Total bridges
239
Public highway bridges in Wood County
County profile · official public datasets
Wood County, WI
239 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 62.3% rated Good, 31.8% Fair, 5.9% Poor.
- 239
- Public bridges
- 62.3%
- Good condition
- 5.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Wood County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 47%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 5.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 239
- public highway bridges
- 1986
- 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.
Wood County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Wood County ranks #34 of 72 Wisconsin counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.9%). Wood County, Wisconsin contains 239 public highway bridges. Roughly 62.3% are rated “Good,” 31.8% “Fair,” and 5.9% “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
62.3%
149 of 239 rated 7-9
Fair condition
31.8%
76 of 239 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.9%
14 of 239 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#34 of 72
Among Wisconsin counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 239 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 62.3% (149)
Fair 31.8% (76)
Poor 5.9% (14)
Wood County's Poor-condition bridges carry 6,843 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 489 crossings a day against 1,445 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 239 of 239 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
27.6% of Wood County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
66 of the 239 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 62.3% 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 39.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CTH A over BR YELLOW RIVER, built 1936, carries 2,700 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 14-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 6,843 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Wood County's bridges were built
239 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 4
1910–1919
4 bridges
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s 20
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s 22
1960–1969
22 bridges
- 1970s 18
1970–1979
18 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
47 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
26 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
59 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
27 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 59 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1986) matches the Wisconsin average (1984).
How Wood County compares with Wisconsin's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Wisconsin counties nearest Wood County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.9% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1986 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn County | 245 | 45.7% | 45.3% | 9% | 1982 |
| Green County | 244 | 45.5% | 45.9% | 8.6% | 1978 |
| Sheboygan County | 240 | 39.2% | 55.4% | 5.4% | 1979 |
| Wood County (this page) | 239 | 62.3% | 31.8% | 5.9% | 1986 |
| Buffalo County | 238 | 63% | 28.6% | 8.4% | 1987 |
| Eau Claire County | 236 | 42.8% | 49.6% | 7.6% | 1982 |
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 Wood 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 Wood County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WI (239 bridges here).
- Greene County, IN · 239 bridges
- Warren County, IA · 239 bridges
- Jefferson Davis County, LA · 240 bridges
- St. Louis city County, MO · 240 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WI (1986 here).
- El Paso County, TX · avg 1986 · 783 bridges
- Caddo County, LA · avg 1986 · 682 bridges
- Weld County, CO · avg 1986 · 614 bridges
- Polk County, IA · avg 1986 · 545 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (76)
LRD RICHFIELD DR
FairOver: PUFF CREEK
0.5M W JCT CTH T, Wood, WI
Built 1972 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 80
LRD GRANT RD
FairOver: BR YELLOW RIVER
1.1M E JCT CTH A, Wood, WI
Built 1970 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 47
LRD HICKORY RD
FairOver: BR LITTLE HEMLOCK CREEK
0.4M S JCT CTH C, Wood, WI
Built 1969 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 47
LRD POLISH RD
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.7M N JCT CTH C, Wood, WI
Built 1945 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 100
LRD YELLOWSTONE DR
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.9M W JCT CTH S, Wood, WI
Built 1966 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 80
LRD BROOKSIDE RD
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.6M N JCT TRESTIK DR, Wood, WI
Built 1959 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 80
CTH B
FairOver: BR ROCKY RUN
1.3M S JCT STH 73, Wood, WI
Built 1968 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 292
CTH E
FairOver: BR HEMLOCK CREEK
2.5M N JCT CTH N, Wood, WI
Built 1965 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 479
LRD TOWN HALL RD
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
1.4M E JCT CTH F, Wood, WI
Built 1978 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 94
CTH E / VEEDUM RD
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.1M W JCT STH 80, Wood, WI
Built 1969 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 500
CTH T
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.1M N JCT USH 10, Wood, WI
