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
STH 54 EB OFF RAMP
FairOver: PARKING LOT
3.5M E JCT USH 41 TO S, Brown, WI
Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,200
STH 54 EB OFF RAMP
FairOver: LAND
3.5M E JCT USH 41 TO S, Brown, WI
Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,200
STH 25
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER SLOUGH
1.5M N MINN STATE LINE, Buffalo, WI
Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,500
USH 10
FairOver: SESSION VALLEY CREEK
2.1M E JCT CTH BB, Buffalo, WI
Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,700
CTH HH
FairOver: ARMOUR VALLEY CREEK
2.6M W JCT CTH BB, Buffalo, WI
Built 1922 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 444
CTH C
FairOver: BR SWINNS VALLEY CREEK
3.3M N JCT STH 95, Buffalo, WI
Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 824
LRD SCHMIDT RD (DE
FairOver: LITTLE WAUMANDEE CREEK
0.1M W JCTSTH 88, Buffalo, WI
Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 20
CTH BB
FairOver: KILLSNAKE RIVER
1.3M N JCT CTH E, Calumet, WI
Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,400
STH 178
FairOver: ONEIL CREEK
2.8M N JCT CTH S, Chippewa, WI
Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,400
CTH X 3RD ST
FairOver: POPPLE RIVER
0.5M W JCT CTH D, Clark, WI
Built 1925 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,480
LRD GRAND AVE (DEA
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
3.0M S JCT STH 95, Clark, WI
Built 1927 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50
CTH V
FairOver: ROWAN CREEK @ LAKE WIS
0.5M N JCT CTH CS, Columbia, WI
Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 990
LRD E BUSH RD
FairOver: N BR DUCK CREEK
2.1M S JCT CTH P, Columbia, WI
Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 52
LRD TWITCHELL RD
FairOver: MID BR DUCK CREEK
0.2M N JCT CTH GG, Columbia, WI
Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 88
CTH DG
FairOver: N BR CRAWFISH RIVER
0.4M S JCT CTH Z, Columbia, WI
Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 107
LRD LARSON RD
FairOver: SAND SPRING CREEK
1.7M N JCT STH 33, Columbia, WI
Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 33
STH 82
FairOver: BN RR/WINNESHIEK SLOUGH
2.2M E IOWA STATE LINE, Crawford, WI
Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,700
USH 61-STH 131-4TH
FairOver: TROUT CREEK
1.1M N JCT STH 131 TO S, Crawford, WI
Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,600
LRD HILLDALE RD
FairOver: BR WISCONSIN RIVER
1.0M N JCT STH 60, Crawford, WI
Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 47
CTH G
FairOver: PRIMROSE BRANCH
0.6M N JCT CTH A, Dane, WI
Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,900
CTH A
FairOver: PLEASANT VALLEY BRANCH
0.1M E JCT CTH H, Dane, WI
Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 580
LRD SUN VALLEY PAR
FairOver: WISC-CALUMET RR
0.9M E JCT CTH PB, Dane, WI
Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 168
LRD BLIVEN RD
FairOver: SAUNDERS CREEK
0.2M S JCT STH 106, Dane, WI
Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 94
LRD MIDTOWN RD
FairOver: BR BADGER MILL CREEK
1.7M W JCT CTH M, Dane, WI
Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,550
LRD GREENWAY RD
FairOver: MAUNESHA RIVER
1.6M E JCT USH 151, Dane, WI
Built 1985 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 290
LRD HALF MILE RD
FairOver: BR BADGER MILL CREEK
0.2M S JCT OLD 151, Dane, WI
Built 1901 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10
LRD SHERMAN AVE
FairOver: YAHARA RIVER
0.5M N JCT USH 151, Dane, WI
Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,450
LRD GERMAN ST
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
0.9M E JCT STH 28, Dodge, WI
Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 834
CTH A
FairOver: PRATT CREEK
0.2M N JCT CTH I, Dodge, WI
Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,400
CTH I
FairOver: PRATT CREEK
0.1M W JCT CTH A, Dodge, WI
Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 316
LRD BURR OAK RD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
0.1M W JCT CTH II, Dodge, WI
Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 58
LRD MARKET ST
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.2M E JCT STH 26, Dodge, WI
Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 116
CTH N
FairOver: S FK HAY RIVER
2.8M W JCT CTH F, Dunn, WI
Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 192
STH 25
FairOver: CNW RR
0.8M N JCT IH 94 TO E, Dunn, WI
Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,100
LRD 90TH AVE
FairOver: COON CREEK
1.71 MILES EAST OF CTH H, Dunn, WI
Built 1919 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 78
CTH M
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.1M N JCT STH 64, Dunn, WI
Built 1944 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 700
LRD 1170TH AVE (DE
FairOver: TROUT CREEK
0.4M W JCT CTH M, Dunn, WI
Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 25
CTH D
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
0.3M E USH 53, Eau Claire, WI
Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 358
CTH J
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
0.2M E USH 53, Eau Claire, WI
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 461
CTH D
FairOver: RUSH CREEK
2.0M N USH 12, Eau Claire, WI
Built 1919 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,383
CTH HH
FairOver: PINE CREEK
0.9M E STH 93, Eau Claire, WI
Built 1926 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 871
CTH W
FairOver: W BR MILWAUKEE RIVER
1.4M N JCT CTH BB, Fond du Lac, WI
Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 960
LRD 2ND ST
FairOver: DE NEVEU CREEK
1.3 M W OF USH 151, 0.6 M, Fond du Lac, WI
Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,175
CTH B
FairOver: LITTLE PLATE RIVER
2.8M W JCT STH 81, Grant, WI
Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,325
LRD SINSINIWA RD
FairOver: SINSINIWA RIVER
2.4M W JCT STH 80, Grant, WI
Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 91
CTH N
FairOver: PIGEON RIVER
2.7M S JCT STH 35, Grant, WI
Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 477
LRD EBENEZER RD
FairOver: BR PLATTE RIVER
2.6M S JCT USH 18, Grant, WI
Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 102
STH 92
FairOver: STORY CREEK
0.4M E JCT CTH X, Green, WI
Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,800
CTH F
FairOver: SUGAR RIVER
0.6M W JCT STH 11, Green, WI
Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,100
LRD DISCH RD
FairOver: W BR LITTLE SUGAR RIVER
0.7M S JCT CTH H, Green, WI
Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 105
Showing 3,551-3,600 of 14,851 bridges
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