State profile · Near median Poor share

Wisconsin bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Wisconsin.

14,446
Public bridges
51.0%
Good condition
6.5%
Poor condition

Wisconsin holds 14,446 public highway bridges (#19 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.52% Poor share (#23 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.5% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 30 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

14,446

Public highway bridges in Wisconsin

Good Condition

51.0%

7,368 bridges rated 7-9

1.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.5%

942 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.0pp vs national avg 7.5%

Wisconsin vs national bridge condition

Wisconsin - Good condition share 51.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Wisconsin - Poor-condition share 21.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Wisconsin in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Wisconsin has 14,446 bridges and a 6.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #30 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Wisconsin has 14,446 bridges and a 6.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #30 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Wisconsin vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

14,446 19th of 54 higher than 35 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Wisconsin

The highlighted point is Wisconsin: 14,446 bridges and 6.52% in Poor condition, rank #30 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Wisconsin on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
  • Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor
  • Wisconsin: 14,446 bridges · 6.52% Poor
  • Hawaii: 1,195 bridges · 6.53% Poor
  • North Carolina: 19,210 bridges · 6.76% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Wisconsin

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 14,446 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Wisconsin’s inventory

State agency holds 37.0% of the 14,446 public highway bridges filed under Wisconsin in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Wisconsin’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 8.5% of the 14,446 bridges with a recorded original year in Wisconsin. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Wisconsin51%42.5%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Wisconsin (FHWA NBI)

Counties (72)

Adams 41 Ashland 84 Barron 319 Bayfield 103 Brown 466 Buffalo 238 Burnett 67 Calumet 62 Chippewa 359 Clark 296 Columbia 183 Crawford 211 Dane 590 Dodge 212 Door 32 Douglas 135 Dunn 245 Eau Claire 236 Florence 20 Fond du Lac 251 Forest 53 Grant 383 Green 244 Green Lake 48 Iowa 209 Iron 48 Jackson 218 Jefferson 182 Juneau 172 Kenosha 109 Kewaunee 93 La Crosse 249 Lafayette 217 Langlade 78 Lincoln 157 Manitowoc 269 Marathon 530 Marinette 135 Marquette 81 Menominee 25 Milwaukee 893 Monroe 374 Oconto 149 Oneida 61 Outagamie 290 Ozaukee 105 Pepin 57 Pierce 248 Polk 73 Portage 182 Price 104 Racine 133 Richland 298 Rock 304 Rusk 151 Sauk 271 Sawyer 97 Shawano 160 Sheboygan 240 St. Croix 298 Taylor 176 Trempealeau 260 Vernon 333 Vilas 29 Walworth 206 Washburn 49 Washington 162 Waukesha 369 Waupaca 169 Waushara 53 Winnebago 263 Wood 239

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.

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

WY

Wyoming

6.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,136
Selected

WI

Wisconsin

6.52% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,446

HI

Hawaii

6.53% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,195

NC

North Carolina

6.76% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,210

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 CASBERG COULEE

Poor

Over: LONG COULEE CREEK

0.2M E JCT CTH V, La Crosse, WI

Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 265

LRD IRR (ENSINGER

Poor

Over: BRUNSWEILER RIVER

0.7M E JCT STH 13, Ashland, WI

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

LRD N 50TH ST (DEA

Poor

Over: MENOMONEE RIVER

0.2M S JCT STATE ST, Milwaukee, WI

Built 1976 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1

LRD PEDESTRIAN (WO

Poor

Over: MILWAUKEE RIVER

0.5M E JCT USH 45, Washington, WI

Built 1891 Load: 0.0 t

LRD ACCESS RD

Poor

Over: MENASHA CHANNEL

ACCESS TO PARKING LOT BY, Winnebago, WI

Built 1960 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 20

LRD MARKET RD

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.2M N JCT STH 76, Outagamie, WI

Built 1958 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 1,175

All Bridges in Wisconsin

LRD ELAND RD

Fair

Over: PACKARD CREEK

0.3M E JCT USH 45, Shawano, WI

Built 1984 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

LRD ORIOLE RD

Fair

Over: SPRANGER CREEK

0.6M N JCT STH 153, Shawano, WI

Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50

LRD LOWER LAKE RD

Fair

Over: RED RIVER

1.8M N JCT CTH A, Shawano, WI

Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 120

LRD MILL CREEK RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.1M E JCT CTH M, Shawano, WI

Built 1976 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 103

LRD WEST LULL AVE

Fair

Over: S BR EMBARRASS RIVER

0.2M E JCT CTH OO, Shawano, WI

Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 206

CTH D 4TH ST

Fair

Over: W BR RED RIVER

0.3M N JCT CTH Z, Shawano, WI

Built 1942 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 770

LRD PARK AVE

Fair

Over: RED RIVER

0.2M E JCT CTH D, Shawano, WI

Built 1945 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 180

LRD WHITE BIRCH RD

Fair

Over: M BR EMBARRASS RIVER

2.7M N JCT CTH N, Shawano, WI

Built 1946 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 77

CTH P

Fair

Over: COMET CREEK

1.3M N JCT CTH PP, Shawano, WI

Built 1942 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 247

LRD BIG LAKE RD

Fair

Over: BR RED RIVER

0.3M N JCT CTH G, Shawano, WI

Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 301

LRD E RED RIVER RD

Fair

Over: W BR RED RIVER

0.8M E JCT CTH D, Shawano, WI

Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 103

LRD MAPLE RD

Fair

Over: W BR RED RIVER

0.5M N JCT CTH Z, Shawano, WI

Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 103

LRD ORCHARD RD

Fair

Over: PIGEON RIVER

1.0M E JCT STH 42, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

LRD STAHL RD

Fair

Over: WEEDEN CREEK

0.4M E JCT CTH A, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 94

LRD MINDERHAUD RD

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.6M N JCT CTH KK, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 47

