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

BENN ROAD

Poor

Over: SANDSTONE CREEK

1.6 MI E 2.0 MI N PARMA, Jackson, MI

Built 1939 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 396

25 MILE ROAD

Poor

Over: NORTH BRANCH CLINTON R

0.6 MI WEST OF CARD ROAD, Macomb, MI

Built 1964 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 790

M-553 (CO RD 553)

Poor

Over: C & NW RAILROAD

4.0 MI N OF M-35, Marquette, MI

Built 1976 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 7,200

638 HWY

Poor

Over: LITTLE TROUT RIVER

0.5 MI W OF US-23, Presque Isle, MI

Built 1930 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 30

REEDER ROAD

Poor

Over: LIBHART CREEK

2.0 MILES SOUTH OF LYONS, Ionia, MI

Built 1975 Load: 5.1 t ADT: 152

PAULSON ROAD

Poor

Over: DEXTER CREEK

4 MI E & 1.5 MI N TRENARY, Alger, MI

Built 1920 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 5

MARTINDALE

Poor

Over: NOVI-LYON DRAIN

SOUTH OF TRAVIS, Oakland, MI

Built 1970 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 1,080

YOUNKERS ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG SAUBLE RIVER

2.4 MI S OF FREESOIL ROAD, Mason, MI

Built 1960 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 49

BOWMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: BELLE RIVER DRAIN

SEC 33-34 IMLAY TWP, Lapeer, MI

Built 1968 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 418

Poor

Over: N BR TWO HEARTED RIVER

5 MI S OF MUSCALONGE, Luce, MI

Built 1935 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 10

AUSABLE STATE ROAD

Poor

Over: TEBO DRAIN

300 FT N OF COGGINS RD, Bay, MI

Built 1948 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 75

NOGGLE ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK A DRAIN

0.3 MI E OF LENTNER RD, Arenac, MI

Built 1920 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 198

STANCER ROAD

Poor

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

UNION TWP SEC 23, Branch, MI

Built 1905 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 108

WALTON ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE SALT RIVER

SEC 2-11 COE TWP, Isabella, MI

Built 1980 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 198

12 MI RD

Poor

Over: MCDUFFEE CREEK

12 MI N OF WHITE CLOUD, Newaygo, MI

Built 1990 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 50

ALEC JOHNSON ROAD

Poor

Over: WHITEFISH RIVER

5 MI W & 2 MI S TRAUNIK, Alger, MI

Built 1910 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 5

16TH STREET

Poor

Over: MILLER CREEK

APPROX 0 20 MI S OF 128TH, Allegan, MI

Built 1978 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 178

LICKLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: NEWTON DRAIN

0.3 MI N OF HARTLEY RD, Hillsdale, MI

Built 1920 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 50

12 MILE RD

Poor

Over: MCDUFFEE CREEK

12 MI N OF WHITE CLOUD, Newaygo, MI

Built 1990 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 50

LOG CABIN ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH GALIEN RIVER

0.5 MI S OF NEW TROY, Berrien, MI

Built 1959 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 212

AFTON ROAD

Poor

Over: PIGEON RIVER

BETWEEN SEC 1&2 T34NR2W, Cheboygan, MI

Built 1982 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 500

CROZER STREET

Poor

Over: MIDDLE BR ONTONAGON RIV

VILLAGE OF WATERSMEET, Gogebic, MI

Built 1919 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 395

THOMAS ROAD

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK DRAIN

0.3 MI N OF SCHOMAKER RD, Saginaw, MI

Built 1977 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 1,158

NORTHVILLE PARK DR

Poor

Over: MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER

NORTHVILLE T S/SEVEN MILE, Wayne, MI

Built 1945 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 400

16 MILE RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE MUNNSCING

1/8 MI WEST OF M-129, Chippewa, MI

Built 2001 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 20

EDGEORGE STREET

Poor

Over: CLINTON RIVER

0.25 MI S OF M-59, Oakland, MI

Built 1956 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 200

VERNON RD

Poor

Over: SHARPS CREEK

0.88 MI W OF N LOOMIS RD, Isabella, MI

Built 1969 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 85

OSTRANDER RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK A DRAIN

0.3 MI W OF M-65, Arenac, MI

Built 1917 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 90

24 MILE ROAD

Poor

Over: S BRANCH RICE CREEK

2 MI N OF MARENGO, Calhoun, MI

Built 1992 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 136

NICHOLS ROAD

Poor

Over: MISTEGUAY CREEK

BET CORUNNA & CALKINS RD, Genesee, MI

Built 1930 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 221

COUNTY ROAD 421

Poor

Over: TAHQUAMENON RIVER

EAGLES NEST CAMP, Luce, MI

Built 1967 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 20

MCVICAR ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST POND CREEK

AT MCVICAR AND 33 MILE RD, Macomb, MI

Built 1955 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 1,380

NELSON ROAD

Poor

Over: DICKERSON CREEK

INTR AMSDEN & NELSON RD, Montcalm, MI

Built 1910 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 24

3 MI RD

Poor

Over: WHITE RIVER

3 MI N OF WHITE CLOUD, Newaygo, MI

Built 1920 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 25

SPAULDING RD

Poor

Over: NOVI-LYON DRAIN

NORTH OF ELEVEN MILE, Oakland, MI

Built 1961 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 500

EMBURKE BLVD

Poor

Over: CLINTON RIVER

0.25 MI S OF M-59, Oakland, MI

Built 1959 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 200

FROST STREET

Poor

Over: DOWAGIAC RIVER

4 MI W OF M-51, Cass, MI

Built 1930 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 56

DENNIS ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST CEDAR DRAIN

3.8 MI SE OF WEBBERVILLE, Ingham, MI

Built 1984 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 250

PALMER & WOLF LAKE

Poor

Over: RAISIN RIVER

1 MI S 2 MI W OF NORVELL, Jackson, MI

Built 1942 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 120

STEEL ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG POTATO CREEK

0.4 MI N OF BRANT ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 1920 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 42

SIMONELLI ROAD

Poor

Over: SCHOLES CREEK

FRUITLAND TWP SEC 15/16, Muskegon, MI

Built 1955 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 750

CLEVELAND ST

Poor

Over: N BR LINCOLN RIVER

0.1 MI S OF MAIN ST, Mason, MI

Built 1960 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 425

SCHROEDER ROAD

Poor

Over: BIG POTATO CREEK

0.1 MI E OF FENMORE ROAD, Saginaw, MI

Built 1916 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 39

PARADISE LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

HEBRON TWP SEC 19, Cheboygan, MI

Built 1963 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100

DORR RD

Poor

Over: HAYMARSH CREEK

SECTION 14 T23N R5W, Missaukee, MI

Built 1984 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 330

11 MILE ROAD

Poor

Over: NOVI-LYON DRAIN

LYON TWP SEC 15/22, Oakland, MI

Built 1972 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 380

24 MILE ROAD

Poor

Over: NO BR RICE CREEK

3 1/2 MI NW OF ALBION, Calhoun, MI

Built 1988 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 151

PENNINGTON ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BR MUNUSCONG RIVER

3.5 MI SE OF PICKFORD, Chippewa, MI

Built 1990 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 10

STREICHER ROAD

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

BROWNSTOWN S/HURON RIV DR, Wayne, MI

Built 1936 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 253

REECK ROAD

Poor

Over: SEXTON-KILFOIL DRAIN

IN ALLEN PARK, Wayne, MI

Built 1960 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 5,600

Showing 10,151-10,200 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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