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%.

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.

All Bridges in Wisconsin

LRD SHAWANO AVE

Fair

Over: N BR EMBARRASS RIVER

0.3M W JCT CTH D, Shawano, WI

Built 1982 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 257

CTH A

Fair

Over: N BR MILWAUKEE RIVER

2.0M E JCT STH 28, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1951 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 799

IH 43 SB

Fair

Over: SHEBOYGAN RIVER

3.3M S JCT STH 23 TO E, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1971 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 15,700

CTH V

Fair

Over: ONION RIVER

0.2M E JCT STH 32, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1989 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,600

CTH KW

Fair

Over: ONION RIVER

0.1M S JCT CTH G TO E, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1959 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 205

LRD NEW JERSEY AVE

Fair

Over: SHEBOYGAN RIVER

0.3M W JCT STH 42, Sheboygan, WI

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 6,100

STH 35-2ND ST

Fair

Over: LAKE MALLALIEU

1.9M N JCT IH 94 TO W, St. Croix, WI

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 12,500

LRD MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: APPLE RIVER

0.1M N JCT CTH I, St. Croix, WI

Built 1932 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 8,600

LRD 220TH ST

Fair

Over: WILLOW RIVER

1.5M S JCT CTH H, St. Croix, WI

Built 1970 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 160

LRD RUSTIC RD #4

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.5M W JCT CTH W, St. Croix, WI

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 60

LRD 10TH AVE

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

1.1M W JCT CTH B, St. Croix, WI

Built 1962 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 110

CTH O

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.6M E JCT CTH E, Taylor, WI

Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,275

LRD TIMBER DR

Fair

Over: SILVERNAGLE CREEK

3.1M N JCT CTH M, Taylor, WI

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 58

STH 35

Fair

Over: TANK CREEK

2.3M N JCT CTH XX, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1953 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 4,400

CTH X

Fair

Over: TRAVERSE VALLEY CREEK

0.9M N JCT STH 93, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 542

CTH S

Fair

Over: N FK BEAVER CREEK

0.1M N JCT CTH C, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1985 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 434

USH 53

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.6M N JCT CTH D, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1942 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 4,400

LRD BISEK RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.2M S JCT CTH Q, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1981 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 117

LRD CHRISTOPHERSON

Fair

Over: TOMTER COULEE CREEK

0.2M E JCT USH 53, Trempealeau, WI

Built 1926 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 800

STH 131

Fair

Over: JUG CREEK

4.7M N JCT STH 82 TO W, Vernon, WI

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 740

CTH K

Fair

Over: GENOA CREEK

0.2M N JCT STH 56, Vernon, WI

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 119

CTH P

Fair

Over: BR WEISTER CREEK

2.3M E JCT CTH D TO N, Vernon, WI

Built 1938 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 162

CTH N

Fair

Over: BR S FK BAD AXE RIVER

1.6M N JCT STH 82, Vernon, WI

Built 1955 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 108

CTH W

Fair

Over: BR SEYMOUR CREEK

0.3M E JCT CTH WW, Vernon, WI

Built 1963 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 227

LRD WING HOLLOW RO

Fair

Over: BR COON CREEK

3.4M N JCT CTH O, Vernon, WI

Built 1963 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 23

STH 67

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

3.1M N JCT STH 50, Walworth, WI

Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 12,200

LRD HODGES RD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.5M N JCT CTH ES, Walworth, WI

Built 1989 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 317

LRD LAKE SHORE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE TURTLE CREEK

2.2M W JCT CTH C, Walworth, WI

Built 1981 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 205

CTH H

Fair

Over: W BR NIPPERSINK CREEK

1.0M N CTH B, Walworth, WI

Built 1982 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,200

LRD S FRONT ST

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

0.1M S JCT STH 70, Washburn, WI

Built 1983 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 458

LRD SILVER SPRING

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.2M W JCT CTH F, Waukesha, WI

Built 1971 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 5,100

LRD PILGRIM RD

Fair

Over: MENOMONEE RIVER

0.4M S JCT STH 74, Waukesha, WI

Built 1996 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 20,500

LRD SUNSET TRAIL R

Fair

Over: SLOUGH

1.0M W JCT CTH M, Winnebago, WI

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100

STH 73

Fair

Over: E FK BLACK RIVER

1.3M N JCT CTH V TO E, Wood, WI

Built 1954 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,000

STH 73

Fair

Over: ROCKY RUN CREEK

0.7M N JCT CTH B TO E, Wood, WI

Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,000

CTH T

Fair

Over: SQUAW CREEK

0.7M N JCT CTH Y, Wood, WI

Built 1987 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,200

STH 21

Fair

Over: BIG ROCHE A CRI CREEK

2.9M E JCT CTH Z, Adams, WI

Built 1950 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,700

USH 2

Fair

Over: KAKAGON SLOUGH

0.1M E JCT OLD ODANAH RD, Ashland, WI

Built 1961 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,600

STH 77-LAKE DR

Fair

Over: DEVILS CREEK

0.5M E JCT STH 13 TO N, Ashland, WI

Built 1964 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,700

CTH U

Fair

Over: UPPER PINE CREEK

1.9M S JCT CTH A, Barron, WI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 283

LRD 9 1/4 STREET

Fair

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

0.1M S OF 16TH AVENUE, Barron, WI

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 205

LRD 0 AVE

Fair

Over: BR HAY RIVER

2.3M W JCT CTH F, Barron, WI

Built 1940 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 47

CTH A

Fair

Over: BR LOWER PINE CREEK

0.2M W JCT CTH AA, Barron, WI

Built 1972 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,068

LRD 20TH ST

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

0.7M S JCT CTH OO, Barron, WI

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 23

STH 32-STH 57

Fair

Over: CMSTPP RR

4.5M N JCT CTH ZZ TO W, Brown, WI

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,300

CTH V

Fair

Over: SORENSONS CREEK

0.8M S JCT CTH GV, Brown, WI

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,400

STH 96

Fair

Over: BR EAST RIVER

0.4M E JCT CTH PP TO S, Brown, WI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,200

LRD WEBSTER AVE

Fair

Over: EAST RIVER

0.1M N JCT STH 29, Brown, WI

Built 1990 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 15,300

CTH XX E HOFFMAN

Fair

Over: EAST RIVER

1.0M E JCT CTH X, Brown, WI

Built 1993 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,600

USH 10-STH 37-MAIN

Fair

Over: BROWN LEE CREEK

0.1M E JCT STH 37 TO S, Buffalo, WI

Built 1991 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,500

Showing 4,701-4,750 of 14,851 bridges

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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