Structure 13091 · Berrien County, MI

Browntown Road over Clymer County Drain

Carries Browntown Road over Clymer County Drain, Lake Twp Sec 35.

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
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199927 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic360counted 2007
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyBerrien
LocationLake Twp Sec 35
CarriesBrowntown Road
CrossesClymer County Drain
Coordinates41.89969, -86.59812

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area64.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic360 (2007)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000013091

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.

Nearby Bridges