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

200TH AVENUE

Good

Over: CUSHMAN CREEK

0.1 MI N OF ROOSEVELT RD, Oceana, MI

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

204TH AVENUE

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.75 MI N OF TAYLOR RD, Oceana, MI

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460

GREENWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: TITTABAWASSEE RIVER

1 MI WEST OF M-30, Ogemaw, MI

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520

BEARDSLEE ROAD

Good

Over: MID BR TITTABAWASSEE RIV

0.6 MI WEST OF M-30, Ogemaw, MI

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 61

NORWICH ROAD FH53

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

8 MI S OF ONTONAGON, Ontonagon, MI

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

HOOP AND HOLLER RD

Good

Over: MERRIWEATHER CREEK

3 MI S OF MERRIWEATHER, Ontonagon, MI

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

20 MILE RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER

1.5 MI E OF M-115, Osceola, MI

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,850

32ND ST

Good

Over: N BRANCH BLACK RIVER

HOLLAND, Ottawa, MI

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,632

HEYTHALER HWY

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

2 MI WEST OF US-23, Presque Isle, MI

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 510

M-90

Good

Over: W BR MILLS CREEK

6.8 MI E OF M-19, Sanilac, MI

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,001

FETTING ROAD

Good

Over: ELK CREEK DRAIN

SEC 35-36 WATERTOWN TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 302

JUDDVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SHIAWASSEE RIVER

3 MILES NORTH OF OWOSSO, Shiawassee, MI

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,975

TYRRELL RD

Good

Over: LOOKINGGLASS RIVER

3.7 MI W OF BANCROFT, Shiawassee, MI

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

IRR BIA RTE 1

Good

Over: 08/23

SAULT STE MARIE POWWOW GR, Chippewa, MI

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

IRR BIA RTE 2

Good

Over: DRAINAGE TO SHUNK CREEK

SAULT STE MARIE AT POWWOW, Chippewa, MI

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

JEDDO ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

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

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 138

M-24

Good

Over: KREGER DRAIN

2.0 MI NW OF MAYVILLE LTS, Tuscola, MI

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,188

DICKERSON ROAD

Good

Over: LATIMER OR ALLEN RELIEF

SEC 17-20 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,300

VASSAR ROAD

Good

Over: GOODING CREEK

SEC 13 TUSCOLA TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,440

ELMWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEN DRAIN

SEC 29-32 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 225

TURNER ROAD

Good

Over: SUCKER CREEK DRAIN

SEC 11-12 DAYTON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

32ND ST (CR653)

Good

Over: I-94

5.0 MI W OF KALAMAZOO COL, Van Buren, MI

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,575

CR 653

Good

Over: TRIB TO W BR PAW PAW RIV

0.5 MI S OF RED ARROW HWY, Van Buren, MI

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,938

JACKSON RD (WB)

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

SECTION 21 SCIO TOWNSHIP, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,088

ZEEB ROAD

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

SCIO TWP SEC 21, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,634

SEITZ DRIVE

Good

Over: LUICK CREEK

LIMA TWP SEC 16, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233

JUDD ROAD

Good

Over: ANN ARBOR RAILROAD

YORK TWP SEC 10 & 15, Washtenaw, MI

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 425

DEQUINDRE AVE

Good

Over: I-75

IN HAMTRAMCK, Wayne, MI

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000

PENNSYLVANIA ROAD

Good

Over: BLAKELY DRAIN

BROWNSTN/TAYLOR E/INKSTER, Wayne, MI

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,900

SERVICE DR S I-94

Good

Over: WILLOW RUN DRAIN

VAN BUREN E/RAWSONVILLE, Wayne, MI

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,452

SEVEN MILE ROAD

Good

Over: TARABUSI DRAIN

LIVONIA W/MERRIMAN, Wayne, MI

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,183

SHELDON ROAD

Good

Over: MOTT DRAIN

CANTON S/PALMER, Wayne, MI

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,783

ASHLAND AVE

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

SOUTH OF JEFFERSON, Wayne, MI

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 594

RIVERSIDE AVE

Good

Over: CANAL

CANAL AT RIVERSIDE AVE, Wayne, MI

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

BEAL STREET

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER ROUGE

0.01 MI W OF RIVER STREET, Wayne, MI

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

JOHN HIX RD

Good

Over: TONQUISH CREEK

IN WESTLAND, Wayne, MI

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,885

ARLINGTON STREET

Good

Over: BLAKELY DRAIN

300 FT W MONTEBELLO DR, Wayne, MI

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

MAPLE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK DRAIN

SEC. 10-11 LAPEER TWP., Lapeer, MI

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 780

CAPITAL AVENUE S W

Good

Over: MINGES BROOK

0.8 MI NORTH OF I-94, Calhoun, MI

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,100

GARFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 1-12 WASHINGTON TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 219

SOUTH COMMERCE RD

Good

Over: HAYES CREEK

BET COMMERCE AND OAKLEY, Oakland, MI

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,950

JACKSON RD (EB)

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

SECTION 21 SCIO TOWNSHIP, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,850

GENESEE ROAD

Good

Over: GILKEY CREEK

BURTON TWP SEC 14 & 15, Genesee, MI

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,818

ALLEN ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTHGATE DRAIN

SEC 6-7 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27

CARSON ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTHGATE DRAIN

SEC 7-18 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

POLO FIELDS DRIVE

Good

Over: U OF M LAKE DRAIN

SCIO TWP SEC 27, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,595

BIRKDALE DRIVE

Good

Over: U OF M LAKE DRAIN

SCIO TWP SEC 27, Washtenaw, MI

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266

PAW PAW LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: DERBY DRAIN

COLOMA TWP SEC 10-11, Berrien, MI

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,172

LINCO ROAD

Good

Over: KEELO CREEK

2 MI S OF STEVENSVILLE, Berrien, MI

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,192

MATTHEWS HWY

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

0.5 MI S OF MUNGER RD, Lenawee, MI

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,379

Showing 6,901-6,950 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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