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

CTH BB

Fair

Over: BR BUFFALO RIVER

0.2M N JCT CTH HH, Buffalo, WI

Built 1971 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 550

CTH B

Fair

Over: N FK CLAM RIVER

3.7M W JCT CTH X, Burnett, WI

Built 1977 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 245

CTH BB

Fair

Over: N BR MANITOWOC RIVER

1.2M N JCT CTH B, Calumet, WI

Built 1982 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 870

STH 64

Fair

Over: ONEIL CREEK

1.0M E JCT STH 124, Chippewa, WI

Built 1958 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,900

STH 27

Fair

Over: PAINT CREEK

2.5M N JCT CTH X, Chippewa, WI

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,200

STH 29 WB

Fair

Over: STILLSON CREEK

5.6M W JCT CTH XX, Chippewa, WI

Built 1966 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 9,600

LRD 157TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: DUNCAN CREEK

0.2 M E CTH Q, Chippewa, WI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 165

LRD 85TH STREET

Fair

Over: DUNCAN CREEK

0.3 M S STH 64, Chippewa, WI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 120

LRD 117TH AVENUE

Fair

Over: BIG DRYWOOD CREEK

0.8 M E 240TH STREET, Chippewa, WI

Built 1987 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 110

CTH N

Fair

Over: DILL CREEK

1.1M W JCT STH 13, Clark, WI

Built 1973 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 777

LRD BADGER AVE

Fair

Over: POPPLE RIVER

2.5M N JCT STH 29, Clark, WI

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50

LRD MAPLE RD

Fair

Over: CONLAN CREEK

2.2M S JCT USH 10, Clark, WI

Built 1928 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 58

LRD CARDINAL AVE

Fair

Over: CUNNINGHAM CREEK

0.3M N JCT STH 73, Clark, WI

Built 1958 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 58

STH 60

Fair

Over: WISCONSIN RIVER 09

0.1M E JCT STH 78 TO N, Columbia, WI

Built 1971 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,800

STH 146

Fair

Over: CMSTPP RR

0.8M N JCT STH 16, Columbia, WI

Built 1976 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,200

USH 51-STH 16

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

1.0M N JCT STH 16 TO E, Columbia, WI

Built 1989 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 7,300

STH 33

Fair

Over: FOX RIVER

1.7M E JCT USH 51, Columbia, WI

Built 1936 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 8,000

LRD MUSKRAT RD

Fair

Over: NEENAH CREEK

2.5M N JCT CTH X, Columbia, WI

Built 1971 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 53

CTH CD

Fair

Over: N BR CRAWFISH RIVER

0.7M N JCT CTH Z, Columbia, WI

Built 1971 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 178

LRD RIVER RD

Fair

Over: WISCONSIN RIVER TRIB

0.2M N JCT STH 13, Columbia, WI

Built 1932 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,100

STH 35-STH 82-MAIN

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

2.0M N JCT STH 82 TO W, Crawford, WI

Built 1959 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,325

CTH C

Fair

Over: BR SUGAR CREEK

5.6M E JCT STH 35, Crawford, WI

Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 503

LRD WALKER HOLLOW

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.8M S JCT STH 179, Crawford, WI

Built 1910 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 47

LRD MARIETTA VALLE

Fair

Over: BR RICHLAND CREEK

0.6M S JCT USH 61, Crawford, WI

Built 1927 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 23

IH 90 WB-IH 94 WB

Fair

Over: CMSTPP RR

1.8M W OF IH 94 TO E, Dane, WI

Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 54,500

STH 19

Fair

Over: MAUNESHA RIVER

0.2M E JCT STH 73 TO N, Dane, WI

Built 1962 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,200

STH 138

Fair

Over: BADFISH CREEK

3.4M N JCT USH 51 TO N, Dane, WI

Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 9,200

LRD BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: BLACK EARTH CRK

0.3M N JCT CTH Y, Dane, WI

Built 1984 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 431

LRD FRENCHTOWN ROA

Fair

Over: SUGAR RIVER

0.5M W JCT STH 69, Dane, WI

Built 1989 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 343

USH 18 EB-USH 151

Fair

Over: SW MADISON COMMUTER BIKE

1.3M E JCT CTH PD, Dane, WI

Built 1994 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 25,400

STH 19

Fair

Over: HALFWAY PRAIRIE CREEK

0.6M E JCT CTH KP TO S, Dane, WI

Built 1939 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 2,400

LRD SUTCLIFFE RD

Fair

Over: E BR BLUE MOUNDS CREEK

3.0M W JCT CTH F, Dane, WI

Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 47

LRD BRIDGE ST

Fair

Over: E BR ROCK RIVER

0.1M E JCT STH 28, Dodge, WI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,000

STH 42 - STH 57

Fair

Over: STURGEON BAY

1.9M N JCT CTH S, Door, WI

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 12,500

USH 53 SB

Fair

Over: AMNICON RIVER

1.4M S JCT USH 2, Douglas, WI

Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,850

STH 170-WHEELER ST

Fair

Over: RED CEDAR RIVER

0.6M E JCT CTH W, Dunn, WI

Built 1950 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,600

STH 79

Fair

Over: S FK HAY RIVER

0.7M N JCT CTH N, Dunn, WI

Built 1955 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,200

LRD 860TH ST

Fair

Over: UPPER PINE CREEK

0.2M N JCT CTH U, Dunn, WI

Built 1983 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 126

CTH Y

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

2.5M N JCT CTH C, Dunn, WI

Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 537

IH 94 EB

Fair

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER OVERFLOW

5.0M E JCT CTH EE TO N, Eau Claire, WI

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 13,850

CTH D

Fair

Over: HAY CREEK

0.7M E CTH X, Eau Claire, WI

Built 1974 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 666

CTH B

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

1.7M N CTH HH, Eau Claire, WI

Built 1987 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 461

LRD CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: W BR ROCK RIVER

0.1M N JCT CTH T, Fond du Lac, WI

Built 1925 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 52

CTH G

Fair

Over: PESHTIGO RIVER

0.3M S JCT USH 8, Forest, WI

Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 629

LRD BIBA RD

Fair

Over: BLUE RIVER

0.1M W JCT CTH Q, Grant, WI

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 101

LRD OAK RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE PLATTE RIVER

1.8M N JCT USH 61, Grant, WI

Built 1975 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 80

CTH C

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUGAR RIVER

1.7M E JCT STH 69, Green, WI

Built 1978 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 1,600

CTH J

Fair

Over: BUCKSKIN SCHOOL CREEK

2.6M N JCT STH 81, Green, WI

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 809

LRD FIVE CORNER RD

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

1.5M N JCT CTH P, Green, WI

Built 1984 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 144

STH 11

Fair

Over: SKINNER CREEK

0.1M E JCT CTH M TO S, Green, WI

Built 1998 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 5,500

Showing 4,751-4,800 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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