Oldest Bridges in Wisconsin

The oldest bridge in Wisconsin is the Lrd Lathers RD over Turtle Creek in Rock County, built in 1887, and it still carries about 500 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Wisconsin, one timeline

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1Lrd Lathers RD over Turtle CreekWI · 1887 · 474/day 2Lrd Lindsay Road over Sussex CreekWI · 1900 · 1.6k/day 3Cth Z over Branch RiverWI · 1900 · 840/day 4Lrd Hayton RD over Pine CreekWI · 1900 · 640/day 5Lrd Mill ST over Union Pacific RrWI · 1900 · 79/day 6Lrd Townhall RD over Crooked CreekWI · 1900 · 102/day 7Lrd Old Wooden Bri over Cn RrWI · 1900 · 52/day 8Lrd Landmark AVE over Br Morris CreekWI · 1900 · 23/day 9Lrd Mill ST over S Br Little Wolf RiverWI · 1900 · 421/day 10Sth 44 over Fox RiverWI · 1901 · 590/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Wisconsin by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'0030%

1910s'1048%

324

1920s'2036%

470

1930s'3029%

287

1940s'4025%

821

1950s'5019%

1.7k

1960s'6012%

1.8k

1970s'708%

2.1k

1980s'804%

2.5k

1990s'901%

2.2k

2000s'000%

1.5k

2010s'100%

686

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 14,488 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in Wisconsin

