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

SHAW ROAD

Good

Over: CROCKERY CREEK

0.2 MI S OF MOORE RD, Muskegon, MI

Built 1978 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 256

M-45 EB

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

TALLMADGE TWP SEC 20-29, Ottawa, MI

Built 1999 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 9,698

M-45 WB

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

TALLMADGE TWP SEC 20-29, Ottawa, MI

Built 1999 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 9,698

COLONY RD

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

1/2 MI E OF CHANDLER, Clinton, MI

Built 2013 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,292

DENTON ROAD

Good

Over: FOWLER CREEK

CANTON N/GEDDES, Wayne, MI

Built 2001 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 352

CLICK ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

SEC 16&21 BEAR CREEK TWP, Emmet, MI

Built 2012 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,001

PORTAGE ROAD

Good

Over: BARTON-HOWARD LAKES CHAN

SCHOOLCRAFT TWP SEC 27, Kalamazoo, MI

Built 2005 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 1,302

NORWAY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BR. FLINT RIVER

SEC. 36 MARATHON TWP., Lapeer, MI

Built 1991 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 120

CASS LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: CLINTON RIVER

BET ORCHARD LK AND CASS-E, Oakland, MI

Built 2007 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 17,800

MONROE RD

Good

Over: N BR PENTWATER RIVER

2.7 MI SE OF PENTWATER, Oceana, MI

Built 2001 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,377

M-24

Good

Over: GILBERT BR WISCOGGIN DRN

3.0 MI EAST OF AKRON, Tuscola, MI

Built 1984 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,825

I-275 NB

Good

Over: MDOT RR CORRIDOR

2.2 MI W OF WAYNE, Wayne, MI

Built 1974 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 48,903

BRADY RD

Good

Over: LOW BRANCH ROUGE RIVER

IN DEARBORN, Wayne, MI

Built 1994 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,615

EMMETT STREET

Good

Over: CN RAILROAD

IN CITY OF BATTLE CREEK, Calhoun, MI

Built 1997 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 14,700

BRYAN J DRIVE

Good

Over: CHANNEL OF HOUGHTON LK

DENTON TWP SEC 2, Roscommon, MI

Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 300

PLANK RD

Good

Over: HAZEN CREEK

0.2 MI W OF BENNER HWY, Lenawee, MI

Built 1979 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 168

WARNER AVE

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

9.0 MI NE HESPERIA, Newaygo, MI

Built 2001 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 50

VANDEKARR ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

3 MILES SOUTH OF OWOSSO, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1962 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 844

GREENFIELD RD

Good

Over: US-12

IN DEARBORN, Wayne, MI

Built 1961 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 21,800

MORTENVIEW DRIVE

Good

Over: SEXTON-KILFOIL DRAIN

IN TAYLOR, Wayne, MI

Built 1999 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 3,935

25 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

0.5 MI EAST OF GRATIOT, Macomb, MI

Built 1995 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 480

TWO MILE RD 9TH

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

VILLAGE OF MORLEY, Mecosta, MI

Built 2010 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 30

84TH STREET

Good

Over: TYLER CREEK

0.15 MI E OF PRATT LAKE, Kent, MI

Built 1927 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 688

M-22

Good

Over: CRYSTAL RIVER

1.0 MI NE OF GLEN ARBOR, Leelanau, MI

Built 2002 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,980

COOK RD

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

3.5 MI S OF OWOSSO, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1970 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 215

LUTZ RD-OLD 131

Good

Over: PRAIRIE RIVER

2.3 MI S OF THREE RIVERS, St. Joseph, MI

Built 2007 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,586

NO. 10 RD

Good

Over: US-131

2 MI N OF MANTON, Wexford, MI

Built 2002 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 95

WAGNER-TAYLOR DM R

Good

Over: WEST BR FOX RIVER

10 MI NW OF SENEY, Schoolcraft, MI

Built 2019 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 10

MCKEOWN ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

800 FT S OF M-79, Barry, MI

Built 2016 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50

DNR TRAIL 440

Good

Over: FOX RIVER

5.5 MI W OF LAVENDER CRNR, Schoolcraft, MI

Built 2019 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5

18TH AVENUE

Good

Over: MENTHA DRAIN

1.7 MI E OF CR 653, Van Buren, MI

Built 2006 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 138

CARROLL ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK DRAIN

SEC 17-20 ELK TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 1991 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 165

7 MI ROAD

Good

Over: NOTTAWA CREEK

BURLINGTON TWP SEC 17, Calhoun, MI

Built 1962 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,949

TOWERLINE ROAD

Good

Over: HALE CREEK

0.9 MI S OF CURTIS ROAD, Iosco, MI

Built 1952 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 130

7TH AVENUE

Good

Over: IRON RIVER

1800 FT N OF US-2, Iron, MI

Built 1987 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 400

ROUTE 577

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER

3 MI NW OF WALLACE, Menominee, MI

Built 1988 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 250

12 MILE RD (WEST)

Good

Over: ROUGE RIVER

BET TELEGRAPH AND LAHSER, Oakland, MI

Built 1972 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 19,870

12 MILE RD (EAST)

Good

Over: ROUGE RIVER

BET TELEGRAPH AND LAHSER, Oakland, MI

Built 1972 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 19,870

JEDDO ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

SEC. 6 GRANT TWP., St. Clair, MI

Built 1980 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 86

I-94 WB

Good

Over: BEECH-DALY RD

IN TAYLOR OVER BEECH-DALY, Wayne, MI

Built 1962 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 74,175

HARRISON ROAD

Good

Over: E BR HELD CREEK

0.75 MI E OF WARNER, Newaygo, MI

Built 2001 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 100

BALSAM DR

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

HUDSONVILLE, Ottawa, MI

Built 1990 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 11,262

EPPENBROCK ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK FALLS CREEK

SEC. 28-29 SAND BEACH TWP, Huron, MI

Built 1978 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 130

COLDWATER ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.2 M S NE COR SEC 35 T15, Isabella, MI

Built 1958 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,870

RUSHTON ROAD

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

SEC 14 GREEN OAK TWP, Livingston, MI

Built 1958 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,900

112 TH ST

Good

Over: BROOKS CREEK

12 MI SW OF FREMONT, Newaygo, MI

Built 1997 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 460

ARNOLD ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BR CASS RIVER

SEC 13-18 ARGYLE TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 1907 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 150

RILEY RD

Good

Over: MISTEGUAY CREEK

1.25 MI NE OF JUDDVILLE, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1983 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 88

ECORSE RD WB

Good

Over: US-12 EB

4.8 MI E OF YPSILANTI, Wayne, MI

Built 2005 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 5,400

TIN SHANTY ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

2 MI S OF STURGEON VALLEY, Otsego, MI

Built 1999 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 150

Showing 6,351-6,400 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.