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Lower Hay Lake Rd over Charlotte River

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

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

Lower Hay Lake Rd over Charlotte River in Chippewa County, Michigan, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 88 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1988).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 73 of the 112 inventoried bridges in Chippewa County rated fair (65.2%); 13 (11.6%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 130 ft
Location	4 Mi NE Barbeau
NBI structure number	000000000001654
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 BS\|3 Mile Rd over I-75 NB	1962	15,700	Fair
I-75 Bs (ashmun) over Power Canal	1934	10,180	Fair
Easterday Ave. over Ashmun Creek	1994	8,347	Good
Easterday Ave over I-75 NB	1962	7,774	Fair
West Portage Ave. over Power Canal	1970	7,637	Fair
Spruce St. over Power Canal	1983	5,995	Fair