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Litchfield Road over Cobb Lake Outlet

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

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

Litchfield Road over Cobb Lake Outlet in Hillsdale County, Michigan, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,089 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 61 of the 104 inventoried bridges in Hillsdale County rated fair (58.7%); 15 (14.4%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-12 over St Joseph River	1999	15,669	Fair
US-127 over Beecher Creek	1991	5,142	Fair
US-127 over Bean Creek	1947	5,136	Fair
US-127 over Bean Creek	1947	5,136	Fair
Fayette St over St Joseph River	2022	3,798	Good
US-127 over Blanchard Drain	1948	3,056	Poor