Structure 4552 · Kalamazoo County, MI

Centre AVE (q Ave) over Us-131

Carries Centre AVE (q Ave) over Us-131, 2.8 Mi S Of I-94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT219 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

219 ft end to end, longest span 72 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 1997
Length219.5 ft66.9 m
Daily traffic17,883counted 1995
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyKalamazoo
Location2.8 Mi S Of I-94
CarriesCentre AVE (q Ave)
CrossesUs-131
Coordinates42.19948, -85.64550

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length219.5 ft (66.9 m)
Max Span71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Deck Width82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Area1672.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,883 (1995)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000004552

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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