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Bridge conditions in Franklin County, Ohio

920 inventoried bridges · 27 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Franklin County tracks close to typical: 27 of its 920 inventoried bridges (2.9%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

27 of the 920 bridges in Franklin County, Ohio, are rated in poor condition (2.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
655 bridges (71.2%) are rated good and 238 (25.9%) fair.
The median Franklin County bridge was built in 1978.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is 270WB to 71SB over Ramp 71nb-270wb (built 1966), carrying about 104,140 vehicles a day.

Good 71.2% · Fair 25.9% · Poor 2.9% of 920 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
270WB to 71SB over Ramp 71nb-270wb	1966	104,140	Poor
Ir 670 over Scioto R USR33 RR	1972	75,912	Poor
I-70 over Ir 70W over Scioto River	1975	61,022	Poor
I-270 over S Indian Run	1968	57,982	Poor
SR 104 over NS RR	1987	48,060	Poor
SR 104 over Scioto River	1972	43,411	Poor
US 33 over George Creek	1963	31,397	Poor
Fourth St (US23) over S 4TH St(us-23) over I-7	1964	18,223	Poor
Frank Rd over Early Run(frank Rd)	1973	17,009	Poor
Ramp to 270WB over Ir-71	1966	12,651	Poor
Williams Rd over Ir 270	1968	12,195	Poor
Scioto Darby Cr.rd over Big Darby (scioto Darby)	1986	11,541	Poor
Gender Rd (CR 222) over over US-33	1971	11,464	Poor
Usr 33 over Olentangy River	1932	11,117	Poor
Third St over S 3RD (US-33) over I-70	1963	9,065	Poor
Dempsey Rd over Spring Run (dempsey)	1994	8,961	Poor
IR70 E to IR71 N over Rmp IR71SB to IR70EB	1965	8,462	Poor
Gantz Rd over Ir 270	1968	7,515	Poor
High Street over S High ST(US23D) Ov I70	1964	5,851	Poor
Brice Rd over Ir-70	1967	5,209	Poor
Kimberly Parkway over (o) Mason Run	1972	3,006	Poor
Harris-georges. Rd over Big Darby (harris-george	1932	2,210	Poor
Chippewa St over Barbee Dtc (CHIPPEWA ST)	1964	1,949	Poor
Wright Rd over Pickering Creek (wright)	1939	1,397	Poor
Beach Road over Big Darby CR (beach Rd)	2001	385	Poor
West Selby Blvd. over Rush Run	1982	300	Poor
Wynne Ridge Court over Beem Ditch	1995	113	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Rmp (161wb-270sb) over over Ramp (161wb-270sb)	2007	181,641	Good
I-270 Eb/wb over Olentangy River	1969	180,261	Good
I-270 over over NS & Csxt Railroads	1966	172,736	Good
I-270 over over Worthington-galena	1966	172,736	Good
I270 over Ramp 270WB to 71SB	1966	163,950	Fair
IR71 over over CSX & NS RR	1993	160,570	Good
IR71 over IR71 Ramp to IR670	1993	160,570	Good
I270 over over Alum Creek	1999	158,097	Good
Ir 670 over Ramp B:IR71S to IR670 E	1993	153,135	Good
I 71 over over Worthington-galena	1959	151,457	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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