Kent County, MI

37 public highway bridges

Kent County Bridge Snapshot

Kent County, Michigan contains 37 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 29.7% are rated “Good,” 10.8% “Fair,” 2.7% “Poor,” and 2.7% 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.

37
Total Bridges
29.7%
Good
2.7%
Poor
2.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
29.7% (11)
Fair
10.8% (4)
Poor
2.7% (1)
SD
2.7% (1)

All Bridges (37)

I-96WB

Unknown

Over: M-11

@ M-11, Kent, MI

Built 1961 ADT: 42,456

I-296 WB/US-131 SB

Unknown

Over: ANN STREET

IN GRAND RAPIDS (ANN ST), Kent, MI

Built 1962 ADT: 17,300

M-6 EB

Unknown

Over: KRAFT AVENUE

CALEDONIA TWP SEC 5&6, Kent, MI

Built 1999 ADT: 11,460

US-131 NB

Unknown

Over: GRAND RIVER & FULTON ST

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 1999 ADT: 11,470

US-131 SB

Unknown

Over: CESAR E CHAVEZ AVE

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 1999 ADT: 3,662

BURLINGAME AVE

Unknown

Over: M-6

BYRON TWP SEC 2&3, Kent, MI

Built 2001 ADT: 51,630

M-6 EB

Unknown

Over: CLYDE PARK AVENUE

BYRON TWP SEC 1&2, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 3,500

M-6 WB C-D

Unknown

Over: CLYDE PARK AVENUE

BYRON TWP SEC 1&2, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 3,500

M-6 WB

Unknown

Over: DIVISION AVENUE

BYRON TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 3,500

M-6 WB

Unknown

Over: EASTERN AVENUE

GAINES TWP SEC 5&6, Kent, MI

Built 2001 ADT: 3,500

EAST PARIS AVE

Unknown

Over: M-6

GAINES TWP SEC 1&2, Kent, MI

Built 2001 ADT: 40,180

PATTERSON AVENUE

Unknown

Over: M-6

GAINES TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 40,180

US-131 S TO M-6 W

Unknown

Over: CLYDE PARK AVENUE

BYRON TWP SEC 1&2, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 2,000

US-131 SB

Unknown

Over: FRONT AVENUE

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 2,500

US-131 SB

Unknown

Over: PEARL STREET

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 2000 ADT: 10,945

AIRWAY STREET

Unknown

Over: JUPITER AVE

0.3 MI E OF HUNSBERGER AV, Kent, MI

Built 1999 ADT: 8,500

I-96 WB

Unknown

Over: RAMP A

CASCADE TWP, Kent, MI

Built 2005 ADT: 22,000

I-96 WB

Unknown

Over: RAMP B

CASCADE TWP, Kent, MI

Built 2005 ADT: 1,500

NB CONN TO I-96 WB

Unknown

Over: I-96 WB TO 36TH SB CONN

CASCADE TWP, Kent, MI

Built 2005 ADT: 12,500

I-296 (US-131) SB

Unknown

Over: US-131 BR (LEONARD)

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 1961 ADT: 22,078

CASCADE RD WB

Unknown

Over: I-96

1 MI N OF M-21, Kent, MI

Built 2016 ADT: 76,745

US-131 NB TO M-6 E

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

BYRON TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,600

HALL STREET

Fair

Over: TALLMAN CREEK

90FT N OF BUTTERWORTH DR, Kent, MI

Built 1993 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 800

M-6 WB TO US-131 N

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

BYRON TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 9,700

36TH STREET

Fair

Over: RAVINE

0.1 MILE E OF KRAFT AVE, Kent, MI

Built 2004 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 21,000

DIVISION AVENUE

Good

Over: CRIPPEN DRAIN

380 FT N OF 60TH STREET, Kent, MI

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,600

WOODCREEK DR

Good

Over: LITTLE PLASTER CREEK

270 FT W OF PATTERSON AVE, Kent, MI

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

M-6 WB

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.6 MI E OF WILSON AVE, Kent, MI

Built 2002 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 22,828

M-6 WB

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

BYRON TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 26,271

THORNAPPLE RVR DR

Good

Over: CSX RR

1.0 MILE N OF 48TH STREET, Kent, MI

Built 2004 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 21,000

M-6 EB

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.6 MI E OF WILSON AVE, Kent, MI

Built 2002 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 22,828

M-6 EB C-D

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

BYRON TWP SEC 1, Kent, MI

Built 2000 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 15,300

WILSON DRIVE

Good

Over: E FORK SAND CREEK

0.17 MI N OF 3 MILE ROAD, Kent, MI

Built 1996 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 800

WEST BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: ROGUE RIVER

100 FT E OF RIVER ST, Kent, MI

Built 2002 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 3,300

I-96 RAMPS

Good

Over: WETLANDS WILDLIFE PATH

CASCADE TWP, Kent, MI

Built 2005 Load: 75.2 t

M-6

Good

Over: PLASTER CREEK

GAINES TWP SEC 3, Kent, MI

Built 2001 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 40,180

I-296 NB ON RAMP D

Poor

Over: PARKING LOT/RELIEF

IN GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI

Built 1963 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,500

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