Kniss Road over North Br Manistee River

Kalkaska County, Michigan · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Kniss Road over North Br Manistee River in Kalkaska County, Michigan, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 2 (critical condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1910, making it 115 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 19 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2006).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 1 of the 15 inventoried bridges in Kalkaska County rated poor (6.7%); 1 (6.7%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is closed to all traffic (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

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

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