Fair

Over: USRS FEED CANAL (ECHO)

4.2 MI. SW JCT. I-84, Umatilla, OR

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 765

HEIPLE ROAD (W)

Fair

Over: CREEK

00.6 MI W OF HWY 224, Clackamas, OR

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 834

FOREST RD 4254

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

.1MI E OF 4250 4254 JCT, Crook, OR

Built 1963 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7

NFSR 3925015

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Wallowa, OR

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

SALING RD

Fair

Over: DUBOIS CREEK

00.1 MI N OF HWY 211, Clackamas, OR

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 279

SCHNEIDER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

00.3 MI W OF NEEDY RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1967 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 466

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB

Fair

Over: Calapooia River

154 MI N LANE-LINN LINE, Linn, OR

Built 1958 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 18,695

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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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