Structure 1369 · Calhoun County, MI

B Drive North over Kalamazoo River

Carries B Drive North over Kalamazoo River, 1/2 Mi S Of Marengo.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

78 ft end to end, longest span 26 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length77.8 ft23.7 m
Daily traffic259counted 1994
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyCalhoun
Location1/2 Mi S Of Marengo
CarriesB Drive North
CrossesKalamazoo River
Coordinates42.26146, -84.85529

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length77.8 ft (23.7 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area213.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic259 (1994)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000001369

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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