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

CHALMERS AVE

Good

Over: I-94

IN DETROIT, Wayne, MI

Built 1958 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 10,802

I-75 SB

Good

Over: GTW RR

IN WOODHAVEN, Wayne, MI

Built 2006 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 36,248

ALLEN ROAD

Good

Over: BROWNSTOWN CREEK

BROWNSTOWN S/VREELAND, Wayne, MI

Built 2020 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 14,720

JERICHO ROAD

Good

Over: KEELO CREEK

2 MI S OF STEVENSVILLE, Berrien, MI

Built 2007 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 586

REMUS ROAD

Good

Over: ONION CREEK

400 FT E OF WISE ROAD, Isabella, MI

Built 2019 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 101

STRAWBERRY LAKE RD

Good

Over: ARMS CREEK

WEBSTER TWP SEC 7, Washtenaw, MI

Built 2018 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 271

CR 348

Good

Over: BIG BAIRD CREEK

4.6 MI SE OF STEPHENSON, Menominee, MI

Built 2020 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 250

M-123

Good

Over: KNEEBONE CREEK

SE LIMITS OF TROUT LAKE, Chippewa, MI

Built 2003 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 1,388

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: MISSION CREEK

SAULT STE MARIE, Chippewa, MI

Built 2013 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 5,071

GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

0.3 MI N OF TAFT RD, Clinton, MI

Built 2018 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 234

GARFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

SEC 4-9 FULTON TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2008 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 140

MOHRLE ROAD

Good

Over: CONWAY COHOCTAH DRAIN

CONWAY TWP SEC 10-11, Livingston, MI

Built 2007 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,909

JEFFERSON AVE

Good

Over: SALT RIVER

0.3 MI N OF SUGARBUSH RD, Macomb, MI

Built 2019 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 14,500

WEST MAIN STREET

Good

Over: E BR COON CREEK

SEC 23 ARMADA TWP, Macomb, MI

Built 1990 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 2,230

KE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG GARLIC RIVER

0.35 MI NE OF HWY 550, Marquette, MI

Built 2022 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 15

I-75 NB

Good

Over: HURON RIVER

IN S ROCKWOOD, Monroe, MI

Built 2009 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 26,929

FRANKLIN STREET

Good

Over: FLAT RIVER

IN GREENVILLE, Montcalm, MI

Built 2006 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 5,032

BALL ST

Good

Over: KEARSLEY CREEK

IN ORTONVILLE, Oakland, MI

Built 2014 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 550

GARY ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH BAD RIVER

0.2 MI E OF STEEL ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 2007 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 251

MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: S BR CASS RIVER I/C DRN

SEC 5-8 ELMER TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 1986 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 225

AUSTIN RD

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

3 MI E & 1 MI S OF OVID, Shiawassee, MI

Built 2023 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 173

RYNN ROAD

Good

Over: OLOUGHLIN DRAIN

SEC 25-36 KENOCKEE TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 2015 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 75

FARGO ROAD

Good

Over: OLOUGHLIN DRAIN

SEC 35-36 KENOCKEE TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 2015 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 160

I-75 NB

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.3 MI N OF N HURON RI DR, Wayne, MI

Built 2008 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 31,294

I-275 SB

Good

Over: MICHIGAN AVE(US-12)

3/4 MI W OF W OF LI WAYNE, Wayne, MI

Built 1974 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 48,903

WEST CO LINE RD

Good

Over: TAMARACK CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH OF M-82, Montcalm, MI

Built 2021 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,394

PLAZA TO I-75 NB

Good

Over: I-75 NB&SB RMP TO VERNOR

AMBASSADOR GATEWAY, Wayne, MI

Built 2007 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,200

VISTA AVE

Good

Over: CANOE STREAM

BELLE ISLE, Wayne, MI

Built 2022 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 180

CR 628

Good

Over: N BR THUNDER BAY RIVER

0.27 MI S OF WERNER RD, Montmorency, MI

Built 2022 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 41

BEAL CITY ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BR SALT RIVER

0.8 MILE E OF LOOMIS RD, Isabella, MI

Built 2021 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 88

BENNER HWY

Good

Over: RIVER RAISIN SOUTH BR

CARLETON RD INTERSECTION, Lenawee, MI

Built 2012 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 735

M-59 EB

Good

Over: DEQUINDER RD

@ OAKLAND COUNTY LINE, Macomb, MI

Built 1972 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 44,118

CHAUVEZ ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

4.5 MI EAST OF US-31, Mason, MI

Built 2014 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 1,913

ORR ROAD

Good

Over: WEEKS DRAIN

0.55 MI N TITTABAWASSEE, Midland, MI

Built 2019 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 106

SHIAWASSEE STREET

Good

Over: SHIAWASSEE RIVER

IN THE CITY OF CORUNNA, Shiawassee, MI

Built 2003 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 13,480

GRAHAM ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

SEC 19-20 GRANT TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 2023 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 115

CR 668

Good

Over: BR OF DOWAGIAC CREEK

1.0 MI S OF DECATUR, Van Buren, MI

Built 1961 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 1,467

BEECH-DALY ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER

DBN HTS N/WARREN, Wayne, MI

Built 1953 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 24,549

JUPITER AVE

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

1000 FT N OF COIT AVE, Kent, MI

Built 1998 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 12,185

WB -96 RMP FRM TP

Good

Over: NB I-75

AMBASSADOR GATEWAY, Wayne, MI

Built 2007 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 5,484

RIDGEVILLE RD

Good

Over: LIME CREEK

0.1 MI E OF RANGER HWY, Lenawee, MI

Built 1999 Load: 56.6 t ADT: 91

GRAVES CROSSING RD

Good

Over: JORDAN RIVER

800 FT EAST OF M-66, Antrim, MI

Built 1991 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 10

23 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: KALAMAZOO RIVER

MARENGO TWP SEC 26, Calhoun, MI

Built 2013 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 587

US-127 BR

Good

Over: FRED MEIJER STATE TRAIL

IN ST JOHNS, Clinton, MI

Built 2008 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 9,216

DUFFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: MISTEGUAY CREEK

BET CALKINS & BEECHER RD, Genesee, MI

Built 2014 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 243

TERRITORIAL ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.2 MI E OF CRAMPTON RD, Hillsdale, MI

Built 2007 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,109

LANSING AVE

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

1 MI N 2.5 MI E OF RIVES, Jackson, MI

Built 2000 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,600

THIRTEEN MILE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BEAR CREEK

5.0 MILES E OF BEAR LAKE, Manistee, MI

Built 2013 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,841

KENT ROAD

Good

Over: SUCKER CREEK

0.25 MI W OF NINE MILE, Midland, MI

Built 2004 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 291

14 MI RD FH30

Good

Over: LS BR PERE MARQUETTE RIV

5.5 EAST OF BITELY, Newaygo, MI

Built 2021 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,150

Showing 9,351-9,400 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.