Structure 10537 · Tuscola County, MI

Cass City Road over Southgate Drain

Carries Cass City Road over Southgate Drain, Sec 19-30 Akron Twp.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

24 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built194581 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic77counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyTuscola
LocationSec 19-30 Akron Twp
CarriesCass City Road
CrossesSouthgate Drain
Coordinates43.59447, -83.58375

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area54.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1945

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic77 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000010537

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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