Structure 1284 · Calhoun County, MI

27 Mile Road over I-94

Carries 27 Mile Road over I-94, 3.0 Mi W Of Jackson Col.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT360 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

360 ft end to end, longest span 113 ft: about 5 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length359.9 ft109.7 m
Daily traffic900counted 1988
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyCalhoun
Location3.0 Mi W Of Jackson Col
Carries27 Mile Road
CrossesI-94
Coordinates42.26761, -84.77604

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length359.9 ft (109.7 m)
Max Span112.5 ft (34.3 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area1118.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic900 (1988)
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 Number000000000001284

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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