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

SPRING HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: SPRING HOLLOW CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF HWY 11, Umatilla, OR

Built 1960 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 168

22 S 09 W 14.00:

Fair

Over: WEATHERLY CREEK

0.75 miles N of Hwy 38 (M, Douglas, OR

Built 1965 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

HIGHLANDS DRIVE

Fair

Over: NEACOXIE CREEK

020 MI N GEARHART W HY101, Clatsop, OR

Built 1975 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 569

US 95 (HWY 456)

Fair

Over: JORDAN CREEK

25.77 MI. SW IDAHO ST. LN, Malheur, OR

Built 1985 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,653

C-999 NON-FA

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.6 MI NW JCT CO RD 1009, Baker, OR

Built 1971 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 62

US 26 (HWY 047) EB

Fair

Over: PNWR & VADIS

17.0 MI W PORTLAND SWCL, Washington, OR

Built 1971 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 11,519

NW 11TH ST

Fair

Over: DIXON CR

.2 MI S OF BUCHANAN AVE, Benton, OR

Built 1981 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,393

TURNER RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

00.5 SOUTH OF DELANY, Marion, OR

Built 1965 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 6,600

NEEDY ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

00.25 MI S OF SCHNEIDER R, Clackamas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 252

8TH AVE (EASTSIDE)

Fair

Over: HWY 8 (EASTSIDE)

3.9 MI. S. WASH. ST. LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1975 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 8,390

HOLLAND LOOP RD

Fair

Over: BRIGGS CREEK

T39S-R8W-S35, Josephine, OR

Built 1953 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,566

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: ROCKY POINT VIADUCT

02.7 MI S HWY 251 JCT, Curry, OR

Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,167

AVENUE A

Fair

Over: NECANICUM RIVER

CITY OF SEASIDE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1963 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 7,315

Hwy 064AA

Fair

Over: Hwy 001

AT I-5 INTERCHANGE, Washington, OR

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 17,493

LEWIS & CLARK SPUR

Fair

Over: LEWIS & CLARK RIVER

AT NETAL GRANGE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1958 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 671

HAMLET ROAD

Fair

Over: ASVICK CREEK

040 MI SE JCT HWY 53, Clatsop, OR

Built 1989 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 338

PARKERSBURG RD #91

Fair

Over: SMALL CREEK

005 S PARKERS BURG CO PAR, Coos, OR

Built 1981 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 81

PRICE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

002 MI S OF ALSTON, Columbia, OR

Built 1978 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,073

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FK COQUILLE RIVER

6.90 MI E OF COUNTY LINE, Douglas, OR

Built 1984 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,641

TROY ROAD

Fair

Over: WENAHA RIVER

37.9 MI N OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1981 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 445

HWY 482 SPUR

Fair

Over: ROGUE RIVER

1.5 MI S OF G PASS INTCH, Josephine, OR

Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 24,780

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB

Fair

Over: Santiam Overflow No. 7

052 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Linn, OR

Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 28,857

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: S UMPQUA R(MISSOURI BTM)

06.3 MI N CANYONVILLE NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 12,471

Cedar Creek Rd.

Fair

Over: Jones Creek

Cedar Ck Rd at Jones Ck, Tillamook, OR

Built 2007 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 91

NO FORK SIUSLAW RD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SIUSLAW RIVER

120 MI NW OF MAPLETON, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 152

GROVE STREET

Fair

Over: SANTIAM-ALBANY CANAL

920 S. GROVE STREET, Linn, OR

Built 1973 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 618

Access Road

Fair

Over: Foster Dam Spillway

Foster Dam, Linn, OR

Built 1964 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 200

Logging Road

Fair

Over: Green Peter Reservoir

Green Peter Dam, Linn, OR

Built 1962 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 200

19 S 07 W 28.00:

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

0.2 miles S of Siuslaw Ri, Lane, OR

Built 1961 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20

19 S 08 W 13.01:

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

14.9 miles SE of Hwy 126, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20

19 S 08 W 03.00:

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

0.4 miles S of Siuslaw Ri, Lane, OR

Built 1955 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100

32 S 08 W 09.02:

Fair

Over: WEST FORK COW CREEK

4.1 miles W of Cow Creek, Douglas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 25

35 S 07 W 04.00:

Fair

Over: ROGUE RIVER

9.8 miles W of I-5 (Exit, Josephine, OR

Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 200

US 395 (HWY 049)

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

003 MI S HWY 7 JCT, Harney, OR

Built 1963 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 381

US 395 (HWY 049)

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

004 MI S HWY 7 JCT, Harney, OR

Built 1963 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 381

US 395 (HWY 049)

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

004 MI S HWY 7 JCT, Harney, OR

Built 1963 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 381

NUSOM ROAD

Fair

Over: PUDDING RIVER

02.5 EAST OF N HOWELL, Marion, OR

Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 897

TEETERS RD

Fair

Over: STOUT CREEK

004 MI W MEHAMA USFS STA, Marion, OR

Built 1979 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 171

ARNDT ROAD

Fair

Over: PUDDING RIVER OVERFLOW

.001 MI W OF KNIGHTS RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 14,416

SPRING GARDEN RD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

1.3 MI N OF BARBUR BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1959 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 96,559

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Cape Perpetua

012 MI N LANE CO LN, Lincoln, OR

Built 1963 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,813

I-84 (HWY 006) CON

Fair

Over: I-84 (HWY 006)

3.8 MI. N.E. ECHO, Umatilla, OR

Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 548

TENNESSE SCH. ROAD

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

1.3 MILES EAST HIGHWAY 20, Linn, OR

Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 360

TEMPLETON RD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

10.80 MI EAST 101 & RD25, Coos, OR

Built 1979 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 83

OR 138 (HWY 138)

Fair

Over: PP&L PENSTOCK

56.8 MI E OF HWY 99, Douglas, OR

Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 546

EDENBOWER ST

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

0.1 MI N OF N CITY LIMITS, Douglas, OR

Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 17,273

I-5 (Hwy 1)

Fair

Over: Mill Creek Oflow

AT SALEM SCL, Marion, OR

Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 86,874

COUNTY RD 33

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

15 MI NW OF SUTHERLIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1980 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 286

OLD HWY 30

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

053 MI W HWY 30 JCT, Columbia, OR

Built 2005 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 437

OR 203 (HWY 066)

Fair

Over: CATHERINE CR (DAVIS DAM)

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

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,453

Showing 3,801-3,850 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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