Total Bridges
14,851
Public highway bridges in Wisconsin
State profile · Near median Poor share
Wisconsin bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Wisconsin, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,851
- Public bridges
- 41.3%
- Good condition
- 6.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
41.3%
6,130 bridges rated 7-9
-8.7pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.1%
911 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-0.9pp vs national avg 7.0%
Wisconsin vs national bridge condition
Wisconsin - Good condition share 41.3%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Wisconsin - Poor-condition share 20.4%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (72)
Adams 43 Ashland 92 Barron 321 Bayfield 103 Brown 478 Buffalo 239 Burnett 68 Calumet 63 Chippewa 366 Clark 297 Columbia 191 Crawford 212 Dane 624 Dodge 219 Door 32 Douglas 143 Dunn 252 Eau Claire 242 Florence 20 Fond du Lac 256 Forest 54 Grant 385 Green 249 Green Lake 50 Iowa 212 Iron 52 Jackson 220 Jefferson 186 Juneau 174 Kenosha 121 Kewaunee 93 La Crosse 250 Lafayette 217 Langlade 78 Lincoln 158 Manitowoc 272 Marathon 534 Marinette 136 Marquette 85 Menominee 25 Milwaukee 1005 Monroe 385 Oconto 149 Oneida 64 Outagamie 300 Ozaukee 107 Pepin 57 Pierce 248 Polk 77 Portage 192 Price 104 Racine 143 Richland 298 Rock 325 Rusk 152 Sauk 277 Sawyer 98 Shawano 162 Sheboygan 249 St. Croix 308 Taylor 176 Trempealeau 260 Vernon 333 Vilas 29 Walworth 209 Washburn 54 Washington 166 Waukesha 380 Waupaca 172 Waushara 54 Winnebago 264 Wood 242
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin on the same metric.
MS
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
HI
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Wisconsin
Six lowest-condition bridges in Wisconsin, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
LRD MARKET RD
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
1.2M N JCT STH 76, Outagamie, WI
Built 1958 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 1,175
LRD WOODFORD DR
PoorOver: RAILS TO TRAILS TRAIL
0.3M E JCT USH 45, Washington, WI
Built 1910 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 47
LRD ACCESS RD
PoorOver: MENASHA CHANNEL
ACCESS TO PARKING LOT BY, Winnebago, WI
Built 1960 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 20
CTH A
PoorOver: UNION PACIFIC RR
1.0M W JCT STH 73, Columbia, WI
Built 1910 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 197
LRD OLD 64 (DEAD E
PoorOver: EVERGREEN CREEK
0.1M N JCT STH 64, Langlade, WI
Built 1916 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 6
LRD CORNELL LANE (
PoorOver: BR COON CREEK
0.1M E JCT USH 14, Vernon, WI
Built 1985 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Wisconsin
LRD SISKIWIT FALLS
FairOver: SISKIWIT RIVER
0.2M E JCT CTH C, Bayfield, WI
Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 89
STH 137
FairOver: SOUTH FISH CREEK
2.5M E JCT USH 12, Bayfield, WI
Built 1987 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 730
LRD MAPLE RIDGE RD
FairOver: WHITE RIVER
1.2M E JCT USH 63, Bayfield, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 114
LRD CHURCH CORNER
FairOver: SIOUX RIVER
1.8M S JCT CTH C, Bayfield, WI
Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 23
STH 32-STH 57
FairOver: EAST RIVER
0.3M N JCT CTH ZZ TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1988 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5,000
LRD LANGES CORNER
FairOver: NESHOTA RIVER
0.6M E JCT CTH T, Brown, WI
Built 1970 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 211
CTH H BROADWAY S
FairOver: DUTCHMANS CREEK
0.1M S JCT CORMIER, Brown, WI
Built 2003 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,200
LRD SEGERSTROM ROA
FairOver: BUFFALO RIVER
0.3M S JCT USH 10, Buffalo, WI
Built 1983 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 46
STH 54
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER 08
MINNESOTA STATE LINE, Buffalo, WI
Built 1942 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10,200
LRD AUSTIN LAKE RO
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
2.4M E JCT STH 35, Burnett, WI
Built 1986 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 144
CTH H
FairOver: N FK CLAM RIVER
0.3M N JCT CTH EE TO W, Burnett, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 644
LRD LYNCH BRIDGE R
FairOver: CLAM RIVER
1.9M N JCT CTH B, Burnett, WI
Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 112
STH 70
FairOver: CLAM LAKE NARROWS
1.8M E JCT STH 35 TO N, Burnett, WI
Built 1993 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,400
LRD CARL BERG RD
FairOver: TRADE RIVER
0.8M E JCT STH 87, Burnett, WI
Built 1975 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 810
STH 32-STH 57
FairOver: KILLSNAKE RIVER
2.2M N JCT USH 151 TO S, Calumet, WI
Built 1983 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,200
STH 32-STH 57
FairOver: N BR MANITOWOC RIVER
0.4M N JCT CTH P, Calumet, WI
