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Springvale Road over Bear River

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

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

Springvale Road over Bear River in Charlevoix County, Michigan, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,280 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 18 inventoried bridges in Charlevoix County rated poor (11.1%); 2 (11.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-31 over Pine River	1949	15,321	Fair
US-131 over Boyne River	1947	6,736	Fair
M-75\|s East St over Boyne River	1974	6,546	Fair
Park Street over Boyne River	1991	5,000	Fair
M-32\|water St over S Arm Lake Charlevoix	1959	4,600	Fair
Lake Street over Boyne River	1959	3,000	Fair