Structure 172 · Allegan County, MI

106th AVE over Gun River

Carries 106th AVE over Gun River, Just East Of Hill Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

70 ft end to end, longest span 35 ft. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic3,322counted 2003
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyAllegan
LocationJust East Of Hill Road
Carries106th AVE
CrossesGun River
Coordinates42.46243, -85.67891

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area215.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,322 (2003)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000000172

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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