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

US 20 (HWY 33)

Fair

Over: Depot Slough

056 MI E OF HWY 9 JCT, Lincoln, OR

Built 1960 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,166

LONG ST

Fair

Over: AMES CREEK

0.10MI E.OF JCT HWY228&20, Linn, OR

Built 1960 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,399

PALMER CR RD

Fair

Over: W. FORK PALMER CREEK

2.5 MI S DAYTON, Yamhill, OR

Built 1979 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 512

HWY 69

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

00.1 N W 11 TH AVE JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1967 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 15,804

OR 203 (HWY 66)

Fair

Over: CATHERINE CR (MAIN ST)

11.0 MI. S.E. JCT I-84, Union, OR

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,561

HWY 1NB TO HWY 144

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

2.63 MI N OF TUALATIN RV, Washington, OR

Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 25,204

US 199 (HWY 25)

Fair

Over: W FORK ILLINOIS RIVER

36.7 MI W OF GRANTS PASS, Josephine, OR

Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,544

COUNTY RD 18

Fair

Over: LOUIS CREEK

8.3 MI E OF MYRTLE CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1939 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 600

E LANGELL

Fair

Over: LOST RIVER

.1 MI N BIG SPRINGS PARK, Klamath, OR

Built 2012 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,082

SE 158TH AVE

Fair

Over: B-47 OVER JOHNSON CREEK

N OF SE FOSTER ROAD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1973 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 513

OR 211 (HWY 161)

Fair

Over: Rock Creek

055 M W OF WOODBURN, Clackamas, OR

Built 1986 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 5,159

US 26 (HWY 047) CO

Fair

Over: HWY 061 I-405

0.5 MI W OF PORTLAND CC, Multnomah, OR

Built 1967 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 7,064

HWY 2W CONN

Fair

Over: US 30 (HWY 92)

10.86 MI W OF CLATSKANIE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1967 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 147

LOGANBERRY LANE

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

2 MI SE SHERIDAN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1969 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 219

TEMPLETON RD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK OVERFLOW

10.70 MI EAST101 & RD25, Coos, OR

Built 1979 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 83

COUNTY RD 189

Fair

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0016 EASTJCT OFRD55AND189, Coos, OR

Built 1974 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 159

COUNTY RD 189

Fair

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0017 EAST JCT RD55 AND189, Coos, OR

Built 1974 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 159

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

MAIN ST OVER BEAR CREEK, Jackson, OR

Built 1992 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 11,501

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: S UMPQUA RIVER(FORDS BR)

02.4 MI N CANYONVILLE NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2003 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 10,972

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: S UMPQUA RIVER(FORDS BR)

02.4 MI N CANYONVILLE NCL, Douglas, OR

Built 2003 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 10,972

SCOTTS VLLY RD #8

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

1.0 MI E OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1955 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 218

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: GAME FARM ROAD

028 MI N OF EUGENE NCL, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 20,437

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: BEAR CR

0.8 MI N OF ASHLAND SCL, Jackson, OR

Built 2008 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 12,676

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: BEAR CR

0.8 MI N OF ASHLAND SCL, Jackson, OR

Built 2008 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 12,676

US 395 (HWY 048)

Fair

Over: TROUT CRK OVERFLOW

2.6 MI. S. GRANT CO. LINE, Harney, OR

Built 2010 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 388

US 26 (HWY 47)

Fair

Over: West Humbug Creek

025 MI SE SUMMIT CST RNGE, Clatsop, OR

Built 2014 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 6,963

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: I-5 @ BELLOWS ST

00.3 MI N OF ROSEBURG SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 46,998

HWY 222

Fair

Over: WILLAMETTE R COAST FK

01.5 MI N CRESWELL JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,000

MOUNTAIN SHEEP LN

Fair

Over: DESCHUTES R. SHEEP LN

SE 1/4 SEC 3 T21S R10E, Deschutes, OR

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 66

97TH AVE

Fair

Over: MT SCOTT CREEK

.25 M S OF SUNNYSIDE ROAD, Clackamas, OR

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,094

DAWSON RD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5 MI E OF ROSEBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 88

OR 99 (HWY 063)

Fair

Over: I-5 (HWY 001)

2.4 MI HWY063 PINE ST JCT, Jackson, OR

Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,266

NE ALDERWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: B-113 X COLUMBIA SLOUGH

AT N E CORNFOOT ROAD, Multnomah, OR

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,741

SEVENMILE ROAD

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

015 MI WEST OF WEED ROAD, Klamath, OR

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 434

PIOCH LANE

Fair

Over: PARSON CREEK

018 MI W MARCOLA, Lane, OR

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 151

GOWDYVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: KELLEY CREEK

085 MI W COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 85

BRICE CR RD

Fair

Over: BRICE CREEK

210 MI SE COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 896

BAILEY LANE

Fair

Over: CROW CREEK

015 MI SW JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 306

NELSON MTN ROAD

Fair

Over: SHADY CREEK

035 MI NE OF WALTON, Lane, OR

Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 283

PANTHER CR ROAD

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

052 MI SW OF CROW, Lane, OR

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 225

BATTLE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: SWING LOG CREEK

046 MI S OF CROW, Lane, OR

Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14

CONDON CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CONDON CREEK

095 NW OF FLORENCE, Lane, OR

Built 1974 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 76

BASSONETTE ROAD

Fair

Over: DEADWOOD CREEK

131 MI NO OF SWISSHOME, Lane, OR

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 35

W WASH ST

Fair

Over: SALEM DITCH

03 E OF WILCO RD NO 32, Marion, OR

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,466

GOLD CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLD CREEK

025 SW OF WALLACE BRIDGE, Polk, OR

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 218

YORK ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.1 MI W OF STEEN ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 67

JAPANESE HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

0.05 MI W. OF EIGHTMILE R, Wasco, OR

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 78

SW SEIFFERT RD

Fair

Over: HEATON CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH HWY 219, Washington, OR

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,147

2090000

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

N FRM JCT C20 & 2090-1.8M, Grant, OR

Built 1960 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 40

OR 38 (HWY 045)

Fair

Over: PARADISE CREEK

076 MI W ELKTON, Douglas, OR

Built 1932 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,337

Showing 4,401-4,450 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Oregon Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.