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Crawford County, WI

211 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 56.4% rated Good, 38.4% Fair, 5.2% Poor.

211
Public bridges
56.4%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

Top 38%
lowest Poor share in state
5.2%
Poor-condition share
211
public highway bridges
1987
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.

Crawford County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Crawford County ranks #27 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.2%). Crawford County, Wisconsin contains 211 public highway bridges. Roughly 56.4% are rated “Good,” 38.4% “Fair,” and 5.2% “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

211

Public highway bridges in Crawford County

Good condition

56.4%

119 of 211 rated 7-9

Fair condition

38.4%

81 of 211 rated 5-6

Poor condition

5.2%

11 of 211 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#27 of 72

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

Condition distribution

Share of 211 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
56.4% (119)
Fair
38.4% (81)
Poor
5.2% (11)

Crawford County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15,965 vehicle crossings a day

That is 7.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,451 crossings a day against 680 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 211 of 211 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

22.3% of Crawford County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

47 of the 211 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 56.4% 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 32.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

STH 35 over CAMPBELL COULEE, built 1938, carries 5,200 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 11-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 15,965 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Crawford County's bridges were built

211 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 57 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Wisconsin average (1984).

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

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

The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Crawford County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.2% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1981 is 6 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Crawford County and the 5 Wisconsin counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Jackson County 218 7.8%
Lafayette County 217 8.3%
Dodge County 212 4.2%
Crawford County (this page) 211 5.2%
Iowa County 209 5.7%
Walworth County 206 3.9%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside WI (211 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside WI (1987 here).

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

All 211 Good 119 Fair 81 Poor 11

All bridges (211)

USH 61-PINE ST

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

1.5M N JCT CTH H, Crawford, WI

Built 2011 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,300

LRD BYERS RD

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

1.1M N JCT USH 61, Crawford, WI

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 90

STH 60

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.9M E JCT STH 131, Crawford, WI

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,100

LRD HANEY VALLEY R

Good

Over: BR KICKAPOO RIVER

0.8M W JCT STH 131, Crawford, WI

Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 82

LRD VANCE RD (DEAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

TOWN OF CLAYTON, Crawford, WI

Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10

LRD PHILLIPS DR. (

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

2.3M E JCT USH 61, Crawford, WI

Built 1999 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10

STH 171

Good

Over: COPPER CR

5.3M E JCT STH 35, Crawford, WI

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 340

LRD WEE DRIVE (DEA

Good

Over: TAINTER CREEK

0.1M S JCT CTH B, Crawford, WI

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1

LRD NORWEGIAN HOLL

Good

Over: BR JOHNSON VALLEY CREEK

1.1M N JCT CTH C, Crawford, WI

Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 196

STH 179

Good

Over: KICKAPOO RIVER

0.1M E JCT CTH E, Crawford, WI

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 675

USH 61

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

0.6M N JCT CTH H, Crawford, WI

Built 2011 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,300

CTH H

Good

Over: ENGLISH RUN CREEK

0.8M N JCT STH 171, Crawford, WI

Built 2021 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 250

LRD BOYDTOWN HOLLO

Good

Over: BOYDTOWN CREEK

1.8M N JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 45

LRD ZINTZ RD.

Good

Over: HALLS BRANCH CREEK

0.2M S JCT CTH S, Crawford, WI

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 22

LRD CLUN LANE (DEA

Good

Over: BR RICHLAND CREEK

0.1M N GRAHAM HOLLOW RD, Crawford, WI

Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 100

USH 18-STH 35

Good

Over: WISCONSIN RIVER 01

0.5M E JCT STH 60 TO E, Crawford, WI

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 5,000

LRD STEVENSON RD

Good

Over: CASWELL HOLLOW CREEK

0.1M N JCT STH 171, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 136

LRD LITTLE HANEY R

Good

Over: BR KICKAPOO RIVER

1.6M W JCT STH 131, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 55

LRD DUHA RIDGE RD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

2.9M E JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 1999 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 97

