Structure 31510-00134 · Schoolcraft County, MI

Auto Tour Route over E To C Spillway

Carries Auto Tour Route over E To C Spillway, Sec 20 T45n R13w.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

79 ft end to end, longest span 11 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length79.1 ft24.1 m
Daily traffic90counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySchoolcraft
LocationSec 20 T45n R13w
CarriesAuto Tour Route
CrossesE To C Spillway
Coordinates46.27383, -85.95683

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area89.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic90 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000031510-00134

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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