Total bridges
103
Public highway bridges in Osceola County
County profile · official public datasets
Osceola County, MI
103 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.8% rated Good, 54.4% Fair, 6.8% Poor.
- 103
- Public bridges
- 38.8%
- Good condition
- 6.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Osceola County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 30%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 6.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 103
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Osceola County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Osceola County ranks #25 of 83 Michigan counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.8%). Osceola County, Michigan contains 103 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.8% are rated “Good,” 54.4% “Fair,” and 6.8% “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
38.8%
40 of 103 rated 7-9
Fair condition
54.4%
56 of 103 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.8%
7 of 103 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#25 of 83
Among Michigan counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 103 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.8% (40)
Fair 54.4% (56)
Poor 6.8% (7)
Osceola County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15,442 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,206 crossings a day against 1,858 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 103 of 103 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
22.3% of Osceola County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
23 of the 103 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 38.8% 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.
One structure carries 27.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
M-115 over WEST BRANCH RIVER, built 1937, carries 4,184 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 15,442 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Osceola County's bridges were built
103 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 10
1930–1939
10 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 4
1950–1959
4 bridges
- 1960s 3
1960–1969
3 bridges
- 1970s 8
1970–1979
8 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
36 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
15 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
15 bridges
- 2010s 5
2010–2019
5 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 36 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 35% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1983, 7 years newer than the Michigan average of 1976.
How Osceola County compares with Michigan's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Michigan counties nearest Osceola County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.8% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is 7 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 82 Michigan counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale County | 105 | 24.8% | 58.1% | 17.1% | 1973 |
| Gogebic County | 104 | 23.1% | 59.6% | 17.3% | 1969 |
| Osceola County (this page) | 103 | 38.8% | 54.4% | 6.8% | 1983 |
| Oceana County | 100 | 31% | 64% | 5% | 1977 |
| Clare County | 96 | 38.5% | 58.3% | 3.1% | 1984 |
| Menominee County | 96 | 47.9% | 42.7% | 9.4% | 1978 |
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 Osceola 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 Osceola County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MI (103 bridges here).
- Kenai Peninsula County, AK · 103 bridges
- Dallas County, AR · 103 bridges
- Morgan County, GA · 103 bridges
- Rawlins County, KS · 103 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MI (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (56)
18 MILE RD(ROSE LK
FairOver: US-131
2.2 MI SW OF TUSTIN, Osceola, MI
Built 1975 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 350
M-115
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
1.9 MI NW OF CLARE COL, Osceola, MI
Built 1938 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4,707
4 MILE ROAD
FairOver: BIG STONE CREEK
SECTION 12/13 T17N R9W, Osceola, MI
Built 1988 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 67
200 TH AVE
FairOver: HERSEY RIVER
SECTION 14 T17N R10W, Osceola, MI
Built 1992 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 217
M-66
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
4.5 MI N OF M-61, Osceola, MI
Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,485
220 TH AVE
FairOver: HERSEY RIVER
SECTION 33 T18N R10W, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 891
23 MILE RD
FairOver: PINE RIVER
SECTION 4/9 T20N R10W, Osceola, MI
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 64
20 TH AVE
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
SECTION 2/3 T19N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 63
85TH AVE
FairOver: MUSKEGON RIVER
SECTION 3 T17N R8W, Osceola, MI
Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,805
ROTH STREET
FairOver: HERSEY RIVER
IN REED CITY 0.3MI S.OF10, Osceola, MI
Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 400
ASHTON RD
FairOver: US-131
