Total bridges
212
Public highway bridges in Dodge County
County profile · official public datasets
Dodge County, WI
212 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 48.1% rated Good, 47.6% Fair, 4.2% Poor.
- 212
- Public bridges
- 48.1%
- Good condition
- 4.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Dodge County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 31%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 212
- 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.
Dodge County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Dodge County ranks #22 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.2%). Dodge County, Wisconsin contains 212 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.1% are rated “Good,” 47.6% “Fair,” and 4.2% “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.
Good condition
48.1%
102 of 212 rated 7-9
Fair condition
47.6%
101 of 212 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.2%
9 of 212 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#22 of 72
Among Wisconsin counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 212 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 48.1% (102)
Fair 47.6% (101)
Poor 4.2% (9)
Dodge County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,140 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 460 crossings a day against 2,717 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 212 of 212 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
36.3% of Dodge County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
77 of the 212 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 48.1% 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 21.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CTH N over BUTLER CREEK, built 1949, carries 880 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 4,140 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Dodge County's bridges were built
212 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 5
1940–1949
5 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
27 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
34 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
40 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
17 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
31 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 40 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.9% 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).
How Dodge County compares with Wisconsin's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Dodge County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.2% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 71 Wisconsin counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 218 | 37.2% | 55% | 7.8% | 1975 |
| Lafayette County | 217 | 53.5% | 38.2% | 8.3% | 1978 |
| Dodge County (this page) | 212 | 48.1% | 47.6% | 4.2% | 1983 |
| Crawford County | 211 | 56.4% | 38.4% | 5.2% | 1987 |
| Iowa County | 209 | 67.5% | 26.8% | 5.7% | 1989 |
| Walworth County | 206 | 34.5% | 61.7% | 3.9% | 1981 |
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 Dodge 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 Dodge County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WI (212 bridges here).
- Holmes County, MS · 212 bridges
- Clinton County, PA · 212 bridges
- Comanche County, TX · 212 bridges
- Bonneville County, ID · 213 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WI (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (212)
STH 16
FairOver: CNW RR
1.8M E JCT CTH Q, Dodge, WI
Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,300
LRD GILL ROAD
FairOver: EAST BR ROCK RIVER
0.1M W JCT CTH AY, Dodge, WI
Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 155
LRD CANADA ISLAND
FairOver: CAMBRIA CREEK
1.3M N JCT CTH AA, Dodge, WI
Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 58
STH 33-STATE ST
FairOver: FOX LAKE OUTLET
1.8M E JCT CTH A TO N, Dodge, WI
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,700
STH 16
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.9M E JCT CTH Q, Dodge, WI
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,300
CTH G
FairOver: STH 16-STH 60
AT JCT WITH STH 16, Dodge, WI
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100
LRD ELMWOOD RD
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
1.8M E JCT CTH R, Dodge, WI
Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 117
CTH TW MAIN ST
FairOver: E BR ROCK RIVER
0.3M W JCT CTH Y, Dodge, WI
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,215
LRD JEFFERSON RD
FairOver: RUBICON RIVER
0.5M N JCT CTH NN, Dodge, WI
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 176
LRD GILL RD
FairOver: E BR ROCK RIVER
0.5M E JCT CTH Y, Dodge, WI
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 99
LRD DOHRMAN RD
FairOver: EAST BR ROCK RIVER
0.3M N JCT CTH TW, Dodge, WI
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 366
STH 67-STH 175
FairOver: KUMMEL CREEK
0.4M N JCT STH 28 TO E, Dodge, WI
Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,700
STH 67
FairOver: HEPP CREEK
0.3M N JCT STH 60, Dodge, WI
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,100
IH 41
FairOver: BR E BR ROCK RIVER
0.7M N JCT STH 28 TO W, Dodge, WI
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34,200
CTH A
FairOver: CAMBRA CREEK
0.7M S JCT CTH F, Dodge, WI
Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,500
LRD AUSTIN RD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
0.8M W JCT CTH BB, Dodge, WI
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 47
CTH S
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.4M N JCT CTH S, Dodge, WI
Built 1976 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,100
LRD W SPAULDING ST
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
0.2M E JCT STH 26, Dodge, WI
Built 1986 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,900
USH 151 SB
FairOver: CTH A
3.9M S JCT CTH C, Dodge, WI
Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,600
USH 151 NB
FairOver: CTH A
3.8M N JCT STH 33 (S), Dodge, WI
Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,600
LRD LINCOLN RD
FairOver: DAVY CREEK
0.5M W JCT STH 67, Dodge, WI
Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 176
CTH R-NORTH 4TH ST
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
0.6M N JCT STH 19, Dodge, WI
Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,062
LRD BEAVER ST
FairOver: BEAVER DAM RIVER
0.1M W JCT STH 33, Dodge, WI
Built 1954 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,700
LRD CANARY RD-HAHN
FairOver: BEAVER DAM RIVER
0.1M W JCT CTH G, Dodge, WI
Built 1976 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 141
STH 73
FairOver: CNW RR
0.4M N JCT CTH CD, Dodge, WI
Built 1978 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,400
STH 19
FairOver: MAUNESHA RIVER
2.0M E JCT STH 89 TO S, Dodge, WI
Built 1980 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,400
CTH G
FairOver: USH 151
1.1 MI. N CTH D, Dodge, WI
Built 1996 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,800
STH 28
FairOver: WISCONSIN CENTRAL
0.7M E JCT STH 175 TO N, Dodge, WI
Built 2003 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,200
USH 151 SB
FairOver: CRAWFISH RIVER
2.6M S JCT CTH S (N), Dodge, WI
Built 1976 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 11,350
STH 49
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
4.3M N JCT CTH Z TO N, Dodge, WI
Built 1990 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,800
LRD SOO ROAD
FairOver: IH 41
1.0M E JCT STH 67, Dodge, WI
Built 1995 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 156
CTH B GANSKE RD
FairOver: USH 151
3.1M W JCT CTH A, Dodge, WI
Built 1996 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 11,300
CTH BB
FairOver: CRAWFISH RIVER
1.5M N JCT STH 19, Dodge, WI
Built 1975 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 485
USH 151 NB
FairOver: CNW RR
0.7M N JCT CTH DE, Dodge, WI
Built 1976 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 10,000
USH 151 NB
FairOver: CRAWFISH RIVER
1.7M N JCT STH 16 (N), Dodge, WI
Built 1991 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,350
STH 60
FairOver: CTH R
1.0M E JCT CTH E, Dodge, WI
Built 1967 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 4,700
STH 33-CENTER ST
FairOver: W&S RR
0.6M E JCT CTH W, Dodge, WI
Built 1990 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,900
CTH FW
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.5M N JCT CTH G, Dodge, WI
Built 1932 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 587
USH STH 73-USH B15
FairOver: USH 151
2.1M N JCT STH 16 TO E, Dodge, WI
Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,400
STH 67-CHURCH ST
FairOver: SOO LINE RR
0.3M N JCT STH 175 TO N, Dodge, WI
Built 1984 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,783
USH 151 SB
FairOver: LRD PROSPECT AVE
2.9 MI S JCT CTH A, Dodge, WI
Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,050
STH 60
FairOver: LRD LEVEL VALLEY RD
0.8M E JCT CTH E, Dodge, WI
Built 1967 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,500
STH 26
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.5M N JCT CTH CI, Dodge, WI
Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,400
STH 28
FairOver: IH 41
2.2M E JCT STH 175, Dodge, WI
Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,200
LRD WALNUT ST (DEA
FairOver: E BRA ROCK RIVER
0.7M N JCT STH 28, Dodge, WI
Built 1981 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20
STH 67-SCHUYLER ST
FairOver: RUBICON RIVER
3.0M N JCT CTH MM, Dodge, WI
Built 1979 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,800
CTH M
FairOver: USH 151
TOWN OF CHESTER, Dodge, WI
Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,700
USH 151 SB
FairOver: CNW RR
4.0M S JCT STH 33 (N), Dodge, WI
Built 1963 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10,000
LRD S CENTER ST
FairOver: BEAVER DAM RIVER
0.1M S JCT STH 33, Dodge, WI
Built 1988 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 6,076
STH 175
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
2.3M N JCT CTH DW, Dodge, WI
Built 1995 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 1,100
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