Built 1987 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,300
STH 124 SB
FairOver: LRD PRIVATE RD-DUNCAN CR
0.1M E JCT STH 124 TO N, Chippewa, WI
Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,700
CTH K
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
100 FT N 50TH AVENUE, Chippewa, WI
Built 1938 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 620
CTH X
FairOver: LOTZ CREEK
0.2 M E 280TH STREET, Chippewa, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 705
STH 124 NB - BUS 2
FairOver: BIKE-TRAIL DUNCAN CREEK
0.6M W JCT STH 124 FR N, Chippewa, WI
Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,700
LRD 100TH AVENUE
FairOver: WOLF RIVER
0.9 M E 345TH STREET, Chippewa, WI
Built 1968 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 190
LRD MILLER AVE
FairOver: BR BEAR CREEK
1.4M N JCT CTH K, Clark, WI
Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 34
LRD LUEBKE ROAD
FairOver: ROWLEY CREEK
0.2M S JCT CTH W, Columbia, WI
Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 16
STH 113-MAIN ST
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.1M N JCT CTH K, Columbia, WI
Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,500
LRD SAWYER RD
FairOver: N BR DUCK CREEK
1.6M S JCT CTH P, Columbia, WI
Built 1966 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 53
LRD GENRICH RD
FairOver: ROCKY RUN
1.0M S JCT STH 16, Columbia, WI
Built 1973 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 68
CTH C
FairOver: TAINTER CREEK
0.2M E JCT CTH B, Crawford, WI
Built 1979 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 208
STH 35
FairOver: LEITNER HOLLOW CREEK
4.0M N JCT CTH D, Crawford, WI
Built 1986 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,300
LRD JONES ROAD
FairOver: JONES VALLEY CREEK
TOWN OF UTICA, Crawford, WI
Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 21
LRD BROWN HOLLOW R
FairOver: BROWN HOLLOW CREEK
0.8M N JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI
Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 22
LRD MILL RD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1.2M N JCT CTH N, Crawford, WI
Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 22
USH 14
FairOver: BLACK EARTH CREEK
0.1M E JCT CTH KP TO N, Dane, WI
Built 1935 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10,900
CTH H
FairOver: PLEASANT VALLEY BRANCH
1.5M S JCT CTH A, Dane, WI
Built 1963 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 712
LRD JOHN NOLAN DR
FairOver: MURPHY CREEK
0.2M N JCT CTH MC, Dane, WI
Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 36,900
STH 78
FairOver: DUNLAP CREEK
1.4M N JCT STH 19 TO E, Dane, WI
Built 1993 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,900
LRD AIRPORT ROAD E
FairOver: PHEASANT BRANCH CR.
1.3M W JCT USH 12, Dane, WI
Built 2003 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,750
LRD EAST BADGER RO
FairOver: WSOR
0.5M W JCT RIMROCK RD, Dane, WI
Built 2005 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,110
LRD E JOHNSON ST
FairOver: YAHARA RIVER
0.2M N JCT USH 151, Dane, WI
Built 1925 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 24,100
LRD WILLIAMSON ST
FairOver: YAHARA RIVER
0.2M S JCT USH 151, Dane, WI
Built 1905 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 16,800
STH 67-CHURCH ST
FairOver: SOO LINE RR
0.3M N JCT STH 175 TO N, Dodge, WI
Built 1984 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,783
STH 42 - STH 57
FairOver: STURGEON BAY
1.9M N JCT CTH S, Door, WI
Built 1978 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 12,500
STH 42 - STH 57
FairOver: STURGEON BAY
1.9M N JCT CTH S, Door, WI
Built 1978 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 12,500
CTH W
FairOver: NAMADJI RIVER
1.5M S JCT CTH C, Douglas, WI
Built 1993 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 150
STH 35
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
0.1M N JCT CTH B TO W, Douglas, WI
Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,500
LRD MOONSHINE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE RIVER
0.3M W JCT CTH D, Douglas, WI
Built 2005 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 73
CTH M
FairOver: TROUT CREEK
2.5M S JCT STH 64, Dunn, WI
Built 1960 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 476
LRD 220TH ST
FairOver: EAU GALLE RIVER
0.1M N JCT CTH C, Dunn, WI
Built 1988 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 53
LRD CTH D
FairOver: EAU GALLE RIVER
.05MI S OF CTH Z, Dunn, WI
Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 978
IH 94 WB
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
1.1M W JCT STH 25 TO N, Dunn, WI
Built 2006 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 17,350
LRD 930TH ST
FairOver: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK
0.2M S JCT STH 40, Dunn, WI
Built 1960 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 101
Showing 7,151-7,200 of 14,851 bridges
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