Structure 5603 · Lenawee County, MI

Britton HWY over Macon River

Carries Britton HWY over Macon River, 0.2 Mi South Of Smith RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

44 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic1,035counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyLenawee
Location0.2 Mi South Of Smith RD
CarriesBritton HWY
CrossesMacon River
Coordinates42.01950, -83.83072

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area112.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,035 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000005603

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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