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

DUPEE VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: DUPEE CREEK

600 MI NE SHERIDAN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1972 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 96

PEORIA RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

032 MI S STATE HWY 34, Linn, OR

Built 1969 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,090

NIXON DRIVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CR OFLOW

002 MI WEST CR 218, Linn, OR

Built 1964 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 180

CO RD 71

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3.0 MI S JCT ORE 26, Grant, OR

Built 1994 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 190

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: LATHAM RD

01.7 MI S COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 12,762

SIUSLAW RD

Fair

Over: SIUSLAW RIVER

065 MI W OF LORANE, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 325

MOSS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: MIAMI RIVER

JCT MIAMI R RD &MOSS CRRD, Tillamook, OR

Built 1974 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 116

07 S 03 E 14.00:

Fair

Over: HUNTER CREEK

7.2 miles SE of Molalla o, Clackamas, OR

Built 1974 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 25

MARCOLA RD

Fair

Over: MCKENZIE RIVER

040 MI NE SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 1968 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 9,735

30TH AVE

Fair

Over: CO. RD. 1850 AT LANE C.C

0093 W I5 AND 30TH AVE IN, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 20,571

OR 202 (Hwy 102)

Fair

Over: Walluski River

03.2 MI SE ASTORIA, Clatsop, OR

Built 1980 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,549

BARLOW RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

070 MI E HWY 99E, Clackamas, OR

Built 1957 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,100

US 197 (HWY 004)

Fair

Over: UPRR & FRONTAGE RD

008 MI S ORE WASH BOARDER, Wasco, OR

Built 1954 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 5,699

ELK CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR PINE CREEK

11.18 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1965 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 165

Helevetia Rd

Fair

Over: Hwy 47 US 26

13.4 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Washington, OR

Built 1985 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 15,110

FAIRDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: HASKINS CREEK

8 MI WNW OF YAMHILL, Yamhill, OR

Built 1967 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 328

SCRAVEL HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BURKHART CREEK

006 MI SOUTH CR 7, Linn, OR

Built 1969 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,030

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FK COQUILLE RIVER

6.74 MI E OF COUNTY LINE, Douglas, OR

Built 1983 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,641

Fort Hill Road

Fair

Over: OR 18 (Hwy 39)

1.46 MI S VALLEY JCT, Polk, OR

Built 2009 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,000

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Fair

Over: ELK CR 1ST XING

005 MI E ELKTON, Douglas, OR

Built 2008 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 2,677

Rose Ridge Road

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.10 S of Mill Creek Rd., Union, OR

Built 2015 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 80

FALLS ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: TUMALO CREEK

11.8 M W OF BEND ON #4603, Deschutes, OR

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 300

ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CR

MILL CREEK CAMPGROUND, Jackson, OR

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 51

ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK INDIAN CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5

ROAD

Fair

Over: DESOLATION CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Grant, OR

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 135

ROAD

Fair

Over: FRENCH PETE CR

11.1 S JCT 126-FS 19, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 250

ROAD

Fair

Over: CALAPOOIA R

26 SE JCT 228-FS 2880, Linn, OR

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: TUNNEL MILL RACE

05.8 MI N COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 18,931

MAXFIELD CR RD

Fair

Over: MAXFIELD CREEK

0041 MI E OF CR 06541, Benton, OR

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 592

TWIN BR RD

Fair

Over: DESCHUTES RV/TWIN BR

00.47 MI WEST SWALLY RD, Deschutes, OR

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 319

DODDS ROAD

Fair

Over: COI CANAL

0342 MILES N OF HWY 20, Deschutes, OR

Built 1983 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 747

GREEN MOUNTAIN DR

Fair

Over: CREEK

006 MI S CR 813, Linn, OR

Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 41

US 26 (Hwy 047)

Fair

Over: Light Rail Transit

.3 M W OF HWY 144, Washington, OR

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 115,947

BASELINE RD

Fair

Over: BEAVERTON CREEK

0065 MI W 185TH AVE, Washington, OR

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,956

BULLY CR RD

Fair

Over: BULLY CR CANAL

004 M E BULLY CR DAM, Malheur, OR

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 312

DRIVER VLLY RD #22

Fair

Over: OLDHAM CREEK

5.0 MI E OF OAKLAND, Douglas, OR

Built 1961 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 188

COUNTY RD 37

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

22.0 MI NW OF DRAIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 122

COUNTY RD 51

Fair

Over: DOERNER CREEK

2.7 MI SW OF MELROSE, Douglas, OR

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,000

FOURMILE ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

4.4 MI SE OF HWY 19, Gilliam, OR

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15

MIKKALO LANE

Fair

Over: HAY CREEK

7.3 MI W OF HWY 19, Gilliam, OR

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13

PATTERSON RD

Fair

Over: JOHN DAY RIVER

0.05 M N. JCT HWY 26, Grant, OR

Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 35

SW 56TH AVE

Fair

Over: B-70 OVER FANNO CREEK

N OF HWY 10, Multnomah, OR

Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 404

UPPER RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: VANNOY CREEK

T36S-R6W-S9/16 JOSEPHINE, Josephine, OR

Built 1970 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,522

28TH ST S

Fair

Over: MILLRACE

0088 MI S HWY 126, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 365

CEDAR FLATS RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR FLAT CREEK

0061 MI S HWY 126, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 578

DEERHORN RD

Fair

Over: HAGGEN CREEK

140 MI E SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,007

DEERHORN ROAD

Fair

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

11.5 MI E SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,824

MCBETH RD

Fair

Over: SPENCER CREEK

037 MI SW EUGENE, Lane, OR

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,258

SEAVEY LOOP RD

Fair

Over: BERKSHIRE SLOUGH

010 MI N I5, Lane, OR

Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,573

SUNDERMAN RD

Fair

Over: MCGOWAN CREEK

080 MI N SPRINGFIELD, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 838

Showing 4,001-4,050 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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