Total bridges
96
Public highway bridges in Menominee County
County profile · official public datasets
Menominee County, MI
96 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 47.9% rated Good, 42.7% Fair, 9.4% Poor.
- 96
- Public bridges
- 47.9%
- Good condition
- 9.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Menominee County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- Top 46%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 9.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 96
- public highway bridges
- 1978
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Menominee County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Menominee County ranks #38 of 83 Michigan counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 9.4%). Menominee County, Michigan contains 96 public highway bridges. Roughly 47.9% are rated “Good,” 42.7% “Fair,” and 9.4% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
47.9%
46 of 96 rated 7-9
Fair condition
42.7%
41 of 96 rated 5-6
Poor condition
9.4%
9 of 96 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#38 of 83
Among Michigan counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 96 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 47.9% (46)
Fair 42.7% (41)
Poor 9.4% (9)
Menominee County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,099 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 9.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 344 crossings a day against 1,426 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 96 of 96 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
43.8% of Menominee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
42 of the 96 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 47.9% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 41.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
ROUTE 581 over LITTLE RIVER, built 1962, carries 1,283 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 3,099 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Menominee County's bridges were built
96 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s
1920–1929
7 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
7 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
12 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
7 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
12 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
9 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 15 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Michigan average (1976).
How Menominee County compares with Michigan's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Michigan counties nearest Menominee County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 9.4% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 82 Michigan counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale County | 105 | 24.8% | 58.1% | 17.1% | 1973 |
| Gogebic County | 104 | 23.1% | 59.6% | 17.3% | 1969 |
| Osceola County | 103 | 38.8% | 54.4% | 6.8% | 1983 |
| Oceana County | 100 | 31% | 64% | 5% | 1977 |
| Clare County | 96 | 38.5% | 58.3% | 3.1% | 1984 |
| Menominee County (this page) | 96 | 47.9% | 42.7% | 9.4% | 1978 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Menominee County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Menominee County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MI (96 bridges here).
- Del Norte County, CA · 96 bridges
- Routt County, CO · 96 bridges
- Blaine County, ID · 96 bridges
- Aitkin County, MN · 96 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MI (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Allen County, IN · avg 1978 · 613 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (96)
WESTMAN DAM ROAD
FairOver: WALTON CREEK
SEC 18 OF CEDARVILLE TWP, Menominee, MI
Built 1950 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 60
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: W. BR. BIG CEDAR RIVER
7 MI. N OF POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1972 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
27.25 MILE ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
3 MI. N OF DAGGETT, Menominee, MI
Built 1965 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 51
B-2 ROAD
FairOver: WALTON RIVER
0.5 MI. NW OF CEDAR RIVER, Menominee, MI
Built 1962 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 35
D-3 ROAD
FairOver: FORTY SEVEN MILE CREEK
1.5 MI. N OF HOULE, Menominee, MI
Built 1973 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 20
41 MILE ROAD
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
1 MI. NW OF POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1928 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
3 MI. N OF SPALDING, Menominee, MI
Built 1973 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
D-1 ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
3.5 MI. SE OF HOULE, Menominee, MI
Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
M-35
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
1.5 Mi N of Jct US-41 & 1, Menominee, MI
Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 5,006
M-69
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
0.2 MI SE OF LA BRANCHE, Menominee, MI
Built 1960 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 553
ROUTE 374
FairOver: MENOMINEE RIVER
4 MI W OF NATHAN, Menominee, MI
Built 1971 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 526
M-69
FairOver: W BR FORD RIVER
1 MI SE OF PHELPS, Menominee, MI
Built 1960 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 553
34 MILE ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
