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Route 444 over W Br Whitefish R

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

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

Route 444 over W Br Whitefish R in Delta 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 68 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 52 of the 86 inventoried bridges in Delta County rated fair (60.5%); 0 (0.0%) 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 125 ft
Location	3 Mi E of Ush 41
NBI structure number	000000000002127
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Us-2\|us-41\|m-35 over Escanaba River	2016	21,906	Good
Us-2\|us-41 over Portage Creek	1928	14,094	Fair
US-2 US-41 over Ford River	1941	13,600	Fair
Us-2\|us-41 over Willow Creek	1979	12,255	Fair
US-2 over Tacoosh River	1990	8,505	Fair
US-2 over Rapid River	1931	8,505	Fair