State profile · Above median Poor share

Michigan bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Michigan.

11,371
Public bridges
33.7%
Good condition
11.3%
Poor condition

Michigan holds 11,371 public highway bridges (#25 of 52 by inventory) with a 11.27% Poor share (#9 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 11.3% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 44 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

11,371

Public highway bridges in Michigan

Good Condition

33.7%

3,836 bridges rated 7-9

-16.3pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

11.3%

1,281 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

3.8pp vs national avg 7.5%

Michigan vs national bridge condition

Michigan - Good condition share 33.7%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Michigan - Poor-condition share 37.6%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Michigan in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Michigan has 11,371 bridges and a 11.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #44 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Michigan has 11,371 bridges and a 11.3% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #44 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Michigan vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

11,371 25th of 54 higher than 29 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Michigan

The highlighted point is Michigan: 11,371 bridges and 11.27% in Poor condition, rank #44 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Michigan on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • New York: 17,642 bridges · 9.43% Poor
  • North Dakota: 4,255 bridges · 10.98% Poor
  • Michigan: 11,371 bridges · 11.27% Poor
  • Louisiana: 12,698 bridges · 11.48% Poor
  • Pennsylvania: 23,299 bridges · 12.58% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Michigan

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 11,371 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Michigan’s inventory

State agency holds 40.0% of the 11,371 public highway bridges filed under Michigan in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Michigan’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.1% of the 11,371 bridges with a recorded original year in Michigan. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Michigan33.7%55%11.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Michigan (FHWA NBI)

Counties (83)

Alcona 27 Alger 53 Allegan 244 Alpena 32 Antrim 15 Arenac 80 Baraga 68 Barry 69 Bay 166 Benzie 25 Berrien 272 Branch 118 Calhoun 213 Cass 52 Charlevoix 18 Cheboygan 73 Chippewa 112 Clare 96 Clinton 216 Crawford 54 Delta 84 Dickinson 37 Eaton 200 Emmet 37 Genesee 371 Gladwin 63 Gogebic 104 Grand Traverse 33 Gratiot 167 Hillsdale 105 Houghton 58 Huron 192 Ingham 241 Ionia 119 Iosco 47 Iron 54 Isabella 183 Jackson 158 Kalamazoo 151 Kalkaska 15 Kent 523 Keweenaw 12 Lake 30 Lapeer 163 Leelanau 8 Lenawee 225 Livingston 165 Luce 28 Mackinac 63 Macomb 417 Manistee 35 Marquette 147 Mason 66 Mecosta 80 Menominee 96 Midland 139 Missaukee 39 Monroe 297 Montcalm 121 Montmorency 21 Muskegon 144 Newaygo 65 Oakland 508 Oceana 100 Ogemaw 31 Ontonagon 64 Osceola 103 Oscoda 15 Otsego 25 Ottawa 254 Presque Isle 37 Roscommon 43 Saginaw 315 Sanilac 171 Schoolcraft 54 Shiawassee 163 St. Clair 327 St. Joseph 132 Tuscola 242 Van Buren 129 Washtenaw 262 Wayne 1026 Wexford 64

Michigan vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Michigan on the same metric.

NY

New York

9.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$17,642

ND

North Dakota

10.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,255
Selected

MI

Michigan

11.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,371

LA

Louisiana

11.48% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,698

PA

Pennsylvania

12.58% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,299

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Michigan

Six lowest-condition bridges in Michigan, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

WOODLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: AU TRAIN RIVER

0.75 MI E OF AU TRAIN, Alger, MI

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t

HAZE ROAD

Poor

Over: BETSIE RIVER

1 MI W OF THOMPSONVILLE, Benzie, MI

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 32

BRINK ROAD

Poor

Over: HOG CREEK DRAIN #40

BRONSON TWP SEC 28, Branch, MI

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 111

GOWER ROAD

Poor

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

UNION TWP SEC 10-15, Branch, MI

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 111

DEXTER TRAIL

Poor

Over: MUSKRAT CREEK

0.2 MI N OF CENTERLINE RD, Clinton, MI

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 136

COPPS MINE ROAD

Poor

Over: PRESQUE ISLE RIVER

SEC 28 MARENISCO TWP, Gogebic, MI

Built 1906 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Michigan

WILLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: HURON RIVER

HURON S/HURON RIVER DR., Wayne, MI

Built 1922 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 7,481

AU SABLE RD(CR602)

Fair

Over: S BR AU SABLE RIVER

AU SABLE TWP SEC 21, Roscommon, MI

Built 1976 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 200

CO RD 510(RELOC)

Fair

Over: DEAD RIVER

2 MILES N OF US-41, Marquette, MI

Built 2010 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,912

BASELINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

10 MI N OF MARENGO, Calhoun, MI

Built 1984 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 153

MCKEOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: THORNAPPLE RIVER

0.40 MILE N OF M-79, Barry, MI

Built 1996 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 302

NB SERVICE RD

Fair

Over: RAMPS C&E OFF I-696

CITY OF WARREN, Macomb, MI

Built 1976 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 24,323

LUNNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITMORE DRAIN

0.8 MI E OF IVA ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 2001 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 136

BURT RD

Fair

Over: I-96

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1970 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 8,500

