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Bear River Road over Bear River

Charlevoix County, Michigan · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Bear River Road over Bear River in Charlevoix County, Michigan, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2001).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 18 inventoried bridges in Charlevoix County rated good (38.9%); 2 (11.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 55 ft
Location	1.5 Miles East of US 131
NBI structure number	000000000001485
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-31 over Pine River	1949	15,321	Fair
US-131 over Boyne River	1947	6,736	Fair
M-75\|s East St over Boyne River	1974	6,546	Fair
Park Street over Boyne River	1991	5,000	Fair
M-32\|water St over S Arm Lake Charlevoix	1959	4,600	Fair
Lake Street over Boyne River	1959	3,000	Fair