Lrd Otto Rd over Waupaca River

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

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

• Lrd Otto Rd over Waupaca River in Portage County, Wisconsin, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 49 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
• Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
• It is one of 89 of the 183 inventoried bridges in Portage County rated fair (48.6%); 4 (2.2%) are rated poor.
• A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

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

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