Home › Michigan › Van Buren County › 8TH Ave over S Br Black River

8TH Ave over S Br Black River

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

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

8TH Ave over S Br Black River in Van Buren 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 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1967, making it 58 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 705 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2003).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 130 inventoried bridges in Van Buren County rated poor (8.5%); 11 (8.5%) 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

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