Total bridges
104
Public highway bridges in Price County
County profile · official public datasets
Price County, WI
104 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 53.8% rated Good, 35.6% Fair, 10.6% Poor.
- 104
- Public bridges
- 53.8%
- Good condition
- 10.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Price County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 62nd
- of 72 on Poor share
- 10.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 104
- 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.
Price County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Price County ranks #62 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.6%). Price County, Wisconsin contains 104 public highway bridges. Roughly 53.8% are rated “Good,” 35.6% “Fair,” and 10.6% “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
53.8%
56 of 104 rated 7-9
Fair condition
35.6%
37 of 104 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10.6%
11 of 104 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#62 of 72
Among Wisconsin counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 104 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 53.8% (56)
Fair 35.6% (37)
Poor 10.6% (11)
Price County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,584 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 144 crossings a day against 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 104 of 104 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
34.6% of Price County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
36 of the 104 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 53.8% 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 22.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
LRD OLD HWY 8 over S FK JUMP RIVER, built 1937, carries 355 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 1,584 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Price County's bridges were built
104 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1950s 7
1950–1959
7 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
11 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
18 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
14 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
18 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
9 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
12 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 18 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Wisconsin average (1984).
How Price County compares with Wisconsin's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Price County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.6% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1989 is 7 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 71 Wisconsin counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha County | 109 | 67% | 29.4% | 3.7% | 1997 |
| Ozaukee County | 105 | 35.2% | 61.9% | 2.9% | 1982 |
| Price County (this page) | 104 | 53.8% | 35.6% | 10.6% | 1982 |
| Bayfield County | 103 | 56.3% | 38.8% | 4.9% | 1990 |
| Sawyer County | 97 | 44.3% | 43.3% | 12.4% | 1987 |
| Kewaunee County | 93 | 47.3% | 47.3% | 5.4% | 1988 |
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 Price 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 Price County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WI (104 bridges here).
- Nassau County, FL · 104 bridges
- Brooks County, GA · 104 bridges
- Grady County, GA · 104 bridges
- Bonner County, ID · 104 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 (104)
LRD RILEY RD
FairOver: N FK JUMP RIVER
1.9M E JCT CTH N, Price, WI
Built 1921 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 60
STH 13-LAKE ST
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.8M N JCT CTH W, Price, WI
Built 1971 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 6,400
FR144
FairOver: S.F. FLAMBEAU RIVER
3.9 M. N. JCT STH 70, Price, WI
Built 1967 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 360
LRD W FOREST LANE
FairOver: N FK JUMP RIVER
0.1M E JCT CTH N, Price, WI
Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 90
LRD S WORCESTER RD
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.2M S JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 247
CTH I
FairOver: HOBBLES CREEK
6.7M S JCT USH 8, Price, WI
Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 182
LRD LITTLE ELK RD
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.9M S JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 106
CTH YY
FairOver: MARHEIME CREEK
1.2M S JCT STH 86, Price, WI
Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 219
CTH O
FairOver: HOLMES CREEK
0.5M E JCT CTH M, Price, WI
Built 1959 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 372
CTH O
FairOver: HOLMES CREEK
1.4M E JCT CTH M, Price, WI
Built 1959 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 372
CTH F
FairOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
7.4M S JCT STH 70, Price, WI
Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 246
CTH D
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
2.2M W JCT CTH H, Price, WI
Built 1950 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 472
CTH N
FairOver: N FK JUMP RIVER
7.1M N JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 144
CTH N
FairOver: S FK JUMP RIVER
4.8M N JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1989 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 144
STH 13
FairOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
11.1M N JCT CTH F, Price, WI
Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,600
STH 13
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
1.5M N JCT STH 182, Price, WI
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,100
STH 13
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
1.7M N JCT STH 182, Price, WI
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,100
CTH N
FairOver: WEB CREEK
4.4M S USH 8, Price, WI
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 204
STH 13
FairOver: USH 8
7.4M E JCT CTH O, Price, WI
Built 1976 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 2,300
FR152
FairOver: S.F. FLAMBEAU RIVER
0.6 M. S. JCT STH 182, Price, WI
Built 1975 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 80
STH 70
FairOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
0.2M E JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1951 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,800
CTH E
FairOver: BUTTERNUT CREEK
1.6M W JCT CTH B, Price, WI
Built 1967 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 560
LRD FLEMING RAPIDS
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.1M N JCT CTH W, Price, WI
Built 1981 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 196
CTH H
FairOver: ELK RIVER
6.0M N JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1988 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 86
LRD MUSSER DR
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.5M S JCT CTH H, Price, WI
Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 262
CTH H
FairOver: LAKE DUROY
0.2M W JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1975 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,734
USH 8
FairOver: N FK JUMP RIVER
0.1M W OF JCT CTH 0, Price, WI
Built 1977 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,200
LRD SOUTH ST
FairOver: JUMP RIVER
0.6M W JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1989 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 370
CTH I
FairOver: S FK JUMP RIVER
1.5M W JCT CTH M, Price, WI
Built 1968 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 176
LRD MEIER RD
FairOver: S FK SPIRIT RIVER
0.1M S JCT CTH YY, Price, WI
Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 84
CTH K
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.2M S JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1919 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 307
LRD DIVINE RAPIDS
FairOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
0.1M N JCT STH 70, Price, WI
Built 1988 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 220
LRD BALSAM ST
FairOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
0.2M E JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 290
CTH D
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
1.5M E JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1951 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 569
STH 4TH ST
FairOver: N FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
2.6M N JCT STH 70, Price, WI
Built 1973 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 7,300
LRD MURPHY LAKE LA
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.2M S JCT CTH D, Price, WI
Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40
USH 8
FairOver: HAY CREEK
5.7M E JCT CTH O, Price, WI
Built 1937 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 1,200
FR131
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
13 M. NE PHILLIPS WI, Price, WI
Built 1961 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 60
FR149
GoodOver: S.F. FLAMBEAU RIVER
2.7 M. S. JCT STH 182, Price, WI
Built 1973 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 20
CTH I
GoodOver: N FK JUMP RIVER
3.5M S JCT USH 8, Price, WI
Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 186
CTH B
GoodOver: FLAMBEAU RIVER
1.3M N JCT STH 70, Price, WI
Built 1971 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 546
STH 13
GoodOver: LITTLE JUMP RIVER
3.6M N JCT STH 86, Price, WI
Built 1971 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,000
USH 8
GoodOver: WISCONSIN CENTRAL RR
0.1M E JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,300
LRD CENTRAL AVE (D
GoodOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
0.6M S JCT STH 70, Price, WI
Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
LRD BIG ELK RD
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
0.1M S JCT CTH H, Price, WI
Built 1984 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 311
CTH W
GoodOver: S FK FLAMBEAU RIVER
5.8M E JCT CTH M, Price, WI
Built 1953 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 489
FR 153
GoodOver: WEST FORK HAY CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Price, WI
Built 2001 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 99
CTH S
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
0.1M N JCT CTH W, Price, WI
Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 97
USH 8
GoodOver: WISCONSIN CENTRAL RR
4.7M E JCT STH 13, Price, WI
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,000
FR 148
GoodOver: S.F. FLAMBEAU RIVER
2.7 M. S. JCT STH 182, Price, WI
Built 1991 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 60
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