Bridge conditions in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 897 inventoried bridges · 43 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
43 of the 897 bridges the federal inventory lists in Milwaukee County are rated poor; the rest split 286 good and 568 fair.
43 of the 897 bridges in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, are rated in poor condition (4.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .286 bridges (31.9%) are rated good and 568 (63.3%) fair.
The median Milwaukee County bridge was built in 1977 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ih 94 Wb-e-w Freew over Lrd Mitchell Blvd (built 1959), carrying about 79,000 vehicles a day.
Good 31.9% · Fair 63.3% · Poor 4.8% of 897 bridges
Bridges rated poor Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.
Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Ih 94 Wb-e-w Freew over Lrd Mitchell Blvd 1959 79,000 Poor Ih 41/USH 45/STH 1 over Cth W Mill Rd (cth S) 1967 58,500 Poor Ih 41/USH 45/STH 1 over Cth W Mill Rd (cth S) 1967 58,500 Poor Lrd W Silver Sprin over Lincoln Creek 1958 33,971 Poor Lrd W Layton Ave over Sth 24-forest Home Ave 1963 26,700 Poor Lrd N Teutonia Ave over Lincoln Creek 1936 21,845 Poor Sth 38-chase Ave over Cnw RR 1939 20,130 Poor Lrd S 43RD St over Kinnickinnick River 1987 19,025 Poor Lrd 35TH Street Vi over Lrd W Pierce St 1933 18,735 Poor Lrd North Ave - We over Menomonee River 1934 18,300 Poor Lrd North Ave East over Menomonee River 1934 18,300 Poor Ih 43 NB over Root River Marsh 1966 18,200 Poor Ih 43 Sb-hale Intr over Root River Marsh 1966 17,900 Poor Sth 181-s 84TH St over Honey Creek 1934 13,800 Poor Sth 181 Nb-n 76TH over Sth 145-w Fond Du Lac Av 1964 11,400 Poor Sth 100 Sb-mayfair over Menomonee River 1968 11,300 Poor Lrd W Lincoln Ave over Br Kinnickinnic River 1964 10,800 Poor Lrd Holton St over Lrd Water St 1926 9,800 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 9,109 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 9,109 Poor Lrd N 16TH St over Menomonee River 1929 9,109 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 9,109 Poor Lrd W Howard Ave over Miner Creek 1984 8,100 Poor Lrd W Wisconsin Av over Honey Creek 1934 7,600 Poor Lrd W Lincoln Ave over Ih 43 1967 6,700 Poor Lrd N 25TH Street over Menomonee River 1980 6,439 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Cmstp&p RR 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Cmstp&p RR 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd S 16TH St over Land 1929 6,280 Poor Lrd Portland Ave over Honey Creek 1933 4,700 Poor Lrd W Howard Ave over Ih 41/ Ih 894/ Ush 45 1964 4,000 Poor Lrd E Mason St over Lrd Lincoln Memorial Dr 1982 3,500 Poor Lrd N 51ST St over Beaver Creek 1968 2,900 Poor Lrd S 6TH St over Oak Creek 1970 2,310 Poor Lrd W Cherry St over Milwaukee River 1940 1,650 Poor Lrd W Leon Terrace over Little Menomonee River 1965 1,500 Poor Lrd S 72ND St over Honey Creek 1954 747 Poor Lrd S 37TH St over Root River Branch 1974 99 Poor Lrd N 50TH St (dea over Menomonee River 1976 1 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition Ih 94-e-w Freeway over Lrd N 32ND St 1956 168,000 Fair Ih 94-e-w Freeway over Lrd Hawley Rd 1960 161,000 Fair IH41/94 NB & SB over Ih Ramp SW IH41/94 NB to 2012 138,000 Fair Ih 41 over Ih 43 NB 2011 138,000 Fair Ih 41/43/894 over Honey Creek 1966 128,000 Fair Ih 43-n-s Freeway over Ramp Ih 43nbl-sth 57 1961 126,000 Fair Ih 41 NB/94 WB over Lrd Edgerton Ave 2011 91,000 Fair Ih 41 SB/94 EB over Lrd Edgerton Ave 2011 91,000 Fair Ih 94 Eb/wb over Ih 43 NB 2011 91,000 Fair Ih 41 Nb|ih 94 WB over Lrd Ramsey Ave 2010 85,500 Good
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory , 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.
All of Wisconsin: Wisconsin bridge conditions by county · every download on the data page .
Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected .