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M-51 over Dowagiac Creek

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

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

M-51 over Dowagiac Creek in Van Buren County, Michigan, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1953, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,754 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2007).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 82 of the 130 inventoried bridges in Van Buren County rated fair (63.1%); 11 (8.5%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
41 St Street over I-94	1960	36,000	Fair
24 Th Street over I-94	1959	35,000	Fair
I-94 over Brush Creek	1960	31,286	Good
M-40 over E Br Paw Paw River	1960	19,936	Fair
I-94 EB over E Br of Paw Paw River	1960	18,138	Good
I-94 WB over E Br of Paw Paw River	1960	18,138	Good