FARRAND RD

Fair

Over: PITCH CREEK

0.3 MI E OF MORRISH RD, Genesee, MI

Built 1975 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 50

68TH STREET

Fair

Over: THORNAPPLE RIVER

0.10 MI E OF THORNAPPLE R, Kent, MI

Built 1967 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 6,293

US-23

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

8.7 MI N OF HARRISVILLE, Alcona, MI

Built 1935 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,714

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: MAPLE RIVER

IN OVID, Clinton, MI

Built 2001 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,892

I-75 SB

Fair

Over: OLD US 27

6.0 MI S OF GRAYLING, Crawford, MI

Built 1970 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 11,000

DIXBORO ROAD

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

SEC 13 GREEN OAK TWP, Livingston, MI

Built 1979 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 470

M-53 NB

Fair

Over: CLINTON RIVER

1.6 MI S OF M-59, Macomb, MI

Built 1966 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 62,178

US-131 NB

Fair

Over: M-20 (8 MILE ROAD)

WEST OF STANWOOD, Mecosta, MI

Built 1979 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10,938

TUTTLE HILL RD

Fair

Over: PAINT CREEK

AUGUSTA TWP SEC 34, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1994 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 360

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: E HINES DR

0.3 MI W OF LIVONIA LTS, Wayne, MI

Built 1972 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 65,653

MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: FORD ROAD

DEARBORN N/MICHIGAN, Wayne, MI

Built 1940 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,511

COUNTY RD 533

Fair

Over: WERNERS CREEK

5 MILES SO. OF US41, Marquette, MI

Built 1925 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 124

US-31

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER

0.8 MI W OF HONOR, Benzie, MI

Built 1927 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 8,123

FREMONT ROAD

Fair

Over: TALLAHASSEE CREEK DRAIN

ALGANSEE TWP SEC 30, Branch, MI

Built 2010 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 1,207

M-62

Fair

Over: DOWAGIAC CREEK

0.5 MI W OF DOWAGIAC, Cass, MI

Built 1954 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 5,340

ISLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: COX DRAIN

0.1 W OF FOREST HILL RD, Clinton, MI

Built 1981 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 180

M-72 & M-93

Fair

Over: AU SABLE RIVER

IN GRAYLING, Crawford, MI

Built 1993 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 11,731

ATHERTON ROAD

Fair

Over: THREAD RIVER

0.25 MILE W OF CENTER RD, Genesee, MI

Built 1928 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 10,339

I-69 EB

Fair

Over: GTW RR (ABN)

2 MI SW IMLAY CITY, Lapeer, MI

Built 1983 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 8,789

I-69 WB

Fair

Over: GTW RR (ABN)

2.0 M SW OF IMLAY CITY, Lapeer, MI

Built 1983 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 8,789

I-196 EB

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

2 MI E OF ZEELAND, Ottawa, MI

Built 1972 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 15,999

I-94 EB

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.1 MI W OF KALAMAZOO COL, Van Buren, MI

Built 1959 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 15,781

I-94 WB

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.1 MI W OF KALAMAZOO COL, Van Buren, MI

Built 1959 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 15,781

I-275 NB

Fair

Over: S HURON RIVER DRIVE

IN ROMULUS, Wayne, MI

Built 1974 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 35,403

I-69 NB

Fair

Over: EB TURNING ROADWAY

6.0 MI NW OF LANSING, Clinton, MI

Built 1981 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 9,915

PETERSBURG RD

Fair

Over: SWAMP RAISIN DRAIN

1.25 MI S OF M-50, Monroe, MI

Built 1956 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 500

US-131 SB

Fair

Over: GRAND AVE (7 MILE RD)

2.5 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI

Built 1985 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 6,391

I-94 WB

Fair

Over: S BR PAW PAW RIVER

0.6 MI W OF M-40, Van Buren, MI

Built 1960 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 15,986

10 MI RD

Fair

Over: I-94

W LTS OF ST CLAIR SHORES, Macomb, MI

Built 1965 Load: 59.7 t ADT: 11,820

ARNOLD HWY

Fair

Over: NILE DRAIN

0.2 MI N OF MULBERRY RD, Lenawee, MI

Built 1987 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 49

HOWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

5 MILES EAST OF MASON, Ingham, MI

Built 1949 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,500

NORTH DIXIE HWY

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.05 MI S OF HURD RD, Monroe, MI

Built 1976 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 11,338

I-96 WB

Fair

Over: M-5

@ I-96/I-696 INTERCHANGE, Oakland, MI

Built 1971 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 89,817

HARRINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

CITY OF CROSWELL, Sanilac, MI

Built 1929 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,500

US-12

Fair

Over: US-23

@ US-12, Washtenaw, MI

Built 2023 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 28,825

HANOVER RD

Fair

Over: ECORSE CREEK

DBN HGTS HARDING-MERRICK, Wayne, MI

Built 1977 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,500

BEACH ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUGE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF WATTLES, Oakland, MI

Built 1981 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,500

GGT ROAD

Fair

Over: BOISE CREEK

3.7 MI SW OF S10 HWY, Marquette, MI

Built 1935 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 50

DUNN ROAD

Fair

Over: PORTAGE RIVER

3.5 MI SE OF MUNITH, Jackson, MI

Built 1978 Load: 60.2 t ADT: 250

LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT RIVER

0.20 MI N OF HILLIS RD, Montcalm, MI

Built 1994 Load: 60.2 t ADT: 117

MERIDIAN ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH BAD RIVER

0.9 MI N OF COLVIN ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 2003 Load: 60.2 t ADT: 75

BAILEY LAKE AVE

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

SEC. 14-15 HAMILTON TWP., Clare, MI

Built 2005 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 290

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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