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Blue Star Hwy over Kalamazoo River

Allegan County, Michigan · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Blue Star Hwy over Kalamazoo River in Allegan County, Michigan, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1937 and reconstructed in 1982, making it 88 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2011).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 144 of the 245 inventoried bridges in Allegan County rated fair (58.8%); 41 (16.7%) 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.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-131 NB over Kalamazoo River	1996	27,941	Fair
US-131 SB over Kalamazoo River	1996	27,941	Fair
US-131 NB over Grand Elk RR	1960	27,941	Fair
US-131 SB over Grand Elk RR	1960	27,941	Poor
I-196 E & US-31 N over Kalamazoo River	1964	24,400	Fair
M-89 (allegan St) over Kalamazoo Riv Mill Race	2012	21,300	Fair