Structure 109 · Allegan County, MI

107 TH AVE over I-196 & Us-31

Carries 107 TH AVE over I-196 & Us-31, 4.0 Mi N Of Van Buren Col.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT230 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

230 ft end to end, longest span 75 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.

Built196363 years old
Length230.0 ft70.1 m
Daily traffic300counted 1984
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyAllegan
Location4.0 Mi N Of Van Buren Col
Carries107 TH AVE
CrossesI-196 & Us-31
Coordinates42.46964, -86.22283

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area673.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (1984)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000109

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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