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

SPRUCE ST.

Fair

Over: POWER CANAL

IN SAULT STE MARIE, Chippewa, MI

Built 1983 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 5,995

I-75 NB

Fair

Over: OLD US 27

6.0 MI S OF GRAYLING, Crawford, MI

Built 1970 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 11,000

CO ROAD 643

Fair

Over: PAINT RIVER

SEC 36 T44N R34W IRON CO, Iron, MI

Built 1959 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 630

M-10 WB

Fair

Over: I-94

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1953 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 64,700

SHELDON ROAD

Fair

Over: FELLOWS CREEK

CANTON S/FORD, Wayne, MI

Built 1979 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 2,381

MARSHALL AVENUE

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

MARSHALL MICHIGAN, Calhoun, MI

Built 1899 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,853

GROUT RD

Fair

Over: N BR TOBACCO RIVER

4 1/2 MILES S OF M61, Gladwin, MI

Built 1977 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 215

M-55

Fair

Over: CLAM RIVER

8 MI E OF CADILLAC, Missaukee, MI

Built 1973 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 5,113

DURAND ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLY DRAIN

1 MILE NORTH OF DURAND, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1967 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 7,643

WILLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BR PAINT CREEK

AUGUSTA TWP SEC 4 & 9, Washtenaw, MI

Built 2012 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 4,970

COUNTY ROAD J 11

Fair

Over: OGONTZ RIVER

4 MI W 0.5 MI S NAHMA JCT, Delta, MI

Built 1963 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 4

COUNTY ROAD H 1

Fair

Over: RAPID RIVER

3 M N 1 M E OF ROCK, Delta, MI

Built 1967 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 54

SPRINKLE RD

Fair

Over: M-96 (KING HIGHWAY)

1.9 M N OF I-94, Kalamazoo, MI

Built 1967 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 3,200

US-131 SB

Fair

Over: MECEOLA ROAD

4 MILE S OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI

Built 1984 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 6,322

68TH AVE

Fair

Over: EASTMANVILLE BAYOU

0.59 MILES N OF OSBORN, Ottawa, MI

Built 1980 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 12,355

US-24 SB

Fair

Over: FRANK & POET DRAIN

IN TAYLOR, Wayne, MI

Built 1964 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 22,172

LONG RD CO 540

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER

0.5 NORTH OF TAMARACK RD, Montcalm, MI

Built 2001 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 712

M-129

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUNUSCONG RIVER

0.9 MI N OF TONE RD, Chippewa, MI

Built 1968 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 3,344

I-96 EB

Fair

Over: SLOAN CREEK

1.6 MI W OF ZIMMER ROAD, Ingham, MI

Built 1962 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 23,287

STERLING ROAD

Fair

Over: S. BR. MILL CREEK DRAIN

SEC. 23 LYNN TWP., St. Clair, MI

Built 1985 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 1,110

I-75

Fair

Over: SCHAEFER RD

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1966 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 102,378

VAN HORN ROAD

Fair

Over: FRANK & POET DRAIN

TRENTON W/FORT, Wayne, MI

Built 1982 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 13,100

S BROADWAY ST

Fair

Over: M BR PERE MARQUETTE RIV

0.6 MI S OF BIRMINGHAM RD, Lake, MI

Built 1950 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 400

I-475 RAMP B

Fair

Over: I-475

IN FLINT, Genesee, MI

Built 1977 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 4,860

KENNEDY ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTEESE CREEK

0.8 M S 3.4 M W OF MUNITH, Jackson, MI

Built 1934 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 429

JEDDO ROAD

Fair

Over: BURTCH CREEK

SEC. 6-7 BURCTHVILLE TWP., St. Clair, MI

Built 1957 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 450

BUCKNELL ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

3 MI NE OF CENTREVILLE, St. Joseph, MI

Built 2008 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 77

DINGELL RD

Fair

Over: PERIMETER RD

950 FT N OF EUREKA RD, Wayne, MI

Built 1991 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 17,070

OLD M-20

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.8 E OF M-37, Newaygo, MI

Built 1939 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 1,028

I-196 EB

Fair

Over: 64TH AVE

3 MI E OF ZEELAND, Ottawa, MI

Built 1972 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 15,999

INKSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: UPPER ROUGE RIVER

LIVONIA/REDFORD S/7 MILE, Wayne, MI

Built 1995 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 15,580

US-2

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK BURIED

5.0 MI SE OF US-45, Gogebic, MI

Built 1938 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 1,090

M-50

Fair

Over: TUPPER RIVER

0.5 MI NW OF BARRY COL, Ionia, MI

Built 1934 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 6,610

DOLLARVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: TEASPOON CREEK

1.5 MI. S.OF DOLLARVILLE, Luce, MI

Built 1951 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 1,700

9 MILE ROAD

Fair

Over: PINE RIVER

0.3 MI S OF PINE RIVER RD, Midland, MI

Built 2000 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 448

63RD AVENUE

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

0.4 MI E OF CR 365, Van Buren, MI

Built 1965 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 931

LAPLAISANCE RD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.85 MI N OF I 75, Monroe, MI

Built 1928 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 4,010

TALLMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

0.1 MI S OF PARKS RD, Clinton, MI

Built 1999 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 87

LINCOLN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

SEC 35 WHEELER TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 1962 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 1,300

BLACKS CORNERS RD.

Fair

Over: WESTON DRAIN

SEC. 31 IMLAY TWP., Lapeer, MI

Built 1972 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 95

ANDERSONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: CLINTON RIVER

BET AIRPORT AND CLEMENT R, Oakland, MI

Built 1990 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 6,250

ANDERSONVILLE RD

Fair

Over: CLINTON RIVER

BET AIRPORT AND CLEMENT R, Oakland, MI

Built 1990 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 6,250

KEIL ROAD

Fair

Over: BACH DRAIN

SEC 21 COLUMBIA TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1981 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 78

3RD AVENUE

Fair

Over: NORRIS CREEK

HT S CO LINE, Muskegon, MI

Built 1996 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 12,284

COMSTOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK I/C DRAIN

SEC 28 FREMONT TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 1983 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 170

MANOR ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK A DRAIN

2.4 MI E OF HALE RD, Arenac, MI

Built 2008 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 130

UNION RD

Fair

Over: UNION & STATE LINE DRAIN

1.8 MI N OF US-12, Cass, MI

Built 1970 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 1,412

CAMERON BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: MANISTEE RIVER

4 MI W OF FREDERIC, Crawford, MI

Built 1993 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 200

US-12

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

IN JONESVILLE, Hillsdale, MI

Built 1999 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 15,669

KIRBY ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTOON LAKE DRAIN

0.2 MILES NW OF LESLIE, Ingham, MI

Built 1974 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 700

Showing 5,901-5,950 of 11,371 bridges

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Michigan Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.