Ih Ush 51-ih 39 over Hay Meadow Creek

Portage County, Wisconsin · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• Ih Ush 51-ih 39 over Hay Meadow Creek in Portage County, Wisconsin, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1972 and reconstructed in 2006, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 29,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 90 of the 183 inventoried bridges in Portage County rated good (49.2%); 4 (2.2%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Wisconsin department of transportation.

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