Berrien County, MI

22 public highway bridges

Berrien County Bridge Snapshot

Berrien County, Michigan contains 22 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 31.8% are rated “Good,” 27.3% “Fair,” 4.5% “Poor,” and 4.5% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in MI are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

22
Total Bridges
31.8%
Good
4.5%
Poor
4.5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
31.8% (7)
Fair
27.3% (6)
Poor
4.5% (1)
SD
4.5% (1)

All Bridges (22)

MAUDLIN ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-94

0.5 MI E OF NEW BUFFALO, Berrien, MI

Built 1964 ADT: 43,500

TERRITORIAL ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-94

2.7 MI NE BENTON HARBOR, Berrien, MI

Built 2021 ADT: 56,570

RED ARROW HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I-196

1.0 MI N OF I-94, Berrien, MI

Built 1963 ADT: 21,302

US-31 SB

Unknown

Over: MATTHEW ROAD

5.6 MI N OF US-12, Berrien, MI

Built 1998 ADT: 200

OXBOW ROAD

Unknown

Over: US-31

4.2 MI N OF OLD US-31, Berrien, MI

Built 1999 ADT: 10,102

MEADOWBROOK ROAD

Unknown

Over: US-31

8.3 MI N OF OLD US-31, Berrien, MI

Built 2001 ADT: 7,402

NAPIER AVE

Unknown

Over: US-31

9.0 MI N OF OLD US-31, Berrien, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 7,402

BRITAIN AVE

Unknown

Over: US-31 (RELOC)

0.5 MI E OF I-94/US-31, Berrien, MI

Built 2021 ADT: 10,800

THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: BRANDYWINE CREEK

0.5 MI S OF NILES, Berrien, MI

Built 1982 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 5,588

GRANT STREET

Fair

Over: AMTRAK RAILROAD

CITY OF NILES, Berrien, MI

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,950

WALTON ROAD

Fair

Over: ST JOSEPH RIVER

E CITY LIMIT BUCHANAN, Berrien, MI

Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,196

US-31 SB

Fair

Over: PIPESTONE CREEK

7.2 MI N OF OLD US-31, Berrien, MI

Built 2000 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,701

M-140

Fair

Over: PAW PAW RIVER

IN WATERVLIET, Berrien, MI

Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 11,030

MARQUETTE WOODS RD

Fair

Over: HICKORY CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF STEVENSVILLE, Berrien, MI

Built 1966 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 4,582

PAW PAW LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: DERBY DRAIN

COLOMA TWP SEC 10-11, Berrien, MI

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,172

LINCO ROAD

Good

Over: KEELO CREEK

2 MI S OF STEVENSVILLE, Berrien, MI

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,192

ALEXANDER STREET

Good

Over: MCCOY CREEK MILL RACE

CITY OF BUCHANAN, Berrien, MI

Built 1998 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 100

EDGEWATER DRIVE

Good

Over: PAW PAW RIVER

BENTON HARBOR/ST JOSEPH, Berrien, MI

Built 2004 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 4,000

M-140

Good

Over: PAW PAW LAKE OUTLET

1.7 MI N OF WATERVLIET, Berrien, MI

Built 1958 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 4,525

DATE ROAD

Good

Over: KEELO CREEK

2 MI S OF STEVENSVILLE, Berrien, MI

Built 2014 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 462

WARREN DUNES ST PK

Good

Over: PAINTERVILLE CREEK

LAKE TWP SEC 35, Berrien, MI

Built 2009 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 150

HOLDEN ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR GALIEN RIVER

WEESAW TWP SEC 3-4, Berrien, MI

Built 2000 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 187

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial