Total bridges
157
Public highway bridges in Lincoln County
County profile · official public datasets
Lincoln County, WI
157 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 49% rated Good, 44.6% Fair, 6.4% Poor.
- 157
- Public bridges
- 49%
- Good condition
- 6.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lincoln County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 40th
- of 72 on Poor share
- 6.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 157
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- 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.
Lincoln County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lincoln County ranks #40 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.4%). Lincoln County, Wisconsin contains 157 public highway bridges. Roughly 49% are rated “Good,” 44.6% “Fair,” and 6.4% “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
49%
77 of 157 rated 7-9
Fair condition
44.6%
70 of 157 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.4%
10 of 157 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#40 of 72
Among Wisconsin counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 157 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 49% (77)
Fair 44.6% (70)
Poor 6.4% (10)
Lincoln County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,570 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,057 crossings a day against 1,709 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 157 of 157 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
31.8% of Lincoln County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
50 of the 157 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 49% 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 58.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
STH 64-STH 107-W M over WISCONSIN RIVER 39, built 1927, carries 6,200 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 10,570 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lincoln County's bridges were built
157 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1950s 3
1950–1959
3 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
28 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
27 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
38 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
20 bridges
- 2010s 3
2010–2019
3 bridges
- 2020s 7
2020–2029
7 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 38 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Wisconsin average (1984).
How Lincoln County compares with Wisconsin's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Lincoln County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.4% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 71 Wisconsin counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waupaca County | 169 | 76.3% | 20.7% | 3% | 1984 |
| Washington County | 162 | 46.9% | 44.4% | 8.6% | 1984 |
| Shawano County | 160 | 42.5% | 48.1% | 9.4% | 1976 |
| Lincoln County (this page) | 157 | 49% | 44.6% | 6.4% | 1982 |
| Rusk County | 151 | 49.7% | 44.4% | 6% | 1989 |
| Oconto County | 149 | 55.7% | 40.9% | 3.4% | 1986 |
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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WI (157 bridges here).
- Lowndes County, AL · 157 bridges
- Jefferson County, IA · 157 bridges
- Franklin County, MS · 157 bridges
- Washington County, MO · 157 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WI (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · avg 1982 · 727 bridges
- Broward County, FL · avg 1982 · 686 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (157)
LRD PRAIRIE FORK R
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.6M W JCT STH 17, Lincoln, WI
Built 1964 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 111
LRD AXEN RD
FairOver: N BRANCH PRAIRIE RIVER
1.0M N JCT STH 17, Lincoln, WI
Built 1969 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 268
LRD NATZKE RD
FairOver: S FK COPPER RIVER
1.2M S JCT CTH M, Lincoln, WI
Built 1920 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 23
LRD JANES SPUR RD
FairOver: N BR PINE RIVER
1.4M E JCT CTH X, Lincoln, WI
Built 1970 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 52
LRD MILL RD
FairOver: DEVIL CREEK
0.8M N JCT CTH X, Lincoln, WI
Built 1936 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 72
LRD STATE ST
FairOver: WISCONSIN RIVER 38
0.3M S JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1966 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 3,985
LRD WEGNER RD (DEA
FairOver: N FK COPPER RIVER
2.4M N JCT CTH M, Lincoln, WI
Built 1972 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
LRD 3RD AVE
FairOver: BIG HAY MEADOW CREEK
1.1M E JCT STH 17, Lincoln, WI
Built 1936 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 15
LRD WILLOW AVE (DE
FairOver: BALDWIN CREEK
3.2M N JCT CTH F, Lincoln, WI
Built 1930 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 7
USH 8
FairOver: TOMAHAWK RIVER
0.4M E JCT CTH Y, Lincoln, WI
Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,100
LRD FOSTER ST
FairOver: DEVIL CREEK
0.6M S JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,036
CTH Z