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Lrd Lathers RD over Turtle Creek	Rock	1887		Steel	474	Poor
Lrd Lindsay Road over Sussex Creek	Waukesha	1900	1966	Steel	1,600	Fair
Cth Z over Branch River	Brown	1900	1949	Steel	840	Poor
Lrd Hayton RD over Pine Creek	Calumet	1900	1940	Masonry	640	Fair
Lrd Mill ST over Union Pacific Rr	Columbia	1900		Steel	79	Poor
Lrd Townhall RD over Crooked Creek	Grant	1900		Masonry	102	Poor
Lrd Old Wooden Bri over Cn Rr	Manitowoc	1900		Wood or Timber	52	Poor
Lrd Landmark AVE over Br Morris Creek	Monroe	1900	1980	Wood or Timber	23	Fair
Lrd Mill ST over S Br Little Wolf River	Waupaca	1900		Masonry	421	Good
Sth 44 over Fox River	Columbia	1901		Steel	590	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
Lrd N Oakland AVE over Oak Leaf Bike Trail	Milwaukee	1903	1977	Prestressed Concrete	9,800	Fair
Sth 64-w Main ST over Prairie River	Lincoln	1904	2001	Masonry	7,300	Fair
Lrd Holstein La over Rocky Run	Marathon	1904	1998	Wood or Timber	62	Fair
Lrd Williamson ST over Yahara River	Dane	1905	1930	Concrete	16,800	Fair
Lrd Woodland RD over E Br Big Sandy Creek	Marathon	1907	1947	Prestressed Concrete	24	Fair
Lrd Farrell RD over Br Apple Creek	Outagamie	1907		Masonry	94	Poor
Lrd Zabel RD over Hatton Creek	Waupaca	1907	1981	Wood or Timber	51	Good
Lrd Pray AVE over Jack Creek	Clark	1908	1992	Wood or Timber	92	Good
Lrd Hill RD over Branch River	Brown	1909		Steel	94	Poor
Lrd Buboltz RD over Maple Creek	Outagamie	1909	1972	Concrete	47	Fair
Sth 105-union ST over ST Louis River	Douglas	1910	2001	Steel	2,205	Fair
Cth A over Union Pacific Rr	Columbia	1910		Wood or Timber	197	Poor
Lrd Walker Hollow over Otter Creek	Crawford	1910	1980	Steel	47	Fair
Lrd Town Line RD ( over Rogers Branch	Grant	1910		Steel	50	Poor
Lrd Dougherty Cree over Br Dougherty Creek	Green	1910	1983	Steel	105	Fair
Lrd Mcnulty RD (de over Br Town Creek	Jackson	1910		Concrete	20	Fair
Lrd Reifs Mills RD over Mud Creek	Manitowoc	1910	1960	Concrete	35	Fair
Lrd Ray RD over Br Duck Creek	Outagamie	1910		Concrete	1,100	Fair
Lrd French RD over Duck Creek	Outagamie	1910	1972	Masonry	47	Poor
Lrd River View RD over M Br Embarrass River	Shawano	1910	1980	Prestressed Concrete	120	Fair
Lrd Meadowlark Lan over S Br Embarrass River	Shawano	1910		Steel	50	Poor
Lrd Woodford DR over Rails To Trails Trail	Washington	1910		Steel	47	Poor
Lrd W 2nd ST over Oconomowoc River	Waukesha	1910		Concrete	4,664	Fair
Lrd 1st ST E over Br Cranberry Creek	Wood	1910		Steel	25	Fair
Lrd Buchanan RD over Apple Creek	Outagamie	1911		Masonry	625	Poor
Lrd Town Line RD over W Br Fond Du Lac River	Fond du Lac	1912	1975	Steel	360	Poor
Lrd Center DR over W Br Montreal River	Iron	1912		Steel	157	Fair
Lrd Right Of Way R over Potato Creek	Rusk	1912	1978	Steel	54	Poor
Cth H over Wolf River	Chippewa	1913	1973	Prestressed Concrete	1,215	Poor
Lrd 860th ST over Lower Pine Creek	Dunn	1913		Steel	109	Poor
Lrd Lake RD over Sand Creek	Jackson	1913		Steel	42	Poor
Lrd Riverside RD over N Br Oconto River	Oconto	1913		Concrete	40	Fair
Lrd 16th AVE over Moose Ear Creek	Barron	1914	1960	Steel	200	Fair
Cth Bb over Koshkonong Creek	Dane	1914		Steel	1,500	Poor
Lrd Pond RD over Schoolhouse Creek	Eau Claire	1914	2005	Prestressed Concrete	159	Good
Lrd Stoney Hill RD over Embarrass River	Shawano	1914	1995	Prestressed Concrete	120	Fair
Cth Hh over Br Hemlock Creek	Wood	1914	1961	Wood or Timber	480	Poor
Lrd Stewart AVE over Wisconsin River 31	Marathon	1915		Concrete	28,144	Poor
Sth 32-grand AVE over Sauk Creek	Ozaukee	1915	1928	Concrete	10,200	Fair
Cth Q over Willow River	St. Croix	1915		Steel	226	Fair
Lrd 5th ST over Quaderers Creek	Barron	1915	1954	Concrete	4,200	Fair
Lrd Josie Crk. Rd. over Josie Creek	Rusk	1915		Steel	25	Poor
Lrd Nichols DR over Pensaukee River	Shawano	1915	1973	Prestressed Concrete	100	Poor
Cth G over Br Pine Creek	Trempealeau	1915		Concrete	531	Poor
Lrd Town Road Wren over E Br Yellow River	Wood	1915	1980	Steel	60	Poor
Lrd Mun154-old Duk over N Channel Mississippi Ri	Buffalo	1916		Concrete	40	Fair
Lrd Blackhawk AVE over Land	Crawford	1916	1955	Concrete	1,300	Poor
Lrd Blackhawk AVE over Land	Crawford	1916	1955	Concrete	1,300	Poor
Sth 83 over Oconomowoc River	Waukesha	1916		Concrete	4,700	Fair
Lrd Spring Street over Duncan Creek	Chippewa	1916		Concrete	530	Fair
Lrd Old 64 (dead E over Evergreen Creek	Langlade	1916		Concrete	6	Poor
Lrd Old Seymour RD over Oneida Creek	Outagamie	1916	1967	Concrete	205	Fair
Cth Xx Washington over Br Centerville Creek	Manitowoc	1917	1935	Concrete	795	Poor
Cth N over Br Hemlock Creek	Wood	1917	1960	Concrete	200	Poor
Cth G over Eagle Creek	Buffalo	1917		Concrete	303	Fair
Lrd River RD over Br Trempealeau River	Buffalo	1917		Concrete	88	Fair
Lrd Crosstown RD over Wood River	Burnett	1917		Concrete	50	Fair
Lrd Dedham RD over Balsam Creek	Douglas	1917		Concrete	75	Poor
Lrd Soper RD (clos over N Br Oconto River	Forest	1917		Concrete		Poor
Lrd Richardson Lan over Galena River	Lafayette	1917	1984	Steel	10	Fair
Lrd 1st AVE over Big Hay Meadow Creek	Lincoln	1917	1967	Prestressed Concrete	75	Poor
Lrd Mariposa AVE over Little La Crosse River	Monroe	1917		Concrete	29	Fair
Lrd Haymeadow RD over Haymeadow Creek	Oneida	1917		Concrete	71	Poor
Cth S over Br Bear Creek	Outagamie	1917	1977	Prestressed Concrete	2,600	Fair
Lrd Olde Oneida ST over South Canal	Outagamie	1917	1969	Prestressed Concrete	2,972	Poor
Cth Ee over Br Isabelle Creek	Pierce	1917	1977	Wood or Timber	484	Fair
Lrd 490th AVE over Isabelle Creek	Pierce	1917	1984	Steel	87	Good
Lrd Stones Pocket over Otter Creek	Sauk	1917		Concrete	133	Poor
Lrd Town RD over Milwaukee River	Washington	1917		Concrete	235	Fair
Lrd E Grove ST over Oconomowoc River-w. Chan	Waukesha	1917	1997	Concrete	53	Fair
Lrd E Grove ST over Oconomowoc R.-e. Channel	Waukesha	1917	1997	Concrete	53	Fair
Lrd Lind Center RD over Walla Walla Creek	Waupaca	1917		Concrete	46	Good
Lrd Lemke RD over Killsnake River	Calumet	1918		Concrete	102	Poor
Lrd Gareth RD (dea over Pokegama River	Douglas	1918		Concrete	10	Poor
Lrd Baumgartner RD over Copper Creek	Douglas	1918		Concrete	107	Fair
Lrd Mielke RD over Duck Creek	Outagamie	1918	1999	Concrete	58	Fair
Cth O over Spring Creek	Pierce	1918	1976	Wood or Timber	216	Fair
Lrd Cleophas RD over Raccoon Creek	Rock	1918		Concrete	82	Poor
Lrd Landstad RD over E Br Shioc River	Shawano	1918		Concrete	152	Poor
Lrd Main AVE over Red Cedar River	Barron	1919	1949	Prestressed Concrete Continuous	12,200	Good
Sth TH 23 over ST Louis River	Douglas	1919		Concrete	1,650	Fair
Cth D over Rush Creek	Eau Claire	1919	1940	Concrete	1,389	Fair
Lrd 90th AVE over Coon Creek	Dunn	1919	1968	Concrete	78	Poor
Lrd 810th St. over Cranberry Creek	Dunn	1919	1970	Concrete	108	Poor
Lrd Big Green RD over Big Green River	Grant	1919		Steel	53	Poor
Lrd 23rd ST over S Br Yellow River	Juneau	1919		Concrete	86	Fair
Cth K over Little Elk River	Price	1919	1974	Prestressed Concrete	307	Fair
Lrd Riverview RD over Mullet River	Sheboygan	1919	1966	Concrete	47	Poor
Lrd Brag Lane over Br Rib River	Taylor	1919		Concrete	30	Poor

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