Structure 304 · Allegan County, MI

26th Street over Rabbit River

Carries 26th Street over Rabbit River, Just N Of 138th AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · 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.

Built197650 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic432counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyAllegan
LocationJust N Of 138th AVE
Carries26th Street
CrossesRabbit River
Coordinates42.69275, -85.80034

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area198.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic432 (2016)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000000304

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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