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Clark County, WI

296 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 54.4% rated Good, 33.4% Fair, 12.2% Poor.

296
Public bridges
54.4%
Good condition
12.2%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Clark County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

65th
of 72 on Poor share
12.2%
Poor-condition share
296
public highway bridges
1983
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.

Clark County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clark County ranks #65 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 12.2%). Clark County, Wisconsin contains 296 public highway bridges. Roughly 54.4% are rated “Good,” 33.4% “Fair,” and 12.2% “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.

Total bridges

296

Public highway bridges in Clark County

Good condition

54.4%

161 of 296 rated 7-9

Fair condition

33.4%

99 of 296 rated 5-6

Poor condition

12.2%

36 of 296 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#65 of 72

Among Wisconsin counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 296 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
54.4% (161)
Fair
33.4% (99)
Poor
12.2% (36)

Clark County's Poor-condition bridges carry 21,385 vehicle crossings a day

That is 7.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 12.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 594 crossings a day against 708 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 296 of 296 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

30.1% of Clark County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

89 of the 296 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 54.4% 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 31.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

STH 13 over PORKY CREEK, built 1981, carries 6,800 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 36-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 21,385 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Clark County's bridges were built

296 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 67 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Wisconsin average (1984).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Clark County compares with Wisconsin's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Clark County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 12.2% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1985 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 71 Wisconsin counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Clark County and the 5 Wisconsin counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Barron County 319 5.6%
Rock County 304 3.6%
Richland County 298 4%
St. Croix County 298 3%
Clark County (this page) 296 12.2%
Outagamie County 290 4.1%

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 Clark 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 Clark County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside WI (296 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside WI (1983 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 296 Good 161 Fair 99 Poor 36

Good-condition bridges (161)

LRD BRUCEMOUND AVE

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.7M N JCT CTH B, Clark, WI

Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 22

LRD HILINE DRIVE

Good

Over: STH 29

1.5M N JCT CTH N, Clark, WI

Built 1999 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,800

LRD CARDINAL AVE

Good

Over: STH 29

4.0M N JCT CTH N, Clark, WI

Built 1995 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,300

LRD PARK LANE AVE

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.1M W JCT CTH K, Clark, WI

Built 2000 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 118

LRD COPENHAVER AVE

Good

Over: ROGER CREEK

0.7M N JCT CTH N, Clark, WI

Built 2002 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 58

LRD NO 26 ROAD

Good

Over: CAWLEY CR

AT CAWLEY CREEK, Clark, WI

Built 2005 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 105

CTH H

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK YELLOW R

AT SOUTH FORK YELLOW R, Clark, WI

Built 2004 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,637

LRD FAIRGROUND AVE

Good

Over: BR POPPLE RIVER

1.9M E JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 2005 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 105

CTH MM

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.8M E JCT CTH M, Clark, WI

Built 2012 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 203

CTH H

Good

Over: CAWLEY CREEK

1.2M E JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 2014 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,900

