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

M-57

Good

Over: BRADLEY DRAIN

0.3 MI E OF JEROME RD, Gratiot, MI

Built 2019 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 4,100

LUMBER JACK ROAD

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

SEC 19-30 SUMNER TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2019 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 915

BLACKMER ROAD

Good

Over: RIO GRANDE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF MT GARFIELD, Muskegon, MI

Built 2023 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 850

CLARK ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

HURON/SUMPTER N/WILLOW, Wayne, MI

Built 1935 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 411

GULLEY ROAD

Good

Over: ECORSE CREEK

IN DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Wayne, MI

Built 1958 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 9,000

SCHMALLERS ROAD

Good

Over: HUNT CREEK

SECTION 34 AVERY TWP, Montmorency, MI

Built 2021 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 20

I-75 SB

Good

Over: SEXTON AND KILFOIL DRAIN

ALLEN PARK, Wayne, MI

Built 2017 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 40,500

LINCOLN ROAD

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

SEC 31 SEVILLE TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2009 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 2,000

WHITTUM ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK

1 MI W OF EATON RAPIDS, Eaton, MI

Built 2017 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 607

HOWELL ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1 MILE EAST OF MASON, Ingham, MI

Built 1948 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 2,140

NEW MILLPOND ROAD

Good

Over: RYAN CREEK

0.6 MI SOUTH OF M-20, Mecosta, MI

Built 1987 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 4,229

SPEAKER ROAD

Good

Over: S BR MILL CREEK DRAIN

SEC 13-24 LYNN TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 2010 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 109

I-94 EB

Good

Over: E BR OF PAW PAW RIVER

1.4 MI E OF M-40, Van Buren, MI

Built 1960 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 18,138

STATE STREET

Good

Over: NASH CREEK

0.23 MI N OF DIVISION ST, Kent, MI

Built 1975 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 5,969

QUINN ROAD

Good

Over: CLINTON HARRISON DRAIN

100 FT WEST OF I-94, Macomb, MI

Built 2016 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 4,538

MARINE CITY HWY

Good

Over: MARSAC CREEK DRAIN

SEC 32 CASCO TWP, St. Clair, MI

Built 1946 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 14,000

M-153

Good

Over: FELLOWS CREEK

3.3 MI E OF WASHTENAW COL, Wayne, MI

Built 2006 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 25,833

TTP BIA 1011

Good

Over: ONION CREEK

SAGINAW CHIPPEWA RES., Isabella, MI

Built 2021 Load: 66.7 t

RAMP E (I-475)

Good

Over: RAMP F I-475

IN FLINT, Genesee, MI

Built 1977 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 5,600

M-50

Good

Over: CREEK

9.6 MI NW OF CHARLOTTE, Eaton, MI

Built 2013 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 2,842

MAPLE RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

1.4 MI NE OF BRUTUS, Emmet, MI

Built 2015 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 683

DEERFIELD RD

Good

Over: RIVER RAISIN

0.1 MI EAST OF HUMPHREY, Lenawee, MI

Built 2022 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 7,577

M-30 MERIDIAN RD

Good

Over: TITTABAWASSEE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF SAGINAW RD, Midland, MI

Built 2007 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 4,200

BLAKELY ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BR. PIGEON RIVER

SEC. 14 GRANT TWP., Huron, MI

Built 2017 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 62

LYLE ROAD

Good

Over: BELLAMY CREEK

0.5 MI N 1.5 MI W OFIONIA, Ionia, MI

Built 2005 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 107

DUTTON RD

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

WEST OF LIVERNOIS, Oakland, MI

Built 2023 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 1,939

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: QUANICASSEE RIVER CUT

SEC 31 WISNER TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 2016 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 239

I-75 SB

Good

Over: I-75 SB TO EB RAMP

I-75 & I-375 INTCHG, Wayne, MI

Built 1970 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 11,374

I-94 EB

Good

Over: I-275 SB TO I-94 EB RAMP

IN ROMULUS, Wayne, MI

Built 1972 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 57,166

I-69

Good

Over: RILEY-WALES DRAIN

1.0 MI EAST OF M-19, St. Clair, MI

Built 2016 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 13,250

MICHIGAN ST

Good

Over: DIVISION AVE

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 2007 Load: 67.7 t

M-24

Good

Over: FARMERS CREEK

0.1 MI S OF W GENESEE ST, Lapeer, MI

Built 2015 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 28,600

SIDNEY RD (CO 510)

Good

Over: W BR FISH CREEK

1.5 MI EAST OF M-66, Montcalm, MI

Built 2013 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 1,827

KALAMAZOO STREET

Good

Over: PIGEON RIVER

SOUTH OF WHITE PIGEON, St. Joseph, MI

Built 2019 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 1,030

DEXTER MAIN STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SCIO TWP SECTION 6, Washtenaw, MI

Built 2008 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 18,086

KINSEL HWY

Good

Over: THORNAPPLE DRAIN

3 MI SE OF POTTERVILLE, Eaton, MI

Built 2004 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 110

ZIMMER ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

4 MI N OF DANSVILLE, Ingham, MI

Built 2017 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 325

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.7 M W SE COR SEC 2 T14N, Isabella, MI

Built 2011 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 2,151

LOSEY AVENUE

Good

Over: GRAND RIVER

0.1 MI. SOUTH OF HIGH ST., Jackson, MI

Built 2005 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,087

26 MILE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH BRANCH CLINTON R

1.2 MI WEST OF NORTH AVE, Macomb, MI

Built 1968 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 11,030

CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: MUSKRAT CREEK

0.75 MI E OF DEXTER TRAIL, Clinton, MI

Built 2021 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 100

FRONT STREET

Good

Over: LINDEN CREEK

VILLAGE OF LANSE, Baraga, MI

Built 2004 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,050

SQUAWFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: E BR ST JOSEPH OF MAUMEE

0.05 MI E OF WALDRON RD, Hillsdale, MI

Built 1966 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 284

OLD STATE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTHWEST DRAIN OUTLET 1

SEC 32 WISNER TWP, Tuscola, MI

Built 2010 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 170

BARRY ROAD

Good

Over: BAD RIVER

SEC 3-4 HAMILTON TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2002 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 199

FOURTH STREET

Good

Over: LINDEN CREEK

VILLAGE OF LANSE, Baraga, MI

Built 2004 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 960

GILES AVE

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.20 MI SOUTH OF 6 MI RD, Kent, MI

Built 1970 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 91

M-90

Good

Over: POTTS DRAIN

2.2 MI E OF M-19, Sanilac, MI

Built 1961 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 2,600

N SHARON RD/CO 571

Good

Over: NORTH BR MANISTEE RIVER

GARFIELD TWP SEC 6, Kalkaska, MI

Built 2002 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 150

BUCHANAN ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN #1

SEC 16-21 NEWARK TWP, Gratiot, MI

Built 2007 Load: 68.8 t ADT: 216

Showing 9,751-9,800 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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