CTH E

Good

Over: CITRON CREEK

0.8M N JCT STH 179, Crawford, WI

Built 2000 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 611

LRD ORCHARD VIEW R

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.1M S JCT CTH X, Crawford, WI

Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 37

CTH S

Good

Over: BR HALLS BR

2.1M W JCT STH 131, Crawford, WI

Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 470

LRD RUSH CREEK RD

Good

Over: BR RUSH CREEK

1.9M N JCT CTH B, Crawford, WI

Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 68

LRD CLIFFWOOD DRIV

Good

Over: BN-SANTA FE RAILROAD

0.4M E JCT CTH K, Crawford, WI

Built 2003 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 954

USH 18/STH 60

Good

Over: BNSF RR

1.9 MI E OF JCT NB STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 2011 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,500

LRD CLEAR CR ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.4M N. OF STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 2010 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 102

CTH U

Good

Over: PLUM RUN CREEK

2.0M N JCT CTH KK, Crawford, WI

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 56

LRD BILLS ROAD (DE

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.25M N OF SAND CREEK ROA, Crawford, WI

Built 2009 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 20

LRD BUCK CREEK RD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

2.3 MI E. JCT STH 35, Crawford, WI

Built 2010 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 51

LRD SUGAR CREEK BI

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.18M S OF CTH C, Crawford, WI

Built 2016 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 149

STH 131

Good

Over: DELLAMATER HOLLOW CREEK

1.2M N JCT STH 171, Crawford, WI

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,300

STH 35

Good

Over: COPPER CREEK

4.9M N JCT CTH E, Crawford, WI

Built 1992 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,400

LRD GRAN GRAE RD

Good

Over: BR GRAN GRAE CREEK

1.1M W JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 1990 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 45

LRD SAND CREEK RD

Good

Over: BR SAND CREEK

2.5M S JCT STH 171, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 88

LRD IRISH RIDGE RD

Good

Over: GRAN GRAE CREEK

2.5M W JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 44

LRD WALKER RD

Good

Over: CROW HOLLOW CREEK

0.1M S JCT CTH S, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 66

LRD GRAN GRAE RD

Good

Over: GRAN GRAE CREEK

0.3M W JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 1995 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 165

STH 171-MAIN ST

Good

Over: KICKAPOO RIVER

5.0M E JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 2002 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,300

STH 131

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.3M N JCT CTH B, Crawford, WI

Built 2002 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,200

CTH E

Good

Over: CITRON CREEK

5.3M S JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 2003 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 543

LRD PATTON RD (DEA

Good

Over: W FK KNAPP CREEK

2.1M S JCT STH 171, Crawford, WI

Built 2004 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 20

CTH E

Good

Over: DUFFEY CREEK

5.1M S JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 2003 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 508

LRD S SLEEPY HOLLO

Good

Over: W FK KNAPP CREEK

1.9 MI E JCT STH 61, Crawford, WI

Built 2007 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 126

LRD RUSH CREEK RD

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

2.1M W JCT CTH B, Crawford, WI

Built 2009 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 31

LRD MARIETTA VALLE

Good

Over: WOODWARD HOLLOW CREEK

0.5M N JCT USH 61, Crawford, WI

Built 2021 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

LRD GRAN GRAE ROAD

Good

Over: GRAN GRAE CREEK

3.5M W JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 2023 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

LRD HALLS BRANCH R

Good

Over: HALLS BRANCH CREEK

2.4M E JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 45

STH 131-C ST

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.4M N JCT CTH S, Crawford, WI

Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 630

LRD OLD STH 60

Good

Over: TUCKER HOLLOW CREEK

0.2M W JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 44

LRD BOYDTOWN HOLLO

Good

Over: BR WISCONSIN RIVER

1.3M N JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI

Built 1994 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 44

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