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Kirby Avenue over Giss-i-was Creek

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

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

Kirby Avenue over Giss-i-was Creek in Clare County, Michigan, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 160 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2006).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 96 inventoried bridges in Clare County rated good (33.3%); 4 (4.2%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	7	Good condition
Substructure	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-127 Br over S Br Tobacco River	1931	11,391	Fair
US-10 Wb\|us-127 NB over US-127 Br\|s Clare Ave	2001	10,697	Fair
US-10 Eb\|us-127 SB over US-127 Br\|s Clare Ave	2001	10,697	Fair
US-127 Br\|n Mcewan over Little Tobacco River	2021	10,224	Good
US-127 NB over S Br Tobacco River	1962	9,699	Fair
US-127 SB over S Br Tobacco River	1962	9,699	Fair