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 18TH STREET
FairOver: FISHERMAN'S CREEK
0.5M N JCT CTHEE, Sheboygan, WI
Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 740
CTH A
FairOver: WILLOW RIVER
1.5M EAST OF STH 64, St. Croix, WI
Built 1982 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,656
LRD 4TH AVE
FairOver: BRANCH RUSH RIVER
.6M EAST OF STH 63, St. Croix, WI
Built 2005 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 220
USH 63
FairOver: RUSH RIVER
1.0M N JCT USH 12 TO W, St. Croix, WI
Built 1939 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,600
LRD POLLEY LANE
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
3.5M E JCT CTH H, Taylor, WI
Built 1988 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 46
LRD GARLICK RD
FairOver: TRAVERSE VALLEY CREEK
0.2M N JCT CTH X, Trempealeau, WI
Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 84
STH 54
FairOver: HARDI CREEK
0.1M E JCT CTH DD, Trempealeau, WI
Built 1992 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 550
STH 93
FairOver: TAMARACK CREEK
7.3M N JCT STH 35, Trempealeau, WI
Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,100
LRD TROUT RUN RD
FairOver: TROUT CREEK
2.3M E JCT CTH J, Trempealeau, WI
Built 1993 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 88
LRD LINDEN RD
FairOver: HOLCOMB COULEE CREEK
2.1M E JCT STH 93, Trempealeau, WI
Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 37
USH 53-STH 121
FairOver: FITCH COULEE CREEK
2.2M N JCT CTH S, Trempealeau, WI
Built 1932 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,700
LRD BURLINGTON RD
FairOver: NEWCOMB VALLEY CREEK
0.1M S JCT STH 95, Trempealeau, WI
Built 1982 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 47
STH 162
FairOver: WINGS CREEK
3.2M N JCT CTH O, Vernon, WI
Built 1974 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 550
CTH K
FairOver: HOHLFELD COULEE CREEK
0.8M N JCT STH 162, Vernon, WI
Built 1978 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 970
STH 162-MILL ST
FairOver: BR COON CREEK
0.1M N JCT CTH K TO S, Vernon, WI
Built 1984 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 560
USH 14-USH 61
FairOver: COON CREEK
0.1M E JCT STH 162 TO N, Vernon, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,000
LRD SPRING COULEE
FairOver: SPRING COULEE CREEK
3.4M E JCT CTH P, Vernon, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 84
LRD DODSON HOLLOW
FairOver: COON CREEK
0.1M E JCT STH 162, Vernon, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 73
LRD CHARLES ST
FairOver: KICKAPOO RIVER
0.2M W JCT STH 131, Vernon, WI
Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 161
IH 43 NB
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
0.9 MI N JCT STH 120, Walworth, WI
Built 1971 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 11,550
CTH E
FairOver: BEAN BROOK
4.1M E JCT USH 63, Washburn, WI
Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 525
LRD CAPITOL DR
FairOver: BR PEWAUKEE RIVER
0.7M E JCT CTH KF, Waukesha, WI
Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,700
IH 94 EB
FairOver: NEMAHBIN LAKE
2.3M E JCT STH 67 TO N, Waukesha, WI
Built 1962 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 29,600
IH 94 WB
FairOver: NEMAHBIN LAKE
3.2 MI W JCT STH 83, Waukesha, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 29,600
LRD MUSKEGO DAM RD
FairOver: MUSKEGO CANAL
0.5M W JCT STH 36, Waukesha, WI
Built 1925 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,100
USH 45
FairOver: S BR PIGEON RIVER
4.1M N JCT STH 22 TO N, Waupaca, WI
Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5,500
STH 161
FairOver: NORTH FORK BLAKE CREEK
0.3M E JCT K TO S, Waupaca, WI
Built 1996 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,100
LRD FISK AVE
FairOver: WEYHURST CREEK
0.3M E JCT CTH I, Winnebago, WI
Built 1977 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 221
USH 45-STH 175
FairOver: GLATZ CREEK
3.0M N JCT STH 175 TO S, Winnebago, WI
Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 8,119
LRD EAGLE RD
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.7M N JCT CTH H, Wood, WI
Built 1981 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 65
CTH G/CHICAGO ST.
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO E RIVER FLO
0.1M E OF CTH GV, Brown, WI
Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,700
CTH H
FairOver: S FK ELK CREEK
0.4M N JCT STH 121, Buffalo, WI
Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 336
LRD MEMORIAL DR
FairOver: ROOT RIVER
0.6M N JCT STH 20, Racine, WI
Built 1936 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 16,600
IH USH 51-IH 39 NB
FairOver: USH BUS 51 & R.R.
AT INTERSECTION, Marathon, WI
Built 2012 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 39,600
STH 66
FairOver: ALDER CR
3.17 MILES E. OF STH 34, Wood, WI
Built 2012 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 4,600
CTH F
FairOver: SWAMP CREEK
11.6M E JCT STH 13, Ashland, WI
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 643
CTH D SUMNER ST
FairOver: LAKE CHETEK
0.2M N JCT CTH D TO W, Barron, WI
Built 1973 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,800
CTH V
FairOver: BRILL RIVER
1.5M E JCT CTH M, Barron, WI
Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,013
LRD 18 1/2 STREET
FairOver: UPPER PINE CREEK
0.3M N JCT CTH U, Barron, WI
Built 1981 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 23
LRD 5TH ST
FairOver: JONES CREEK
0.9M N JCT CTH A, Barron, WI
Built 1976 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 94
LRD 28 3/4 STREET
FairOver: SUCKER CREEK
0.1M S 29 1/4 AVENUE, Barron, WI
Built 1970 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 47
STH 13
FairOver: SIOUX RIVER
5.2M N JCT CTH C, Bayfield, WI
Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,900
STH 13
FairOver: SIOUX RIVER
5.4M N JCT CTH C, Bayfield, WI
Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,900
LRD DEERFIELD RD
FairOver: SUAMICO RIVER
0.2M S JCT CTH B, Brown, WI
Built 1956 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,493
CTH YY / PILGRIM W
FairOver: DUTCHMANS CREEK
0.2M W JCT STH 32, Brown, WI
Built 1973 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 12,900
IH 43
FairOver: LAND
2.3M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
IH 43
FairOver: GBW RR
2.5M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
IH 43
FairOver: LAND
2.6M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
IH 43
FairOver: LAND
2.7M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
IH 43
FairOver: LAND
3.8M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
Showing 7,301-7,350 of 14,851 bridges
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