CTH KW

Fair

Over: ONION RIVER

0.2M S JCT CTH G TO E, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1922 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

LRD HOITINK RD (DN

Fair

Over: HAND CREEK

0.1M E JCT CTH GW, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1958 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 47

LRD WOOD CREEK AVE

Fair

Over: WOOD CREEK

1.8M E JCT CTH C, Taylor, WI

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

LRD FREY LANE

Fair

Over: W BR LITTLE BLACK RIVER

1.5M S JCT CTH M, Taylor, WI

Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

LRD CENTER AVE

Fair

Over: E BR LITTLE BLACK RIVER

3.2M W JCT CTH C, Taylor, WI

Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

LRD DUMS DR

Fair

Over: W BR LITTLE BLACK RIVER

1.4M S JCT CTH M, Taylor, WI

Built 1952 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

LRD PINE AVE

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

1.1M E JCT CTH E, Taylor, WI

Built 1979 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 92

CTH M

Fair

Over: BR BLACK RIVER

1.3M W JCT CTH E TO NORTH, Taylor, WI

Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 748

LRD BRAG LANE

Fair

Over: BR RIB RIVER

0.7M E JCT STH 64, Taylor, WI

Built 1919 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 29

LRD LUCIA RD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.8M N JCT CTH D, Taylor, WI

Built 1976 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 235

CTH V

Fair

Over: BR BUFFALO RIVER

0.6M W JCT CTH D, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1925 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 488

LRD BLOOMINGDALE R

Fair

Over: HALL CREEK

0.3M E JCT CTH S, Vernon, WI

Built 1981 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 94

LRD NORWEGIAN HOLL

Fair

Over: NORWEGIAN HOLLOW CREEK

3.0M S JCT STH 56, Vernon, WI

Built 1981 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 23

LRD GLASS RD (DEAD

Fair

Over: TRIB MISSISSIPPI RIVER

0.1M S JCT STH 82, Vernon, WI

Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

LRD NYHUS RD (DEAD

Fair

Over: SPRING COULEE CREEK

1.2M N JCT USH 14, Vernon, WI

Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20

LRD IRR (INDIAN RO

Fair

Over: FLAMBEAU LAKE OUTLET

5.0M N JCT STH 70, Vilas, WI

Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 253

LRD BELL SCHOOL RD

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

1.3M N JCT STH 20, Walworth, WI

Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 94

LRD HILL VALEY RD

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

0.8M N JCT STH 20, Walworth, WI

Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 105

LRD SCHOOL SECTION

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.3M E JCT USH 14, Walworth, WI

Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 47

LRD KLUG RD

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.1M S JCT CTH M, Walworth, WI

Built 1957 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 47

LRD COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE TURTLE CREEK

1.0M N JCT CTH B, Walworth, WI

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 47

LRD SALT BOX RD

Fair

Over: LADD CREEK

0.2M N JCT CTH B, Walworth, WI

Built 1973 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 105

LRD WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.3M E JCT CTH X, Walworth, WI

Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,900

LRD FRANKLIN STREE

Fair

Over: SPRING BR

0.7M S JCT STH 59-89, Walworth, WI

Built 1982 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 820

CTH C

Fair

Over: LADD CREEK

1.6M N JCT STH 67, Walworth, WI

Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,400

CTH B

Fair

Over: BR TURTLE CREEK

2.3M W JCT CTH C, Walworth, WI

Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 248

LRD GOOSE POND RD

Fair

Over: BR TURTLE CREEK

0.4M E JCT CTH O, Walworth, WI

Built 1973 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 63

LRD TOWN HALL RD

Fair

Over: LADD CREEK

0.3M E JCT CTH C, Walworth, WI

Built 1974 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 496

LRD SALT BOX RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE TURTLE CREEK

0.7M S JCT STH 67, Walworth, WI

Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 105

LRD WARREN RD

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

3.6M N JCT STH 50, Walworth, WI

Built 1971 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 105

LRD CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: ORE CREEK

0.6M S JCT STH 36, Walworth, WI

Built 1964 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 822

LRD MAIN ST

Fair

Over: KOHLSVILLE RIVER

0.1M N JCT CTH D, Washington, WI

Built 1925 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 58

LRD HILLCREST DR

Fair

Over: E BR ROCK RIVER

0.1M E JCT CTH W, Washington, WI

Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

LRD HILLDALE RD

Fair

Over: RUBICON RIVER

0.7M N JCT STH 60, Washington, WI

Built 1984 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

LRD DRUID LAKE RD

Fair

Over: ASHIPPUN RIVER

1.4M W JCT STH 83, Washington, WI

Built 1969 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 205

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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