LRD FAIRVIEW AVENU

Good

Over: E FK HALLS CREEK

0.1M N JCT CTH B, Clark, WI

Built 2021 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

STH 29 EB

Good

Over: DILL CREEK

3.1M E JCT CTH E, Clark, WI

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 13,200

USH 12-STH 27

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

1.0M E JCT CTH B TO E, Clark, WI

Built 1962 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,300

LRD OAK RD

Good

Over: N. FK. POPPLE RIVER

1.1M W JCT CTH P, Clark, WI

Built 1989 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 57

LRD OPELT AVE

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

2.0M W JCT STH 25, Clark, WI

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 55

CTH X

Good

Over: MCGROGAN CREEK

0.6M E JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 904

LRD MOONLITE RD

Good

Over: N BR ONEILL CREEK

2.3M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 28

LRD HILINE AVE

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

4.4M N JCT CTH H, Clark, WI

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 58

LRD MILLER AVE

Good

Over: CUNNINGHAM CREEK

0.5M N JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 39

LRD BOB WHITE RD

Good

Over: N BR ONEIL CREEK

0.8M E JCT CTH K, Clark, WI

Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 59

LRD FREMONT RD

Good

Over: MID BR ONEILL CREEK

1.0M W JCT CTH K, Clark, WI

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 58

LRD OWEN AVENUE (D

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

3.4M S JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20

LRD HICKORY ROAD

Good

Over: POPPLE RIVER

1.8M E JCT CTH E, Clark, WI

Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 55

STH 29 EB

Good

Over: N. FORK POPPLER RIVER

2.2M E JCT CTHX, Clark, WI

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 6,350

STH 73

Good

Over: TOMAS CREEK

0.8M N JCT CTH Z, Clark, WI

Built 2002 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,100

LRD BRUCE MOUND RD

Good

Over: GOGGLE EYE CREEK

0.4M S JCT CTH O, Clark, WI

Built 2003 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 37

LRD MILLER AVE

Good

Over: N BR ONEILL CREEK

2.6M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 105

CTH N

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK EAU CLAIRE RI

4.7 MILES E OF JUNCTION W, Clark, WI

Built 2023 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 580

LRD CARDINAL AVE

Good

Over: BR NELSON CREEK

3.2M S JCT CTH N, Clark, WI

Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 105

LRD CARDINAL AVE

Good

Over: N BR ONEILL CREEK

1.8M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 56

LRD MERIDIAN RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.7M S JCT STH 98, Clark, WI

Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 34

LRD SAND HILL AVE

Good

Over: S. FK. POPPLE RIVER

0.7M S JCT CTH Q, Clark, WI

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 58

LRD FAIRGROUND AVE

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

3.6M S JCT STH 95, Clark, WI

Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 15

STH 29 WB-STH 73 N

Good

Over: S FK EAU CLAIRE RIVER

2.8M W JCT CTH O, Clark, WI

Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5,700

STH 29 EB-STH 73 S

Good

Over: S FK EAU CLAIRE RIVER

4.3M E JCT STH 73 TO N, Clark, WI

Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5,700

STH 29 WB

Good

Over: N. FRK POPPLE RIVER

1.2M E JCT CTH X, Clark, WI

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,350

STH 29 W

Good

Over: DILL CREEK

2.6M W JCT STH 13, Clark, WI

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,600

LRD OWEN AVE

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

2.5M N JCT STH 98, Clark, WI

Built 2019 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 100

LRD EDDY ROAD

Good

Over: E. FK. POPPLE RIVER

1.7M E JCT CTH E, Clark, WI

Built 2008 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 104

CTH J

Good

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

0.8M N JCT CTH K, Clark, WI

Built 2008 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,283

LRD HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BR CUNNINGHAM CREEK

0.3M W JCT CTH W, Clark, WI

Built 2021 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 77

LRD DIVISION AVE

Good

Over: S BR YELLOW RIVER

0.1M S JCT CTH H, Clark, WI

Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 118

CTH F

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

0.3M S JCT USH 12, Clark, WI

Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 393

LRD STERLING AVE

Good

Over: MEADOWS CREEK

0.3M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 39

LRD MERIDIAN AVE

Good

Over: S BR ONEILL CREEK

0.7M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 138

LRD CENTURY RD

Good

Over: S FK. POPPLE RIVER

2.6M N JCT STH 98, Clark, WI

Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 58

LRD CARDINAL AVE

Good

Over: S BR ONEILL CREEK

0.9M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 37

CTH X

Good

Over: S FK EAU CLAIRE R

AT S FK EAU CLAIRE R, Clark, WI

Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 749

CTH K

Good

Over: MIDDLE BR ONEILL CREEK

2.1M N JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 2018 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 440

CTH OO

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.0M E JCT CTH O, Clark, WI

Built 2009 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 422

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