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16TH Ave over S Br Black River

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

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

16TH Ave over S Br Black River in Van Buren County, Michigan, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 175 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2004).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 37 of the 130 inventoried bridges in Van Buren County rated good (28.5%); 11 (8.5%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 104 ft
Location	3.0 Mi S of South Haven
NBI structure number	000000000010768
Condition class	Good

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