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Route 535 over Bark River

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

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

Route 535 over Bark River in Delta 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 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 234 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 34 of the 86 inventoried bridges in Delta County rated good (39.5%); 0 (0.0%) 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 42 ft
Location	10 Mi SW of Escanaba
NBI structure number	000000000002130
Condition class	Good

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