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Bridge conditions in Ross County, Ohio

355 inventoried bridges · 29 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ross County tracks close to typical: 29 of its 355 inventoried bridges (8.2%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

29 of the 355 bridges in Ross County, Ohio, are rated in poor condition (8.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
138 bridges (38.9%) are rated good and 188 (53.0%) fair.
The median Ross County bridge was built in 1971.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR 772 over Ralston Run (built 1980), carrying about 2,704 vehicles a day.

Good 38.9% · Fair 53.0% · Poor 8.2% of 355 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
SR 772 over Ralston Run	1980	2,704	Poor
SR 207 over Stream	1975	2,409	Poor
Charleston Pike over CSX Railroad	1927	2,231	Poor
Rozelle Creek Rd over Rozelle Creek	1900	1,517	Poor
Massieville Rd over Indian Creek	1948	1,384	Poor
Mt. Tabor Rd over Tributary Indian Creek	1940	1,336	Poor
Mt. Tabor Rd over Tributary Indian Creek	1900	1,336	Poor
SR 138 over Hay Run	1969	1,259	Poor
Musgrove Rd over CSX Railroad	1927	1,173	Poor
SR 207 over Sugar Run	1934	1,094	Poor
Blain Highway over Ralston Run	1939	933	Poor
Sulphur Spring Rd over Tributary Scioto River	1940	884	Poor
Trego Creek Rd over Trib.n.branch Indian CR.	1940	810	Poor
Plyleys Lane over North Fork of Paint CR.	1991	674	Poor
Westfall Rd over Deer Creek	1969	650	Poor
Walnut Creek Rd over Walnut Creek	1978	546	Poor
Musgrove Rd over Goshen Run	1900	446	Poor
West Junction Rd over Closed	1900	420	Poor
Maple Grove Rd over North Fork of Paint CR.	1990	410	Poor
Blain Highway over Crooked Creek	1939	397	Poor
Edgington Rd over Trib. Lower Twin Creek	1974	324	Poor
Edgington Rd over Lower Twin Creek	1982	324	Poor
Norman Hill Rd over Little Creek	1904	311	Poor
Dogtown Rd over North Fork Paint Creek	1908	148	Poor
Stoney Creek Rd over Tributary Stoney Creek	1940	108	Poor
Chapel Creek Rd over Chapel Creek	1965	75	Poor
Goodhope Rd over Herrods Creek	1911	66	Poor
Polk Hollow Rd over Trib Paint Creek	1975	40	Poor
Spruce Hill Rd over Black Run	1940	11	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 23 over Scioto River	1968	47,570	Good
US 23 over Scioto River	1968	47,570	Good
US 35 over Scioto River	1968	33,907	Fair
SR 159 over Scioto River & Stewart R	2002	30,821	Good
US 35 over Scioto River	1969	28,647	Fair
US 23 over N Branch of Indian Creek	1954	22,980	Fair
US 23 over Indian Creek	1954	22,980	Fair
State Route 35 over Salt Lick Creek	1959	20,611	Good
US 35 over Salt Lick Creek	1930	20,611	Good
U.S. Route 35 over CSX Railroad	2003	20,389	Good

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

Every bridge in Ross County → - all 355, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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