Built 1963 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 860
LRD SMOKY HILL RD
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.1M S JCT CTH H, Wood, WI
Built 1966 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 80
CTH V
FairOver: ROCKY RUN CREEK
0.7M W JCT CTH E, Wood, WI
Built 1973 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 190
STH 54
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.6M E JCT CTH X TO S, Wood, WI
Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 920
LRD NORTH RD
FairOver: BR LITTLE EAU PLEINE R
0.9M N JCT CTH Y, Wood, WI
Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30
CTH C
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
1.4M E JCT STH 13, Wood, WI
Built 1972 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 510
CTH K
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.2M N JCT CTH N, Wood, WI
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 630
STH 80
FairOver: DEXTERVILLE DITCH
0.1M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Wood, WI
Built 1961 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,800
CTH ZZ
FairOver: E FK BLACK RIVER
0.3M N JCT STH 54, Wood, WI
Built 1980 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 74
CTH V
FairOver: E FK BLACK RIVER
2.7M S JCT CTH N, Wood, WI
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 350
CTH O
FairOver: BR BEAR CREEK
0.8M N JCT CTH C, Wood, WI
Built 1957 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,704
CTH DD
FairOver: RUDOLPH CREEK
0.6M E JCT STH 34, Wood, WI
Built 1971 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 266
CTH C
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.5M W JCT CTH A, Wood, WI
Built 1974 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 510
LRD STEFFEK RD
FairOver: ROCKY RUN
0.8M E JCT CTH V, Wood, WI
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 47
LRD 1ST ST E
FairOver: BR CRANBERRY CREEK
6.3M W JCT CTH G, Wood, WI
Built 1910 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 23
LRD YELLOWSTONE RD
FairOver: BR LITTLE BEAR CREEK
1.6M E JCT CTH K, Wood, WI
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
LRD 3RD AVE N
FairOver: RUDOLPH CREEK
0.3M S JCT CTH DD, Wood, WI
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 85
STH 80
FairOver: BR YELLOW RIVER
3.0M N JCT STH 173 TO N, Wood, WI
Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,200
STH 80
FairOver: OWL CREEK
0.4M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Wood, WI
Built 1961 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,800
STH 186
FairOver: HEMLOCK CREEK
0.1M N JCT CTH N TO W, Wood, WI
Built 1969 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,500
STH 80-2ND ST
FairOver: CAT CREEK
0.4M N JCT CTH E TO W, Wood, WI
Built 1971 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,200
LRD E GRAND AVE
FairOver: WISCONSIN RIVER 21
0.5M N JCT STH 54 TO E, Wood, WI
Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,100
CTH V
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
1.0M N JCT CTH H, Wood, WI
Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,300
CTH N
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.9M W JCT CTH A, Wood, WI
Built 1975 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 655
STH 73
FairOver: E FK BLACK RIVER
1.3M N JCT CTH V TO E, Wood, WI
Built 1954 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,000
STH 73
FairOver: ROCKY RUN CREEK
0.7M N JCT CTH B TO E, Wood, WI
Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,000
CTH T
FairOver: SQUAW CREEK
0.7M N JCT CTH Y, Wood, WI
Built 1987 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,200
STH 73
FairOver: WISCONSIN RIVER 19
4.0M N JCT STH 13 (A), Wood, WI
Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,700
LRD WALLACE RD
FairOver: ROCKY RUN
0.9M N JCT CTH E, Wood, WI
Built 1977 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 42
LRD HETZE RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.4M S JCT CTH N, Wood, WI
Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 80
LRD FALCON RD
FairOver: S BR YELLOW RIVER
0.5M N JCT CTH BB, Wood, WI
Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 175
LRD ROBIN RD
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.7M S JCT CTH BB, Wood, WI
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
LRD ARPIN HANSEN R
FairOver: HEMLOCK CREEK
0.3M W JCT CTH HH, Wood, WI
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 189
STH 73-N LIMIT RD
FairOver: CAT CREEK
2.2M N JCT CTH E, Wood, WI
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,700
USH 10
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.8M E JCT CTH B TO N, Wood, WI
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,200
LRD SOUTH CENTRAL
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.3M N JCT USH 10 TO E, Wood, WI
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,000
CTH F
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.2M S JCT CTH N EAST, Wood, WI
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 940
STH 73
FairOver: HEMLOCK CREEK
2.2M N JCT STH 186, Wood, WI
Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,100
CTH H
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
1.7M W JCT CTH B, Wood, WI
Built 1939 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,200
CTH Y
FairOver: E BR YELLOW RIVER
1.8M W JCT STH 13, Wood, WI
Built 1929 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,300
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