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
CTH G
GoodOver: S FK BUFFALO RIVER
0.2M N JCT CTH B, Jackson, WI
Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 130
CTH Y
GoodOver: SPRING BROOK
0.5M W JCT USH 45, Langlade, WI
Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,300
CTH U / S WATER ST
GoodOver: MOORE CREEK
0.2M E JCT STH 71, Monroe, WI
Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 114
LRD EAST FRONATAGE
GoodOver: LITTLE SUAMICO RIVER
TOWN OF LITTLE SUAMICO, Oconto, WI
Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 582
CTH J
GoodOver: LITTLE SUAMICO RIVER
0.8M S JCT CTH S, Oconto, WI
Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 750
LRD GROSSE RD
GoodOver: LITTLE SUAMICO RIVER
0.4M S JCT CTH J, Oconto, WI
Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 70
LRD OLD HWY 47
GoodOver: TOAD CREEK
.1M N JCT STH 47, Outagamie, WI
Built 2021 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 99
STH 125-W COLLEGE
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
0.3M E USH 41, Outagamie, WI
Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 30,100
LRD STONEY HILL RO
GoodOver: FLUME CREEK
0.7 MILES WEST OF CTH A, Portage, WI
Built 2017 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 102
IH 39NB/90 WB
GoodOver: CPRR / SPRING BROOK
1.9M W ILL STATE LINE, Rock, WI
Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 29,550
CTH V
GoodOver: ONION RIVER
0.6M E JCT STH 57, Sheboygan, WI
Built 2022 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,075
LRD TAYLOR ROAD
GoodOver: BR COOLEY CREEK
1.4 MI SOUTH OF STH 82, Vernon, WI
Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 146
LRD PETERSON LANE
GoodOver: COON CREEK
0.1M S JCT STH 162, Vernon, WI
Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10
LRD OLD LINE RD
GoodOver: BR N FK BAD AXE RIVER
1.0M S JCT USH 14, Vernon, WI
Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 110
LRD MOHAWK RD
GoodOver: NIPPERSINK CREEK
1.7M S JCT CTH B, Walworth, WI
Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 92
LRD MOHAWK RD
GoodOver: NIPPERSINK CREEK
2.2M S JCT CTH B, Walworth, WI
Built 2010 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 92
USH 53 NB
GoodOver: POTATO CREEK
2.69 MI N CTH A, Washburn, WI
Built 2022 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,500
CTH Y (LANNON RD)
GoodOver: FOX RIVER
0.1M N JCT CTH VV, Waukesha, WI
Built 2013 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,800
LRD PINE RIVER ST
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.4M N JCT STH 21, Waushara, WI
Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,000
IH 41 NB
GoodOver: LAKE BUTTE DES MORTS
1.3M N JCT STH 21 TO E, Winnebago, WI
Built 2013 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 39,050
CTH N
GoodOver: TRIB. TO YELLOW RIVER
2.9M E JCT STH 80, Wood, WI
Built 2019 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 620
LRD 155TH AVENUE
GoodOver: LITTLE DRYWOOD CREEK
0.9 M W JCT STH 27, Chippewa, WI
Built 2023 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 130
LRD DUTCH RIDGE RO
GoodOver: LITTLE KICKAPOO CREEK
5.4 M E JCT RHIEN HOLLOW, Crawford, WI
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100
CTH M
GoodOver: WSOR RR
2.3M E JCT CTH D, Dane, WI
Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,300
CTH F
GoodOver: RYAN CREEK
1.0M N JCT CTH J, Dane, WI
Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 360
LRD ELDER LANE NB
GoodOver: MAUNESHA RIVER
0.6M W JCT USH 151, Dane, WI
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100
LRD EAGLE POINT RO
GoodOver: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY NB
1.3 MI W. JCT USH 61, Grant, WI
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 240
CTH G
GoodOver: PECATONICA RIVER
0.2M N JCT CTH E, Iowa, WI
Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 721
CTH KR EB
GoodOver: UPRR
3.4 MI EAST OF IH 41/94, Kenosha, WI
Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,100
LRD STETTIN DR
GoodOver: ARTUS CREEK
1.0M E JCT STH 107, Marathon, WI
Built 2023 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 310
STH 24 EB - JANESV
GoodOver: NW BR WHITNALL PARK CREE
0.1 MI W JCT STH 100, Milwaukee, WI
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,350
STH 24 WB - JANESV
GoodOver: NW BR WHITNALL PARK CREE
0.1M W JCT STH 100, Milwaukee, WI
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,350
SOUTH 8TH AVE
GoodOver: TARR CREEK
So 8 Ave over Tarr Creek, Monroe, WI
Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,010
CTH F
GoodOver: KINNICKINNIC RIVER
AT KINNICKINNIC STATE PA, Pierce, WI
Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,987
LRD E MAIN ST
GoodOver: ALLEN CR
0.1M W JCT USH 14, Rock, WI
Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,967
IH 39 NB/ IH 90 WB
GoodOver: WSOR RAILROAD
4.6M W JCT STH 26 TO N, Rock, WI
Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 26,750
CTH M
GoodOver: SKINNER CREEK
5.3 MILES N JCT USH 8, Rusk, WI
Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 340
USH 53-MAIN ST
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.5M N JCT STH 54 TO E, Trempealeau, WI
Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,400
CTH D
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
0.09 M S JCT STH 82 (AT B, Vernon, WI
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 542
STH 60
GoodOver: CEDAR CR
0.2 MI W JCT USH 45, Washington, WI
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,800
STH 83 NB
GoodOver: GLACIAL DRUMLIN TRAIL
0.2 MI S JCT USH 18, Waukesha, WI
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,750
LRD WOODS RD
GoodOver: MUSKEGO CREEK
0.9M E JCT CTH Y, Waukesha, WI
Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,300
IH 41 SB
GoodOver: LAKE BUTTE DES MORTS
1.2M S JCT STH 110 TO N, Winnebago, WI
Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 39,050
LRD BLACK WOLF AVE
GoodOver: WILLOW HARBOR CREEK
AT WILLOW HARBOR CREEK, Winnebago, WI
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 180
CTH H
GoodOver: E BR YELLOW RIVER
1.1M W JCT CTH B, Wood, WI
Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,500
LRD GLORY RD
GoodOver: ASHWAUBENON CREEK
0.3M E JCT USH 41, Brown, WI
Built 2010 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5,939
CTH R
GoodOver: DEVILS RIVER TRAIL
0.5 MI E OF DEPERE RD, Brown, WI
Built 2020 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 3,100
LRD HANSON BLUFF R
GoodOver: LEE VALLEY CREEK
0.1 M SW JCT CTH KK, Buffalo, WI
Built 2022 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 48
CTH J
GoodOver: TIFFANY CREEK
0.2M E JCT CTH JJ, Buffalo, WI
Built 2022 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 87
LRD BIEDERMAN HILL
GoodOver: GRAN GRAE CREEK
0.1 MI E JCT GRAN GRAE RD, Crawford, WI
Built 2018 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 100
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