FairOver: DEVIL CREEK
3.2M E JCT STH 107, Lincoln, WI
Built 1953 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 608
CTH Q
FairOver: USH 51
AT JCT USH 51, Lincoln, WI
Built 1974 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,100
STH 86
FairOver: USH 51
AT JCT WITH USH 51, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,800
USH 51 SB
FairOver: LRD WISCONSIN RIVER / KI
3.8M S JCT USH 8, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,150
LRD SCOTT RD
FairOver: DEVIL CREEK
1.2M N JCT CTH F, Lincoln, WI
Built 1985 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 421
LRD RANGE LINE RD
FairOver: PINE RIVER
0.3M S JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1963 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 294
LRD E 3RD ST
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.2M N JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1962 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,625
LRD PIER ST
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.5M N JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1969 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,800
LRD DUGINSKI RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
1.0M N JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 617
CTH E
FairOver: WISCONSIN RIVER 40
0.1M W JCT STH 107, Lincoln, WI
Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 222
CTH C
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
0.3M E. JCT USH 51, Lincoln, WI
Built 1969 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 262
CTH X
FairOver: PINE RIVER
1.0M N JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1973 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 420
LRD SOUTH BRANCH R
FairOver: S BR COPPER RIVER
1.0M S JCT CTH M, Lincoln, WI
Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 27
LRD POLK ST
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.1M S JCT STH 64, Lincoln, WI
Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,179
USH 51 SB
FairOver: CANADIAN NATIONAL RR
1.7M S JCT STH 64 TO E, Lincoln, WI
Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,450
USH 51 SB
FairOver: LRD CENTER RD
1.4M S JCT STH 64 TO E, Lincoln, WI
Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,450
LRD CRASS ROAD
FairOver: USH 51
OVER USH 51, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 250
STH 64-STH 107-W M
FairOver: WISCONSIN RIVER 38
3.6M E JCT CTH E, Lincoln, WI
Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,500
STH 64-W MAIN ST
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.1M E JCT STH 107 TO N, Lincoln, WI
Built 1904 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,300
CTH K
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
3.9M N JCT STH 64 TO E, Lincoln, WI
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,095
CTH YY
FairOver: SOMO RIVER
1.4M N JCT STH 86, Lincoln, WI
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 363
USH 51 NB
FairOver: STH 64
3.4M N JCT CTH Q, Lincoln, WI
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,350
USH 51 NB
FairOver: LRD CENTER RD
2.4M N JCT CTH Q, Lincoln, WI
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,450
STH 86-TOMAHAWK AV
FairOver: WISCONSIN RIVER 41
0.2M E JCT CTH E, Lincoln, WI
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,400
USH 8
FairOver: SOMO RIVER
0.1M E JCT CTH YY, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,300
STH 64-STH 107
FairOver: BR COPPER RIVER
1.5M E JCT STH 107 TO S, Lincoln, WI
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 720
CTH K
FairOver: BR WISCONSIN RIVER
0.5M N JCT CTH Q, Lincoln, WI
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,271
CTH K
FairOver: BR WISCONSIN RIVER
1.2M N JCT CTH Q, Lincoln, WI
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,271
LRD TOWN LINE RD
FairOver: ROCKY RUN CREEK
TOWN OF SCHLEY, Lincoln, WI
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15
LRD SOMO DAM RD
FairOver: LITTLE SOMO RIVER
1.4M S JCT CTH CC, Lincoln, WI
Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 186
CTH E
FairOver: BERRY CREEK
7.5M S JCT STH 86, Lincoln, WI
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 199
CTH T
FairOver: PAPOOSE CREEK
0.6M N JCT STH 86, Lincoln, WI
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 86
LRD PINE TREE LANE
FairOver: SOMO RIVER
3.0M E JCT CTH T, Lincoln, WI
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 41
USH 51 SB
FairOver: STH 64
3.9M S JCT CTH C, Lincoln, WI
Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,350
USH 51 NB
FairOver: LRD KINGS RD
1.3M N JCT STH 86, Lincoln, WI
Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,150
LRD NIBLER ROAD
FairOver: USH 51 SB
AT JCT WITH USH 51, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 75
USH 51 SB
FairOver: USH 8
8.7M S JCT CTH K, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,950
LRD FORK RD
FairOver: COPPER RIVER
1.3M N JCT CTH M, Lincoln, WI
Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 59
LRD TOWN HALL RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.3M N JCT STH 17, Lincoln, WI
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 181
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