Total Bridges
1,188
Public highway bridges in Michigan
State profile · Above median Poor share
Michigan bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Michigan, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 1,188
- Public bridges
- 28.4%
- Good condition
- 8.9%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
28.4%
337 bridges rated 7-9
-21.6pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
8.9%
106 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
1.9pp vs national avg 7.0%
Michigan vs national bridge condition
Michigan - Good condition share 28.4%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Michigan - Poor-condition share 29.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (83)
Alcona 8 Alger 9 Allegan 25 Alpena 3 Antrim 0 Arenac 2 Baraga 9 Barry 10 Bay 10 Benzie 3 Berrien 22 Branch 9 Calhoun 16 Cass 3 Charlevoix 3 Cheboygan 7 Chippewa 12 Clare 13 Clinton 9 Crawford 5 Delta 5 Dickinson 0 Eaton 8 Emmet 4 Genesee 15 Gladwin 6 Gogebic 11 Grand Traverse 5 Gratiot 10 Hillsdale 3 Houghton 9 Huron 4 Ingham 5 Ionia 3 Iosco 0 Iron 8 Isabella 12 Jackson 3 Kalamazoo 12 Kalkaska 0 Kent 37 Keweenaw 0 Lake 0 Lapeer 13 Leelanau 2 Lenawee 3 Livingston 6 Luce 2 Mackinac 7 Macomb 21 Manistee 2 Marquette 8 Mason 4 Mecosta 2 Menominee 2 Midland 10 Missaukee 2 Monroe 9 Montcalm 7 Montmorency 3 Muskegon 5 Newaygo 7 Oakland 49 Oceana 3 Ogemaw 0 Ontonagon 5 Osceola 3 Oscoda 1 Otsego 2 Ottawa 7 Presque Isle 2 Roscommon 5 Saginaw 4 Sanilac 1 Schoolcraft 16 Shiawassee 2 St. Clair 14 St. Joseph 8 Tuscola 29 Van Buren 17 Washtenaw 93 Wayne 460 Wexford 14
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.
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
MO
Missouri
8.53% top marginal rate
MI
Michigan
8.92% top marginal rate
AK
Alaska
10.12% top marginal rate
PA
Pennsylvania
10.50% top marginal rate
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.
STEVENSON ROAD
PoorOver: S BR PINE RIVER
0.5 MI W OF NINE MILE RD, Bay, MI
Built 1970 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 150
NO 19 ROAD
PoorOver: MANISTEE RIVER
SECTION 28 T24N R11W, Wexford, MI
Built 1906 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 106
PARKE LANE ROAD
PoorOver: THOROFARE CH(GROSSE ILE)
GROSSE ILETWP S/BRIDGE ST, Wayne, MI
Built 1930 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 1,365
STREICHER ROAD
PoorOver: SILVER CREEK
BROWNSTOWN S/HURON RIV DR, Wayne, MI
Built 1936 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 253
REECK ROAD
PoorOver: SEXTON-KILFOIL DRAIN
IN ALLEN PARK, Wayne, MI
Built 1960 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 5,600
LOG ROAD
PoorOver: SOUTH BR SWAN CREEK
BETHEL TWP SEC 8, Branch, MI
Built 1982 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 110
All Bridges in Michigan
FOSTORIA RD
FairOver: FOREST DRAIN
0.1 MI S OF OTTER LK RD, Lapeer, MI
Built 1972 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 210
VINE ROAD
FairOver: PINE RIVER
SEC 27 ST CLAIR TWP, St. Clair, MI
Built 1991 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 121
M-39 NB SERV RD
FairOver: ROUGE RIVER
IN DEARBORN, Wayne, MI
Built 1963 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 19,480
US-31 SB
FairOver: PIPESTONE CREEK
7.2 MI N OF OLD US-31, Berrien, MI
Built 2000 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,701
WASHINGTON ROAD
FairOver: SOUTH BR TOBACCO RIVER
SEC 30-31 SHERIDAN TWP, Clare, MI
Built 1992 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 320
M-72
FairOver: S BR AU SABLE RIVER
4.4 MI W OF OSCODA COL, Crawford, MI
Built 1958 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,140
CASPIAN ROAD
FairOver: IRON RIVER
IN CASPIAN, Iron, MI
Built 2003 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 678
PHOENIX RD CR 388
FairOver: S BR BLACK RIVER
2.5 MI E OF SOUTH HAVEN, Van Buren, MI
Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 5,374
PLATT ROAD
FairOver: SALINE RIVER
YORK TWP SECTION 34 & 35, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1970 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 4,600
LINCOLN AVE
FairOver: N BR BLACK RIVER
IN HOLLAND, Allegan, MI
Built 1986 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,482
V DR N
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
LEE TWP SEC 6, Calhoun, MI
Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 550
GLIDDEN RD
FairOver: TOBACCO RIVER
175 RODS E OF M18, Gladwin, MI
Built 1987 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 880
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: TAMARACK RIVER
8 MI NE OF WATERSMEET, Gogebic, MI
Built 2020 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 100
M-153
FairOver: CSX RR
1M E OF I-275 IN WESTLAND, Wayne, MI
Built 1982 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 46,461
E N HINES DRIVE
FairOver: MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER
NORTHVILLE E/SHELDON, Wayne, MI
Built 1932 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,904
M-69
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
1 MI SE OF PERRONVILLE, Menominee, MI
Built 1954 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,054
LANSING ROAD
FairOver: CUT RIVER
