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Pierce Road over Drain #1

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

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

Pierce Road over Drain #1 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 112 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2004).
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 30 ft
Location	Sec 10-15 Newark Twp
NBI structure number	000000000003221
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