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Silver Bell over Paint Creek

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

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

Silver Bell over Paint Creek in Oakland County, Michigan, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 326 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1983).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 35 of the 513 inventoried bridges in Oakland County rated poor (6.8%); 35 (6.8%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 40 ft
Location	West of Orion Rd
NBI structure number	000000000008206
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-696 over I-75 & 4 Ramps	1971	209,200	Poor
I-696 over N Service Rd	1971	209,200	Fair
I-696 over N-s Service Road	1982	192,100	Fair
I-96 EB over 9 Mile Rd	1971	182,700	Fair
I-96 WB over 9 Mi Rd	1972	182,700	Fair
I-696 over Drake Rd	1960	180,375	Good