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Blanchard Road over Little Salt River

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

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

Blanchard Road over Little Salt River in Isabella 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 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1997).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 72 of the 183 inventoried bridges in Isabella County rated fair (39.3%); 26 (14.2%) 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

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
Pickard Avenue over Chippewa River	1979	16,211	Fair
M-20 over Chippewa River	1996	10,842	Good
US-127 NB over Little Salt River	1961	10,457	Fair
US-127 SB over Little Salt River	1961	10,457	Fair
Mission Road over Ann Arbor Railroad	2005	9,200	Good
Mission Road over North Br Chippewa River	2008	9,019	Good