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

NORTH RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.7 MI E OF MAPLE ROAD, St. Joseph, MI

Built 2015 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 3,321

SUCKER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.64 MI W OF US-23, Alcona, MI

Built 2012 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 100

I-275 NB

Good

Over: MICHIGAN AVE(US-12)

3/4 MI W OF WAYNE C LTS, Wayne, MI

Built 1974 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 48,903

STOVER BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER

0.5 MI N OF SCHUSS MTN, Antrim, MI

Built 2005 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 90

CHEVROLET AVE

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

IN FLINT, Genesee, MI

Built 2006 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 7,141

M-26

Good

Over: QUINCY CREEK

4.1 MI SW OF LAKE LINDEN, Houghton, MI

Built 2021 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 5,200

PACKARD RD

Good

Over: BAKER & MAY DRAIN

0.1 MI EAST OF LYONS HWY, Lenawee, MI

Built 2015 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 398

18 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: W BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

1.4 MI W OF M-66, Mecosta, MI

Built 2023 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 351

SIX LAKES ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT RIVER

1.0 MI S OF M-46, Montcalm, MI

Built 2017 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 292

GREEN AVE

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

4.2 MI NE OF HESPERIA, Newaygo, MI

Built 1957 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,000

SHAFTSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OVID, Shiawassee, MI

Built 2011 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 299

SHORT CUT ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 10-15 IRA TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 2013 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 348

MENGE CREEK RD

Good

Over: MENGE CREEK (SOUTH)

2.3 MI SOUTH OF US-41, Baraga, MI

Built 2015 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 85

MENGE CREEK RD

Good

Over: MENGE CREEK (NORTH)

2.0 MI SOUTH OF US-41, Baraga, MI

Built 2015 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 85

I-75 NB

Good

Over: BARNARD DRAIN

0.3 MI S OF MAPLE RD, Oakland, MI

Built 2019 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 64,324

CANAL RD

Good

Over: COLES CREEK

120 FT SE OF COLES CRK RD, Houghton, MI

Built 2018 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,988

CEDAR RD

Good

Over: N BR TOBACCO RIVER

ARTHUR TWP SEC 14, Clare, MI

Built 2020 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 98

WASHBURN ROAD

Good

Over: TOWNLINE CREEK

ROSCOMMON TWP SEC 31, Roscommon, MI

Built 2009 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5

MAY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: AU SABLE RIVER

1 MI S OF FREDERIC, Crawford, MI

Built 1995 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 200

MORRISH ROAD

Good

Over: ARMSTRONG DRAIN

BET FRANCES & DODGE ROAD, Genesee, MI

Built 2013 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 218

STATE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN #473

SEC 30 WASHINGTON TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2014 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 660

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: LIBHART CREEK

0.7 MI W VILL LMTS LYONS, Ionia, MI

Built 2014 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,393

MILL STREET

Good

Over: AUSABLE RIVER

0.25 MILES WEST OF US-23, Iosco, MI

Built 1971 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,054

MICHIGAN AVENUE

Good

Over: MDOT RR COR & RR STREET

WEST CITY LIMITS OF PARMA, Jackson, MI

Built 2020 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 3,659

MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

30 FT N OF OAK STREET, Kent, MI

Built 2022 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 10,900

COON CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: COON CREEK

100 FT N OF ARMADA RIDGE, Macomb, MI

Built 2023 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 210

190TH AVE

Good

Over: LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER

0.2 MI N OF WASHINGTON RD, Mecosta, MI

Built 2013 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 204

BABCOCK ROAD

Good

Over: BIRCH CREEK

SEC 35-36 WORTH TWP, Sanilac, MI

Built 2015 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 259

BORDMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SHAFER DRAIN EXTENSION

SEC. 34 RILEY TWP., St. Clair, MI

Built 2016 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,980

BENTON CENTER RD

Good

Over: US-31

0.25 M E OF I-94/US-31, Berrien, MI

Built 2021 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 2,316

CR380 20TH AVE

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.25 MI EAST OF M-43, Van Buren, MI

Built 2015 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,925

FORD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: PIGEON RIVER

700 FT W OF TWIN LAKES RD, Otsego, MI

Built 2021 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 399

COUNTY ROAD I 18

Good

Over: RAPID RIVER

3 MI N OF RAPID RIVER, Delta, MI

Built 2014 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 158

SHAYTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: THORNAPPLE RIVER

2 MI E OF VERMONTVILLE, Eaton, MI

Built 1997 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 143

W 12TH ST

Good

Over: CARMAN CREEK

IN CITY OF FLINT, Genesee, MI

Built 2020 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 7,699

S GRAND TRAVERSE

Good

Over: THREAD CREEK

IN CITY OF FLINT, Genesee, MI

Built 1958 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 7,911

BEAL CITY ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH BR SALT RIVER

0.5 MILE E OF LOOMIS RD, Isabella, MI

Built 2021 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 88

DALEY ROAD

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK DRAIN

SEC. 21-28 MAYFIELD TWP., Lapeer, MI

Built 1976 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 2,713

M-155

Good

Over: S BR SHIAWASSEE RIVER

2.0 MI SW OF HOWELL, Livingston, MI

Built 2007 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 4,056

REEK ROAD

Good

Over: N BR PERE MARQUETTE RIV

2 MI E 1.5 MI S OF CUSTER, Mason, MI

Built 2004 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 300

SOUTH HILL RD

Good

Over: I-96

4.0 MI E OF LIVINGSTON CO, Oakland, MI

Built 1999 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 700

MARINE CITY HWY

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

SEC. 35 CASCO TWP., St. Clair, MI

Built 2018 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 19,478

GILFORD ROAD

Good

Over: HOBART OR BR 3 NW DRAIN

SEC 26-35 GILFORD TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 1971 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 1,237

US-23 SB

Good

Over: MDOT RR CORRIDOR

0.5 MI S OF LIVINGSTON CO, Washtenaw, MI

Built 2017 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 33,375

NYE ROAD

Good

Over: DOWLING CREEK

3 MI SW OF GALIEN, Berrien, MI

Built 2018 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 71

52 ND STREET

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.8 MI S OF CR 365, Van Buren, MI

Built 1969 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 89

SHEPHERD ROAD

Good

Over: JORDON CREEK

400 FT S BEAL CITY ROAD, Isabella, MI

Built 2019 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 100

MUD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: MUD LAKE CREEK

6.75 MI SE OF LAKE LINDEN, Houghton, MI

Built 2022 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 43

OLD US-131

Good

Over: RICE CR

3.8 MI S OF M-46, Montcalm, MI

Built 2009 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 6,760

DEERTON ROAD

Good

Over: LAUGHING WHITEFISH RIVER

AT DEERTON, Alger, MI

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 135

Showing 9,451-9,500 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.