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

WEIDMAN ROAD

Good

Over: MCKAY DRAIN

0.3 MI W OF LOOMIS RD, Isabella, MI

Built 2015 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 196

WELLS GRADE RD

Good

Over: E BR STURGEON RIVER

FELCH TWP SEC 35, Dickinson, MI

Built 2019 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 5

CR 687

Good

Over: HOWLETT & CONKLIN DRAIN

0.14 MI S OF 62ND AVE, Van Buren, MI

Built 2022 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,913

BALLENGER HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

BET BEECHER & FLUSHING RD, Genesee, MI

Built 1994 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 19,352

OLD PLANK ROAD

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

0.2 MI SE OF ONONDAGA, Ingham, MI

Built 2007 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 710

I-96 WB CD

Good

Over: US-23 SB

@ US-23, Livingston, MI

Built 2016 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 36,361

HOOVER RD

Good

Over: N BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.8 MI E OF M-66, Mecosta, MI

Built 2004 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 71

EVERGREEN ROAD

Good

Over: N BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

1.0 MI E OF M-66, Mecosta, MI

Built 2008 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 64

POSEYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BULLOCK CREEK

0.3 MI N OF STEWART ROAD, Midland, MI

Built 2007 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 8,442

106TH AVE

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SECTION 23 HOLLAND TWP, Ottawa, MI

Built 1976 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,550

FRENCH LINE ROAD

Good

Over: DUFF DRAIN

SEC 22-27 MARLETTE TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 2001 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 375

MASON RD

Good

Over: MIDDLEBURY COUNTY DRAIN

2.9 MI SE OF CARLAND, Shiawassee, MI

Built 2003 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 269

EXCHANGE RD

Good

Over: SHIAWASSEE RIVER

1 MI NE OF BANCROFT, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1983 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 320

KRAFFT ROAD

Good

Over: HOWE DRAIN

SEC. 22-27 FT GRATIOT TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 2006 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 8,575

I-275 SB

Good

Over: LOWER ROUGE R/BIKE PATH

2.5 MI W OF WAYNE, Wayne, MI

Built 1974 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 53,635

THUMB LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: N BR BOYNE RIVER

0.7 MI E OF BOYNE FALLS, Charlevoix, MI

Built 2003 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,545

176TH AVE

Good

Over: N BR WHITE RIVER

0.28 MI N OF WOODROW AVE, Oceana, MI

Built 2015 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 100

DICE ROAD

Good

Over: WHITMORE DRAIN

0.3 MI E OF FEHN ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 86

CHALMERS RD

Good

Over: PITTSFIELD ANN ARBOR DRN

ANN ARBOR TWP SEC 35, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 350

COUNTY RD 573

Good

Over: CARP RIVER

1 MILE NORTH OF US-41, Marquette, MI

Built 1982 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 995

26TH STREET

Good

Over: BASELINE CREEK

APPROX 3/8MI S OF 102ND A, Allegan, MI

Built 1981 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 136

US-12

Good

Over: PRAIRIE RIVER

1.3 MI NE ST JOSEPH COL, Branch, MI

Built 2011 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,680

SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: STURGEON RIVER

SEC.31 T34N R2W, Cheboygan, MI

Built 2003 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 220

BRAND AVENUE

Good

Over: MIDDLE BR TOBACCO RIVER

SEC 32-33 ARTHUR TWP, Clare, MI

Built 2008 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 165

TYLER ROAD

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

SEC 18-19 ARCADA TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 1986 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 155

S LAIRD RD L137

Good

Over: W BR STURGEON R

2 MI S OF ALSTON, Houghton, MI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 48

DIVISION STREET

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

IN SARANAC, Ionia, MI

Built 1986 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,333

CROCKETT HWY

Good

Over: RIVER RAISIN

BETWEEN GORMAN RD INTERSE, Lenawee, MI

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,099

OLD US 41

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER

.25 MI S DAGGETT, Menominee, MI

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 178

US-31 BR N

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF US-31, Muskegon, MI

Built 1957 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 18,200

M-10 NWESTERN HWY

Good

Over: I-696 RAMP D

IN SOUTHFIELD, Oakland, MI

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 121,266

I-75 BL NB

Good

Over: OPDYKE ROAD

S LTS OF PONTIAC, Oakland, MI

Built 1966 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 37,709

BALCOM RD

Good

Over: ALDER CREEK

3.3 MI S OF OVID, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 104

SB W GRAND BLVD

Good

Over: I-94

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 2013 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,070

SECOND AVENUE

Good

Over: M-8 DAVISON FWY

HIGHLAND PARK W/WOODWARD, Wayne, MI

Built 1996 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,500

I-96

Good

Over: ROUGE RIVER

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 164,804

NB ADAMS RD

Good

Over: M-59

ROCHESTER HILLS, Oakland, MI

Built 2004 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 11,900

MATTHEWS HWY

Good

Over: HULETT DRAIN

0.5 MI S OF US-12, Lenawee, MI

Built 1999 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,556

136TH STREET

Good

Over: ROGUE RIVER

5.5 W OF M-37, Newaygo, MI

Built 2010 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 70

MALLARD AVE

Good

Over: LITTLE SWAN CREEK

0.8 M W OF N DIXIE HWY, Monroe, MI

Built 2001 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 122

148TH AVE

Good

Over: OSBORN CREEK

0.43 MI S OF PIERCE RD, Oceana, MI

Built 2011 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 600

ENGMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

MUSKEGON TWP SEC 5, Muskegon, MI

Built 2014 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 100

ROUTE 434

Good

Over: DAY S RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF BRAMPTON, Delta, MI

Built 1959 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 148

BRITTON HWY

Good

Over: MACON RIVER

0.2 MI SOUTH OF SMITH RD, Lenawee, MI

Built 1963 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,035

BIRCH RUN ROAD

Good

Over: MISTEGUAY CREEK

1.8 MI E OF BISHOP ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 2004 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 162

WEST CO LINE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BR PINE RIVER

SEC 07 SEVILLE TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 61

111TH AVE

Good

Over: N BR OF BLACK RIVER

CASCO TWP SEC 3, Allegan, MI

Built 1987 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 64

48TH STREET

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

CHESHIRE TWP SEC 7, Allegan, MI

Built 1983 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 85

BARGER ROAD

Good

Over: THORNAPPLE RIVER

6.7 M E 1 M S OF HASTINGS, Barry, MI

Built 1991 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 294

ATHEY AVENUE

Good

Over: NORTH BR TOBACCO RIVER

SEC 15-16 ARTHUR TWP, Clare, MI

Built 1993 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 220

Showing 6,501-6,550 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.