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

PITNEY LANE NORTH

Fair

Over: CROW CREEK

014 MI SW JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 743

GOLDSON ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

050 MI WEST OF CHESHIRE, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 368

HAMM ROAD

Fair

Over: COYOTE CREEK

120 MI W I5 CRESWELL EXT, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 787

SUMMERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

070 MI SW EUGENE, Lane, OR

Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 184

TIERNAN ROAD EAST

Fair

Over: DIVIDE CREEK

053MI W JCT HWY 36-US 126, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 15

N FORK SIUSLAW RD

Fair

Over: SHOEMAKER CREEK

030 MI NE MAPLETON, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 81

SOUTH SLOUGH ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH SLOUGH

030 MI E HWY101-WOAHINK, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 164

ENTERPRISE ROAD

Fair

Over: Papenfus Creek

030 MI S HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,463

KIMBALL RD

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

012 MI S HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 218

BROWN ROAD

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

030 MI NW DEXTER RES, Lane, OR

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 328

INDUSTRIAL WAY

Fair

Over: SANTIAM-ALBANY CANAL

001 MI S HWY22, Linn, OR

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 443

JEFFERSON C-843

Fair

Over: OWYHEE CANAL

004 S INTER WITH FAS B485, Malheur, OR

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 83

MORROW ROAD

Fair

Over: RICKREALL CREEK

0005 S OF COUNTY RD 7426, Polk, OR

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 389

WILSON RV TOLL RD

Fair

Over: KANSAS CREEK

10.5 MI E TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

0.1 mi S of Bker Creek Rd, Yamhill, OR

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 104

ROAD

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Douglas, OR

Built 1957 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 50

25 S 11 W 28.00:

Fair

Over: TIOGA CREEK

13.5 miles NE of Wagon Rd, Coos, OR

Built 1967 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 20

39 S 03 W 28.00:

Fair

Over: STAR GULCH CREEK

6.4 miles S of Hwy 238 (M, Jackson, OR

Built 1961 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

32 S 09 W 14.02:

Fair

Over: MULE CREEK

35.5 miles NW of Graves C, Curry, OR

Built 1955 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 25

STATE ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSIER CREEK

MOSIER, Wasco, OR

Built 1989 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,111

OR 201 (HWY 455)

Fair

Over: MALHEUR RIVER

0.5 MI N JCT I-84N, Malheur, OR

Built 1976 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 11,657

C-3004 NON-FA

Fair

Over: BURNT R

0.3 MI S JCT FAI-84, Baker, OR

Built 1970 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 30

US 30 (HWY 066)

Fair

Over: POWDER RIVER (BRIDGE ST)

IN BAKER CITY, Baker, OR

Built 1933 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,221

COUNTY RD 3004

Fair

Over: BURNT R

0.1 MI S JCT FAI-84, Baker, OR

Built 1970 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 30

ELGIN CEMETERY RD

Fair

Over: CLARK CREEK

0.05 MI S CLARK CREEK RD, Union, OR

Built 1986 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 43

PALMER CR RD

Fair

Over: PALMER CREEK

3.2 MI S OF DAYTON, Yamhill, OR

Built 1960 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 615

GOPHER VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1100 MI N SHERIDAN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1968 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 64

I-5 (Hwy 1)

Fair

Over: Silverton Road

IN SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 79,261

US 20 (HWY 007)

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

21 MI W JCT US 26 @ VALE, Malheur, OR

Built 1996 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,586

SPENCER CR RD

Fair

Over: SPENCER CREEK

065 MI SW EUGENE, Lane, OR

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,592

SW 18TH AVE

Fair

Over: UPRR

BETWEEN 2ND ST AND 4TH ST, Malheur, OR

Built 2003 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,639

OR 238 (HWY 272)

Fair

Over: FOREST CREEK

07.2 S APPLEGATE, Jackson, OR

Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5,166

COUNTY RD 37

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

17.0 MI NW OF DRAIN, Douglas, OR

Built 1950 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 137

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: CALAPOOYA CREEK

02.8MI N OF SUTHERLIN NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 21,625

Kilchis River Road

Fair

Over: Clear Creek

4.7 mi E of Bay City, Tillamook, OR

Built 1976 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 30

Upper Calapooia Dr

Fair

Over: Washout Creek

MP 14.6, Linn, OR

Built 1996 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 200

ELDER STREET

Fair

Over: HINTON CREEK

CITY OF HEPPNER, Morrow, OR

Built 1955 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 85

TAYLOR GRADE

Fair

Over: FIFTEENMILE CREEK

AT SOUTH VALLEY ROAD, Wasco, OR

Built 1973 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 21

32 S 04 W 04.00:

Fair

Over: Whitehorse Creek

4.2 miles NE of I-5 (exit, Douglas, OR

Built 2004 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

20 S 11 W 36.00:

Fair

Over: SPENCER CREEK

20.5 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 50

US101 (HWY 9)

Fair

Over: Miami River

009 MI S GARIBALDI, Tillamook, OR

Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,748

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: S. UMPQUA OFLOW

03.0 MI W HWY 001 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 17,812

ROAD

Fair

Over: QUARTZ CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1980 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

BOECKMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

1.8 MI N OF WILLAMETTE R, Clackamas, OR

Built 1969 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 110,869

GOOSENECK ROAD

Fair

Over: GOOSENECK CREEK

028 S OF STATE HWY 22, Polk, OR

Built 1982 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 354

VAUGHN LANE

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

019 MI WEST CR 777, Linn, OR

Built 1965 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 952

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB

Fair

Over: Santiam Overflow No. 4

6.2 MI N OF ALBANY, Linn, OR

Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 28,859

OR 42 (HWY 035)

Fair

Over: MANNING GULCH SLOUGH

7.4 MI N COQUILLE, Coos, OR

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,555

COUNTY RD 5A

Fair

Over: CHROME/BEAVER SLOUGH/RR

0027 FROM JC HWY 42 A426, Coos, OR

Built 2000 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,300

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: ROBERTS CREEK RD

06.1 MI S OF ROSEBURG SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2006 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20,793

Showing 4,251-4,300 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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