Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Michigan

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One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in Michigan have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Ingham County

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#20. Ingham County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.5% (39 of 237 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.3% (28,974 of 188,824 square meters of bridges)

#19. Allegan County

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#19. Allegan County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.5% (40 of 243 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.2% (8,383 of 91,547 square meters of bridges)

#18. Gogebic County

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#18. Gogebic County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.5% (17 of 103 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.8% (2,145 of 21,845 square meters of bridges)

#17. Midland County

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#17. Midland County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (23 of 138 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.7% (5,108 of 66,053 square meters of bridges)

#16. Dickinson County

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#16. Dickinson County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (6 of 36 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.8% (1,227 of 12,479 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Charlevoix County

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#15. Charlevoix County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (3 of 18 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 33.6% (1,314 of 3,914 square meters of bridges)

#14. Cass County

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#14. Cass County

- Bridges in poor condition: 17.0% (9 of 53 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.2% (1,055 of 9,453 square meters of bridges)

#13. Barry County

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#13. Barry County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.0% (11 of 61 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.4% (1,639 of 15,694 square meters of bridges)

#12. Washtenaw County

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#12. Washtenaw County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.4% (48 of 261 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.2% (20,885 of 171,013 square meters of bridges)

#10. Hillsdale County

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#10. Hillsdale County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.4% (19 of 103 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.7% (1,918 of 14,027 square meters of bridges)

#9. Alcona County

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#9. Alcona County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.5% (5 of 27 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.3% (826 of 5,407 square meters of bridges)

#8. Iron County

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#8. Iron County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.9% (10 of 53 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.9% (2,126 of 13,380 square meters of bridges)

#7. Cheboygan County

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#7. Cheboygan County

- Bridges in poor condition: 19.2% (14 of 73 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 19.1% (5,993 of 31,383 square meters of bridges)

#5. Lake County

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#5. Lake County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.7% (6 of 29 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.4% (501 of 4,817 square meters of bridges)

#4. Luce County

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#4. Luce County

- Bridges in poor condition: 21.4% (6 of 28 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (443 of 4,785 square meters of bridges)

#3. Crawford County

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#3. Crawford County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.6% (13 of 55 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 27.6% (5,140 of 18,624 square meters of bridges)

#2. Arenac County

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#2. Arenac County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.8% (19 of 80 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 27.3% (7,308 of 26,729 square meters of bridges)

#1. Benzie County

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#1. Benzie County

- Bridges in poor condition: 28.0% (7 of 25 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.5% (615 of 4,550 square meters of bridges)

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