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Paulson Road over Dexter Creek

Alger County, Michigan · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Paulson Road over Dexter Creek in Alger County, Michigan, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1920 and reconstructed in 1968, making it 105 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1995).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 53 inventoried bridges in Alger County rated poor (13.2%); 7 (13.2%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 22 ft
Location	4 Mi E & 1.5 Mi N Trenary
NBI structure number	000000000000075
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
M-28 over Anna River	1949	7,171	Fair
East Munising Ave over Anna River	1978	5,715	Fair
M-28 over Au Train River	1932	5,200	Fair
US-41 over Huber Creek	1987	3,609	Fair
M-28 over Sand River	1939	3,093	Fair
M-28 over Laughing Whitefish River	1939	3,093	Good