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

BAKER CREEK RD

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

2.1 MI W MCMINNVILLE, Yamhill, OR

Built 2006 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 3,834

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: IRWIN ACCESS

00.4 MI N OF CANYONVILLE, Douglas, OR

Built 2007 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 10,955

GAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHEYTHE CREEK

017 W OF STATE HWY 223, Polk, OR

Built 1993 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 219

COUNTY RD 7

Fair

Over: YONCALLA CREEK OVERFLOW

0.5 MI SE OF YONCALLA, Douglas, OR

Built 1978 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,358

High Valley Road

Fair

Over: LIttle Creek #5

3.3 Mi E of Hwy 203, Union, OR

Built 2003 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 190

I-5 (HWY 001)

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN BLVD & CORP

028 MI S OF EUGENE SCL, Lane, OR

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 25,069

OR 7 (HWY 071)

Fair

Over: POWDER RIVER (RANCHERIA)

9.8 MI. S. JCT. US 30, Baker, OR

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,149

OR 51 (Hwy 43)

Fair

Over: South Fork Ash Creek

In Independence, Polk, OR

Built 1950 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 7,522

GORE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE OAK CREEK

010 MI E CR 342, Linn, OR

Built 1968 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 258

TIMBER ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

NORTH OF GLENWOOD, Washington, OR

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,371

Gnat Creek Road

Fair

Over: Gnat Creek

0.2mi from US-30, Clatsop, OR

Built 1960 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 30

Catching Slough Rd

Fair

Over: Matson Creek

5.3 mi SE of Coos Bay, Coos, OR

Built 2008 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 321

WESTLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: WESTLAND A CANAL

1.3 MI N OF I 84 INT, Umatilla, OR

Built 1968 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,480

ROAD

Fair

Over: NESKOWIN CREEK

5.6 MI FROM JCT OR HWY 18, Tillamook, OR

Built 1979 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 30

DELASHMUTT LANE

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

300 MI E BELLEVUE, Yamhill, OR

Built 1967 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 164

STONE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRYAN CREEK

3 MI WNW OF NEWBERG, Yamhill, OR

Built 1970 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 635

US 199 (HWY 025)

Fair

Over: APPLEGATE RIVER

6.97 MI W OF GRANTS PASS, Josephine, OR

Built 2012 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 7,105

HWY 200

Fair

Over: LONG TOM RIVER

00.8 N JCT HWY 62, Lane, OR

Built 1966 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 1,376

COUNTY RD 55G

Fair

Over: DANIELS CREEK #4

0525 MILES FROM CO RD 26, Coos, OR

Built 1971 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 401

US101 (Hwy 9)

Fair

Over: US 101 (Hwy 9) Conn.

N CANNON BEACH INTCH, Clatsop, OR

Built 2003 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 6,003

COUNTY RD 23

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

3.7 MI W OF OAKLAND, Douglas, OR

Built 1974 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 486

I-5 (HWY 001) SB

Fair

Over: CAMAS SWALE

06.2 MI S OF EUGENE SCL, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 18,775

27TH ST SE

Fair

Over: C.O.I. CANAL

0125 MI SOUTH HWY 20, Deschutes, OR

Built 1968 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 5,794

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: MAIN ST

COTTAGE GROVE, Lane, OR

Built 2008 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 16,571

I-5 (Hwy 1) NB CON

Fair

Over: Fairview Industrial Dr.

SE SALEM, Marion, OR

Built 2010 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,782

PICKETT CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: PICKETT CREEK

JOSEPHINE CO, Josephine, OR

Built 1975 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,534

COURTNEY CR DR

Fair

Over: COURTNEY CR

011 MI S HWY 228, Linn, OR

Built 1971 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 360

COUNTY RD 111

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

001 MI E JCT HWY NO 14, Crook, OR

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 156

NORTHRUP ROAD

Fair

Over: MCKAY CREEK

006 MI W DIXIE MOUNTAIN, Washington, OR

Built 2000 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 231

US 20 (HWY 007)

Fair

Over: MALHEUR R (SPERRY)

25.4 MI E HARNEY CO. LINE, Malheur, OR

Built 2005 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,335

Hwy. 2300

Fair

Over: Millicoma River

3.1 mi. from 1000 junct., Coos, OR

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 25

HAWTHORNE AVE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.25MI N. MISSION ST., Marion, OR

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 14,607

EKLOFF ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

035 MI SW TILLAMOOK, Tillamook, OR

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 318

WATERMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY GULLY

0.3 MI N OF SHERMAN ST, Umatilla, OR

Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 135

US 97 (HWY 004)

Fair

Over: UPRR

069 MI S HWY 18 JCT, Klamath, OR

Built 2006 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 5,418

OR 213 (HWY 160)

Fair

Over: Butte Creek

ON CLACK MARION CO LN, Marion, OR

Built 2013 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 4,572

Washington St

Fair

Over: Hwy 064

6.0 MI S ORE-WASH LINE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1978 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 59,691

HWY 51

Fair

Over: West Fork Mill Creek

042 MI S HWY 1 JCT, Marion, OR

Built 1995 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 8,588

I-5 (HWY 001) NB

Fair

Over: WILBUR-UMPQUA RD

I-5 (HWY 001) NB, Douglas, OR

Built 2006 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 13,758

JEFFERSON-SCIO DR

Fair

Over: N FORK SANTIAM RIVER

068 MILES WEST OF SCIO, Linn, OR

Built 1973 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 2,369

HEIPLE ROAD (E)

Fair

Over: CURRIN CREEK

020 MI NO OF ESTACADA, Clackamas, OR

Built 1982 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 1,036

BOOTH LANE

Fair

Over: GRANDE RONDE RIVER

8.5 MI E OF HWY 82, Union, OR

Built 1971 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 247

COUNTY RD 200

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

12.0 MI E OF WILBUR, Douglas, OR

Built 1972 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 857

NE SUNDERLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: B-94 X DRAINAGE DITCH

00.6 MI S OF MARINE DRIVE, Multnomah, OR

Built 1970 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 412

NEIBUR RD

Fair

Over: POTTER CREEK

00.5 MI NE OF REDLAND RD, Clackamas, OR

Built 1963 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 268

LOWER NEHALEM RD

Fair

Over: HUMBUG CREEK

010 MI S HWY 26 JCT-ELSIE, Clatsop, OR

Built 1972 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 263

WAGONTIRE DR.

Fair

Over: CLARK BRANCH CR

11.5 MI S OF ROSEBURG, Douglas, OR

Built 1979 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 552

EAST B AVENUE

Fair

Over: PASS CREEK

IN CITY OF DRAIN, Douglas, OR

Built 2005 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 4,197

JEFFRSN-MARION HWY

Fair

Over: RAIL ROAD

02.1 EAST OF JEFFERSON, Marion, OR

Built 2006 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 3,318

GEORGE SMITH ROAD

Fair

Over: PALMER CREEK

03.0 MI S OF BRIDAL VEIL, Multnomah, OR

Built 1970 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 73

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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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