Total bridges
37
Public highway bridges in Emmet County
County profile · official public datasets
Emmet County, MI
37 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 67.6% rated Good, 32.4% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 37
- Public bridges
- 67.6%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Emmet County pairs a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 2%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 37
- public highway bridges
- 1988
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Emmet County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Emmet County ranks #2 of 83 Michigan counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Emmet County, Michigan contains 37 public highway bridges. Roughly 67.6% are rated “Good,” 32.4% “Fair,” and 0% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
67.6%
25 of 37 rated 7-9
Fair condition
32.4%
12 of 37 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 37 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#2 of 83
Among Michigan counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 37 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 67.6% (25)
Fair 32.4% (12)
Poor 0% (0)
37.8% of Emmet County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
14 of the 37 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 67.6% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Emmet County's bridges were built
37 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
5 bridges
- 1960s 2
1960–1969
2 bridges
- 1970s 3
1970–1979
3 bridges
- 1980s 1
1980–1989
1 bridges
- 1990s 3
1990–1999
3 bridges
- 2000s 3
2000–2009
3 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
10 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 10 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1988, 12 years newer than the Michigan average of 1976.
How Emmet County compares with Michigan's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Michigan counties nearest Emmet County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 14 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 82 Michigan counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missaukee County | 39 | 48.7% | 38.5% | 12.8% | 1979 |
| Dickinson County | 37 | 43.2% | 40.5% | 16.2% | 1971 |
| Presque Isle County | 37 | 43.2% | 45.9% | 10.8% | 1972 |
| Emmet County (this page) | 37 | 67.6% | 32.4% | 0% | 1988 |
| Manistee County | 35 | 40% | 45.7% | 14.3% | 1979 |
| Grand Traverse County | 33 | 51.5% | 42.4% | 6.1% | 1971 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Emmet County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Emmet County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MI (37 bridges here).
- Sitka City and County, AK · 37 bridges
- Suwannee County, FL · 37 bridges
- Teton County, ID · 37 bridges
- Isanti County, MN · 37 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MI (1988 here).
- Travis County, TX · avg 1988 · 1,544 bridges
- Grant County, OK · avg 1988 · 476 bridges
- Loudoun County, VA · avg 1988 · 442 bridges
- Licking County, OH · avg 1988 · 439 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (37)
RIVER STREET
FairOver: CROOKED RIVER
IN ALANSON, Emmet, MI
Built 1986 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 310
EVERGREEN TRAIL
FairOver: BEAR RIVER
SEC 21 BEAR CREEK TWP, Emmet, MI
Built 1964 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 586
US-31 M-68
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
IN PETOSKEY (MITCHELL ST), Emmet, MI
Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 28,667
WILDERNESS PARK DR
FairOver: CARP RIVER
SEC. 29 WAWATAM TWP., Emmet, MI
Built 1968 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,326
MCDOUGAL ROAD
FairOver: BEAR RIVER
SEC 16&17 BEAR CREEK TWP., Emmet, MI
Built 1972 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,248
US-31
FairOver: MAPLE RIVER
S LTS OF PELLSTON, Emmet, MI
Built 1941 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,952
M-68
FairOver: CROOKED RIVER
IN ALANSON, Emmet, MI
Built 1937 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,653
US-31
FairOver: CARP LAKE RIVER
4.1 MI SW CHEBOYGAN COL, Emmet, MI
Built 1933 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,661
I-75
FairOver: CENTRAL ST
IN MACKINAC CITY, Emmet, MI
Built 1957 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 10,100
ODEN ISLAND ROAD
FairOver: CROOKED LAKE CHANNEL
SEC 20 T35N R4W, Emmet, MI
Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 403
I-75
FairOver: D&M RR (ABN)
IN MACKINAW CITY, Emmet, MI
Built 1957 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 10,100
SHERIDAN ROAD
FairOver: BEAR RIVER
IN PETOSKEY, Emmet, MI
Built 1972 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 6,190
E. ROBINSON RD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
SEC 34 CENTER TWP, Emmet, MI
Built 2007 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,346
ELY BRIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: W BR OF MAPLE RIVER
0.21 MI S OF ELY ROAD, Emmet, MI
Built 2014 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
CLICK ROAD
GoodOver: BEAR RIVER
SEC 16&21 BEAR CREEK TWP, Emmet, MI
Built 2012 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,001
I-75 S APPR
GoodOver: HURON AVE
IN MACKINAW CITY, Emmet, MI
Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 11,076
BRIDGE STREET
GoodOver: BEAR RIVER
IN PETOSKEY, Emmet, MI
Built 1976 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 2,382
I-75
GoodOver: STRAITS OF MACKINAC
MACKINAW CITY-ST IGNACE, Emmet, MI
Built 1957 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 11,076
PLEASANT VIEW RD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
SEC 25&26 CENTER TWP, Emmet, MI
Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 797
LAKE STREET
GoodOver: BEAR RIVER
IN PETOSKEY, Emmet, MI
Built 1993 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 800
MITCHELL ROAD
GoodOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
SPRINGVALE TWP SEC 5 & 8, Emmet, MI
Built 2006 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,064
STANDISH STREET
GoodOver: BEAR RIVER
IN PETOSKEY, Emmet, MI
Built 1998 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,238
I-75 N APPR
GoodOver: STRAITS OF MACKINAC
N OF MACKINAC BR (CAUSWAY, Emmet, MI
Built 1942 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 11,076
WOODLAND ROAD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
SEC 10 MAPLE RIVER TWP., Emmet, MI
Built 2018 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 326
BRUTUS ROAD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
SEC 24&25 MAPLE RIVER TWP, Emmet, MI
Built 2016 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 976
ROBINSON ROAD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.58 MI W OF US-31, Emmet, MI
Built 2015 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,066
GILL RD
GoodOver: CARP LAKE RIVER
1.2 MI W OF US-31, Emmet, MI
Built 2019 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 289
MUNGER RD
GoodOver: CARP LAKE RIVER
1.05 MI W OF REED RD, Emmet, MI
Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50
REED ROAD
GoodOver: CARP LAKE RIVER
SEC 21&22 CARP LAKE TWP., Emmet, MI
Built 2020 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 50
US-23 SB
GoodOver: I-75
IN MACKINAW CITY, Emmet, MI
Built 1957 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 2,625
MIDDLE ROAD
GoodOver: GREENBRIAR (PVT DRIVE)
W TRAVERSE TWP SEC 3 34, Emmet, MI
Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,044
PICKEREL LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
SPRINGVALE TWP SEC 5, Emmet, MI
Built 2018 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,660
DOUGLAS LAKE RD
GoodOver: E BR MAPLE RIVER
1.86 MI W OF US-31, Emmet, MI
Built 2023 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 240
BANWELL RD
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.63 MI S OF PARKE RD, Emmet, MI
Built 2021 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 700
ROBINSON RD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
1.6 MI E OF PELLSTON, Emmet, MI
Built 2022 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 2,394
MAPLE RIVER ROAD
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
1.4 MI NE OF BRUTUS, Emmet, MI
Built 2015 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 683
OLIVER ROAD
GoodOver: CARP LAKE RIVER
WAWATAM TWP SEC 32, Emmet, MI
Built 2006 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 16
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