Structure 4479 · Jackson County, MI

Benn Road over Sandstone Creek

Carries Benn Road over Sandstone Creek, 1.6 Mi E 2.0 Mi N Parma.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

49 ft end to end. 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.

Built193987 years old
Length48.9 ft14.9 m
Daily traffic396counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 6 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyJackson
Location1.6 Mi E 2.0 Mi N Parma
CarriesBenn Road
CrossesSandstone Creek
Coordinates42.29579, -84.56022

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area132.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic396 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000004479

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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