0.5 MI W OF ASHTON, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,500
TWIN LAKE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
SECTION 35 T19N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1993 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 102
M-115
FairOver: MUSKEGON RIVER
0.2 MI NW OF CLARE COL, Osceola, MI
Built 1939 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 4,707
HERSEY ROAD
FairOver: MUSKEGON RIVER
SECTION 19/20 T17N R9W, Osceola, MI
Built 1977 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,272
14 MILE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
SECTION 24/25 T19N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 60
US-131 SB
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.5 MI NW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 6,391
US-10
FairOver: MUSKEGON RIVER
IN EVART, Osceola, MI
Built 1934 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,700
M-66
FairOver: WHETSTONE CREEK
4.8 MI N OF US-10, Osceola, MI
Built 1959 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,990
21 MILE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
SECTION 17/20 T20N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 477
21 MILE RD
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
SECTION 16/21 T20N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1989 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 477
50TH AVE
FairOver: MUSKEGON RIVER
SECTION 19/20 T18N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1982 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 175
LEROY RD
FairOver: US-131
1.3 MI W OF LEROY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,500
US-10
FairOver: HERSEY RIVER
IN REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1958 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,569
US-131 SB
FairOver: CSX RR (ABN)
1.5 MI NW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,322
US-131 SB
FairOver: HERSEY CREEK
2.4 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 11,841
US-10 BR/OLDUS-131
FairOver: HERSEY RIVER
0.26 MI S OF US-10, Osceola, MI
Built 1954 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 5,735
US-10BR
FairOver: HERSEY RIVER
IN REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1996 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,420
135TH AVENUE
FairOver: MUSKEGON RIVER
SEC11&14 HERSEY TWP, Osceola, MI
Built 1998 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 947
US-131 NB
FairOver: GRAND AVE (7 MILE RD)
2.5 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 6,391
US-131 NB
FairOver: HERSEY CREEK
2.4 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 11,841
65 TH AVE
FairOver: THORN CREEK
SECTION 36 T18N R8W, Osceola, MI
Built 1994 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 146
US-131 NB
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.5 MI NW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 6,391
US-131 NB
FairOver: PENASHA RD (9 MILE RD)
4.5 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 6,391
US-131 SB
FairOver: PENASHA RD (9 MILE RD)
4.5 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 6,391
60 TH AVE
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
SECTION 19 T20N R7W, Osceola, MI
Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 382
US-131 NB
FairOver: US-10
1.5 MI NW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 6,391
M-115
FairOver: CROCKER CREEK
7.4 MI SE OF WEXFORD COL, Osceola, MI
Built 1937 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 4,730
US-131 SB RAMP
FairOver: CSX RR (ABN)
1.5 MI NW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,500
M-115
FairOver: MIDDLE BRANCH RIVER
8.3 MI SE OF WEXFORD COL, Osceola, MI
Built 1937 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,730
M-61
FairOver: MIDDLE BR MUSKEGON RIVER
5 MI SE OF MARION, Osceola, MI
Built 1973 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,493
US-131 NB
FairOver: MECEOLA ROAD
4 MILES S OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 6,322
21 MILE RD
FairOver: PINE RIVER
SECTION 17/20 T20N R10W, Osceola, MI
Built 1980 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 44
US-131 NB
FairOver: CHIPPEWA RD (4 MILE RD)
0.5 MI W OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 6,322
US-131 SB
FairOver: CHIPPEWA RD (4 MILE RD)
0.5 MI W OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 6,322
US-131 SB
FairOver: PECK LAKE RD (3 MILE RD)
2.0 MI SW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 6,322
US-131 NB
FairOver: PECK LAKE RD (3 MILE RD)
2.0 MI SW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,322
US-131 SB
FairOver: HERSEY RD (2 MILE RD)
2.5 MI SW OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1984 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 6,322
22 MILE RD
FairOver: PINE RIVER
SECTION 8/17 T20N R10W, Osceola, MI
Built 2009 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8
20 MILE RD(MARION)
FairOver: US-131 NB
0.5 MI W OF TUSTIN, Osceola, MI
Built 1975 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,400
US-131 SB
FairOver: GRAND AVE (7 MILE RD)
2.5 MI N OF REED CITY, Osceola, MI
Built 1985 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 6,391
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