Structure 151 · Allegan County, MI

106 TH AVE over Us-131

Carries 106 TH AVE over Us-131, 1.0 Mi NW Of Plainwell.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

185 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2011
Length185.4 ft56.5 m
Daily traffic2,548counted 1994
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyAllegan
Location1.0 Mi NW Of Plainwell
Carries106 TH AVE
CrossesUs-131
Coordinates42.46440, -85.65257

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length185.4 ft (56.5 m)
Max Span58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area570.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,548 (1994)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000151

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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