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

SEEFELD DR.

Fair

Over: SPOON CREEK

012 MI E HWY 99E, Linn, OR

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 82

BRUSH CR RD

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

005 M S ST HWY 228, Linn, OR

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,360

Holcomb Blvd Co.

Fair

Over: Hwy 160

1 M S I-205 & PARK PLACE, Clackamas, OR

Built 1983 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 36,428

YOUNGS RIVER LP RD

Fair

Over: TUCKER CREEK

035 M S MILES CROSSING, Clatsop, OR

Built 2003 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 617

HWY 1NB CONN

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

NCL Eugene, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 15,131

HWY 69

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

JCT HWY 001 - HWY 069, Lane, OR

Built 2014 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 33,069

HORTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SWARTZ CREEK

0280 MI NORTH OF BLACHLY, Lane, OR

Built 1977 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 491

SPRING CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: MCKAY CREEK

0.7 MI E OF HWY 395, Umatilla, OR

Built 1977 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 392

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Fair

Over: BRANSON CREEK

7.8 MI SE WHEELER CO LINE, Grant, OR

Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 330

OR 221 (HWY 150)

Fair

Over: Spring Valley Creek

016 MI S OF POLK CO LINE, Polk, OR

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,930

DEADWOOD CR RD

Fair

Over: DEADWOOD CREEK

092 MI NO OF SWISSHOME, Lane, OR

Built 1965 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 180

US 26 (HWY 005)

Fair

Over: WEST CAMP CREEK

06.5 MI NW MALHEUR COLINE, Baker, OR

Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 267

LONDON RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

087 M S COTTAGE GROVE DAM, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 894

KAUFMAN RD

Fair

Over: PUDDING RIVER

01.2 E OF HOWELL PRAIRIE, Marion, OR

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 725

KAUFMAN RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

NEAR HOWELL PRAIRIE, Marion, OR

Built 1958 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 725

HULT ROAD (North)

Fair

Over: NATE CREEK

01.2 MI N OF HWY 211, Clackamas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 319

I-5 (HWY 1) FRTG.

Fair

Over: Cox Creek

008 MI N OF ALBANY SCL, Linn, OR

Built 1940 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,284

US 730 (HWY 2)

Fair

Over: UPRR (JUNIPER PT TUNNEL)

5.7 MI W WASHINGTON ST LN, Umatilla, OR

Built 1951 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,247

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Columbia River

Desdemona Sands, Clatsop, OR

Built 1966 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,551

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: BEAR CR

0.4 MI N OF CRATER LK HWY, Jackson, OR

Built 1961 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 19,813

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: BEAR CR

0.4 MI N OF CRATER LK HWY, Jackson, OR

Built 1961 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 19,813

I 205 (HWY064) Frt

Fair

Over: UPRR

1.0 MI N OREGON CITY CC, Clackamas, OR

Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 29,388

TALLMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: ALBANY-SANTIAM CANAL

001 MI S CR 9, Linn, OR

Built 1962 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 433

CROWFOOT ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BUTTE CREEK

0.55 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1980 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 678

I-84 (HWY 6) CONN

Fair

Over: HWY 6 AND HWY 70 EB

10.70 MI.S. WA STATE LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,099

MOON CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

0035 MI NORTHEAST BLAINE, Tillamook, OR

Built 2005 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 254

RIVER DRIVE

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

5.9 MI N COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 17,117

WALDO ROAD

Fair

Over: E FORK ILLINOIS RIVER

T40S-R8W-S26 JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 1966 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,003

HWY 69 WB CONN

Fair

Over: DEBRICK SLOUGH

005 MI E WILLAMETTE R XNG, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 26,536

US 26 (HWY 041)

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

029 MI W WHEELER GRANT LN, Wheeler, OR

Built 1930 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 511

US 730 (HWY 2)

Fair

Over: COLD SPRINGS JUNCTION

9.8 MI W WASHINGTON ST LN, Umatilla, OR

Built 1954 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,247

COUNTY RD 23

Fair

Over: LONE TREE/CATCHING SLOUG

005 MI NO SUMNER STORE, Coos, OR

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 351

MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: AMES CREEK

0.10 W OF 18TH STREET, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 824

OR 203 (HWY 340)

Fair

Over: CATHERINE CR(STATE YARD)

0.6 MI E JCT ORE 237, Union, OR

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 372

ROAD

Fair

Over: MERRITT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Klamath, OR

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18

ROAD

Fair

Over: SYCAN RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Klamath, OR

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 43

ROAD

Fair

Over: RED BLANKET CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Jackson, OR

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 70

HUNTER CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTER CREEK

5 MI EASTLY OF HWY 101, Curry, OR

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 38

SIXES RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

5MI N & 12MI E 97465, Curry, OR

Built 1957 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15

BEAR GULCH ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SHEEP CK

AT HIWAY 350, Wallowa, OR

Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10

CHAROLAIS ROAD

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Wallowa, OR

Built 1961 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 70

ROAD

Fair

Over: N SANTIAM R

JCT HWY 22 - FS 2242, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50

I-84 (HWY 002)

Fair

Over: BONNEVILLE DAM CON

3.3 MI W CASCADE LOCKS, Multnomah, OR

Built 1951 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 24,354

Crosby Road

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 1)

014 MI N OF OR214, Marion, OR

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,079

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: SMALL CREEK

019 MI N LANE-LINN LINE, Linn, OR

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 18,076

CONN 8 (SW 13TH)

Fair

Over: HWY 61

SUNSET INTERCHANGE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,437

NW RYALS AVE

Fair

Over: BOWERS SLOUGH

2.0 MI E OF ADAIR VILLAGE, Benton, OR

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 917

FAIRDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH YAMHILL RIVER

8 MI WNW OF YAMHILL, Yamhill, OR

Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 239

SALADO ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG ELK CREEK

AT SALADO JCT, Lincoln, OR

Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 22

Showing 3,901-3,950 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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