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

CASS CITY ROAD

Good

Over: WISCOGGIN DRAIN

SEC 24-25 AKRON TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 78

CR 653

Good

Over: PAW PAW RIVER

ALMENA TWP SEC 10 & 11, Van Buren, MI

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,326

24TH AVENUE

Good

Over: S BR BLACK RIVER

2.0 MI EAST OF CR 215, Van Buren, MI

Built 2015 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 775

CONCORD AVE

Good

Over: I-94

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 2019 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 685

DEQUINDRE AVE

Good

Over: M-8 DAVISON

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,020

PATTERSON AVENUE

Good

Over: M-6

GAINES TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,600

60TH STREET

Good

Over: PRATT LAKE DRAIN

0.4 MI W OF ALDEN NASH AV, Kent, MI

Built 1985 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,700

CRIMSON DRIVE

Good

Over: PRICE BROOK DRAIN

0.2 MI S OF 29 MILE RD, Macomb, MI

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 150

30TH AVE

Good

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

COVERT TWP SEC 9, Van Buren, MI

Built 2011 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10

CONDENSERY RD

Good

Over: COUNTY DRAIN #111

0.30 MI E OF HERRICK RD, Montcalm, MI

Built 2002 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 50

STATE ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

SEC 30 WASHINGTON TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 1984 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 660

27 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: KIRKHAM DRAIN

0.8 MI EAST OF GRATIOT, Macomb, MI

Built 1994 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 290

113TH AVE

Good

Over: N BR OF BLACK RIVER

APPROX 1/2 MI W OF 64TH S, Allegan, MI

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 249

26 MI ROAD

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

SHERIDAN TWP SEC 17, Calhoun, MI

Built 1998 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 490

BOYNE MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: BOYNE RIVER

0.75 MI S OF BOYNE FALLS, Charlevoix, MI

Built 1987 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 300

STRAITS HWY(OLD 27

Good

Over: INDIAN RIVER

SEC 24 T35N R3W, Cheboygan, MI

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 7,047

ALGER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN #1

SEC 15-16 NEWARK TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 1986 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,145

RICHARDSON ROAD

Good

Over: PINNEBOG RIVER

SEC. 3-10 OLIVER TWP., Huron, MI

Built 1988 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 435

SCHOCK ROAD

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

SEC 13-14 SHERMAN TWP, Huron, MI

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 232

TURTLE RD

Good

Over: AU GRES RIVER

2.125 MI E OF M-65, Iosco, MI

Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 780

M-106

Good

Over: PORTAGE RIVER DRAIN

4.7 MI SW OF INGHAM COL, Jackson, MI

Built 1939 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,180

US-131 NB ENT RMP

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

IN WYOMING, Kent, MI

Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 38,681

WHITE CREEK AVE

Good

Over: DUKE CREEK

0.40 MI N OF 18 MILE RD, Kent, MI

Built 1959 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,948

PEACH RIDGE AVE

Good

Over: NASH CREEK

0.50 MI N OF 12 MI ROAD, Kent, MI

Built 1959 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 639

THREE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: MUNUSCONG RIVER

9.2MI N OF HESSEL AND M-1, Mackinac, MI

Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 40

GARFIELD RD

Good

Over: SALT SLANG GLOEDE DRAIN

MACOMB TWP SEC 31 & 32, Macomb, MI

Built 1993 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 22,188

STEVENS ROAD

Good

Over: W BRANCH MUSKEGON RIVER

SECTION 22/23 T23N R6W, Missaukee, MI

Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 204

10.5 MI ROAD

Good

Over: I-75

@ CITY OF ROYAL OAK, Oakland, MI

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,530

MONT EAGLE ROAD

Good

Over: HURON RIVER

SOUTHEAST OF HURON BRIDGE, Oakland, MI

Built 1989 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 400

M-28

Good

Over: BALTIMORE RIVER

1.5 MI W OF US-45, Ontonagon, MI

Built 1968 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,075

M-26

Good

Over: E BR FIRESTEEL RIVER

1.9 MI NE OF M-38, Ontonagon, MI

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,425

LINCOLN ST

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

SECTION 15 TALLMADGE TWP, Ottawa, MI

Built 1994 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 410

FOSTORIA ROAD

Good

Over: BR EVERGREEN CREEK

SEC 23-24 WATERTOWN TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,420

GOODRICH ROAD

Good

Over: FOSTORIA DRAIN

SEC 26-35 WATERTOWN TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1994 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 105

M-85 SB

Good

Over: I-75 NB

@ M-85, Wayne, MI

Built 2005 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,233

7 MI RD NB LEFT TU

Good

Over: I-75

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,000

MICHIGAN AVE

Good

Over: MITCHELL CREEK

IN CITY OF BIG RAPIDS, Mecosta, MI

Built 1988 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,000

COUNTY RD OC

Good

Over: NELSON CREEK

0.5 MI E OF US-41, Marquette, MI

Built 2004 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 40

THREE MILE ROAD

Good

Over: MITCHELL CREEK

1.07 MI S OF US-31, Grand Traverse, MI

Built 2005 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 9,668

148TH AVE

Good

Over: COBMOOSA CREEK

1.5 MI N OF JOHNSON RD, Oceana, MI

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 415

M-20 EB

Good

Over: TITTABAWASSEE RIVER

IN MIDLAND, Midland, MI

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 21,358

47 1/2 ST

Good

Over: MELVIN CREEK

0.38 MI N OF CR 388, Van Buren, MI

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 52

S BROADWAY ST

Good

Over: COLE CREEK

0.31 MI S OF E 24TH ST, Lake, MI

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

GORDONVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: POTTER CREEK

250 FT E OF COUNTY LINE, Midland, MI

Built 1994 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 22

MASON ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

SEC 35-36 WHEELER TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 1983 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 95

LAKESHORE DRIVE

Good

Over: PUMPED STORAGE PENSTOCKS

4 MI S OF LUDINGTON, Mason, MI

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,400

PIKE LAKE RD L657

Good

Over: W BR OTTER RIVER

2.3 MI N OF NISULA, Houghton, MI

Built 1979 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 100

MARKET AVENUE

Good

Over: PLASTER CREEK

GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 1993 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 8,016

30 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: HEALY BROOK DRAIN

1.3 MI EAST OF VAN DYKE, Macomb, MI

Built 2008 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 350

BAGLEY STREET

Good

Over: THUNDER BAY RIVER

AT CITY LIMITS ALPENA, Alpena, MI

Built 2021 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 15,000

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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.