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

FISHING LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: F TO E SPILLWAY

SEC 20 T45N R13W, Schoolcraft, MI

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

BASS LAKE RD FH36

Good

Over: LITTLE MANISTEE RIVER

4 MI SW OF IRONS, Lake, MI

Built 2007 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 642

CASS CITY ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEN DRAIN #1

SEC 20-29 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 2010 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 75

MEDINA ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.2 MI E OF M-156, Lenawee, MI

Built 1988 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 46

THOMAS ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEN EXT DRAIN

SEC 32-33 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 2014 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 175

7TH STREET

Good

Over: GUN RIVER

APPROX 0.75 MI N OF 106TH, Allegan, MI

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 250

PALMER ROAD

Good

Over: S BRANCH PINE RIVER

AT FOCO RD, Arenac, MI

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 73

US-127 SB

Good

Over: TOWNLINE CREEK

0.7 MI S OF ROSCOMMON COL, Clare, MI

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,213

GRATIOT RD

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

50 W OF MAPLE AVE, Clinton, MI

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,157

LAMIE HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE THORNAPPLE RIVER

1 MI NE OF CHESTER, Eaton, MI

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 120

BRISTOL RD

Good

Over: SWARTZ CR

E OF I-69, Genesee, MI

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 14,755

WAGAR ROAD

Good

Over: STONEY CREEK

1.5 MILES EAST OF MUIR, Ionia, MI

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 122

WING AVE

Good

Over: PLASTER CREEK

200 FT SE OF 60TH ST, Kent, MI

Built 1928 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

DIVISION AVE

Good

Over: DUKE CREEK

200 FT N OF SOLON STREET, Kent, MI

Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 362

MCTAGGART ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BR. FLINT RIVER

SEC. 34-35 RICH TWP., Lapeer, MI

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

14 MILE RD

Good

Over: BIG BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF VAN DYKE, Macomb, MI

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 27,068

COUNTY RD 557

Good

Over: BIG WEST RIVER

7 MILES NO OF MASHEK, Marquette, MI

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 357

BINGHAM AVE

Good

Over: TANK CREEK

1 MI S OF BITELY, Newaygo, MI

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 545

14 MI RD

Good

Over: MCDUFFEE CREEK

6 MI E OF BITELY, Newaygo, MI

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 70

LINCOLN DRIVE

Good

Over: I-696

CITY OF SOUTHFIELD, Oakland, MI

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,500

QUINCY ST

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

SECTION 12 JAMESTOWN TWP, Ottawa, MI

Built 1976 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 210

M-52

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

4.0 MI N OF ST CHARLES, Saginaw, MI

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,375

BURT ROAD

Good

Over: LAMB CREEK

0.9 MI E OF FOWLER ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 153

LAMBS ROAD

Good

Over: SPENCER DRAIN

SEC. 22 WALES TWP., St. Clair, MI

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 483

THOMAS STREET

Good

Over: WHITE PIGEON RIVER

2.5 MI S OF MOTTVILLE, St. Joseph, MI

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 572

12TH ST

Good

Over: I-94

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1953 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,499

M-1 WOODARD AVE

Good

Over: M-8 DAVISON FWY

IN HIGHLAND PARK, Wayne, MI

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 21,758

HURON RIVER DRIVE

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

ROCKWOOD W/JEFFERSON, Wayne, MI

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,080

VAN HORN ROAD

Good

Over: BLAKELY DRAIN

WOODHAVEN E/ALLEN, Wayne, MI

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20,498

KORTE AVE

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

BETWEEN ALTER AND ASHLAND, Wayne, MI

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,536

US-131 SB

Good

Over: CESAR E CHAVEZ AVE

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 49,600

NO 12 RD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.5 MI E OF NO 31 RD, Wexford, MI

Built 1990 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

REYNOLDS ROAD

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

3.3 MI N OF US-31, Benzie, MI

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,133

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: PORTAGE CREEK

DELTA CO AIRPORT, Delta, MI

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 474

GARNO RD

Good

Over: SWAMP RAISIN

0.5 MI W OF SISSION HWY, Lenawee, MI

Built 1990 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 61

MILLS-MACON HWY

Good

Over: MACON RIVER

0.3 MI N OF PENNINGTON, Lenawee, MI

Built 1988 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 40

RIDGE HWY

Good

Over: MACON RIVER

WEST OF BRITTON HWY, Lenawee, MI

Built 1997 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 5,309

34 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: HIGHBANK CREEK

0.9 MI EAST OF OMO ROAD, Macomb, MI

Built 1997 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 100

PETERS ROAD

Good

Over: RIFLE RIVER

3 MI EAST OF M-33, Ogemaw, MI

Built 1980 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 366

LAKESHORE DRIVE

Good

Over: PLUMMERS CREEK

GANGES TWP SEC 8, Allegan, MI

Built 2009 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 818

VERNON ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.3M W SE COR SEC 36 T16N, Isabella, MI

Built 1972 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 660

BASELINE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHN NEFF DRAIN

SEC 3 UNION TWP, Isabella, MI

Built 2004 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 144

LIME CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LIME CREEK

0.25 MI W OF MUNSON HWY, Lenawee, MI

Built 1986 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 294

M-40

Good

Over: N BR MACATAWA RIVER

2.4 MI SE OF OTTAWA COL, Allegan, MI

Built 1999 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 6,433

HINCHMAN ROAD

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

0.75 MI N OF BARODA, Berrien, MI

Built 1985 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 700

CAPITAL AVENUE N E

Good

Over: BATTLE CREEK RIVER

0.1 MI N E MICHIGAN AVE, Calhoun, MI

Built 1987 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 11,100

BLACK RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

BET SEC 11&12 T33N R1E, Cheboygan, MI

Built 1978 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROAD B 9

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

8 MI W OF ESCANABA, Delta, MI

Built 2002 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 26

ISLAND HWY

Good

Over: THORNAPPLE RIVER

5 MI S OF POTTERVILLE, Eaton, MI

Built 2001 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 2,045

I-75

Good

Over: STRAITS OF MACKINAC

MACKINAW CITY-ST IGNACE, Emmet, MI

Built 1957 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 11,076

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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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