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US-2 over Black River

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

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

US-2 over Black River in Gogebic 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1947 and reconstructed in 2005, making it 78 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,286 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2007).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 56 of the 102 inventoried bridges in Gogebic County rated fair (54.9%); 22 (21.6%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 180 ft
Location	2.0 Mi E of Bessemer
NBI structure number	000000000002946
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 over Powder Mill Creek	1962	8,481	Poor
US-2 Br over Montreal River	1964	7,161	Fair
US-2 over Diversion Ditch	1946	5,387	Fair
US-2 over Sunday Lake Outlet	1947	5,387	Fair
US-2 over Little Black River	1947	5,281	Fair
Norrie Street over Montreal River	2010	5,228	Fair