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
IH 43
FairOver: LAND
3.9M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
IH 43
FairOver: CNW RR
4.0M N JCT STH 54 TO W, Brown, WI
Built 1980 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 43,300
CTH AAA ONEIDA ST
FairOver: DUTCHMANS CREEK
1.8M S JCT STH 32, Brown, WI
Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 19,000
LRD CYRUS DR
FairOver: DUTCHMANS CREEK
0.4M E JCT CTH GE, Brown, WI
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 180
CTH B
FairOver: CLAM RIVER
5.3M E JCT STH 35, Burnett, WI
Built 1981 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 239
CTH H
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.8M S JCT CTH G, Burnett, WI
Built 1950 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 832
CTH Z
FairOver: TRADE RIVER
0.7M E JCT STH 87, Burnett, WI
Built 1924 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 156
LRD LITTLE WOOD LA
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
0.8M E JCT CTH M, Burnett, WI
Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 47
LRD CCC RD
FairOver: FALK LAKE
2.4M N JCT CTH C, Burnett, WI
Built 1973 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 47
LRD PARADISE RD
FairOver: BR MANITOWOC RIVER
1.6M N JCT CTH H, Calumet, WI
Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 51
LRD COLUMBIA STREE
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
0.1 M E STH 124, Chippewa, WI
Built 1976 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,085
CTH Y
FairOver: NSP POWER CANAL
0.2 M E STH 178, Chippewa, WI
Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,100
LRD 350TH STREET
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
0.3 M N CTH S, Chippewa, WI
Built 1988 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 135
LRD 280TH STREET (
FairOver: LOTZ CREEK
0.3 M N CTH X, Chippewa, WI
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 80
LRD 135TH AVENUE
FairOver: ONEIL CREEK
0.1 M E 128TH STREET, Chippewa, WI
Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 200
CTH R
FairOver: BOB CREEK
0.3 M W STH 178, Chippewa, WI
Built 1977 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 830
CTH EE
FairOver: BIG DRYWOOD CREEK
0.4 M N CTH S, Chippewa, WI
Built 1968 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 115
USH 10
FairOver: WEDGES CREEK
0.3M E JCT CTH B, Clark, WI
Built 1993 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,100
LRD BADGER AVENUE
FairOver: DILL CREEK
TOWN OF GRANT, Clark, WI
Built 1998 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 109
STH 29 E
FairOver: N FORK EAU CLAIRE RIVER
3.4M E JCT CTH NN, Clark, WI
Built 1994 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,950
LRD OAK ROAD
FairOver: DILL CREEK
2.3M W JCT STH 13, Clark, WI
Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 174
CTH G
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
2.2M W JCT STH 22, Columbia, WI
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 311
CTH CM
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
2.2M E JCT CTH F, Columbia, WI
Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 228
LRD GRAN GRAE RD
FairOver: GRAN GRAE CREEK
3.0M E JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI
Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 23
STH 35
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.9M N JCT STH 171, Crawford, WI
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,400
CTH C
FairOver: BR CONWAY VALLEY CREEK
0.9M W JCT CTH B, Crawford, WI
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 284
LRD RUTTER HILL RD
FairOver: RUSH CREEK
4.7M N JCT STH 35, Crawford, WI
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40
STH 131
FairOver: NORTH STAR HOLLOW CREEK
1.6M N JCT CTH E, Crawford, WI
Built 1940 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 210
USH 14
FairOver: BLACK EARTH CREEK
0.3M E JCT CTH KP TO N, Dane, WI
Built 1935 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,900
STH 19
FairOver: HALFWAY PRAIRIE CREEK
2.7M E JCT CTH F, Dane, WI
Built 1958 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,400
LRD WESTPORT RD
FairOver: YAHARA RIVER
0.2M S JCT CTH M, Dane, WI
Built 1982 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,586
LRD RIVER RD
FairOver: YAHARA RIVER
1.6M S JCT CTH V, Dane, WI
Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,400
CTH M
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
1.7M W JCT STH 113, Dane, WI
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20,500
LRD MARKET STREET
FairOver: BR PHEASANT BRANCH CREEK
0.2M W JCT DEMING, Dane, WI
Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 537
CTH U
FairOver: MT VERNON CREEK
0.1M S JCT STH 92, Dane, WI
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 553
CTH Z
FairOver: BLUE MOUNDS CREEK
0.7M N JCT CTH E, Dane, WI
Built 1979 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 107
STH 26
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.5M N JCT CTH CI, Dodge, WI
Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,400
LRD WALNUT ST (DEA
FairOver: E BRA ROCK RIVER
0.7M N JCT STH 28, Dodge, WI
Built 1981 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 20
LRD MICHIGAN STREE
FairOver: STURGEON BAY
1.0M N JCT STH 42, Door, WI
Built 1930 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,400
CTH K
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
0.2M S JCT USH 12, Dunn, WI
Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 318
CTH B
FairOver: STREAM TO TAINTER LAKE
0.4M E JCT CTH BB, Dunn, WI
Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,927
USH 53 NB
FairOver: EAU CLAIRE R
.3 MI. EAST OF USH 12, Eau Claire, WI
Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 22,550
USH 53 SB
FairOver: EAU CLAIRE R
.3M S CTH QQ, Eau Claire, WI
Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 22,550
STH 37-STH 85
FairOver: TAYLOR CREEK
1.0M N JCT STH 85 TO W, Eau Claire, WI
Built 1933 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 8,400
LRD WINNEBAGO DR
FairOver: DE NEVEU CREEK
1.6M W USH 151, 0.8M N O, Fond du Lac, WI
Built 1955 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,600
LRD PROSPECT AVENU
FairOver: SUPPLE CREEK
0.5M N SCOTT ST., Fond du Lac, WI
Built 2001 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 6,500
LRD CTH RP
FairOver: VAN DYNE CREEK
0.8M N JCT LINCOLN RD, Fond du Lac, WI
Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,400
LRD HILL CLIMB ROA
FairOver: MCADAM BRANCH
1.8M N JCT USH 61 TO N, Grant, WI
Built 1986 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 824
STH 11
FairOver: MENOMONIE CREEK
0.6M E JCT USH 61, Grant, WI
Built 1997 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,300
LRD DUBUQUE ROAD
FairOver: BR ROUNDTREE BRANCH
0.8M N JCT CTH D TO S, Grant, WI
Built 1937 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,800
Showing 7,351-7,400 of 14,851 bridges
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