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

DAYS CR RD

Fair

Over: DAYS CREEK

3.8 MI NE OF DAYS CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 157

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: ELKHEAD RD

04.5 MI N OF HWY 236 JCT, Douglas, OR

Built 2010 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 20,226

FEAGLES CREEK RD

Fair

Over: FEAGLES CREEK

MP 0.15 FEAGLES CK RD, Lincoln, OR

Built 2010 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 35

FARGHER ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.4 MI S OF LONG HOLLOW R, Wasco, OR

Built 1940 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 33

27 S 10 W 06.01:

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

4 miles SE of Fairview O, Coos, OR

Built 1975 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 20

OR 36 (HWY 229)

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

15.3 E DEADWOOD PO, Lane, OR

Built 1960 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 642

HURRICANE CR RD

Fair

Over: WALLOWA RIVER

0.4 S OF HWY 82, Wallowa, OR

Built 1964 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,754

BEAVER CREEK RD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

630 MI N SHERIDAN, Yamhill, OR

Built 1966 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 123

COUNTY RD 177G

Fair

Over: WEST FORK CATCHING CREEK

0138 SOUTH JCT RD 19 177, Coos, OR

Built 1973 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 15

SAMS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: LONG TOM CREEK

036 MI N HWY 20, Lincoln, OR

Built 1971 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 48

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: ROW RIVER OFLOW

0.9 MI N COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2005 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 16,571

COUNTY RD 115

Fair

Over: SUTHERLIN CR

2.0 MI W OF WINCHESTER, Douglas, OR

Built 1951 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,737

OR 47 (Hwy 102)

Fair

Over: Dairy Creek Overflow

1.0 MI N BANKS, Washington, OR

Built 2006 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,391

HWY 69

Fair

Over: COOS BAY RAIL LINK

02.5 W BELT LINE RD, Lane, OR

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 12,930

US101(HWY009)NB

Fair

Over: NB SHINGLEHOUSE SLOUGH

02.3 MI S HWY 241 JCT, Coos, OR

Built 1990 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 6,860

SHEVLIN PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: TUMALO CREEK

0.0 MI WEST OF BEND, Deschutes, OR

Built 1977 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,364

BARGER DRIVE

Fair

Over: A2 CHANNEL

7.14 MI WEST I-5 JCT., Lane, OR

Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 11,899

US 20 (HWY 007)

Fair

Over: BULLY CREEK

2.1 MI W OF JCT HWY 5., Malheur, OR

Built 2005 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,321

US 26 (HWY 026)

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

8.8 MI E SANDY, Clackamas, OR

Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 15,711

DAYS CR RD

Fair

Over: DAYS CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF DAYS CREEK, Douglas, OR

Built 1956 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 246

Kilchis River Road

Fair

Over: Kilchis River

2.8 mi E of Bay City, Tillamook, OR

Built 1960 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 30

NF 1993

Fair

Over: Cougar Dam

Cougar Dam Spillway, Lane, OR

Built 1959 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 100

PRINC ACCESS ROUTE

Fair

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

22 MI WEST OF SUNRIVER, Deschutes, OR

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 62

4320

Fair

Over: EMIGRANT CREEK

.1MI S OF 43 4320 JCT, Harney, OR

Built 1966 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5

BIG CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Union, OR

Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 70

ROAD

Fair

Over: QUARTZ CR

4.9 SE JCT HY 126-FS 2618, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75

ROAD

Fair

Over: DOE CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1975 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75

ROAD

Fair

Over: STALEY CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Fair

Over: N FK WILLAMETTE

3 N JCT HY 58-FS 19---, Lane, OR

Built 1956 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: COMSTOCK CEMETERY RD

03.6 MI S LANE-DOUGLAS CO, Douglas, OR

Built 1981 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 24,529

CONN 8(5TH ONRAMP)

Fair

Over: HWY 61

0.2 MI S OF SW PARK, Multnomah, OR

Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,410

BULLY CR RD

Fair

Over: VALE CANAL SIPHON

9 M N GRAHAM BLVD, Malheur, OR

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 335

NE GLASS PLANT RD

Fair

Over: B-116 X COLUMBIA SLOUGH

W OF I205/COLUMBIA SLOUGH, Multnomah, OR

Built 1977 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,945

I-82 (HWY 070) WB

Fair

Over: COLUMBIA RIVER

WASHINGTON STATE LINE, Umatilla, OR

Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,800

Colorado Ave

Fair

Over: Deschutes River

018 MI W OF HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 1983 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10,213

LLEWELLYN RD

Fair

Over: OFLOW CHANNEL

0272 MI W OF HWY 99-W, Benton, OR

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 437

EAST BROADWAY

Fair

Over: NEAWANNA CREEK

0.3 MI E OF US 101, Clatsop, OR

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,627

I-84 (HWY 006) EB

Fair

Over: GRANDE RONDE R AND UPRR

15.1 MI SE UMATILLA CO LN, Union, OR

Built 2003 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,209

NEW BR. RD. CR#82A

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

8.0 MI SE OF GLIDE, Douglas, OR

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 187

BROWNSBORO RD

Fair

Over: KANUTCHAN CREEK

1.2 MI WEST OF JCT 270, Jackson, OR

Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,212

MARKET RD

Fair

Over: HILL CREEK

010 MI SOUTH CRESWELL, Lane, OR

Built 1981 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 584

HENDRICKS ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

037 MI SO HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 819

BRABHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

002 MI N HIGHWAY 58, Lane, OR

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 538

HAMER RD

Fair

Over: SAMS CREEK

030 MI EAST OF SILETZ, Lincoln, OR

Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 48

FAWCETT CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: FAWCETT CREEK

3.0 MI SE OF AIRPORT, Tillamook, OR

Built 1973 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 124

TUTUILLA CR. ROAD

Fair

Over: TUTUILLA CREEK

0.3 MI E OF HWY 395, Umatilla, OR

Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 4,062

OR 229 (HWY 181)

Fair

Over: Euchre Creek

040 MI N OF SILETZ, Lincoln, OR

Built 1989 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 545

SUNCREST ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.48 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1961 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 995

MILL CR RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

025 S OF STATE HWY 22, Polk, OR

Built 1981 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 284

OR 22 (Hwy 72)

Fair

Over: 13th Street

CITY OF SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 1988 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 29,529

Showing 4,501-4,550 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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