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

Total Bridges

14,851

Public highway bridges in Wisconsin

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

Wisconsin51.3%41.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Wisconsin (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823

SC

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396
Selected

WI

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851

NC

North Carolina

6.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,901

HI

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

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

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.2M N JCT STH 76, Outagamie, WI

Built 1958 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 1,175

LRD WOODFORD DR

Poor

Over: RAILS TO TRAILS TRAIL

0.3M E JCT USH 45, Washington, WI

Built 1910 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 47

LRD ACCESS RD

Poor

Over: MENASHA CHANNEL

ACCESS TO PARKING LOT BY, Winnebago, WI

Built 1960 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 20

CTH A

Poor

Over: UNION PACIFIC RR

1.0M W JCT STH 73, Columbia, WI

Built 1910 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 197

LRD OLD 64 (DEAD E

Poor

Over: EVERGREEN CREEK

0.1M N JCT STH 64, Langlade, WI

Built 1916 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 6

LRD CORNELL LANE (

Poor

Over: BR COON CREEK

0.1M E JCT USH 14, Vernon, WI

Built 1985 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Wisconsin

LRD POLLEY LANE

Poor

Over: HAY CREEK

0.1M E JCT CTH B, Taylor, WI

Built 1981 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 92

LRD LOGA RD

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.3M N JCT CTH E, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1964 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 293

LRD WOODENSHOE RD

Poor

Over: NEENAH SLOUGH

1.2M S JCT CTH G, Winnebago, WI

Built 1925 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 38

LRD TOWN ROAD WREN

Poor

Over: E BR YELLOW RIVER

0.1M N JCT CTH H, Wood, WI

Built 1915 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 60

STH 131-RAILROAD S

Poor

Over: BR KICKAPOO RIVER

0.2M N JCT CTH E, Crawford, WI

Built 1941 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 600

CTH V

Poor

Over: FLAYTON CREEK

0.7M N JCT STH 64, Dunn, WI

Built 1958 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 400

USH 12

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.4M E JCT USH 53 TO N, Eau Claire, WI

Built 1988 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20,800

LRD GLASSMAKER RD

Poor

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

1.2M S JCT CTH U, Grant, WI

Built 1968 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 78

CTH C

Poor

Over: DES PLAINES RIVER

0.7M W JCT CTH HH, Kenosha, WI

Built 1938 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 12,600

STH 11

Poor

Over: BR SHULLSBURG BRANCH

1.9M E JCT CTH I TO S, Lafayette, WI

Built 1947 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,200

CTH O

Poor

Over: WISCONSIN RIVER 52

0.9M S JCT STH 70, Oneida, WI

Built 1979 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,900

LRD CTH X (TOWN RD

Poor

Over: EAGLE RIVER

4.0M N JCT STH 32, Oneida, WI

Built 1996 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 403

LRD VINCENNES CIRC

Poor

Over: NORTH BAY CREEK

0.2M E JCT CTH G, Racine, WI

Built 1920 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 587

LRD NORTHERN ROAD

Poor

Over: S BR MUD CREEK

0.2M S JCT CTH BB, Winnebago, WI

Built 1975 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 6,300

LRD 9TH ST RD

Poor

Over: SPRING BROOK

1.0M W JCT CTH FF, Winnebago, WI

Built 1932 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 82

CTH G

Poor

Over: BRANCH RIVER

1.5M N JCT CTH W, Brown, WI

Built 1976 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,400

LRD PRAY AVE

Poor

Over: HAY CREEK

0.4M N JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 1947 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 92

STH 35

Poor

Over: CAMPBELL COULEE

1.6M N JCT STH 27, Crawford, WI

Built 1938 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,200

CTH O

Poor

Over: FOX RIVER

0.1M W JCT CTH F, Marquette, WI

Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 920

LRD W SILVER SPRIN

Poor

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

1.1M E JCT STH 181, Milwaukee, WI

Built 1958 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 31,100

CTH CC

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA FLOWAGE

0.2M W JCT CTH H, Sawyer, WI

Built 1991 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 759

LRD SPRING BROOK R

Poor

Over: S BR EMBARRASS RIVER

0.4M N JCT CTH M, Shawano, WI

Built 1981 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 235

CTH E

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.6M W JCT CTH EE, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1960 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 412

