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Taylor County, WI

176 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 58.5% rated Good, 30.1% Fair, 11.4% Poor.

176
Public bridges
58.5%
Good condition
11.4%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

63rd
of 72 on Poor share
11.4%
Poor-condition share
176
public highway bridges
1988
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.

Taylor County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Taylor County ranks #63 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 11.4%). Taylor County, Wisconsin contains 176 public highway bridges. Roughly 58.5% are rated “Good,” 30.1% “Fair,” and 11.4% “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.

Total bridges

176

Public highway bridges in Taylor County

Good condition

58.5%

103 of 176 rated 7-9

Fair condition

30.1%

53 of 176 rated 5-6

Poor condition

11.4%

20 of 176 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#63 of 72

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

Condition distribution

Share of 176 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
58.5% (103)
Fair
30.1% (53)
Poor
11.4% (20)

Taylor County's Poor-condition bridges carry 7,596 vehicle crossings a day

That is 6.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 11.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 380 crossings a day against 483 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 176 of 176 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

23.9% of Taylor County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

42 of the 176 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 58.5% 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 25% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

STH 64 over BLACK RIVER, built 1953, carries 1,900 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 20-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 7,596 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Taylor County's bridges were built

176 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 33 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1988) matches the Wisconsin average (1984).

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

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

The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Taylor County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 11.4% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Taylor County and the 5 Wisconsin counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Columbia County 183 6%
Jefferson County 182 5.5%
Portage County 182 2.7%
Taylor County (this page) 176 11.4%
Juneau County 172 2.9%
Waupaca County 169 3%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside WI (176 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside WI (1988 here).

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

All 176 Good 103 Fair 53 Poor 20

All bridges (176)

CTH V

Fair

Over: ALDER CREEK

1.5M W JCT STH 73, Taylor, WI

Built 1995 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 307

LRD POLLEY LANE

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

3.5M E JCT CTH H, Taylor, WI

Built 1988 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 46

CTH H

Fair

Over: JUMP RIVER

0.3M S JCT STH 194, Taylor, WI

Built 1999 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 656

FR112

Good

Over: N. F. YELLOW RIVER

4.1 M. S. JCT CTH D, Taylor, WI

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

STH 102

Good

Over: BIG RIB RIVER

4.2M N JCT STH 13, Taylor, WI

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,400

LRD LARSON DR

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.4M S JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 1980 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 116

LRD LEMKE CREEK RD

Good

Over: EAST LEMKE CREEK

0.2M N JCT CTH M, Taylor, WI

Built 1986 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 17

LRD ERL RD

Good

Over: E BR LITTLE BLACK RIVER

3.0M N JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 2023 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

CTH DD

Good

Over: TRAPPERS CREEK

0.7M S JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 1984 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 666

LRD TROUT RD

Good

Over: BR BIG RIB RIVER

0.7M E JCT CTH C, Taylor, WI

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 29

FR102

Good

Over: MONDEAUX FLOWAGE

2.8 M. E. JCT CTH E, Taylor, WI

Built 1999 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 80

LRD HALL RD

Good

Over: E BR LITTLE BLACK RIVER

0.1M N JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 58

LRD SHORTCUT LANE

Good

Over: BR BLACK RIVER

0.2M W JCT STH 13, Taylor, WI

Built 1986 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 32

LRD MARTIN DR

Good

Over: MINK CREEK

1.2M N JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 1982 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 58

LRD SPUR FIVE RD

Good

Over: LEVITT CREEK

0.1M S JCT CTH D, Taylor, WI

Built 1984 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 87

STH 73

Good

Over: N FK EAU CLAIRE RIVER

2.7M N JCT CTH O, Taylor, WI

Built 1983 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,400

LRD OAK DR

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.3M N JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 42

LRD SUNSET DR

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.4M S JCT CTH O, Taylor, WI

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68

STH 64-MAIN ST

Good

Over: BABBITS CREEK

0.4M E JCT CTH B, Taylor, WI

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,300

STH 64-MAIN ST

Good

Over: PARADISE CREEK

4.5M E JCT CTH H TO N, Taylor, WI

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200

STH 64

Good

Over: BR BLACK RIVER

0.9M E JCT CTH E TO N, Taylor, WI

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,700

CTH DD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.8M S JCT CTH A TO EAST, Taylor, WI

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 666

STH 73

Good

Over: BR HAY CREEK

0.4M N JCT CTH S, Taylor, WI

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

LRD SMOCK AVE

Good

Over: E BR LITTLE BLACK R

0.5M N CTH M, Taylor, WI

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 83

CTH O

Good

Over: CORRECTION CREEK

0.3M W JCT STH 13, Taylor, WI

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,895

CTH M

Good

Over: LEMKE CREEK

3.5M E JCT CTH C, Taylor, WI

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 455

LRD KLINGER LANE (

Good

Over: E BR LITTLE BLACK RIVER

0.9M N JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

LRD 8 1/2 AVE

Good

Over: N. FORK EAU CLAIRE RIVER

0.5M N PINEWOOD DR, Taylor, WI

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 71

LRD ORIOLE DR

Good

Over: BIG EAU PLAINE RIVER

0.5M S CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75

LRD SUNSET DR

Good

Over: PINE CR

1.1 M N JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 92

LRD PINE AVE

Good

Over: BR BLACK RIVER

2.1 M W JCT STH 13, Taylor, WI

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

LRD PINE AVE

Good

Over: PINE CR

0.7 M E JCT CTH E, Taylor, WI

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 84

CTH S

Good

Over: S BR YELLOW RIVER

1.3M E JCT CTH H, Taylor, WI

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 84

CTH A

Good

Over: N FK EAU CLAIRE

5.0M S JCT STH 73, Taylor, WI

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 235

STH 13

Good

Over: CORRECTION CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CTH O, Taylor, WI

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,700

LRD PUTNAM DR

Good

Over: TRAPPERS CREEK

0.45M N JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29

LRD APPLE AVE

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

3.5M W JCT STH13, Taylor, WI

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 135

CTH M

Good

Over: S FK YELLOW RIVER

0.1M S SAILOR CREEK RD, Taylor, WI

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 748

LRD HAMM DR

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.3M S JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120

CTH M

Good

Over: E LEMKE CREEK

3.9M E JCT CTH C, Taylor, WI

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 451

LRD MONSON DR (DEA

Good

Over: SHOULDER CREEK

2.1M E JCT CTH H, Taylor, WI

Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 146

CTH E

Good

Over: BR WASHINGTON CREEK

2.9M N JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,004

CTH E

Good

Over: BR WASHINGTON CREEK

2.6M N JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,004

LRD SOUTH LOOP

Good

Over: FISHER RIVER

1.1M S JCT CTH M, Taylor, WI

Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 38

STH 64

Good

Over: MCKENZIE CREEK

2.5M E JCT CTH F, Taylor, WI

Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,400

LRD ALFALFA AVE

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.3M W JCT STH 13, Taylor, WI

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 59

LRD ALLMAN ST

Good

Over: BLACK R

1.0M JCT P, Taylor, WI

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,751

CTH M

Good

Over: BR FISHER RIVER

1.2M E JCT CTH H, Taylor, WI

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 297

LRD LAYMAN AVE

Good

Over: LAYMAN CREEK

1.7M E JCT CTH C, Taylor, WI

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 87

LRD WREN DR

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.1M N JCT CTH A, Taylor, WI

Built 2018 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

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