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

LOGAN RD

Fair

Over: LEWIS & CLARK RIVER

020 MI S TUCKER RD JCT, Clatsop, OR

Built 1957 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 263

COUNTY RD 91

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0005 MISOUTHPARKERS BURGP, Coos, OR

Built 1979 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 80

BELL PLAIN DRIVE

Fair

Over: SHEDD SLOUGH

030 MI NW SHEDD, Linn, OR

Built 1966 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 124

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: S UMPQUA R & CORP

03.4 MI S OF ROSEBURG SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2007 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 20,495

Elmer Nelson Way

Fair

Over: Sand Creek

SOUTH OF REDWOOD AVE. AND, Josephine, OR

Built 2016 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 150

N FORK SIUSLAW RD

Fair

Over: CONDON CREEK

090 NW OF FLORENCE, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 765

QUARRY AVE

Fair

Over: PILOT BUTTE IRR CANAL

0006 MI E BEND-REDMOND HY, Deschutes, OR

Built 1974 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 298

I-5 (Hwy 1) SB

Fair

Over: UPRR & Hwy 164

04.0 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Linn, OR

Built 2005 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 28,820

OR 99W (HWY 91)

Fair

Over: Miller Creek

016 MI N BENTON LANE CO L, Benton, OR

Built 2008 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,283

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: HWY 482 SPUR

25.3 MI N OF MEDFORD NCL, Josephine, OR

Built 2008 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 26,177

MEACHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: E FORK DAIRY CREEK

002 MI W DAIRY CREEK ROAD, Washington, OR

Built 2011 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 152

I-84 (HWY 006)

Fair

Over: WESTLAND IRR CANAL

042 MI E MORROW CO LN, Umatilla, OR

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,143

HWY 40 CAPITOL HWY

Fair

Over: B-142 SEMI-VIADUCT

SEMIVIADUCT 3 W OF BARBUR, Multnomah, OR

Built 1959 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 21,947

CANARY ROAD

Fair

Over: WOAHINK LAKE

004 MI E HONEYMAN PARK, Lane, OR

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,259

HERBERLEIN ROAD

Fair

Over: LARCH CREEK

1.8 MI. N. OF FRIEND RD., Wasco, OR

Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14

LOWER DAVIS RD 334

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

066 MI SOUTH OF JCT RD 21, Crook, OR

Built 1986 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 499

WEST FORK ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK DEADWOOD CREEK

0085 W OF DEADWOOD CR.RD., Lane, OR

Built 1997 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 112

BEAR CREEK RD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

060 MI SO OF HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 710

BURRIS ROAD

Fair

Over: NEHALEM RIVER

032E JCT HWY 47 & HWY 202, Columbia, OR

Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 184

CHERRY LANE

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

0.2 MI W OF HWY 26, Jefferson, OR

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 656

I-84 (HWY 006) WB

Fair

Over: GRANDE RONDE RIVER

14.9 MI SE UMATILLA CO LN, Union, OR

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,209

HALO TRAIL RD #63

Fair

Over: YONCALLA CREEK

1.1 MI N OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 508

GAZLEY RD CR#35

Fair

Over: SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER

1.0 MI N OF CANYONVILLE, Douglas, OR

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,182

FIVEMILE ROAD #49

Fair

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

12.0 MI NE OF GARDINER, Douglas, OR

Built 1981 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 43

MIKKALO LANE

Fair

Over: SCOTT CANYON CREEK

4.5 MI W OF HWY 19, Gilliam, OR

Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 13

BRUSH CR RD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BRUSH CREEK

041 MI S HWY 228, Linn, OR

Built 1969 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 772

SW CHAMPLAIN DR

Fair

Over: B-34 SEMI-VIADUCT

N OF SW FAIRMOUNT BLVD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1951 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 715

TATE RD WEST

Fair

Over: HILL CREEK

030 MI SO CRESWELL, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 157

HIGH PASS ROAD

Fair

Over: SWARTZ CREEK

170 MI W JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 167

ALDERWOOD DR

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

005 MI NO LOW PASS WAYSDE, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 49

NELSON MTN ROAD

Fair

Over: LIEBRE CREEK

032 MI SW OF GREENLEAF, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 274

PETZOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: COYOTE CREEK

090 MI SW EUGENE, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 338

MORNINGSTAR RD NO

Fair

Over: Papenfus Creek

015 MI SO HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 231

LAKESHORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

T38S-R7W-S17, Josephine, OR

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,469

SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER

003 MI NORTH OF CO RD 15, Polk, OR

Built 1981 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 67

EAST CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

020 NE OF BLAINE, Tillamook, OR

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 32

POWERLINE RD

Fair

Over: W EXT. IRRIGATION CANAL

0.6 MI SE OF HWY 730, Umatilla, OR

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,565

WRENTHAM MARKET RD

Fair

Over: 15 MI CREEK

AT WRENTHAM, Wasco, OR

Built 1966 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 14

NW SHADYBROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: MCKAY CREEK

027 MI NE OF NORTH PLAINS, Washington, OR

Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,925

SW BUTNER ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR MILL CREEK

0107 MI E MURRAY BLVD, Washington, OR

Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,241

09 S 03 E 11.03:

Fair

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

10.7 miles E of Hwy 22 (M, Marion, OR

Built 1971 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 25

ROAD

Fair

Over: FIVE RIVERS

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2

LONE PINE LN

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

AT CHERRY CR CO PARK, Coos, OR

Built 1964 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 282

Vancouver Ave

Fair

Over: HWY 1 I-5

0.9 MI N OF BURNSIDE BR, Multnomah, OR

Built 1963 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 12,955

US 30 (Hwy 92)

Fair

Over: McNulty Creek

0.5 MI SE ST HELENS, Columbia, OR

Built 1996 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 22,237

SMITH R RD #48

Fair

Over: HUDSON SLOUGH

3.5 MI NE OF REEDSPORT, Douglas, OR

Built 1983 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,327

SCHOLFIELD RD #55

Fair

Over: SCHOLFIELD CREEK

5.5 MI SE OF REEDSPORT, Douglas, OR

Built 1985 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 88

APPLEGATE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE APPLEGATE RIVER

2.9 MI S OF FAP 8 JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 2006 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 3,191

US 97 (HWY 004)

Fair

Over: Wildlife Crossing

MP 180.13, Klamath, OR

Built 2020 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,461

NFS ROAD

Fair

Over: CROW CREEK

JUNCTION 4620/4620110, Wallowa, OR

Built 1966 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 10

Showing 4,351-4,400 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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