Structure 663 · Bay County, MI

Carter RD over Us-10

Carries Carter RD over Us-10, 1.0 Mi W Of Fisherville.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

198 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length197.8 ft60.3 m
Daily traffic900counted 1997
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 14 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyBay
Location1.0 Mi W Of Fisherville
CarriesCarter RD
CrossesUs-10
Coordinates43.59757, -84.12887

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length197.8 ft (60.3 m)
Max Span58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area609.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic900 (1997)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 14 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000663

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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