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

BLAKELY ROAD

Fair

Over: COI MAIN CANAL

100FT NORTH REED LANE, Deschutes, OR

Built 1972 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 3,676

RANCH DR.

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF COURTNEY CR

025 MI E CR 511, Linn, OR

Built 1965 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 118

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB

Fair

Over: Chehulpum Creek

079 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Marion, OR

Built 2001 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 28,905

OR 202 (Hwy 102)

Fair

Over: Lyons Creek

4.5 MI E BIRKENFELD, Columbia, OR

Built 2006 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 869

MILLER LANE

Fair

Over: CATHERINE CREEK

3.1 MI W OF HWY 203, Union, OR

Built 2007 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 73

Upper Calapooia Dr

Fair

Over: Hands Creek

MP 17.3, Linn, OR

Built 1980 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 200

OR 53 (HWY 46)

Fair

Over: Big Rack Heap Creek

022 MI SW CLATSOP TILL LN, Tillamook, OR

Built 1922 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 531

AIRPORT RD

Fair

Over: MALHEUR RIVER

0075 SO OF JUNTURA, Malheur, OR

Built 1989 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 85

HWY 69

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

00.1 W BELT LINE RD, Lane, OR

Built 1973 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 15,804

OR 39 (HWY 050)

Fair

Over: LOST RIVER DIVERSION CAN

038 MI S HWY 20 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 1966 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,438

BARLOW TRAIL RD

Fair

Over: HACKETT CREEK

4.0 MI W OF LOLO PASS RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1965 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 165,900

SAGERT ROAD

Fair

Over: HWY 1 I-5

0.9 MI S OF TUALATIN R., Washington, OR

Built 1969 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,452

US101 (Hwy 9)

Fair

Over: Skipanon River

08.73 S ASTORIA, Clatsop, OR

Built 1980 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 12,117

OR 224 (HWY 171)

Fair

Over: OR 99E (HWY 81)

HWY 171 over HWY 081, Clackamas, OR

Built 1969 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 24,798

MUDDY VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

3.60 MI N BELLEVUE, Yamhill, OR

Built 1968 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 210

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FK COQUILLE RIVER

08.1 MI E OF COUNTY LINE, Douglas, OR

Built 1984 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,968

I-5 (Hwy 1)

Fair

Over: Turner Rd.

032 MI N OF JCT HWY 1E, Marion, OR

Built 2007 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 71,347

RIDDLE RD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

01.4 MI S MISSOURI BTM, Douglas, OR

Built 2007 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,963

SW SPRING HILL RD

Fair

Over: TUALATIN RIVER OVERFLOW

002 MI S R/R X-ING, Washington, OR

Built 2017 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,098

LOW.GRAVE CR RD

Fair

Over: REUBEN CREEK

T33S-R7W-S31JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 1964 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 146

STARR ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK SALT CREEK

001 NE OF STATE HWY 22, Polk, OR

Built 1991 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 104

ROAD

Fair

Over: CAMAS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 1959 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 50

UPPER DEADWD CR

Fair

Over: COUGAR CREEK

162 MI NO SWISSHOME, Lane, OR

Built 1986 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 90

HWY 413

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK (CARSON)

053 NW HALFWAY, Baker, OR

Built 1973 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 46

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Fair

Over: S F JACOBSEN GULCH EB

080 MI NW IDAHO STATE LN, Malheur, OR

Built 1973 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,080

I-84 (HWY 006)

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK(8TH XING)

208 NI SE S BAKER INTCH, Baker, OR

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 9,904

FLACK RD. (CR#722)

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

020 MI NW OF VERNONIA, Columbia, OR

Built 1973 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 30

GRAND RONDE ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER

003 N STATE HWY 18, Polk, OR

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,809

OR 66 (HWY 021)

Fair

Over: NEIL CREEK

01.2 MI E OF HWY 001, Jackson, OR

Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,663

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB

Fair

Over: UPRR & Hwy 164

040 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Linn, OR

Built 2001 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 28,820

HAPPY VALLEY RD.

Fair

Over: SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER

T28S-R6W-S3, Douglas, OR

Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,886

RESERVOIR RD

Fair

Over: VALE MAIN CANAL

028 MI S WILLOW CR SCHOOL, Malheur, OR

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 38

DRIVER VLLY RD #22

Fair

Over: OLDHAM CREEK

4.2 MI E OF OAKLAND, Douglas, OR

Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 188

25TH ST SE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

BETWN TRADE & FERRY, Marion, OR

Built 1970 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,624

GOLD CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLD CREEK

031 SW OF WALLACE BRIDGE, Polk, OR

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 218

ROAD

Fair

Over: CAMAS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 108

ROAD

Fair

Over: DEADHORSE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 1959 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK SILVER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, OR

Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

1300000

Fair

Over: N.F. MALHEUR RIVER

11.5 MI JCT CO 62 & FS 13, Baker, OR

Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

OLEX-MCNAB ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

0.08 MI W OF HWY 74, Morrow, OR

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 169

FERN RD

Fair

Over: MARYS RIVER

0.7 MILE S OF PHILOMATH, Benton, OR

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,060

SW HAILEY AVENUE

Fair

Over: TUTUILLA CREEK

0.1 MI E TUTUILLA CR. RD., Umatilla, OR

Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 63

MOONSHINE PARK RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

010 MI NORTH OF LOGSDEN, Lincoln, OR

Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 408

FORD MILL RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CR

015 SE CR 844, Linn, OR

Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 134

COUNTY RD 80

Fair

Over: S. UMPQUA RIVER OVERFLOW

6.0 MI NW OF ROSEBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 73

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: I-5 @ CO RD SUTHERLIN CR

3.3 MI S OF SUTHERLIN SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2005 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 13,758

C117 FRY LANE

Fair

Over: FOLEY SLOUGH

005 MI US 20, Harney, OR

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 123

C308 CLARK LANE

Fair

Over: MALHEUR RIVER

020 MI VAN DREWSEY RD 306, Harney, OR

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 85

2-10

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK EB

3.0 MI WEST HWY 31, Lake, OR

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 59

JOHNSON RD

Fair

Over: DRURY CREEK

052 MI NORTH OF MARCOLA, Lane, OR

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 225

Showing 4,151-4,200 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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