CTH R

Poor

Over: S FK BOB CREEK

0.7 M W STH 178, Chippewa, WI

Built 1954 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 830

LRD JOHN NOLEN DR

Poor

Over: LAKE MONONA

0.2M S JCT USH 151, Dane, WI

Built 1968 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 36,900

CTH N

Poor

Over: N BR GILBERT CREEK

0.9M W JCT CTH Q, Dunn, WI

Built 1944 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 213

CTH J

Poor

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1.3M N JCT CTH N, Marathon, WI

Built 1979 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,455

LRD S 16TH ST

Poor

Over: LAND

0.8M N JCT STH 59, Milwaukee, WI

Built 1929 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 6,280

LRD S 9TH PLACE

Poor

Over: UPRR

1.9M S JCT STH 59, Milwaukee, WI

Built 1992 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,096

LRD 50TH AVE

Poor

Over: BULL BROOK

0.1M W JCT CTH F, Polk, WI

Built 1963 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 43

CTH X

Poor

Over: BIG SLOUGH

2.6M S JCT CTH AA, Columbia, WI

Built 1958 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 451

STH 131-RAILROAD S

Poor

Over: BR KICKAPOO RIVER

0.9M N JCT STH 179, Crawford, WI

Built 1941 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 600

STH 131

Poor

Over: BR KICKAPOO RIVER

0.8M N JCT CTH E, Crawford, WI

Built 1941 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 210

LRD 7TH AVE

Poor

Over: SPRING BROOK

0.1M E JCT USH 45, Langlade, WI

Built 1935 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,697

CTH C

Poor

Over: PESHTIGO RIVER

2.1M E JCT CTH F, Marinette, WI

Built 1975 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 900

CTH KK

Poor

Over: JOHNSTOWN CREEK

2.3M N JCT CTH M, Rock, WI

Built 1977 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 178

CTH HH

Poor

Over: DELL CREEK

1.8M N JCT CTH WD, Sauk, WI

Built 1974 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,100

CTH C

Poor

Over: E BR HONEY CREEK

4.2M E JCT CTH PF, Sauk, WI

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 329

STH 131

Poor

Over: BR KICKAPOO RIVER

1.2M N JCT CTH W, Crawford, WI

Built 1940 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 210

CTH T

Poor

Over: JONES CREEK

0.1M E JCT STH 23, Iowa, WI

Built 1974 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 340

CTH XX

Poor

Over: BIG DRYWOOD CREEK

0.4 M N 80TH AVENUE, Chippewa, WI

Built 1932 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 550

LRD OLD HWY 2 RD (

Poor

Over: BOIS BRULE RIVER

0.2M S JCT USH 2, Douglas, WI

Built 1929 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1

IH 94 EB

Poor

Over: EAU GALLE RIVER

1.5M E JCT CTH B TO N, St. Croix, WI

Built 1958 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 17,800

CTH M

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE CREEK

4.7M N JCT CTH D, Barron, WI

Built 1985 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 920

CTH Z GRIFFITH A

Poor

Over: BUENA VISTA CREEK

0.9M E JCT STH 13, Wood, WI

Built 1959 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 1,704

STH 71-S RAILROAD

Poor

Over: DAVIS CREEK

3.3M E JCT CTH V, Monroe, WI

Built 1932 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 2,600

CTH A

Poor

Over: CRYSTAL SPRINGS CREEK

1.8M N JCT STH 35, Pierce, WI

Built 1930 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 186

LRD WHALEN RD

Poor

Over: S FK BEAVER CREEK

0.2M N JCT CTH D, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1968 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 88

STH 13

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER 33

9.1M N JCT CTH F, Ashland, WI

Built 1997 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,700

LRD NORTH AVE - WE

Poor

Over: MENOMONEE RIVER

0.6M E JCT STH 100, Milwaukee, WI

Built 1934 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 18,300

Showing 14,801-14,850 of 14,851 bridges

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