Home › Michigan › Missaukee County › Vandermeulen Road over North Branch Clam

Vandermeulen Road over North Branch Clam River

Missaukee County, Michigan · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Vandermeulen Road over North Branch Clam River in Missaukee County, Michigan, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2002, making it 23 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 78 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2007).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 20 of the 39 inventoried bridges in Missaukee County rated good (51.3%); 4 (10.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 27 ft
Location	Section 22/23 T21N R7W
NBI structure number	000000000007065
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
M-55\|w Watergate R over Clam River	1973	5,113	Fair
M-55\|e Houghton La over W Br Muskegon River	1931	4,338	Fair
M-55\|e Houghton La over Muskegon River	1935	4,338	Fair
M-66\|w Stoney Corn over N Br Clam River	1933	4,081	Fair
M-66 over Clam River	1929	2,696	Fair
M-66\|s Burkett Rd over Middle Br Clam River	1929	2,466	Fair