4 MI. W OF NADEAU, Menominee, MI
Built 1936 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 20
26TH STREET
FairOver: MENOMINEE RIVER
IN MENOMINEE CITY, Menominee, MI
Built 1976 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,450
1ST STREET
FairOver: MENOMINEE RIVER
IN MENOMINEE CITY, Menominee, MI
Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,640
M-35
FairOver: DEER CREEK
6.3 MI NE OF CEDAR RIVER, Menominee, MI
Built 1933 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 3,101
ROUTE 358
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
1.3 MI. W. DAGGETT, Menominee, MI
Built 1957 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 460
ROUTE 374
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
4 MI WEST OF CARNEY, Menominee, MI
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 348
ROUTE 557
FairOver: GORDON CREEK
5 MI. SE OF POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
F-2 ROAD
FairOver: DEVILS CREEK
8 MI. NE OF DAGGETT, Menominee, MI
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 62
46 MILE ROAD
FairOver: FORTY SEVEN MILE CREEK
1.5 MI. SW OF PERRONVILLE, Menominee, MI
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: PEMENE CREEK
1.5 MI. NW OF NATHAN, Menominee, MI
Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: W. BR. BIG CEDAR RIVER
5.2 MI. N OF SPALDING, Menominee, MI
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
ROUTE 551
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
9.5 MI E OF CARNEY, Menominee, MI
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 339
38.5 MI ROAD
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
6.5 MI E POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
US-2
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
4.2 MI E OF POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1931 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 6,417
M-69
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
1.2 MI NW OF PERRONVILLE, Menominee, MI
Built 1954 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 553
M-69
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
1 MI SE OF PERRONVILLE, Menominee, MI
Built 1954 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,054
ROUTE 553
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
4 MI S OF HARRIS, Menominee, MI
Built 1979 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 150
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
IN STEPHENSON, Menominee, MI
Built 1978 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,458
ROUTE 551
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
5.7 MI S OF USH 2 AND 41, Menominee, MI
Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 681
US-2 US-41
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
0.6 MI E OF POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1932 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,417
ROUTE 386
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
3MI SE OF WILSON, Menominee, MI
Built 1979 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 150
US-41
FairOver: HAYS CREEK
0.1 MI S OF DAGGETT, Menominee, MI
Built 1934 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 3,572
REVALL ROAD
FairOver: DEVILS CREEK
1.8 MI S OF CR 366, Menominee, MI
Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10
US-2
FairOver: 47 MILE CREEK
4.2 MI W OF DELTA COL, Menominee, MI
Built 1931 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 6,417
M-35
FairOver: BIG CEDAR RIVER
0.2 MI N OF CEDAR RD, Menominee, MI
Built 1952 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,900
N FOX ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.1 MI W OF M-35, Menominee, MI
Built 2005 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5
ROUTE 352
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
1 MI SW OF STEPHENSON, Menominee, MI
Built 1964 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 812
ROUTE 348
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
.2 MI W OF INGALLS, Menominee, MI
Built 1963 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 537
SNAKEY LAKE ROAD
FairOver: BURKE CREEK
0.9 MI E OF STURGEON RD, Menominee, MI
Built 1999 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 5
ROUTE 388
GoodOver: CANADIAN NATIONAL RR
CITY OF POWERS, Menominee, MI
Built 1986 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 170
ROUTE 577
GoodOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
3 MI NW OF WALLACE, Menominee, MI
Built 1988 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 250
47 MILE ROAD
GoodOver: TEN MILE CREEK
0.5 MI. W OF PERRONVILLE, Menominee, MI
Built 2003 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50
OLD US 41
GoodOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
.25 MI S DAGGETT, Menominee, MI
Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 178
30 MILE ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
1 MI W OF BAGLEY, Menominee, MI
Built 2003 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 72
CHALK HILLS RD
GoodOver: MENOMINEE RIVER
5 MI W OF BANAT, Menominee, MI
Built 2003 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 176
D-1 ROAD
GoodOver: TEN MILE CREEK
2 MI. N OF WHITNEY, Menominee, MI
Built 1999 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 35
ROUTE 374
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
9 MI E OF CARNEY, Menominee, MI
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 288
COUNTY ROAD 352
GoodOver: LONG LAKE
5.5 MI. W OF LONGRIE, Menominee, MI
Built 1927 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 165
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