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

DENNEY RD ACCESS N

Fair

Over: FANNO CREEK

001 N OF DENNEY RD, Washington, OR

Built 1977 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16

DENNEY RD ACCESS S

Fair

Over: FANNO CREEK

001 S OF DENNEY RD, Washington, OR

Built 1977 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,125

20 S 11 W 36.00:

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER

15.5 miles NE of Hwy 101, Douglas, OR

Built 1953 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 50

US101(HWY009)

Fair

Over: FERRY CREEK

00.4 MI S HWY 244 JCT, Coos, OR

Built 1962 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 8,399

NW OAK CREEK DR

Fair

Over: OAK CREEK

0.4 MILES W OF 53RD ST, Benton, OR

Built 1984 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 2,893

Perkins Road

Fair

Over: I-5 (Hwy 1)

015 MI N SALEM NCL, Marion, OR

Built 1975 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 8,079

BROWNSMEAD DIKE RD

Fair

Over: SASPAL SLOUGH

022 MI N HWY 30, Clatsop, OR

Built 1959 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 338

GRAND RONDE RD

Fair

Over: AGENCY CREEK

1.5M N GRAND RONDE AGENCY, Yamhill, OR

Built 1967 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 95

COUNTY RD 122G

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

0298 EAST OLD COOPER PIT, Coos, OR

Built 1976 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 194

COUNTY RD 55

Fair

Over: DR. STEM/ DANIELS CREEK

3.08 MILES FROM CO RD #26, Coos, OR

Built 1981 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 410

SO BEAVER CR RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

012 MI SE ONA STATE PARK, Lincoln, OR

Built 1993 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 347

N POWDER RD

Fair

Over: I-84 (HWY 006)

076 MI NW BAKER CO LINE, Union, OR

Built 1974 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 26

I-5 (HWY 1) NB

Fair

Over: Murder Creek

015 MI N OF ALBANY NCL, Linn, OR

Built 2001 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 29,068

6th Street

Fair

Over: D CANAL

MP 0.32, Klamath, OR

Built 2000 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 180

NW 3RD AVE

Fair

Over: CANYON CREEK

0.1 M N. HWY 26, Grant, OR

Built 1989 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 364

4TH AVE

Fair

Over: SANTIAM-ALBANY CANAL

4TH AVE AND VINE ST, Linn, OR

Built 1930 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 515

OR 19 (HWY 005)

Fair

Over: HAYSTACK CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT STATE 321, Wheeler, OR

Built 1977 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 208

WICHITA AVENUE

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

00.6 MI N OF KING RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1960 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 529

UPPER BERLIN RD

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

030 MI E CR 20B INTER, Linn, OR

Built 1968 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 118

SMITH R RD #48

Fair

Over: JOYCE CREEK

8.2 MI NE OF REEDSPORT, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,060

2-8

Fair

Over: CHEWAUCAN RIVER

1.1 WEST HWY 31 PAISLEY, Lake, OR

Built 1972 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 544

VERNONIA RD

Fair

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

1.4 NO. HWY 26/CO. 9 JCT, Washington, OR

Built 1960 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 378

22 S 09 W 07.00:

Fair

Over: VINCENT CREEK

8 miles N of Hwy 38 (MP 1, Douglas, OR

Built 1966 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

OR 211 (HWY 161)

Fair

Over: Pudding River

018 MI E HWY 01E, Marion, OR

Built 1969 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,187

OR 99E (Hwy 58)

Fair

Over: Slough

030 MI S LINN LANE CO LN, Lane, OR

Built 1969 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 8,469

ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK WILLAMETTE

NO DATA ENTERED, Lane, OR

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

ROAD

Fair

Over: SALMON CR

3.1 NE JCT 58-FS 24-.2 SE, Lane, OR

Built 1979 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: I-5 @ HARVARD AVE

00.2 MI N OF ROSEBURG SCL, Douglas, OR

Built 1976 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 46,998

HWY 222

Fair

Over: OFLOW BR

02.6 MI N HWY 018 JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,700

GILKEY ROAD

Fair

Over: DITCH

0129 MI N CRABTREE, Linn, OR

Built 1978 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 618

WHITE RV CROSSING

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

3.5 MI N OF HWY 216, Wasco, OR

Built 1980 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 56

DRYDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

T38S R7W S9, Josephine, OR

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,091

NE 207TH AVE

Fair

Over: RAILROAD

207TH INTCH I-84 MP 14.4, Multnomah, OR

Built 1996 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 62,086

GALVESTON AVENUE

Fair

Over: DESCHUTES RIVER

1.2 MI. WEST OF HWY 97, Deschutes, OR

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,067

HOMEDALE RD

Fair

Over: A CANAL

017 MI S OF 6TH ST, Klamath, OR

Built 2003 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,392

FAS A-396

Fair

Over: COOS CITY/ISTHMUS SLOUGH

002 MI E FAP 2 JCT, Coos, OR

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,797

LOON LAKE RD #3

Fair

Over: SOUP CREEK

2.8 MI S OF LOON LAKE, Douglas, OR

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 217

FOLEY DRIVE

Fair

Over: SILVIES RIVER

015 MI US 20/395, Harney, OR

Built 1958 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 217

COUNTY RD 875

Fair

Over: DITCH CR/W EVANS CR.RD.

10.17 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 1968 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,225

POPE ROAD

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

004 MI NORTH OF BLACHLY, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 164

BAKER BEACH RD

Fair

Over: QUARRY CREEK

0025 MI W HWY101-LILY LK, Lane, OR

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 32

OLD HYWAY 199

Fair

Over: MENDENHALL CREEK

JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 1926 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 104

ELLIOT ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI N OF BIRCH CR ROAD, Umatilla, OR

Built 1953 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 112

ROAD

Fair

Over: SHEEP CR

NO DATA ENTERED, Linn, OR

Built 1997 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 50

HIGH PASS ROAD

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

023 MI WEST JUNCTION CITY, Lane, OR

Built 1992 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,814

GREENHILL ROAD

Fair

Over: AMAZON CREEK

2 MI W BELTLINE-ROYAL JCT, Lane, OR

Built 1970 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 7,238

SALT CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

350 MI SW AMITY, Yamhill, OR

Built 1976 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 81

COUNTY RD 202G

Fair

Over: RUSSELL/WILLANCH CREEK

0.75 MI E OF CO RD 45, Coos, OR

Built 1980 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 145

Hwy 064 NB

Fair

Over: Johnson Creek

0.6 MI N OF PORTLAND SCL, Multnomah, OR

Built 1974 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 65,631

COUNTY RD 616

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CR.

4.70 MILEPOST, Jackson, OR

Built 2009 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 166

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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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