MARKEY TWP SEC 10, Roscommon, MI
Built 1950 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 100
US-23 NB
FairOver: MDOT RR COR & HURON RVR
1.2 MI N OF M-17 & US-23, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1962 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 37,373
M-59 EB
FairOver: GREAT LAKES CENTRAL RR
IN HOWELL, Livingston, MI
Built 2007 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 15,911
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: MIDDLE BR STUTTS CREEK
T45N, R17W, SEC. 31, Schoolcraft, MI
Built 1996 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 50
HUBBARD ROAD
FairOver: BELL CREEK
HUBBARD RD @ BELL CREEK, Wayne, MI
Built 1960 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 3,267
SEFFREN RD
FairOver: ELLIOT CREEK
0.22 MI N OF US-23, Cheboygan, MI
Built 2019 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 167
CRESENT LAKE ROAD
FairOver: CLINTON RIVER
WATERFORD TWP SEC 15/16, Oakland, MI
Built 1992 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 300
KINDLER ROAD
FairOver: WISCOGGIN DRAIN
SEC 23 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI
Built 2003 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 35
NORTHVILLE ROAD
FairOver: MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER
NORTHVILLE N OF SIX MILE, Wayne, MI
Built 1922 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 15,628
M-140
FairOver: PAW PAW RIVER
IN WATERVLIET, Berrien, MI
Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,030
REA ROAD
FairOver: NORTH MACON DRAIN
0.3 MI N OF COLLINS ROAD, Monroe, MI
Built 1993 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 67
MAIN ST
FairOver: KALAMAZOO RIVER
EMMETT TWP SEC 18, Calhoun, MI
Built 1957 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,812
ARSENAL AVE GATE36
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
BTWN MOUND RD ENTR GATE, Macomb, MI
Built 1952 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,000
12TH STREET
FairOver: RABBIT RIVER
JUST N OF 136TH AVE, Allegan, MI
Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 380
LAMTON ROAD
FairOver: WHITE CREEK I/C DRAIN
SEC 36 NOVESTA TWP, Tuscola, MI
Built 2004 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 100
MARSHALL RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SCIO TWP SEC 18, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1976 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 807
DIXBORO RD
FairOver: MDOT RR COR & HURON RVR
ANN ARBOR TWP SEC 36, Washtenaw, MI
Built 2004 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 18,085
US-24 NB
FairOver: ROUGE RIVER
2.1 MI S OF M-5, Wayne, MI
Built 1960 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 40,989
CLARK BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
SEC 29 T33NR1E, Cheboygan, MI
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 230
HURON LINE ROAD
FairOver: TYRE I/C DRAIN EXT
AUSTIN TWP SEC 5 & 6, Sanilac, MI
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
ELMWOOD ROAD
FairOver: SOUTHGATE DRAIN
SEC 30-31 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI
Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 225
ASH ROAD
FairOver: SWAN CREEK
HURON E/WALTZ, Wayne, MI
Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 70
IRR BIA RTE 3
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
SAULT STE MARIE AT CASINO, Chippewa, MI
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 500
DETROIT STREET
FairOver: HUGHES DRAIN
MT. MORRIS TWP. SEC. 13, Genesee, MI
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,793
US-131 NB TO M-6 E
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
BYRON TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI
Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,600
US-10 WB
FairOver: MDOT RR CORRIDOR
3 MI NW OF FARWELL, Clare, MI
Built 1973 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 4,543
3550TH STREET
FairOver: PAW PAW RIVER
1.7 MI SW JCT M-43 & M-40, Van Buren, MI
Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 157
MCCOLLUM ROAD
FairOver: SALINE RIVER
BRIDGEWATER TWP SEC 14, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1968 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 236
HAGGERTY ROAD
FairOver: TRUESDELL DRAIN
CANTON S/CHERRY HILL, Wayne, MI
Built 1973 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 6,827
HALL STREET
FairOver: TALLMAN CREEK
90FT N OF BUTTERWORTH DR, Kent, MI
Built 1993 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 800
M-115
FairOver: CADILLAC CANAL
@ CADILLAC STATE PARK, Wexford, MI
Built 1957 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 12,589
FACTORY STREET
FairOver: HURON RIVER
IN THE CITY OF YPSILANTI, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1978 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 11,700
I-94 EB
FairOver: MILL CREEK
5.1 MI W OF M-14, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1961 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 33,463
TYLER ROAD
FairOver: WILLOW RUN
YPSILANTI TWP SEC 12, Washtenaw, MI
Built 1942 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 1,643
Showing 601-650 of 1,188 bridges
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