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Ransom Road over Bad River

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

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

Ransom Road over Bad River in Gratiot County, Michigan, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,105 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2003).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Gratiot County rated fair (48.5%); 22 (13.2%) 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 68 ft
Location	Sec 8-9 Hamilton Twp
NBI structure number	000000000003175
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-127 NB over US-127 Br	1961	15,400	Fair
US-127 SB over US-127 Br	1961	15,400	Fair
M-46 & US-127BR over US-127	1961	11,219	Poor
US-127 NB over Maple River	1988	10,831	Fair
US-127 SB over Maple River	1955	10,831	Good
US-127 Br over Pine River	1928	10,432	Fair